Ep 291: Postpartum Healing & Nutrition with Holly Stein of Restorative Roots

What do you think you’ll want your first meal to be after having your baby?  And does it really matter how we’re fueling our bodies after the baby is born?     Holly, her husband Eric, and their 3 children live in Southern California, where they love homeschool, skateboard, and cook.  They have built an incredible company, Restorative Roots, that delivers nutrient-dense postpartum meals to mothers across the country. From a tiny kitchen venture to a nationwide business, Holly and Eric are proud to offer support during such a transformative time- the postpartum experience.   This week, we’ll be speaking to Holly about her 3 birthing experiences, how postpartum has changed for her over time, and ways in which we can be set up for success and healing in the critical first few days and weeks after birth.     Episode Roundup: Isn’t there so much beauty in the concept of taking radical responsibility for what we can control, and then allowing grace and faith to fill in that which we cannot?  I can see this both in birth, along with postpartum.  Holly mentioned how she did what she could to prepare for a healthy labor and birth, but she knew that there was ultimately a level that she could not control.  Let’s apply this to postpartum.  There are things that we CAN do: We can plan.  We can make or purchase nutrient-dense meals and ready our space for rest.  We can seek to have support as much as possible.  However, some things may truly be out of YOUR control.  Maybe you don’t live near family, or you don’t have income to spare to hiring help… Let’s take charge where we can, do the best that we can with what we have, and give grace where we are not in complete control. I loved all of the creativity that Holly shared about preparing for a nutrient-dense postpartum: Having cooking days with your friends, sharing a list of approved recipes or instructions on your meal train, asking for friends and family to pitch in for a box from Restorative Roots as a pregnancy gift instead of some random contraption that your baby will probably outgrow in a week anyway… nourishment and healing after birth are the gifts that keep on giving and impact you for months to come. And finally, Holly ended so beautifully with this: Let’s all practice asking for and accepting help.  Let people help you.  Let them bring you food.  Let them refill your water.  Let them put your groceries in the car for you.  What a beautiful thing it can be both for you as the receiver, but also for the other person– allowing them to truly be helpful and a blessing.   Links: Whole Mother Homebirth | wholemotherhomebirth.mykajabi.com/presale Youtube |  Restorative Roots  | restorativeroots.com (use code HAPPYHOMEBIRTH for $20 off your first order)