Postpartum Recovery: Nourishing & Honoring Your Body with Shelby Payne | 171

Postpartum Recovery: Nourishing & Honoring Your Body with Shelby Payne | 171

Author: Trish Ware, RN May 23, 2025 Duration: 32:25

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Trish welcomes Shelby Payne, a preventative postpartum recovery coach and founder of Intentionally Postpartum, to explore a transformative approach to postpartum recovery. 

Shelby's methods go beyond traditional checklists, focusing on deep healing, radical honesty, and full-body transformation rooted in Chinese medicine, nutrition, and emotional well-being. 

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Shelby shares her personal journey from dealing with digestive issues and eating disorders to discovering the power of nourishing foods and holistic healing practices. She emphasizes the importance of breakfast, bone broth, and gentle herbs like chenpi and goji berries to support postpartum health. 

Trish and Shelby discuss the critical need for mothers to honor their bodies, set boundaries, and teach the next generation the value of self-care. This episode is a wake-up call to all moms to stop merely surviving and start thriving in motherhood.

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00:00 Introduction to Shelby Payne and Intentionally Postpartum

01:50 Shelby's Personal Journey and Early Struggles

02:43 The Impact of Nutrition and Chinese Medicine

03:57 Postpartum Recovery and Emotional Well-being

05:13 Practical Tips for Postpartum Nutrition

08:00 The Importance of Support and Community

13:50 Incorporating Herbs in Postpartum Care

16:07 Honoring Our Bodies, Self-Care, & Boundaries

22:58 Nutritional Advice for Moms

23:47 Bone Broth: A Nutritional Powerhouse

26:49 Egg Pudding and Other Nourishing Recipes


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