Meet Ciarra Morgan of Empowered Beginnings. She is a certified birth and postpartum doula, HypnoBirthing educator and pediatric sleep consultant. Ciarra's also the owner of a doula agency in Austin, Texas and the founder of Birth, Baby! Academy where she offers classes for both parents and birth professionals. Finally, she's the host of the Birth, Baby! Podcast on which I had the distinct honor of being a guest recently.

Ciarra has created a place for families to empower themselves via a team of birth doulas and postpartum doulas, childbirth educators, sleep consultants, and a lactation counselor whose services prepare and support from conception through the first years after birth.

Empowered Beginnings ATX: https://empoweredbeginningsatx.com/

The Birth, Baby! Podcast: ⁠https://www.birthbabypodcast.com/⁠

Birth, Baby! Academy: www.birthbabyacademy.com

Cynthia on Birth, Baby!: ⁠https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-qq6yb-19c998b⁠

Ciarra mentioned GALS - Giving Austin Labor Support:

https://www.givingaustinlaborsupport.org

Visit us at ⁠Mamistad.com⁠ for more info about Mamistad and to learn more about Mamistad groups! As always, if you're a new mom, even if it's not with Mamistad, please find your MAMA TRIBE.

Visit ⁠MOM CHAT WITH MAMISTAD⁠ for a full list of all episodes.

Thank you - you are appreciated! Take care of each other. Mamistad,
Cynthia

~Women are incredible, Moms are limitless, and a Sisterhood of Moms is a force of nature.

Information on this podcast is for general information purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for medical care, to diagnose medical conditions, or to prescribe treatment for any specific health condition. We encourage anyone to seek help from a qualified medical professional where issues deem it necessary. No liability is assumed.

I'm wishing all Mamistad Moms and families and all families everywhere, a wonderful holiday season. Last year I shared a quick Holiday message that was well-received (thank you for your feedback), So, I'm reposting it bc the message is important and as true as ever. There are so many podcasts out there to help us deal with the mental load of the holidays so I'll leave that to the experts.

My message is simply to wish you the happiest holidays ever or, if you don't exactly feel overjoyed, to remind you that, that's okay too.

Personally, I miss my mom more than ever on Christmas and I'm sure many of you can relate or have your own situations that can bring you down. My wish is that as parents, your kiddos can bring you back up, even just a little bit.

Visit us at ⁠Mamistad.com⁠ for more info about Mamistad and to learn more about Mamistad groups! As always, if you're a new mom, even if it's not with Mamistad, please find your MAMA TRIBE.

Visit ⁠MOM CHAT WITH MAMISTAD⁠ for a full list of all episodes.
Thank you - YOU are appreciated! Take care of each other. Mamistad,
Cynthia

~Women are incredible, Moms are limitless, and a Sisterhood of Moms is a force of nature.

Information on this podcast is for general information purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for medical care, to diagnose medical conditions, or to prescribe treatment for any specific health condition. We encourage anyone to seek help from a qualified medical professional where issues deem it necessary. No liability is assumed.

It's time for THE BIRTH OF A MOTHER to take its rightful place next to ​t​he birth of her baby.

Today's guest, Dr. Nicole Kumi PhD, PMH-C & Founder & CEO of The Whole Mom, shares the story behind the amazing business she built to focus on the critical challenges of the postpartum period, rather than gloss over them and consequently, underserve the newborn mother.

The psychological shift in motherhood is profound and should be discussed openly, normalized and celebrated! Dr. Kumi teaches that awareness is key. When we're more aware of possible postpartum challenges, we can better prepare for them and minimize their potentially harmful effects on a mother who is naturally hyper-focused on her baby.

Sleep deprivation, lack of communication and self-doubt are seeds that can quickly grow into deep-rooted issues when we don't make a concerted effort to understand them in advance. As she puts it, The sooner we focus on these areas, the sooner we find more joy and less chaos and frustration in the postpartum period.​

Some time stamped highlights:

04:53 Struggles with Postpartum Depression

13:40 The Psychological Shift in Motherhood

17:49 Challenges of Postpartum Sleep Deprivation

21:32 Postpartum Fears and Social Media

23:35 Embracing the Evolution of Motherhood

25:04 The Strength of a Mother

26:31 The Importance of Support Systems

34:20 Educational Workshops for Moms

L​inks to Dr. Kumi: https://www.thewholemom.com/

​On IG: @nicole_kumi

Podcast: Midnight Mama with Nicole Kumi on Apple

Mom Chat Ep. 8: MATRESCENCE with Megan MacCutcheon, LPC, PMH-C on Apple on Spotify

Visit us at ⁠Mamistad.com⁠ for more info about Mamistad and to learn more about Mamistad groups!

If you're a new mom, even if it's not with Mamistad, please find your MAMA TRIBE.

Visit ⁠MOM CHAT WITH MAMISTAD⁠ for a full list of all episodes.

Thank you - YOU are appreciated! Take care of each other. Mamistad,
Cynthia

~Women are incredible, Moms are limitless, and a Sisterhood of Moms is a force of nature.

Information on this podcast is for general information purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for medical care, to diagnose medical conditions, or to prescribe treatment for any specific health condition. We encourage anyone to seek help from a qualified medical professional where issues deem it necessary. No liability is assumed.