{"author_name":"Let's Talk About Birth","author_url":"https://art19.com/shows/lets-talk-about-down-there/episodes/f114e75e-29c1-4bc0-b601-0747c14c490b","description":"<p>This one is for after the baby&nbsp;arrives…but&nbsp;you'll want to listen before, too. In this episode, Dr. Jennifer Lincoln is joined by Dr. Alicia Jeffrey-Thomas, pelvic floor physical therapist and author of Power to the Pelvis; Dr. Kristin Lasseter, board-certified reproductive psychiatrist and founder of Reproductive Psychiatry Counseling; and Arielle Fodor, aka Mrs. Frazzled, mom of three, former kindergarten teacher, education advocate, and host of the Teacher Quit Talk podcast, for an honest, judgment-free conversation about what actually happens after we give birth, and why we've been so bad at talking about it.</p><p>We Talk About…</p><ul><li>Bounce-back culture: the pressure to be \"back to normal\" by six weeks, and why that timeline is a myth</li><li>What the pelvic floor really goes through, whether you had a vaginal birth or a C-section, and why Kegel challenges on social media are doing more harm than good</li><li>The hormone cliff: why estrogen and progesterone plummet after delivery, what that does to your brain, and why feeling emotionally off in those early weeks is not a personal failing</li><li>The \"sticky thought\" concept and how to recognize when you might need extra support</li><li>Why pelvic floor therapy and mental health care are both hard to access and harder to get covered by insurance</li><li>Misinformation about stopping medication during pregnancy, and where to go for reliable guidance</li><li>Feeding your baby: why \"breast is best\" is a harmful phrase, and why informed and supported is what really matters</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Episode Links &amp; Resources:</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://postpartum.net/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Postpartum Support International</a></p><p><a href=\"https://infantrisk.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Infant Risk Center</a></p><p><a href=\"https://mothertobaby.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">MotherToBaby</a></p><p><a href=\"https://bookshop.org/p/books/power-to-the-pelvis-improve-your-pelvic-floor-for-better-digestive-urinary-reproductive-and-sexual-health-alicia-jeffrey-thomas/7c5ca1a1a3792877?ean=9798890031884&amp;next=t&amp;utm_source=google&amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;utm_campaign=%7Bcampaignname%7D&amp;utm_content=6443417794&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=16235479093&amp;gbraid=0AAAAACfld41v5_pgjPwSJ2rGsFbxn1tYd&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjwkrzPBhCqARIsAJN460mErH7iPuP4Zj8tTbU1ZIZTLhRFL7a4cAC8SQ5CA4w7_IYZF-bbK3AaApSeEALw_wcB\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Power to the Pelvis</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Follow our guests:</strong></p><p>Dr. Alicia Jeffrey-Thomas’ Instagram @<a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/thepelvicdancefloor/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">thepelvicdancefloor</a>&nbsp;&amp; TikTok: @<a href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@thepelvicdancefloor\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">thepelvicdancefloor</a></p><p>Dr. Kristin Lasseter’s Instagram: @<a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/the.reproductive.psychiatrist/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">the.reproductive.psychiatrist</a>&nbsp;&amp; TikTok: @<a href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@the.repro.psych\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">the.repro.psych</a></p><p>Arielle Fodor a.k.a. Mrs. Frazzled Instagram: @<a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/mrs.frazzled/?hl=en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">mrs.frazzled</a>&nbsp;&amp; TikTok: @<a href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@mrs.frazzled\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">mrs.frazzled</a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/teacher-quit-talk/id1644396447\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Teacher Quit Talk Podcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Order&nbsp;<strong><em>The Birth Book: An OB-GYN's Guide to Demystifying Labor and Delivery</em></strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.drjenniferlincoln.com/books\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here!&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow your host&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/drjenniferlincoln/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@drjenniferlincoln</a></p><p><br></p>","html":"<iframe src=\"https://art19.com/shows/lets-talk-about-down-there/episodes/f114e75e-29c1-4bc0-b601-0747c14c490b/embed\" style=\"width: 720px; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" width=\"720\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"></iframe>","provider_name":"ART19","provider_url":"https://art19.com","title":"Let's Talk About the \"After\": What Really Happens Postpartum","type":"rich","version":"1.0","width":720,"height":200}