{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"How To Prepare For Having a Baby & \u201cThe First 40 Days\u201d Post-Birth Quarantine Practice | Sandra Sharpe","description":"Ep 124. What is the best way to prepare for having a baby? Sandra Sharpe, Certified Functional Nutrition Practitioner, and Health Coach, specializes in comprehensive, holistic, mind, body, and spirit postpartum support. In this episode, Sandra dives into all the nitty-gritty details of preconception, pregnancy, and postpartum. She talks about the global infertility crisis and how poor mental health and undernourishment could be two of the main contributing factors. Sandra highlights the importance of the first 40 days after giving birth, highlighting practices utilized across cultures to support the pregnancy and postpartum journey, showcasing a beautiful alternative to the commonly heard \u201cbounce back\u201d mentality.   HERE\u2019S THE JUICE: How pregnancy and motherhood often heighten mental health issues and insecurities, so addressing those problems BEFORE pregnancy can be incredibly beneficial  Why cultivating awareness in our bodies and being vocal about what we need can be the catalyst in changing the perfectionist \u201cI Can Do It All\u201d mindset How Diet culture from the 90s has created an undernourishment epidemic (and nourishing our bodies is so crucial for pregnancy!) Tangible ways to identify support and communicate your needs to make the postpartum period smoother  Sandra\u2019s health journey and the changes she made in her postpartum healing from her first child to her second Why journaling and writing letters can be healing and how to utilize this practice as a tool during preconception, pregnancy, and postpartum What Middle Eastern cultures practice in the First 40 Days postpartum to promote healing   Watch the full episode on What\u2019s The Juice YouTube Channel  To shop our new PCOS protocol \u201cThe Cysters Kit\u201d at 15% off, click HERE   To support our ad-free show, shop Olivia\u2019s line of herbalist-formulated supplements for digestion, anxiety, thyroid support, and more by visiting www.organicolivia.com.   Connect with Sandra: Instagram Website Connect with Olivia: Follow Organic Olivia  Olivia\u2019s personal IG Organic Olivia on TikTokRead Olivia\u2019s blog posts   ","author_name":"What's The Juice","author_url":"http:\/\/whatsthejuice.libsyn.com\/website","html":"