Parenting as a brown woman in the west, dealing with racial triggers and intergenerational healing.

Surabhi Veitch chats with Divya Kumar, an Asian-American licensed psychotherapist. Divya specializes in perinatal mental health, trauma, and the life transitions related to pregnancy, childbirth, and parenting. Surabhi and Divya discuss parenting and the challenges of being a South Asian parent within Western society. Join the conversation as Divya explains how to manage your triggers when it comes to parenting and explores how race and culture impacts parenting.

We discuss:

1. Forming Identity as an Immigrant

2. Sacrifice as a Parent

3. Intergenerational Healing

4. Strategies for Self Awareness

5. Dealing With Your Own Trauma & Triggers

6. Living in a White World

7. Cultural Appropriation

8. South Asian Food

9. The Namesake

Come join this conversation with Dr. Danielle Watson as we discuss pregnancy prep for postpartum, and thriving in motherhood. We discuss supporting how to support yourself during each trimester of pregnancy, and how to best care for yourself in the postpartum phase.

We also discuss:

how to use pregnancy as a time to connect with and listen to your body

postpartum depletion & prioritizing your micronutrients

perinatal mood & anxiety disorders, and how you never think you'll be the one to experience it

impact of Type A high-achieving personalities on how we cope with postpartum challenges

why weight loss isn’t the best measure of postpartum recovery

Dr. Danielle’s The Mother Method program for pregnant and postpartum moms

Come join this conversation with Chana Henche Ross as we discuss:

pressures to bounceback, as healthcare professionals working with pregnant and postpartum people

being a huge supporter of women and elevating others around her

running a business as a mom of 4

stepping into the name that you are given and the importance of pronouncing your name properly

the overwhelm of being a mother and taking up time for self-care, even when you know it’s so important to you

thinking about our thinking and where our beliefs come from

Come join this conversation with Melissa Venturuzzo as we discuss how to navigate postpartum when your labour and birth didn’t go the way you planned, breastfeeding struggles, getting the wrong advice, dealing with prolapse postpartum, and the difficulty in getting a pessary. We also talk about the importance of carving out time for self-care as a mother.

Come join this conversation with Reena Parekh as we discuss fitness, mental health, and navigating returning to training and lifting after prolapse. We discuss the importance of cultivating community and cultural considerations that can impact returning to exercise, including diet culture.