Postpartum Healing Without the Pressure to “Bounce Back” with Dr. Jessica London

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4.4 • 696 Ratings

🗓️ 13 August 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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No one told me that postpartum recovery isn’t just about “getting back to normal.” It’s about rebuilding from the inside out, pelvic floor, core, energy, mindset, and that what you do (and don’t do) in those early days matters more than you think. That’s why I brought Dr. Jessica London, pelvic floor therapist and mama’s best friend in recovery, on the podcast to walk you through exactly what’s happening in your body and how to move forward, without overdoing it. (And she was kind enough to s...

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0:00.0	I think a lot of the mindset stuff comes from our own personal expectations and standards for
0:05.1	ourselves. And this might be compared to, you know, what we previously thought about our pre-pregnancy
0:10.8	body. And if this is our first baby, now we're considering this body doesn't feel like ours.
0:16.5	And so number one, it's just give yourself so much grace through this process and transformation.
0:22.4	And also, if you're having a second or third or fourth or seventh baby, like every single
0:27.9	birth experience and postpartum experience is going to be different.
0:37.3	Getting pregnant and giving birth are two of the most exciting things you can ever hope to experience in this life.
0:44.1	The moment you think you could be pregnant, you're frantically searching for all the best information.
0:48.9	Which is why you're here today?
0:50.5	I'm Stephanie King and with my many years of experience as a professional childbirth educator,
0:55.8	doula and lover of all things pregnancy, birth, and postpartum, I'm here to make preparing for
1:01.3	your birth enjoyable, empowering, and totally easy. Each week I'll cover different topics,
1:07.5	interview professionals, and get into the nitty-gritty birth stories from
1:11.0	mamas just like you. And when you're ready for more, you can join me in the MyEessential
1:16.0	birth course at myessentialbirth.com, where I take you step by step through exactly how to
1:21.4	prepare your mind, body, spirit, and partner for a birth you love. So let's get started.
1:33.4	Thank you. spirit and partner for a birth you love. So let's get started. Our reviewer of the week is A Hearst and she says, informative and diverse. I absolutely love all
1:39.8	of the birth stories as well as the professionals who come on the podcast and share their
1:43.7	expertise, insights, and knowledge. The diverse group of birth stories as well as the professionals who come on the podcast and share their expertise,
1:44.6	insights, and knowledge. The diverse group of birth stories is encouraging and I can usually relate to
1:49.5	one or more things from each one. Stephanie has brought helpful insight and guidance to my
1:53.9	pregnancy, birth, and postpartum journey, as well as our first pregnancy, which ended in miscarriage.
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