16. Practical Nourishment for the Depths of Motherhood with Katie Galvin

The Well-Nourished Mother: Helping You Thrive in Pregnancy, Birth & Motherhood

It's time to deeply nourish and nurture yourself, friend. I know you take such great care of everyone else in your life, but this is a very loving and gentle call out to take stock of where you're putting yourself last.
If you're in the depths of postpartum right now, and feel like you're in a bit of survival mode, listen up! This chat is for you. And if that's not you, well, there's still SO many great tips in here to help you FEEL BETTER. Simple shifts, swaps, and additions to get your body and mind in a healthy state so you can show up as the mother you really want to be.
In this episode I'm chatting with my friend Katie Galvin. Katie's a women’s health functional diagnostic nutritional practitioner and postpartum doula. She's a wife and (unschooling) mom of two. Katie’s passion is helping guide moms on their healing journey as they learn to deeply nourish and nurture themselves, body, mind, and spirit.
Katie takes us on a deep dive into her role as a Functional Diagnostic Nutritionist and shares her holistic approach to health and wellness.
Together we dive into:

• Katie's personal experience with postpartum insomnia and anxiety and her journey of navigating the medical system and eventually healing herself holistically
• How to support yourself through sleep deprivation, mineral deficiencies, and lack of support
• A new framework for understanding symptoms (especially autoimmune conditions) and what your body is trying to tell you (we're shifting from blaming the body, to seeing symptoms as communication!!) FYI, if you have any kind of thyroid dysfunction this episode is especially for you!
• The power of not DIYing your health and leaning on a coach or aligned practitioner to help hold up a mirror to the gaps and tweaks that could really change your life
• Analysis paralysis! How sometimes knowing too much can cause so much confusion and how to simplify and root back into your intuition and the needs of your body
• stress reduction! but don't roll your eyes... we're talking super simple and practical ways to do this that don't feel like another thing to add to the to-do list

More than anything, this episode shows you how to take control of your health with simple, PRACTICAL tips and ideas, tailored to the unique needs and challenges of mothers. You'll leave with simple things you can implement right away to start FEELING BETTER.
Connect with Katie on instagram: @katengalvin
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