As a two-time postpartum mama who’s currently 3 months postpartum, Aprylle chimes in with some of the best ways to set yourself up for a healing, happy postpartum experience. Have some ideas you’d like to add? Let us know!

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She has arrived! Aprylle had a baby girl back in August, and she’s now just shy of 3 months postpartum when this episode comes out (it was recorded at 2 months postpartum though!). Come join her for a casual chit-chat about her birth experience, her first 40 days and beyond, and how she’s been taking her own advice to heart to have an empowering postpartum experience.

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Halloween is this Friday! There can sometimes be a lot of controversy around this particular holiday, so join Aprylle for some ideas of how you can still celebrate the holiday while being mindful of our faith.

Special note - All Saints Day is not considered a holy day of obligation in the US this year because it falls on a Saturday. Please disregard that mention in the episode, I didn't want to re-record LOL!

Saint-Themed Toys, Games, and Puzzles:

Shining Light Dolls

The Little Rose Shop

Saintly Heart

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Did you know that your gut is connected to almost every bodily system?! Taking care of our gut health has definitely become a more trendy topic these days, but this is a trend Aprylle can get behind. When our gut is in balance, our body tends to feel a lot better.

Come join Aprylle this week as she talks about all things gut health - including some practical strategies to help you support yours. Plus, she’ll include a spin on the conversation and focus some on postpartum gut health, too.

St. Teresa’s Books:

Interior Castle

The Way of Perfection

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Have you found it hard to find a relatable saint as a mom? Especially as a working mom? Come join Aprylle as she discusses St. Zelie Martin, the mother of St. Therese, in today’s episode reviewing her new favorite book, “A Call to a Deeper Love”. She’ll share all the nuggets of wisdom she picked up reading through Zelie’s (and Louis’) letters to offer inspiration and hope as we all walk on this journey of motherhood.

Related Episodes:

S1 Episode 9: Motherhood The Unspoken Road to Sainthood

S1 Episode 12: Our Favorite Saints

S1 Episode 18: Motherhood is a Journey in Surrender

Links:

A Call to a Deeper Love

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In today’s episode Ruby and Aprylle get chatty about how tough it can be not to make growing our faith seem like a checklist. As fellow Type A moms (and even others!) will understand, sometimes we just get caught up in doing all the things to cross them off, but we don’t necessarily focus on what matters most of all: building our relationship with God.

Your value, your worth is not determined by the completion of your checklist, mama. Take a little time and rest in God’s presence today.

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Weight loss is often top of mind for many moms once they’ve given birth, and many times this drive to lose weight often leads moms down the path of restrictive diets like keto, low carb, intermittent fasting, carnivore, and more. But, if you’re nursing, how can these type of diets impact you?

Join Aprylle for today’s episode on a thorough discussion of your body’s needs for recovery, milk production and (spoiler alert) why turning to restrictive diets isn’t the answer if you’re hoping to maintain milk supply.

Helpful Nutrition Episodes:

S1 E3 Hydration

S1 E 16 Plate Method & Simple Nutrition Tips

S1 E21 Let’s Ditch It

S1 E22 Diets & Trends

S1 E23 Protein Needs

S1 E26 Postnatal Depletion

S1 E27 Loving the Body You’re In

S1 E28 Weight Loss & Mindset

Studies:

Duffield, Todd. “Subclinical ketosis in lactating dairy cattle.” Veterinary clinics of north america: Food animal practice 16.2 (2000): 231-253.

Mohammad, Mahmoud A., Agneta L. Sunehab, and Morey W. Haymond. “Effect of dietary macronutrient composition under moderate hypocaloric intake on maternal adaptation during lactation.” The American journal of clinical nutrition 89.6 (2009): 1821-1827.

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In this episode Ruby shares how guidelines to managing mastitis have changed in recent years and how to navigate clogged ducts, mastitis, and more.

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