Postpartum University® Podcast
Top-Ranked Podcast for Postpartum Care Providers in Nutrition + Holistic Care
The current postpartum care model is failing—leaving countless mothers facing postpartum depression, anxiety, hormonal imbalances, and autoimmune issues. For providers, the call is clear: advanced, root-cause care is essential to real healing.
The Postpartum University® Podcast is the trusted resource for professionals committed to elevating postpartum support. Hosted by Maranda Bower—a medical researcher, author, mom of 4, and the founder of Postpartum University®—each episode delivers powerful insights into functional nutrition, hormonal health, and holistic practices for treating postpartum issues at the root. This podcast bridges the gaps left by Western medical education, empowering providers to support their clients with individualized, science-backed, and traditional-aligned solutions.
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Episodes
252 episodes
The End of the Postpartum University® Podcast + What's Next EP 250
This isn’t a farewell, it’s an evolution.Let’s be honest, if you’re listening to this podcast, you know basic postpartum protocols are falling short for clients battling postpartum depression, PPA, and autoimmune conditions, whic...
How Fertility Impacts Postpartum | Gabriela Rosa EP 249
That years-long struggle to conceive doesn't disappear when the baby arrives—it becomes the root cause of challenging postpartum recovery. Fertility specialist Gabriela Rosa is here to expose the devastating link between unresolved fertility tr...
The Warming Foods Principle - Ancient Wisdom Modern Science Finally Proves EP 248
The truth is out: If your clients are struggling with slow healing, relentless fatigue, or impaired milk production, the cold food in their diet is the root cause. For generations, reductionist nutrition dismissed the ancient, global wis...
Postpartum Anxiety: Why Traditional Screening Misses the Identity Crisis | Carley Schweet EP 247
When your clients say they're "drowning" or they "can't trust themselves," we can't just chalk it up to a simple chemical imbalance. We have to get real about postpartum anxiety (PPA). The clinical model, with it...
The Fiber Paradox: Why Raw Veggies and High-Fiber Foods Sabotage Postpartum Recovery EP 246
Let's expose the standard advice that is making new mothers miserable: the push for high-fiber, raw fruits and vegetables immediately postpartum. It sounds healthy, but it's the root cause of crippling postpartum bloating, gas, and poor nutrien...
The Problem with Obstetrics and How it's Failing Mothers with Dr. Stuart Fischbein EP 245
Postpartum providers, the PPD and exhaustion your clients face are direct outcomes of the medicalized birth model. Renowned OB-turned-advocate Dr. Stu Fischbein joins us to expose why standard practices (like the "six-week checkup") create perv...
The 300-500 Calorie Myth - Why Standard Postpartum Nutrition Advice Is Starving Mothers EP 244
Stop Starving Postpartum Mothers: The Dangerous Lie of the 300-500 Calorie Postpartum Diet RecommendationThe 300-500 calorie recommendation for breastfeeding? It's fundamentally flawed, based on decades-old data scaled...
The War on Women's Language with Milli Hill EP 243
If you feel like you & your clients are losing a battle, you need to listen. Journalist and activist Milli Hill connects the dots on how the industrialized assault on female health is a unified war on women's autonomy. Milli connects ...
The 6 Critical Blind Spots of Science That Are Harming Postpartum Moms EP 242
What if the very foundation of modern care—science alone—is the problem?You see the stats: mothers are drowning in postpartum depression, crippling anxiety, and mysterious autoimmune flare-ups. You're doing the screenings, you're ...
The Missing Partner in Postpartum Care: Why Excluding Fathers Harms Maternal Health | Eric Stein EP 241
As a postpartum provider, you already know the postpartum anxiety and postpartum depression epidemic is real. But we are avoiding a massive blind spot. We’re talking about the missing partner in postpartum care—the fathers. E...
A Functional Approach to Postpartum Intrusive Thoughts vs. Postpartum OCD EP 240
Let's be real: telling a terrified mom that her horrific intrusive thoughts are "normal" is only half the story, and it's not good enough.This episode is your new essential guide. We're cutting past the surface talk about "scary t...
Postpartum Gut Health and The Mother-Baby Microbiome | Anu Simh EP 239
Postpartum providers, let's be direct: Your clients are exhausted, anxious, and let down by the current system.This episode with functional health expert Anu Simh gives you the unfiltered truth about postpartum recovery. We're des...
The Invisible Mental Load - Why Mothers Are Breaking Down EP 238
Your postpartum clients aren't just "busy"—they're breaking down. Here's the truth your assessments are missing: The invisible mental load is a chronic state of cognitive overload that's hijacking her body. This isn't ...
Making Postpartum Beautiful | Courtney Boylan EP 237
This episode rips into the postpartum care crisis and why the current system fails new mothers. Maranda hosts Courtney Boylan, founder of Le Lolo, a brand dedicated to transforming sterile, clinical postpartum essentials into beautiful, functio...
When It's Not Depression - Misdiagnosed Mental Health in Postpartum EP 236
There is a massive blind spot in perinatal mental health: the failure to investigate root causes. This episode is a fierce wake-up call. Postpartum professionals, stop watching new moms get a PPD/PPA label when their body is ...
From Isolation to Collaboration: Building Your Postpartum Provider Community | Brooke Harmer EP 235
In a world of fragmented perinatal, postpartum and maternal care, collaboration is a radical act of healing. This episode challenges the status quo by diving into a conversation with perinatal nutrition expert Brooke Harmer, ...
The 5 Sciences of Postpartum Nutrition (It's Not Just Nutrition) EP 234
The truth about postpartum nutrition goes way beyond kale smoothies and multivitamins. For too long, women's healthcare has failed mothers, leaving them to seek answers from online influencers and fads. But as a provider, you're ready to...
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Is It Postpartum or Perimenopause? | Lauren Tetenbaum EP 233
As a postpartum professional you've likely seen the confusing overlap between postpartum and perimenopause, especially with women having babies later in life. Our conventional medical system treats these two distinct phases a...
Sacred Meets Science: The Real Reason Providers Enter Postpartum Care EP 232
For so many postpartum care providers—from doulas and lactation consultants to doctors and therapists—the journey into this field is less of a convenient career path and often, more of a spiritual calling based on deeply personal expe...
5 Things Every Postpartum Provider Wishes They Learned in School EP 231
If you’ve ever felt like your professional training left you unprepared for the realities of postpartum care, you’re not alone. This episode tackles the massive gaps in our education system that leave perinatal professionals—...
Regulating the Postpartum Nervous System | Ja'Neen Jenkins EP 230
What if the current "broken" postpartum care system isn't really broken... but just incomplete?Maranda sits down with Ja’Neen Jenkins, a licensed professional counselor, certified childbirth educ...
We Took the Postpartum Nutrition Certification & Here’s What Happened EP 229
What does it really take to be a postpartum professional who delivers results? In this powerful behind the scenes episode, Maranda sits down with 2 CPPNS, Certified Postpartum Nutrition Specialists; Brooke Harmer and McKayla ...
The Postpartum Restoration Method™ EP 228
If you've felt the current postpartum care system isn't enough, leaving new moms struggling with postpartum depression, anxiety, or autoimmune conditions, this episode is for you. Maranda unveils her Postpartum Restoration Method™. It's not a q...
Does Breastfeeding Cause Postpartum Depression? EP 227
Let's get real about a conversation that's been making waves and honestly, stirring up a lot of confusion: Does breastfeeding cause postpartum depression (PPD)?If you've been working with new mothers or navigating the postpartum j...
The Link Between Labor & Birth Medications and Postpartum Depression EP 226
This episode cuts straight to the core, revealing how common birth medications—Pitocin, epidurals, and antibiotics—are directly connected to this surge in postpartum mental health crises. Postpartum providers and advocates: You know...
