Ep. 36 The Importance of "Me Time" in Parenting with Kira Rodenbush, LMT. - a podcast by Liz Winters & Sharon Bailey
from 2019-12-19T09:00
Welcome to the Beyond the Birth Podcast. Co-hosted each week by Liz Winters (Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, certified pre and post-natal coach, and mama) and Jenny Anderson (doula, Birthfit Regional Director, certified yoga instructor, and mama). Our hope is to inspire, educate, and empower women as they navigate pregnancy, postpartum, and parenthood with evidence based guidance, informative interviews, and entertaining anecdotes from our perspectives as moms, entrepreneurs, and birth professionals.
About Kira
Kira Rodenbush is a Licensed Massage Therapist and graduated from East West College of the Healing Arts. She has extensive experience with prenatal and postpartum massage, as well as grief and trauma support through massage. Kira believes in providing her clients with the space to disconnect from the internal chatter and slip into that zone where they can acknowledge the body’s inherent intelligence and desire for wellness. Using a blend of techniques woven into a Swedish massage that’s as firm as it is gentle, Kira looks forward to meeting each client exactly where they are and engaging the body in the wonderful conversation that is therapeutic massage.
Kira speaks the Truth:
Handle what’s in your hands.
Whatever solutions we are seeking are in the room with us, but it may not be the one you keep trying.
Put the Christmas lights on the laundry pile.
Speed cleaning videos are very empowering!
Parent your inner child like you would any of your other children.
Reframe your household mess as evidence of life happening and people l i v i n g.
Think about what nourishes you and give yourself permission to pursue it.
Topics Discussed in this Episode
Why being a massage therapist is great for making friends (who doesn’t want a massage therapist as a friend??) and maybe more importantly ... making an impact and getting your healing hands on people faster than medical school.
Massage is for everyone but is so precious to new parents and people grieving a loss.
Create a spa experience of peace and serenity in your small moments of life through breath and gratitude. (Did you know breath is proven to help your your body come out of sympathetic and into para-sympathetic balance?)
Self-care does not have to be another to do list: it can be spontaneous, small, and simple.
Find people who are not trying to force their method on you but are holding space for you to find your own method.
There is a magic postpartum massage window 18-36 hours postpartum before milk has come in when a mom can lay on her stomach.
Massage postpartum after pregnancy loss is genuinely different for every parent: touch may or may not feel good, letting people in to your space may not feel good. There are people out there who specialize in this specific support.
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