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Empowered Postpartum is a peer-led,
nonprofit organization committed to helping new moms and families in Southern California establish connections to peer-support, resources and tools needed to overcome challenges during the postpartum experience.

07/14/2022

Meet our newest facilitator for our Adjusting to Postpartum peer support group, Carmen Stramara! Carmen is a postpartum doula based in Orange County, and we are so lucky to have her on our team.

Join us this Friday, July 15 as Carmen leads us through a discussion on why community is essential to our collective wellbeing, strategies on how to build strong community, and address the extra load it can place on parenthood.

Here’s more on Carmen in her own words:

"My family’s lifestyle has required us to move 7 times over the past 10 years which has highlighted the importance of feeling connected and helped refine the skill of building community. I believe having a strong and reciprocal community is the golden key to collective health and wellbeing."

07/13/2022

Welp, better late than never! A real person runs this account (hi! I’m Lauren 🌻), and life happened at the start of the month. And yet! Here we are, still trucking along! Happy mid-July! 😂

Please join us for our offerings this month. If you’re new to the space, sign up with the link in our bio. 🔗

We are also super excited to introduce a new facilitator to our team. More on her coming soon!!! ✨✨✨

☀️Adjusting to Postpartum meets on Fridays from 10-11:15am PST.

☀️Navigating DADhood "meets" on discord! In order to be more accessible to dads, we are transitioning the monthly meeting into a private Discord server just for dads! Matt will continue to organize this space and facilitate discussions and even weekly calls all through the Discord app. If you know anyone interested, have them sign up here.

☀️Preparing for Postpartum will meet on 7/28 at 5:00pm PST. Tell all your pregnant friends!

☀️Blended and Brilliant will meet on 7/21! Sign up and tell all your blended family friends.

ABOUT
Empowered Postpartum is a peer-led, 501c3 non profit organization whose mission is to empower birthing people and families by providing support, information and resources to cope with challenges associated with the postpartum experience. We are dedicated to serving birthing people and families of all backgrounds and parenting styles by ensuring in-person and/or virtual support is low-cost and accessible.

06/15/2022

Photo of Olivia Colman in “The Lost Daughter” via Netflix

On Friday 6/24 at our Adjusting to Postpartum peer support group, we will have the opportunity to discuss some themes represented in the film “The Lost Daughter” (Netflix), written and directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal. Our fellow mama, the lovely and insightful will lead this discussion.

According to film reviewer, Peg Aloi, this is a story very much about women, the roles we inhabit, the expectations society has of us, the pressure we feel to conform, to perform, to control and be controlled. If you need access to view this film, please reach out!

We will provide discussion questions later this week if you are on our mailing list for this support group. Sign up with the link in profile if you’d like to join us!

04/04/2022

Happy April!

Our virtual postpartum peer support offerings this month, as indicated by these fun shapes:
🔘Adjusting to Postpartum - Fridays at 10am PT
🤍Guest Speaker on 4/29: on “Intuitive Eating
◼️More Than One - First and Third Thursdays at 6p PT
⭐️Blended and Brilliant - Second and Fourth Thursdays at 10:30a PT

As always, these offerings are peer-led, free and welcome to all pregnant postpartum people and parents. Sign up for these groups in the link in bio!

03/23/2022

What are you doing to prepare for birth and postpartum? Our bodies, hearts and minds will go through a lot! Come join our Preparing for Postpartum Peer Support Group on 3/31 at 5p PT to chat all things about birth and postpartum readiness. Sign up online.

03/15/2022

Join us this Friday 3/18 at our weekly virtual Adjusting to Postpartum Peer Support group where Rebecca Diamond, DPT will be sharing on “All Things Pelvic Floor!”

Rebecca Diamond is a physical therapist specializing in Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation currently working in Los Angeles. Rebecca has experience with a wide variety of diagnoses including incontinence, diastasis recti, prolapse, painful in*******se, pain with bowel and/or bladder function, and other symptoms that occur postpartum. Rebecca has a passion for helping people improve their quality of life and return to doing all the things people love to do, including laughing without peeing.

03/03/2022

It’s been a heavy start to the month; watching the news unfold both domestically and abroad. If you’re searching for ways to lend support to families in Ukraine, we added a list as a link in our bio.   To support LGBTQ+ children and families stateside, we added an update as a link in our bio on what’s been happening to transgender kids in Texas and how you can be a supportive ally.  PROGRAM UPDATES
💟Adjusting to Postpartum will continue to run virtually on Fridays from 10-11:15am PST. We welcome suggestions for topics and guest speakers. Reply to this email if you have ideas! This month, we are welcome Rebecca Diamond DPT to talk about all things pelvic floor health on Friday, March 18! Don't miss this!

💟Navigating DADhood has a new "meeting" place! In order to be more accessible to dads, we are transitioning the monthly meeting into a private Discord server just for dads! Matt will continue to organize this space and facilitate discussions and even weekly calls all through the Discord app. If you know anyone interested, have them sign up here.

💟More Than One will continue to run virtually on the first and third Thursdays from 6:00-7:00pm PST. Amanda, Kristin and Dom are amazing! If you have multiples or considering growing your family, you don't want to miss this monthly offering!

💟Preparing for Postpartum will back this month, and will be held on Thursday, March 31 at 5:00pm PST. Tell all your pregnant friends!
Blended and Brilliant began last month on Thursdays at 10:30am, and will meet on the second and fourth Thursdays there after! Sign up and tell all your blended family friends.

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03/02/2022

✨Mother Blessings✨ a gathering with fellow mothers to create a moment in time to honor and center the pregnant person and their journey into birth and postpartum. This gathering is meaningful for everyone involved; binding one another and drawing strength for when birth is imminent.

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02/04/2022

Hello February! Swipe through to see details of our happenings this month and……We are excited to share OUR NEWEST SUPPORT GROUP: BLENDED and BRILLIANT. This new offering is space to connect, share, and be supported in the unique role of step-parenting/raising children within blended family dynamics.

Blended & Brilliant is facilitated by Kathleen Reed (). Kathleen was born into a blended family of origin, and her experience in this space was further broadened when she met her now husband, who had two young children from a prior relationship.  Today she is stepmom to a 15 year old stepdaughter & 12 year old stepson, and mama to a 2 year old son that she gave birth to in 2019.  Kathleen brings to the group a passion for learning, an appreciation for depth of personal connections, and a sense of purpose in her desire to open up the dialogue and normalize the emotions & feelings experienced within the constructs of blended family dynamics. Questions welcomed, just send us a dm!

Photo: shared by Kathleen and Brian, with permission.

Photo ID: Kathleen and her family posing for a family photo 💛

01/28/2022

Ch-ch-changes! We want to be more accessible for our members who have made transitions back to work and other commitments, so we are making a big change and moving our Adjusting to Postpartum weekly group to FRIDAYS from 10am-11:15am PST. The format remains the same: suggested topic + peer group discussion - just a new day!

We LOVE Fridays and we hope y’all can join us starting Friday, February 11 at 10am PST on zoom.

We have ANOTHER announcement coming soon that we cannot wait to share! Stay tuned for that…hint: we see you stepparents! 😎

01/26/2022

📷: c/o the Harvey fam

It's never too late to prepare for postpartum! We are bringing back our Preparing for Postpartum peer support group TOMORROW, Thursday 1/ 27 at 5pm. and Lauren Harvey are tag-teaming this special group gathering to talk about all things postpartum for pregnant people. This offering is no cost and supported by our incredible volunteer community. Sign up with the link in bio.

Photo ID: Matt and Lauren lounging in green grass while Lauren holds her growing belly.

01/19/2022

Too good to not repost and JP’s upcoming offering: Bringing Baby Home. For new and expecting couples, this is a must! Christa and JP are the warmest, realest and most welcoming facilitators to help guide new parents into the transition of a growing family and partnership. Christa’s words below ⬇️

Our next Bringing Baby Home virtual class begins next Tuesday 1/25 at 5:30pm. This course was incredibly valuable to John Paul and I when we transitioned to parenthood. It’s a beautiful opportunity to deepen your friendship as a couple before or soon after your baby arrives.

As the says, “Even the strongest relationships are strained during the transition to parenthood. Lack of sleep, never-ending housework and new fiscal concerns can lead to profound stress and a decline in marital satisfaction — all of which affect baby’s care.

Not surprisingly, 69% of new parents experience conflict, disappointment, and hurt feelings.”

Invest in your family, yourself + your partnership. We’d be honored to support you on this journey.

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San Clemente, CA

Website

http://empoweredpostpartum.org/

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