.jpg)
The Well-Nourished Mother: Helping You Thrive in Pregnancy, Birth & Motherhood
Do you long to experience pregnancy, birth and motherhood on a deeper level?
Do you desire to explore new knowledge and perspectives, to practice tuning into and trusting your own innate wisdom, and to embody your most authentic version of self?
If that’s a “heck yaaaa” I hear, then WELCOME dear sister. You’re in the right place.
In this space we bring so much reverence to the rite of passage that is the maiden to mother journey. Join Lauren Fortuna-Floch for unfiltered and inspiring conversations with experts, mothers, and all around badass wise women, where we’ll explore all the ways we can nourish ourselves- body, mind, and heart. We're blending the head AND the heart, the mind AND the body to help you cultivate the knowledge, practices, and resources you need to be the most aligned and radically well-nourished mother you deserve to be.
The Well-Nourished Mother: Helping You Thrive in Pregnancy, Birth & Motherhood
13. Be Her Village: Reshaping Our Culture of Gift Giving for New Mothers with Kaitlin McGreyes
Does our commercialized view of baby registries prevent mothers from receiving the gifts and support they truly need?
How do we shift our focus and spending towards supporting parents and caregivers during the postpartum period, instead of just the baby's materialistic needs?
How can we change the perception of what is truly necessary for a new mother-baby dyad?
We’ll answer all of these questions and more in this juicy episode.
Today I’m chatting with Kaitlin McGreyes, the Founder of BeHerVillage, a gift registry platform that helps parents receive gifts of support.
Kaitlin is deeply passionate about creating access to the care mothers and parents truly need in birth and postpartum. She is on a mission to make motherhood better and create a culture that celebrates parents and their journey, not just welcoming their new baby.
In this conversation we dive into:
- The real needs of postpartum women and families
- How the generosity of family and friends has been hijacked by a capitalist culture and commercial greed leaving mothers without what they truly want and need for a well-nourished postpartum
- Our lack of the primordial village, and what the new-age village looks like and requires to create for yourself
- The stigma for some mothers around asking for help and support in our hyper-individualistic society
- Shifting from this overemphasis of supporting the baby’s product needs, to supporting the longevity of your entire postpartum transition
Plus Kaitlin shares more about the BeHerVillage Platform including what it is, how it works, and how it’s helping mothers and families all around the globe ask for and receive what they truly need in birth and postpartum.
This could truly be a tool that helps you plan and prepare for your most well-nourished postpartum.
Connect with Kaitlin on instagram: @BeHerVillage
If you're ready to create your own gift registry sign up HERE.
If you're a birthworker wanting to add your services to the platform, sign up HERE.
Want to connect with and reach more moms in your community?
Start talking to them about their baby registries.
Add a simple service to your offerings by becoming a Gift Registry Expert HERE.
I'd LOVE to hear your thoughts and feedback... send a text message directly to the show.
Join the community over on instagram to connect with your host Lauren @nestandnourish.