051: Postpartum Care: Necessary for the Completion of the Rite of Passage of Motherhood | Rachelle Garcia Seliga

<p><strong>Guest:</strong> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Rachelle Garcia Seliga, mother, wife and Certified Professional Midwife whose</span> work is dedicated to midwifing a cultural shift that honors our innate wisdom, personal authority and the sanctity of Life. She is the creator of INNATE Postpartum Care; a Certification Training for birth and health care professionals based upon postpartum physiology and the primal continuum.</p> <p><strong>In this episode, we will cover:</strong></p> <ol> <li>how similar the 40 days of ritual post-partum care across the world is and how it can be incorporated into this day and age</li> <li>how the loss of the ceremonious recognition of the woman's transition into motherhood contributes to post-partum depression</li> <li>how women need the traditions of midwifery care and ceremonial work to come back in western prenatal and post-partum care for healthier birth and healthier family life</li> </ol> <p><strong>Resources mentioned in the conversation:</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;">Rachelle's website: <a href= "http://www.innatetraditions.com/"><em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">www.InnateTraditions.com</span></em></a></li> </ul> <p><strong>Bio: About</strong> <strong>Rachelle Garcia Seliga</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Rachelle Garcia Seliga, is a mother, wife and Certified Professional Midwife (CPM).</span></p> <p>Rachelle's work is dedicated to midwifing a cultural shift that honors our innate wisdom, personal authority and the sanctity of Life.  </p> <p>Rachelle sees women as the Soul of the people, and so she works with women with the understanding that healthy, thriving women mean healthy, thriving families, communities and world.</p> <p>She has a holistic well-woman care practice where she offers preventative and curative care to women, and she is the creator of INNATE Postpartum Care; a Certification Training for birth and health care professionals based upon postpartum physiology and the primal continuum.</p> <p><a href="http://ww