Episode 161 Postpartum Body Grief with Amanda Mittman

Have you been dieting since you were a child or young teenager? What impact has this had on your own body image? Do you wish your body looked like it did before you had babies? Amanda Mittman is a registered dietician, intuitive eating coach and body image coach who helps us to dissect how to both trust our own bodies to do what they need to do and validate the feelings of negative body image during the perinatal period. On this episode Amanda and Lo discuss: Amanda’s own journey to end caloric deprivation and dietingThe impact of pregnancy and the postpartum period on our bodiesThe negative impacts of diet cultureDefining health at every sizeReach out to Amanda at her website: www.happyvalleynutrition.comFind Amanda on social media https://www.instagram.com/happyvalleynutrition/Read the book Fat Talk Coming of Age in Diet Culture by Virginia Sole-Smith using my Amazon Link to support the show! Sign up for the FIRST cohort of the childbirth education course at a 50% discount. Head to Apple Podcasts or Spotify for more Milk Making Minutes episodes!To get delicious home cooked meals delivered right to your door in Ma, CT, RI Maine or NH go to the Feast and Fettle Website and use the code MILK for $30 off your first week! Make your voice heard on The Milk Making Community Group on Facebook!Find Lo’s information at her website: www.quabbinbirthservices.comTo purchase books about breastfeeding, birth, or parenting that I love and help support the show, go here.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/lo-s-lactation-lab--5834691/support.