Hello everyone! Welcome to the fifth email in this series on women’s health! I hope you find this to be a helpful resource that provides you with valuable information for your health and wellness journey and a piece you bookmark for reference. If you missed the last four in this series, you can read them here. Next week will be The Menopause Edition, so keep an eye on your inbox for that!

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Updates!

• AK Locals: I'm offering in-person sessions at CrossFit Salty North in Wasilla on Mondays and Wednesdays. Only $85/session! Book here.
• A new registration page with LOTS more information for The Pre/Postnatal Fitness Specialist Certification is up! Click here! It's happening May 20-21st at Innergy in Wasilla, AK. It's a hybrid style where you get lifetime access to the online course as well as the two full-day live sessions. Space is limited, so be sure to sign up soon!
• My online course, Mindful Movement in Mere Minutes is going to be opening up for registration April 13th....and you guys are going to get a discount just because you're such amazing email subscribers! I'll be emailing more about that soon, so keep an eye out!
• New offering: The Yoga Shack in Palmer on April 30th: Gait Lab + Group Walk, a collab with myself and Revel Treks + Tours!

Welcome to the beyond postpartum edition!

I know many of you are beyond the early postpartum stages, and whether or not you'll have another child in the future, you're looking toward adventures and entering another season as a family. I feel like this is a transitional time that often can be stressful or make you feel directionless. Here are some resources that can help clear your mind and lay a solid foundation for these formative years. This edition will be a little shorter than some of the others.

Some things to read:

• Article: How Clutter Affects Your Mind
• Books for if you really want to dive into the science and meaning behind traditional foods and how to nourish your body well: The First Forty Days and Real Food For Pregnancy
• List: Real Food Postpartum Recovery Meals (my favorite list of freezer-friendly meals that I used for surgery recovery and are just great all-around nutritious meals)

Something to Try: decluttering a little every day

I’ve shared the But First, Coffee Decluttering YouTube before, but it’s worth sharing here again. As we are gaining more light and looking toward Spring, I know many of us start to feel more energy for cleaning and giving things away. I love these videos: not only are they inspiring, but they are practical and totally doable, and by creating space in your environment, you’re creating room for healing.

Something to listen to: The Resource Doula Podcast episode: How to Actually Engage Your Core: 3 Tips That Will Change How You Workout

This one is a shorter episode and includes a few easy-to-implement tips for you as you think about spring and summer activities!

Something to watch: Hapa Family on YouTube

Ashley is a Montessori educator and mom and makes respectful parenting and Montessori methods really approachable in her videos! I love watching them even though I don't have kiddos yet. 😁

Something to know: If you need support or are looking for specific answers to questions, please reach out. Consider me your resource dealer. 🤓😉 If I don’t know the answer to something, I’ll point you in the direction of someone who probably does.

Thank you as always for reading, I appreciate you. Feel free to forward to a friend who might find this helpful. Or better yet, use the referral link below so your friend continues to get these emails. Get excited for next week where we talk about what to expect in menopause and beyond.

Warmly,

Natalie