In Today's Issue:
- Why I spent 15 years building expertise that medical school should have taught
- The ancient wisdom we lost (and how modern science validates it)
- What happens when someone refuses to accept "this is just how it is"
Last month, I completed something that still feels surreal: the Postpartum Nutrition Manual. 360+ pages. Five years of writing. Fifteen years of research. (I promise, the link to get this manual for certification almuni is coming ASAP!)
But here's what hit me as I closed my laptopâthis represents what becomes possible when someone refuses to accept that mothers should suffer because "this is just how it is."
Listen: Behind the Scenes of 15 Years of Work â
The Problem That Started Everything
When I entered this field over 15 years ago, postpartum depression was still taboo. The few resources that existed were scattered, incomplete, or just plain wrong.
I was a biology student who couldn't find a single comprehensive resource addressing what I knew had to be connected: nutrition, hormones, neurotransmitters, and recovery.
Medical school spends maybe a few hours on postpartum mental health and zero time on postpartum nutrition. So I did what every obsessed biology major would do: I collected puzzle pieces from dozens of fields, trying to create the comprehensive picture that didn't exist anywhere.
I do not recommend this approach. I'm still paying off that educational debt. đ
This manual represents something revolutionary: integrating what traditional cultures knew with what modern science validates.
Traditional cultures understood postpartum recovery required specific foods, support systems, and healing timeframes. What's new is understanding why from a metabolic perspective.
Not just that warming foods help recovery, but the biochemical reasons. Not just that community support matters, but how isolation affects stress hormones and milk production.
We don't need to invent postpartum careâwe need to remember what we knew before the medical system convinced us we didn't know anything.
Get the Full Story: 15 Years in 28 Minutes â
Mothers deserve approaches that honor the sacred nature of recovery while being grounded in science. They deserve providers who understand both ancient wisdom and modern physiology.
The comprehensive framework already exists. The only question is: Are you ready to be part of reclaiming postpartum care?
Brief Update: PNC Opening Next Week (Waitlist Only!)
The Postpartum Nutrition Certification Program opens next weekâbut based on waitlist responses, we likely won't open to the public.
For waitlist members: You'll receive details for our exclusive Q&A call to answer your final questions before enrollment.
Not on the waitlist yet? If you're on the fence or know you want in, get on the waitlist NOW. The next cohort will fill even fasterâwaiting isn't a game you want to play.
Learn More and Join the Waitlist â
Stay fierce, stay rooted,
Maranda Bower
CEO & Founder of Postpartum UniversityÂŽ
www.PostpartumU.com
