Why Your Husband's Role In Birth And Postpartum Gets Overlooked and How He Can Lead Instead (with Eric Stein of Restorative Roots) | Ep. 89

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Eric Stein runs Restorative Roots with his wife, Holly, making nourishing postpartum meals that now ship all over the country. The business started after a rough first postpartum and a far better second one, when they stocked the freezer with 60 warm, easy-to-digest meals. Eric is a dad of three, with one birth center birth and two home births, and he has spent almost five years in the birth world listening to other families' stories. As a labor and delivery nurse, I have watched so many dads get pushed to the side, so I wanted to ask Eric what it actually looks like for a husband to protect, serve and lead during birth and postpartum. We also talk about masculine and feminine complementarity and why men need brotherhood. 

00:00 - How food as medicine led to Restorative Roots
04:43 - From vegan to ancestral eating
07:23 - Why the masculine role matters in birth and postpartum
11:22 - How a husband can step up during postpartum
14:37 - Preparing for postpartum with a checklist, meal prep and prayer
17:49 - Letting go of fear before birth
20:30 - Advocating in the birth room and building a team you trust
23:41 - Supporting your wife when you have to go back to work
27:28 - Why fathers feel unprepared and the power of men's groups
32:35 - What to say to a husband who feels sidelined, plus final advice

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