Postpartum is often framed as a personal struggle — but what if it’s actually a system failure?

In this episode, I talk about why postpartum feels so overwhelming even when moms are doing everything right. From the lack of medical follow-up to disappearing support and unrealistic expectations, this conversation reframes postpartum as a failure of systems — not of mothers.

This episode is for anyone who felt abandoned, unseen, or unsupported after having a baby.

In this episode we discuss:

• Why postpartum care drops off after six weeks

• What happens when depression screenings go nowhere

• Why support disappears after birth

• How moms internalize struggle as personal failure

🎧 No Textbook for Life is a podcast about motherhood, mental health, marriage, and navigating life without a manual.

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Postpartum doesn’t end at six weeks — and for many moms, it’s just the beginning of a much deeper emotional and identity shift.

In this episode, I talk about what it really looks like to rebuild yourself after postpartum. We discuss identity loss, confidence, routines, and why healing after having a baby takes far longer than society prepares us for. This conversation is for moms who feel stuck in the in-between — not who they were before, but not fully settled into who they are now.

No Textbook for Life is a podcast about motherhood, marriage, mental health, and navigating life without a manual.

Postpartum doesn’t just change moms — it changes relationships.

In this episode of No Textbook for Life, we talk about why the postpartum season is so hard on marriages and partnerships, and why so many couples feel disconnected, resentful, or misunderstood after having a baby.

This conversation covers:

• The invisible mental load mothers carry

• Why “his tired” and “her tired” are not the same

• How resentment builds when needs go unspoken

• The identity shift moms and dads experience differently

• What actually helps postpartum moms feel supported

• Why help isn’t stepping in — it’s stepping up

• How the lack of a village makes everything harder

This episode isn’t about blaming — it’s about understanding what’s happening so couples can survive and grow through one of the hardest transitions of life.

🎙 No Textbook for Life is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Amazon Music.

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