@micahlarsen.bsky.social
Feminist writer and podcaster | MODERN HYSTERIA shines a light on taboos of women’s health 📍 Montana, USA
On spending Christmas in the psych ward 🙃
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Postpartum care exceeds the “six week appointment”
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In particular: Postmenopausal weight gain. My goal with each episode is to answer Qs listeners may have but don't want to or know to ask, so we can have more visibility and less shame 🖤
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Are you interested in being a guest expert on my podcast about women's health taboos?
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Top-tier, elite, unsung hero of postpartum mom care:
The “new mom drop-off”
Make a meal, leave it on her door step, don’t ask to see the baby. Don’t make her feel obligated to entertain. 🏆
#postpartum
just stumbled on a real jaw-dropper of a line in an essay -- “The corollary of being interested in a great range of things is to have sympathy with a great range of outlooks” -- and that, my friends, is why reading is so important.
28.01.2025 22:39 — 👍 6708 🔁 1267 💬 61 📌 35One of the biggest takeaways from my interview with a postpartum doula:
✅ Make a “no” list during pregnancy to eliminate unnecessary stressors and set boundaries / limits.
🤯 #postpartum
Hi, @phasesclinic.bsky.social — I would love to connect!
29.01.2025 14:22 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Currently looking for experts to explore these taboo topics of women’s health on my (evidence-based, #intersectionalfeminist) podcast: ✨✨
— UTIs
— rebound eating
— postpartum psychosis
— OCD
— IUD placement
— postmenopausal weight gain
Pitch to me or tag someone who’d be a great fit! 👇🏼
Maternal mental health
— Some research suggests 80 to 90% of new mothers feel lonely.
— One study found that 43% of mothers under the age of 30 in the UK felt lonely all the time.
This isn’t just sad or surprising to me but CONCERNING, because loneliness can contribute to postpartum depression.
Two truths:
1️⃣ The “cult” of good motherhood puts HUGE pressure on moms to *do it all*
2️⃣ Our society does not support postpartum moms
maybe that’s why so many new moms suffer from perinatal mood disorders like #postpartum depression and anxiety 🧐
Never once have I seen a dad in an airport traveling alone with a baby or toddler.
17.01.2025 15:51 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 02 yrs ago I asked my husband not to touch me (without asking) for 3 months.
I realized I had literally 👏 never 👏 had bodily autonomy. Not even in my own home.
An entire new part of me relaxed when I realized I didnt have to brace myself (or accept) unwanted (and loving) touch from anyone.
If anyone has an in with that supervolcano in Yellowstone pls let her know now’s a good time to just go for it
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