Welcome back to The Healing Core.

Pregnancy and postpartum are often described as beautiful—but what happens when they're also overwhelming, exhausting, anxiety-filled, or emotionally confusing?

In this episode, Dr. Maria welcomes Maria Clemente Morresi, Founder & CEO of Reimagined Mind, Vice President and Co-Founder of the Perinatal Resource Collaborative, and a perinatal mental health clinician who specializes in helping women navigate pregnancy, postpartum, infertility, trauma, and the transition into motherhood.

Together they explore why so many mothers struggle in silence—and why asking for help is one of the strongest things you can do.

You'll learn:

• Why pregnancy isn't supposed to look like Instagram
• The difference between baby blues, postpartum anxiety, and postpartum depression
• Why intrusive thoughts are a normal biological response after becoming a mother
• How pregnancy loss and infertility affect future pregnancies
• Why building your support village before birth is one of the best things you can do
• The connection between trauma, the nervous system, and physical symptoms
• How trauma-informed care can completely change the pregnancy and postpartum experience
• Why your relationship changes after becoming parents—and how to protect it
• Why your body never truly goes back to "pre-baby," and why that's okay
• How holistic care, therapy, pelvic floor physical therapy, and somatic healing work together to support recovery

This conversation is filled with practical advice, compassion, and reassurance for anyone navigating pregnancy, postpartum, or supporting someone who is.

Whether you're expecting your first baby, healing after birth, or years into motherhood, this episode reminds you that you were never meant to do this alone.

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The Healing Core is a women’s health podcast focused on pelvic floor therapy, hormone balance, chronic pain, gut health, and nervous system regulation. Hosted by Dr. Maria Muto Rodriguez, each episode blends holistic healing and physical therapy to help you heal from the inside out.

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