Smell the Roses Health and Wellness Podcast

Postpartum is harder than anyone tells you, and the silence around it is part of the problem. In this episode we sit down with Licensed Clinical Social Worker Amy Beckler, to talk about the postpartum mental health truths that most new moms only lear... more

For six years, Katrina searched for answers. Endless appointments & Testing. But one thing changed everything.

In this episode, Katrina shares her raw journey through infertility, the emotional toll of not feeling heard by providers, and the one ove... more

In this episode, I sit down with a licensed sex therapist Catie Buttner, PhD, LCSW, to have the kind of conversation most people have never had ...but should.

We talk about:

* what pleasure really means & how to explore it within yourself

* comm... more

Most women don’t learn about their pelvic floor until something goes wrong...

In this episode, physical therapist Amanda Reeve, explains what the pelvic floor is, why it matters, and how dysfunction can affect everything from pregnancy and postpart... more

In this episode, we dive into the real, unfiltered side of postpartum mental health: intrusive thoughts, postpartum anxiety, OCD, depression, and even rage. These experiences are more common than people think, yet so many women suffer in silence beca... more

*TRIGGER WARNING: THIS EPISODE TALKS ABOUT CHILD NEGLECT AND TRAUMA*

This episode is a deep and honest conversation about childhood trauma—what it does to us, how it shapes us, and most importantly, how we can heal from it.

I sit down with guest a... more

In this episode, we sit down with a student nurse midwife to break down what birth really looks like—beyond what you see in movies, social media, or fear-based narratives.

We talk about the stages of labor in a way that actually makes sense, how to ... more