25. Your Relationship After Baby: Partner Communication, Navigating Sex, and Co-Parenting Tips with Birthing Expert Sara Lyon

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In this episode, host Lina Forrestal and guest Sara Lyon unpack
what a relationship looks like for first-time
parents. 

Topics covered in this episode:


Sara's birth and motherhood story

Tips in navigating your relationship during the newborn stage

How relationships change after having a baby

How couples can effectively communicate with each other
during the newborn stage

Navigating sex during the first year



Sara Lyon is a renowned birthing expert, doula, founder of Glow
Birth & Body, author of The Birth Deck and You’ve Got This:
Your Guide to Getting Comfortable with Labor (launch date: May
25, 2021 & available for preorder now) and mother of two.
Upbeat, quick-witted and empathetic, Sara delights and entertains
as she educates. 

With more than 15 years experience serving as a doula, childbirth
educator, prenatal massage therapist and mother, Sara Lyon has
supported tens of thousands of families through their birthing
journeys. Sara’s work is grounded in her belief that quality,
science-based birth education and healthy, non-traumatic birth
experiences are a human right and should be readily accessible to
all.


Sara is a Licensed Massage Therapist in New York State and holds
Diplomas of Remedial Massage Therapy (2005) and Oriental
Therapies in Australia (2006), where she graduated from Endeavour
College and Shiatsu Australia. As a proud Wolverine, Sara
achieved a BA in medical sociology from the University of
Michigan (2004) with focused research in women’s health and
integrative medicine. 


Sara and her family split their time between bustling New York
City and the beautiful San Francisco Bay Area. 


You’ve Got This - releasing May 25th and available for
preorder on Amazon.com and
TheBirthDeck.com 


No birth experience necessary. You’ve Got This is a simple,
powerful childbirth toolkit, perfect for the birth partner, doula
and even mama herself.


With more than 15 years as a doula and childbirth educator, Sara
Lyon has distilled her wisdom into the 50 most effective
techniques to provide comfort during labor. You’ve Got This is
packed with detailed instructions, illustrations, birth stories
and practical advice.


But don’t tuck this book into your hospital bag just yet!
Practice the techniques ahead of time, using the exercises to
prepare for the birthing process long before labor even begins.
Learn to combine techniques to address multiple senses at the
same time, and then personalize the book by picking your
favorites. You can even “like” them for easy reference during
labor. You’ve Got This is truly indispensable for both you


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