Today I speak with Dr. Kristal Lau, a Physician-turned-Postpartum Wellness Consultant and the author of 'Postpartum 30'. She brings over 10 years of collective experience in clinical medicine, scientific research, and public health along with her personal experiences of navigating postpartum and motherhood as a mom of 2, an Asian expat in the West, and a U.S. military spouse. Dr. Lau delivers insights and actionable strategies for postpartum wellness, including balancing traditions and cultural practices with modern postpartum care.Kristal shares her experience with her first confinement practice, and how it lead her to finding ways to respectfully modernize this postpartum practice that is sacred to her culture while incorporating her medical background.We talk about:-confinement in Asian cultures-massage as part of postpartum care-herbs in pregnancy and postpartum-Traditional Chinese Medicine -exclusions of birth partner -confinement centers in Asia-roll of family in postpartum-struggles with postpartum depression-life of a military familyTime Stamps1:00 introduction2:20 postpartum period in Malaysia8:03 trusting pregnant moms12:38 living in Alabama 17:50 Traditional Chinese Medicine and postpartum recommendations21:00 what happens after second child26:45 transitioning out of confinement period30:19 parental leave & supporting moms39:40 military moms and families44:50 rapid fire questionsCONNECT WITH CARRIEIG: https://www.instagram.com/carriepagliano/Website: https://carriepagliano.comCONNECT WITH KRISTALIG: https://www.instagram.com/mamaswingwomanWebsite: https://mamaswingwoman.com/'Tea Time with Kristal' package. Get 20 euros off the package price with the coupon code "mwwcarrie".www.tinyurl.com/buymeetGet this intimate meet the author experience bundle where you'll receive a signed hardcover copy of Kristal's book (plus the e-book as a bonus!) and chat with Kristal about anything you desire, especially about postpartum and motherhood.The Active Mom Postpartum Podcast is A Real Moms' Guide to Postpartum for active moms & the postpartum professionals who help them in their journey. This show has been a long time in the making! You can expect conversation with moms and postpartum professionals from all aspects of the industry. If you're like me, you don't have a lot of free time (heck, you're probably listening at 1.5x speed), so theses interviews will be quick hits to get your the pertinent information FAST! If you love what you hear, share the podcast with a friend and leave us a 5 start rating and review. It helps us become more visible in the search algorithm! (Helps us get seen by more moms that need to hear these stories!!!!)