22. How to Find the Right Support from Pregnancy to Postpartum with Melissa Bowley, CEO and Founder of Flourish Collective Inc

When you flourish, your baby flourishes.

Melissa Bowley is the Founder and CEO at Flourish Collective Inc. She started her company with a vision to fill the gap in maternal healthcare and make wellness accessible to all moms based on her own childbirth and postpartum experience. 

In this episode, host Lina Forrestal and guest Melissa Bowley talking about postpartum recovery and how they had prepared for birth but were not prepared for the physical and mental toll that came during the fourth trimester. They talk about the importance of building a post-partum team and creating your own village of support. 

Topics discussed in this episode:

• Things we wish we knew about postpartum
• Who you should have as part of your postpartum team
• Postpartum essentials that every new mom should have
• Things moms can do for her self-care
• Balancing entrepreneurship and motherhood
• What inspired Melissa to start The Flourish Fund

The Flourish Collective launched its first product, The Flourish Fund Baby Registry, in 2020.

Check out the Flourish Fund here: https://www.theflourishfund.com/