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		<title>Postpartum Productivity Isn’t the Goal: It’s the Myth</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2025 09:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Postpartum productivity isn’t the goal, it’s the myth. If your brain feels foggy, slow, or “off,” it’s not failure: it’s evolution. Your body isn’t asking you to catch up. It’s asking you to recalibrate. This blog will show you why slowing down is the smartest move you can make.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Returning to Work Isn’t Just a Transition: It’s a Total Identity Reckoning</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jennifer]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2025 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Returning to work after maternity leave isn’t a transition: it’s a reckoning. This post exposes the real cost of reentry and gives you the tools, scripts, and identity shifts to rebuild on your terms.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Own Your Output: A 12-Week Pumping Schedule That Protects Your Body &#038; Boundaries</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jennifer]]></dc:creator>
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					<description><![CDATA[Returning to work while breastfeeding? You don’t need to wing it or wear yourself out. This 12-week pumping schedule protects your supply, your sanity, and your time with daily rhythms and boundary scripts that actually work.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Let’s Stop Talking About Postpartum the Wrong Way</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[You’re told to rest,But also to bounce back.To soak in every moment,But not fall behind. You’re handed a six-week checkup and a smile.Then left to figure out how to survive a complete identity shiftWith no roadmap,And no real support. This is what we call recovery?No wonder it feels like you’re failing. Why the Postpartum Conversation...]]></description>
		
		
		
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