Welcome to the Postpartum University podcast where we support you and your provider in understanding the science, the art, and the sacredness of healing after birth. I’m Maranda Bower, your host, your postpartum nutrition specialist, and homesteading mom with four wild kids. It’s time to get you the holistic, whole-body healing that works.
Hey, my friends, welcome to Postpartum University podcast. Of course, I’m Maranda Bower and I have something that I just, I really want to give to you this month. But first, I want to share a little bit about why I feel like I’m in this place of immense giving, because it’s coming from a lot of gratitude. I’m going to tell you, and maybe you have heard me chat recently about this, but this couple of months, these couple of years have really been difficult. And I know that has been the case for so many people. And I want to share with you a little bit about what’s been going on behind the scenes.
So back in 2019, I had this super clear vision of what I wanted for a postpartum university. I will tell you like this vision hit me like a ton of bricks. It was in the middle of the night. I remember waking up, it was like three o’clock in the morning and I was like, Eureka, I have it. I know exactly what I’m supposed to do. And I… I spent a good month writing out and perfecting exactly what it is. I have like a four-page business plan. And then I took a great deal of time creating phases of my business, like how I was going to launch this, because there was absolutely, positively no way that I could just create it. It wasn’t something, it’s not something that exists. It exists into– we don’t have anything in this world right now that exists similar to the vision that I’m creating and any sort of business. I can’t look at something else and be like, ah, that’s a really great idea. I’m going to take that, or I’m going to use that, or I’m going to transform it into something that’s usable for me. Like, it just doesn’t exist, right? Like, that’s how deep this went. Yeah. So this vision, it was so clear and so perfect, and I never felt so passionate, but I swear to you, God had a different plan. It was like, see this vision, and now it’s going to be really difficult to get to. And we know COVID hit the world. I had to quickly pivot my work, and then pivot again, and then pivot again, in order to stay afloat. And it worked really well, but I will tell you that process was incredibly stressful. And if you’re a business owner like me, you probably had to do the very same. I know so many people lost their businesses. And that was really a huge struggle to stay afloat. And then we finally did it.
But I will tell you, there’s so many more problems that were continually emerging. There’s so many more problems that were continually emerging. There’s someone who is really famous in the postpartum world who took my words and then accused me of stealing them from her and continue to write some really nasty threats. I had to hire a lawyer to end it, even though the proof was in the pudding like we both knew. But I truly feel she felt she was a little bit bigger and she felt she was a little bit bigger and she was very intimidated by the work that we were doing, but that was, that was a huge part of my story. I mean, it took a long time and I had to really come to terms with who I am and what I’m doing and, and really solidify like, yes, this is my mission, this is my vision, and I’m here to do that, right? So, like all of these tests were, were essentially tests.
Tests to make sure is postpartum university really something that I feel I can handle. And the public could handle as well. And it didn’t, it didn’t end there, like the publishing of my book got pushed back over a year because of several illnesses within my family. I have four kids, and it was like one thing after the other. But my daughter who has severe asthma, it triggered something in her, and then my other daughter ended up with something very similar to asthma. It was very, it was wicked. And y’all, whatever happened in the world when it comes to illnesses, it was really difficult after coming back from COVID. But I strongly believe that our communities are only as healthy as the individuals within it. And so we can do everything we can to keep ourselves healthy. And also we should do that, but it’s not just for our personal gain, it’s also for our community gain. And when we have a weak community who’s susceptible to illness, it really wreaks havoc on everyone else. And I think that’s exactly what happened. COVID just wiped so many people out. And then there’s the whole vaccine debate on whether that was effective or not. And it really weighed itself on many, many people, and we were one of them. And because of that, I had to drop a lot of hours in my time and I couldn’t focus on the book anymore. And so that got pushed back over years, still not even out. Hopefully it will be out here very, very soon. But I also went through the process of trademarking postpartum university. And this is crazy, you guys. It was intercepted and nearly denied multiple times. Actually, it was denied twice. And I had to come back with my lawyer explaining like a rebuttal why it should not be denied. And it was absolutely insane reasons, right? Like you can’t have the university in it. And it’s like, well, there’s other, you know, there’s lactation university, there’s dad university, those are all, you know, prime examples of people who have gotten trademarks for their, their titles or whatever. And so why couldn’t you trademark postpartum university is really crazy, ridiculous stuff. And it didn’t end there. I had my entire systems crash. I lost data, people got locked out of their courses and a new system. Ugh, this hurts so much, a new system cost me over $10,000. And I will tell you, I’m still navigating that. We are still having tech issues. It’s had me in tears multiple times, and the process is still not even complete. To this day, we are still working on that and still learning how to navigate all of that tech.
So I tell you all of that to tell you first off that if you’ve got a new system, through all of this in some ways, form or fashion, you are absolutely not alone. I have told many, many people that I have literally failed my way to success. And so if you are in that place, just note that I hear you, I see you, and that it’s all going to be okay. And it is, it is very much okay. We’re seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. And I just want to thank you all. Like this is the thing, I want to thank you all for sticking with me throughout this entirety of my craziness. Like you have watched me fail, even if you didn’t know it, watched me pivot over and over again, probably thought what in the world is this crazy lady doing and continually like I’m you’re here with me watching me reach this vision. And I am so honored and so grateful for you being here with me. And so I want to take a second to truly honor that. So that’s what I’m doing this November. I want to honor you. I want to thank you for sticking by my side and being a constant. It has meant that you’re here with me. I want to thank you for being here with me. I want to thank you for being here with me. I want to world to me. So here is what I am doing. So when this episode goes live, we have just released our VIP program. So this VIP program, a VIP program is going to allow you to get access to the free postpartum nutrition plan book. Yeah, I’m not kidding. I’m giving away 100 postpartum nutrition plan books, like the physical copy. And I’m going to be really clear. This physical copy is only available to my elite clients and to those who are certified within my programs. Like this is not something that has ever been, it’s, it’s you can’t just purchase this book if you’re anyone. I’ve not opened that up to the public before.
And to top it off, it’s a never before seen updated and improved copy. Like not even my elite clients or my certified professionals have had this book yet. They have not seen it. They don’t have access to it. It’s And so I am literally giving that away with a postpartum nutrition plan purchase.Now, I get it, not everyone has money to invest in the postpartum nutrition plan, like the whole e-course, you get the online book, you get the support, like all of the things, right? But what I’m doing is I’m making that affordable. So instead of the 397 plus the book, which is like not heard of. So that’s significant. I’m, I’m offering this to moms for 147. Like that’s it. And for pros, it’s 247. So that’s a 70% discount. Plus you get a free book. Like I’ve not done this before. And again, like the purpose of this is to say thank you so much for everything that you have done and given me. And so it is the season for giving and I want to make sure that I honor you in that process. So of course I can only give out so many. So I have a hundred seats, these are VIP seats. So this is an example. group. You can go to postpartumU, the letter u .com/vip. It’s a free little thing. You just input your name and your email to get on the VIP list. But again, it’s limited. So if you go to that website and you can’t get in, it’s full, I’m sorry. But what happens is when you input your name, your information in there, your name and your email, you are going to get a secret link straight to your inbox on November 11th. Okay? So on 11/11, you will get this secret link. It’s delivered to your inbox only if you’re a VIP. You get this exclusive invitation and then you can get your free book.
So let’s talk for a second. If you’ve not, if you already have the postpartum nutrition plan course and you do not have a copy of the book, that will be available so that you could purchase separately. So it’s totally up to you how you want to do that, but the book always has to come with the course. Like it is so necessary because there’s so much gold in the video and the information that I am sharing with you that you want the whole thing in order to feel so good and juicy in your body. I wanna tell you that if you’re not familiar with the postpartum nutrition plan, I will make sure that you have a link in the show notes, but what you can expect is that this is the tool that you use to reach your specific postpartum needs. So this was developed for your unique digestive needs with emphasis on repletion and absorption. So you can experience less brain fog, more energy, hormone balance, right? Like that’s the goal of this.
So, the postpartum nutrition plan, like the e-course, the book, everything, it’s got six full weeks of meals, including snacks. It’s dairy, gluten, and soy free. It has an implementation guide, a resource guide. We talk about freezer meals, supplementation guide. There’s herbal recipes, and it comes with everything, the complete e-book and e-course library with additional support and training. And then again, the free physical book, like I’m shipping that to your address. And the new copy has 30 plus additional pages, again, which has yet to be released. It’s pretty powerful. So I hope you have an opportunity to truly go through this, decide is this something that I want to do for myself and for my healing or is this something that I want as a professional to use within my practice and cooking meals for my clients or educating my clients on the significance of and if it’s a resounding yes then you absolutely want to register for the VIP and let me thank you. Let me thank you for being here with me. Be open to receiving the gift that I am giving you as a means of watching me fail, watching me grow, watching me eat dust, and still sticking it out with me. I’m just, I’m so, so grateful for you and everything that you have done for me. So again, thank you immensely. Hope you join me and the others in the VIP group. And if you have any questions, don’t hesitate to reach out.
So again, if you need the link, it’s www.postpartumu, that’s the letter u .com/vip and the postpartum nutrition plan. If you are not familiar with that, I’m leaving the link in the comments. You do not want to miss it. At least familiarize yourself with it. It might not be something that you feel is necessary for you, but it is a really great resource to hand out to your clients or to your friends who might be struggling as well. So enjoy.
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