0:59 – Introduction to today’s special guest
2:48 – What encouraged Rachel to dive into this area of research?
4:39 – What came up in Rachel’s research around the blanket 6-weeks postpartum as a milestone to have intercourse?
9:17 – What did Rachel encounter in her research regarding pain postpartum?
14:07 – What has Rachel found regarding how stress internalizes in the body and can affect the postpartum experience?
17:06 – Rachel shares some practical tips around navigating sex and intimacy postpartum
23:30 – Rachel discusses some of the differences she found in her research between first time birthing people and someone who has given birth multiple times
28:00 – What did Rachel come across in her research regarding postpartum body image?
32:48 – Anita and Rachel discuss the unnecessary pressures around returning to pleasure
35:23 – What is some advice Rachel would give a pregnant person around postpartum sexual health?
37:40 – What kind of research is Rachel up to now?
39:00 – Where you can find Rachel online!
