{"podcast":{"title":"Midwife Life: Midwifing you through health, motherhood, and the sacred mess of life’s transformations with Diane Ortega","slug":"midwife-life-midwifing-you-through-health-motherhood-and-the-sacred-mess-of-life-s-transformations-with-diane-ortega-7088399","podcast_index_feed_id":7088399,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/midwifelife","website_url":"https://themidwifelife.co/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/3830d2ea-9af8-11ef-8b68-07bd86591e6b/image/581e7fc755128c0dca1097f3477a6506.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Diane Ortega of Willow Birth Center","episode_count":77,"summary":"Welcome to The Midwife Life—part podcast, part revolution that empowers and educates women on all things related to pregnancy, birth, postpartum care, and careers in healthcare. Whether it's understanding the options available to you, advocating for yourself in a health care setting, or simply knowing that you're not alone, I want you to leave each episode feeling stronger and more equipped.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/midwife-life-midwifing-you-through-health-motherhood-and-the-sacred-mess-of-life-s-transformations-with-diane-ortega-7088399"},"episode":{"title":"43: Strength, Identity & the Real Postpartum with Meg Pasquel","slug":"43-strength-identity-the-real-postpartum-with-meg-pasquel","published_at":"2025-11-24T08:17:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/midwife-life-midwifing-you-through-health-motherhood-and-the-sacred-mess-of-life-s-transformations-with-diane-ortega-7088399/43-strength-identity-the-real-postpartum-with-meg-pasquel","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/midwife-life-midwifing-you-through-health-motherhood-and-the-sacred-mess-of-life-s-transformations-with-diane-ortega-7088399","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/DMXPO3284736657.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/DMXPO3284736657.mp3","summary":"In this episode, Diane sits down with women’s health and fitness coach, community leader, and Willow mama, Meg Pasquel. Together, they explore the identity shift of motherhood, the real postpartum experience, listening to your body, and redefining strength in a season that changes everything. Meg is the founder of Positively Fit Community, host of The FitlittleMeg Experience, and a longtime advocate for women’s wellness. She’s built a seven-figure coaching brand while navigating her own motherhood journey — and in this conversation, she shares openly about what that evolution has looked like behind the scenes. This episode is grounding, honest, and full of reminders every mother needs. In This Episode, We Cover: Meg’s Willow birth story and the moment that stayed with her What the early postpartum weeks actually felt like The mix of beauty and challenge in becoming a mother Reconnecting with your body after birth The myths of “bouncing back” and postpartum fitness culture How motherhood reshaped her identity and leadership Building a business while navigating a new season The softer, deeper version of strength Meg discovered What she wants every woman to know about this transition About Meg Pasquel: Meg is a women’s health and fitness coach, founder of Positively Fit Community, and host of The FitlittleMeg Experience podcast. She’s helped thousands of women transform their health, reconnect with their bodies, and build confidence — all while sharing her own real, honest journey through postpartum and motherhood. Meg lives in Arizona with her family and is a proud Willow mama. Connect with Meg: Instagram: @positivelyfitcommunity Podcast: The FitlittleMeg Experience Additional Resources: The Rebirth Journey — 12-week coaching experience: https://themidwifelife.kit.com/re…","meta_description":"In this episode, Diane sits down with women’s health and fitness coach, community leader, and Willow mama, Meg Pasquel. Together, they explore the identit…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2389,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/midwife-life-midwifing-you-through-health-motherhood-and-the-sacred-mess-of-life-s-transformations-with-diane-ortega-7088399/episodes/43-strength-identity-the-real-postpartum-with-meg-pasquel/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/midwife-life-midwifing-you-through-health-motherhood-and-the-sacred-mess-of-life-s-transformations-with-diane-ortega-7088399/43-strength-identity-the-real-postpartum-with-meg-pasquel.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}