Happy Hour with Bundle Birth Nurses

In the season 8 finale of Happy Hour with Bundle Birth Nurses, Sarah Lavonne welcomes former cohost Justine back to the podcast for a much-needed life update. Justine, who cohosted the podcast for six seasons and played a huge role in the Bundle Birth community, catches Sarah up on all the changes in her world- from moving to a new state and working full time as a mom to building an urban homestead complete with goats, chickens, rabbits, and more. Together, they reflect on what it looks like ...

⚠️ Mature Content advisory. Please be mindful that this episode discusses sensitive topics. In this episode of Happy Hour with Bundle Birth Nurses, Sarah Lavonne continues the conversation in part 2 of Understanding Postpartum Psychosis with Teresa Twomey and discusses the Lindsay Clancy case. If you haven’t listened yet, we pick up right where we left off, so make sure you listen to Understanding Postpartum Psychosis - Part 1. You will hear a powerful firsthand account of experiencing psycho...

In this episode of Happy Hour with Bundle Birth Nurses, Sarah Lavonne meets postpartum psychosis advocate and survivor Teresa Twomey to unpack one of the most misunderstood perinatal mental health conditions. Inspired by the Lindsay Clancy trial, they challenge common myths about postpartum psychosis. Teresa shares her personal experience with psychosis and explains why families and healthcare providers need to recognize when something is simply “off,” ask better questions, and seek appropria...

What if burnout isn’t an inevitable part of nursing, but it’s a sign that we’re stuck in a system that asks too much of us? In this episode of Happy Hour with Bundle Birth Nurses, Sarah Lavonne sits down with Amelia Nagoski, co-author of New York Times Best Seller Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle, to unpack why caregivers, and especially nurses, are so vulnerable to burnout. They explore human giver syndrome, the impact of systemic stress, learned helplessness, and why self-c...

In this episode of Happy Hour with Bundle Birth Nurses, Sarah Lavonne and Liliana Morales from New Jersey Hospital Association reflect on their New Jersey Perinatal Quality Collaborative “Pulse Check” road show, visiting 24 of New Jersey’s 46 birthing hospitals. They share what they discovered by stepping into hospitals and seeing firsthand the creativity, innovation, and commitment nurses bring to improving patient care and unit culture. From “magical vaginal walls” and labor walks to nurse-...