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Biohacking Beauty: The Anti-Aging Skincare Podcast

Real Talk on Motherhood, Postpartum Skin, and Rebuilding from the Inside Out with Anastasia Khodzhaeva

April 29 · 1 hr 1 min · Season 1 · Episode 250 · 147.1 MB
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Mothers sacrifice so much of themselves to carry another human being in their body for nine months. Even after childbirth, there's a phase called the fourth trimester because babies are still heavily dependent on moms for their survival.

Motherhood looks different for every woman. For Anastasia, who is a first-time mom, motherhood looked particularly different since her family is overseas and she's also running Young Goose with Amitay. Yet, there's something unique when a biohacker becomes a mom that new moms can learn from.

In this Young Goose Mother's Day Special, we celebrate every mother who gives selflessly to their family. We also take a peek into Anastasia's life as a new mom, what changed in her body and mindset, and how she maintained her self-care while taking care of the family and the business.

This episode will make you realize that it takes a village to raise a kid, but it takes a great mom to raise a kid and still come back to herself. Because the only way she can show up fully for others is when she can show up for herself first.

What's Discussed:

  • (3:11) Who Anastasia was before motherhood: the risk-taker who crossed the world.
  • (6:03) Why Anastasia loves a small circle and how she protects it.
  • (10:09) Why Anastasia went back to work early, and the regret she wants other new moms to avoid.
  • (12:00) Why motherhood is the hardest thing she has ever done, more than building a company.
  • (15:49) How motherhood flipped the dynamic: why the assertive co-CEO becomes the soft parent.
  • (25:26) Postpartum breakouts, cortisol, and why her skin told the story before anything else did.
  • (29:25) What her early postpartum self-care actually looked like.
  • (30:33) The non-negotiables: PEMF mat, lymphatic drainage suit, and red light therapy.
  • (34:04) Anastasia's postpartum bounce-back stack: spermidine, NAD+, and PC.
  • (1:58) How a biohacker reconnects with a body that no longer feels like her own.
  • (4:05) The self-massage course that changed everything.
  • (5:42) What self-care actually looks like in this season of motherhood.
  • (10:02) Redefining energy as a mother: capacity, limits, and the cost of burnout.
  • (16:01) Mindfulness as a skincare tool: why lowering cortisol shows up on your face.
  • (26:06) The 20-minute practice that can stand in for hours of lost sleep.
  • (27:45) The 4-7-8 breathing technique for moms who do not have 20 minutes.
  • (43:28) Advice for new moms who feel self-care is unrealistic in this season.
  • (43:45) The reframe that changes what self-care means for a new mom forever.

Check out our Mother’s Day Special:

Explore the Mother’s Day gift sets at https://www.younggoose.com/pages/mothers-day

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