Welcome to Empowered Mama Lactation,
I’m Christal
Christal Brodziak your feeding specialist
I am the Mom of four amazing and unique children, 3 girls and a boy. I am married to my high school sweetheart whom I raised my children along side.
I started my career as a Registered Nurse in 2006, where some of my work involved labour, delivery, postpartum & public health. I had no idea how to support feeding or Mom’s to transition through these experiences.
I recently retired from my nursing career, as my passion for support went way beyond health care.
I wanted to nurture and support Mom’s. Connect them with tools and resources for success and as soon as I opened this piece of my story this is where the true light begins.
A huge piece of what I uncovered was the extensive trauma Mom’s experienced prenatally, during delivery and postpartum. Some going as deep as their childhood. Then seeing these Mom’s and babies in my office struggling, feeling unheard and in denial of all the trauma they’ve experienced like it was what they deserve.
Seeing these trauma responses in Mom’s and babies who were struggling to feed due to extensive tension in both their bodies. It breaks my heart. It breaks my heart because they didn’t deserve this.
But this is where it ends. I’ve teamed up with an amazing team of practitioners and am now a supporter of our local birth home, Florence Women’s Birth Home and we are creating a ripple effect in lives. Starting from conception to delivery. This is big friends and we are so excited to share that with you.
I personally struggled to feed my babies and also minimized my trauma like many of you. Now that I have identified it and have been working with a trauma practitioner I can now live life more fully. Trusting me and believing in who I am.
I am a great listener.
I am passionate.
I am a Mother.
I have survived trauma.
I care, deeply.
I want to support you however you choose to feed your baby.
Testimonials
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Before her 3 hour online breastfeeding course she offered a little while ago, I wasn’t sure how much I would retain from not having to sit in class and focus. We welcomed our baby girl to the world Friday night and have had minimal issues breastfeeding so far, just from remembering and being able to look back at the tips and info Christal had sent and talked about in the videos! Highly recommend the class to anyone interested in breastfeeding. I especially love the fact that I have the videos to keep and links so I can always looks back for the future.
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— Brooke
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In a vulnerable spot as a new mom with all the concerns swirling around in my head, I found comfort in Christal’s service as a lactation consultant. At the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, Christal provided a virtual consultation that was incredibly private, natural and full of supportive information. I felt completely empowered by the detailed and thoughtful care plan Christal provided for my family. We worked hard and we saw success, many, many thanks to Christal!
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— The Pearce Family
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Loved the real life/personal experience talked about. I really enjoy that I can look back at the videos and the pictures used for reference.
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— Vanessa
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Loved the real life/personal experience talked about. I really enjoy that I can look back at the videos and the pictures used for reference. I enjoyed being able to go through it at my pace once it was sent out. ”
— Brooke