Kristal Lau
About the Author
Dr. Kristal Lau grew up in Malaysia, where utilizing modern medicine alongside traditional medicine is common. After becoming a physician and practicing medicine in Australia, she got her MS degree in Public Health. She has two children and chose to follow postpartum confinement practices for both. Kristal believes that the future of health lies in combining our past and present knowledge about healing to meet the needs of our constantly evolving society as we move forward.
After becoming a physician and practicing medicine in Australia, Dr. Kristal Lau got her MS degree in Public Health.
Kristal grew up in Malaysia, where it’s common for people to use modern medicine alongside traditional medicine. She frequently applies this concept when managing her patients and their families—as long as the medical treatments and traditional or home remedies don’t clash and cause harm.
After moving away from Australia in 2017, Kristal’s exploring her interests in writing and podcasting. She and her husband have four children; two cheeky daughters and two incorrigible fur babies.
Kristal practiced confinement after her first child with her mom as her confinement person. She’s since completed her second confinement practice with her husband as her support person.
She believes that the future of health lies in combining our past and present knowledge about healing to meet the needs of our constantly evolving society as we move forward.
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About Kristal's Book
Postpartum 30
Thirty Days to a Nurtured Fourth Trimester
Are you a mom-to-be feeling overwhelmed with the idea of postpartum care? Do you like the idea of traditional Chinese confinement practices, but want to incorporate modern health care for the best possible outcome for you and your baby? Look no further than “Postpartum 30” by Dr. Kristal Lau—a comprehensive guide for navigating the first month and beyond as a new mom of one or more children.
With this book as your guide, you’ll learn how to plan your own postpartum care that suits your individual circumstances and ensures your health and wellness during the all-important fourth trimester. Dr. Lau, a medically trained professional who bridges modern and traditional health practices, offers advice and insights that will help you experience a postpartum journey filled with bonding, serenity, and love.
Featuring endorsements from experts in the field of perinatal care, “Postpartum 30” is a must-read for pregnant and new moms who wish to find the perfect blend between traditional Chinese confinement practices and modern Western postpartum care. Whether you’re looking for a guide on how to do confinement at home or simply seeking to learn more about this important period of motherhood, this book is an invaluable resource for the modern mom.
Benefits of Postpartum 30 Book
- Combine traditional Chinese confinement practices with modern Western medicine for optimal postpartum care.
- Plan your own postpartum journey that suits your unique circumstances.
- Learn how to prioritize your own physical and emotional well-being while honoring Chinese tradition.
- Gain insight from a medically trained professional who bridges these two worlds.
Kristal has been Featured on
Malaysians Abroad Podcast
KRISTAL LAU MEDIA KIT
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Topics Kristal Can Speak On
- What is Postpartum 30 and why did you decide to write this book?
- Kristal’s personal struggle with postpartum anxiety, postpartum depression, D-MER (dysphoric milk ejection reflex), and grief that is related to matrescence.
- What was your Chinese postpartum recovery confinement practice like?
- The importance of bridging traditions and cultures with modernity towards better health and how to do so as a health professional and a complementary therapy provider.
- How to include traditional medicine and cultural practices in modern healthcare patient management and communication, especially in postpartum care.
- The importance of including fathers and male spouses and partners in traditional cultural postpartum practices and how to do so.
- Planning your Postpartum Recovery and Postpartum Year using The 5 Pillars of Postpartum Wellness (a postpartum plan created by Kristal that was inspired by the U.S. Army’s 5 Pillars of Resiliency for Soldiers)
- Kristal’s personal journey of leaving medicine and how she found the pivot she needed.
- How did you find the courage to leave your medical career?
- How did you know that medicine wasn’t for you?
- What is it like starting a small business without any business and marketing background?
- What is it like being a foreign born U.S. military spouse? i.e. someone who was not born in the U.S.A and is married to a U.S. military service member.
- How does being part of the U.S. military community affect your identity, career, purpose, ambitions, and matrescence?
FACTS
- Doctor-turned-doula, author, podcast host, and mother of 2 girls and 2 dogs.
- Born and bred Malaysian, Kristal has lived in 4 different continents to date: Asia, Australia, North America, and Europe (and in that order too!)
- Proudly owns up to being called a “Banana” because Kristal is a 3rd-generation Malaysian Chinese who is fluent in English and Bahasa Malaysia but not in her ethnic mother tongue. She can order food and scold you confidently in Cantonese and Mandarin though.
STATS
- Her husband says that her “twin” is Amy Santiago from the comedy Brooklyn Nine-Nine. Kristal and Amy share a love for stationery, books, and all things nerdy such as studying for exams and doing presentations. And they both break out into a dork dance whenever success is in hand.
- Loves everything horror but needs to sleep with the lights on after watching them.
