Best Alissa Alter Podcasts (2024)

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Horizontal Abs: A Workout You Can Do Lying Down! Really! 5:49

1+ y ago5:49

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I had a client once who told me the reason she was drawn to Pilates was because it was a workout you can do lying down. And I’ll be honest (I always am) she’s not only person who feels that way! So in today’s MINI EPISODE I’m sharing a guided workout/movement practice that you can do lying down! Don’t be mistaken though, just because I also said “m…

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Boundaries, Eyelashes, & Pubic Hair Have This In Common: Being Picky Is Good 33:53

1+ y ago33:53

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Ready to Alter Your Life? Then you’re in the right place! Learn more about your host Alissa Alter and how she integrates her experiences as a professional Broadway performer, certified Pilates instructor, and coach to harness the physical and energetic powerhouse hidden between your legs aka your pelvic floor. If you’re picking up what I’m laying d…

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Neuroplasticity & Creating New Physical and Emotional Patterns 16:40

1+ y ago16:40

16:40

In this mini episode… Addressing the physical compensations of pregnancy and what my body clearly remembers from last time Reminding my body and myself that THIS pregnancy is THIS pregnancy and NOT my previous pregnancy Acknowledging my emotional growth during stressful times Moving past patterns of dissociation from my PTSD Physical and emotional …

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Sex Work, Findom, Comedy OH MY! With Sex Worker & FinDomme Lane Kwederis 1:03:35

1+ y ago1:03:35

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Let's dive into the niche world of Findom with FinDomme Lane Kwederis. In our culture sex workers are subject to stigma, shame, and judgment and you know this is a 100% judgment free zone. Lane and I met as teammates on a musical improv team where we made up musicals together for years before I knew what she did outside of the theater. Lane Kwederi…

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Bringing More Of ME to 2023 8:56

1+ y ago8:56

8:56

Instead of focusing on making resolutions I’m focusing on bringing more of ME with me into 2023. In this mini episode… How starting dance classes again in 2022 reminded me more of who I am Exciting news about my NEW one woman show We Party #thisismotherhood. Show info and tickets available here How I’m integrating all of me into my work, my life, a…

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Silence, Fatphobia, & Suffering Out Loud: Thoughts From The First Trimester 46:39

1+ y ago46:39

46:39

This season is focusing on the things we don’t like to talk about. The true taboo topics. In this episode I cry and you can also expect to hear… Exciting news about my NEW one woman show We Party #thisismotherhood. Show info and tickets available here The courage it takes to walk back into the fire of pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum NOT forge…

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Your Q My A! Giving Birth Again After A Fourth Degree Tear 6:08

1+ y ago6:08

6:08

You asked and I’m answering! In this episode… Approaching pregnancy for the second time Considering childbirth after a traumatic fourth degree tear What I am available for and NOT available for Owning MY right decision which does not have to be yours. And vice versa :) Have a question about altering your life, your pelvic floor, how to harness the …

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Emotional Regulation and Addiction: How We Struggle In The Human Experience with Erin Khar 41:53

1+ y ago41:53

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Follow, subscribe, rate, review, and SHARE this episode! If you prefer watching episodes, you can now do that on YouTube! And don’t forget to check out my SubStack where we talk about all the things we’re not supposed to talk about. Learn more at www.alissaalter.com Follow along on IG @alissaalter As always I’ve got your back, I’ve got your front, …

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Stressed? Overwhelmed? Overstimulated? YOUR Self-Care Menu Will Save You From Burning Out 10:27

1+ y ago10:27

10:27

I created a sample Self-Care Menu for you AND a Self- Care Menu template you can customize to save yourself from stress, burnout, overwhelm, and overstimulation this holiday season and every freaking day. This menu was born out of necessity because I find the overstimulation of motherhood crushing. This mini episode is something you're going to be …

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The Physical & Energetic Powerhouse Hidden Between Your Legs 23:38

1+ y ago23:38

23:38

Kegels are the standard answer when more often than not we need to release tension, articulate muscles, and find movement. We need to find release and feel safe relaxing into our bodies. Into ourselves. We need this physically, mentally, and emotionally. I want you to use your breath in your daily life, your daily movements, and your daily practice…

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Where Is Your Vagina Pointing? 38:28

1+ y ago38:28

38:28

Srsly, do you know the answer? As a Pilates instructor for almost 20 years and a dancer for over 35, I know a thing or two about alignment. Knowing where your vagina is pointing is a one stop shop for all of your musculoskeletal alignment needs. It also happens to be the holy grail of your energetic and emotional alignment. If your pelvis is aligne…

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Your Pelvic Floor Through The Ages: Adolscence, Matrescence, and Menopause 42:41

1+ y ago42:41

42:41

We are kicking off season TWO with a four part deep dive all about YOUR pelvic floor: Why you have one, what you can expect at each stage of womanhood, how it works, and what this untapped physical and energetic powerhouse between your legs has to offer. This episode is part two and explores the different ways we can relate to, utilize, and care fo…

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Introducing YOUR Pelvic Floor 30:53

1+ y ago30:53

30:53

We are kicking off season TWO with a four part deep dive all about YOUR pelvic floor: Why you have one, what you can expect at each stage of womanhood, how it works, and what this untapped physical and energetic powerhouse between your legs has to offer. Spoiler alert: She can teach you a LOT about yourself, your habits, and what you need to live t…

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Season 1 Wrap Up + BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!!! 32:53

1+ y ago32:53

32:53

Big, huge, HUGE! (cue Julia Roberts walking out of that store on Rodeo Drive with SO MANY BAGS!) I’m not going to spoil the surprise here, you’ll have to listen to the episode for that, but I will share some of the other things discussed in the episode… Highlights from conversations through season one of Alter Your Life Reflections on how these int…

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Turning Down The Volume of Self Criticism & Love Your Body When You Don't Like How It Looks with Meagan Fitzgerald 53:56

1+ y ago53:56

53:56

Have you signed up for the FREE 5-Day pelvic floor challenge yet? AH! Before reading further, sign up here! You’re only 5 days away from stronger muscles, better sex, & confident sneezes! As women, we are conditioned to exist for others. To please, to serve, to submit, and I call BS! No more! It’s time to reclaim what’s already ours! OUR BODY! We d…

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Stopping The War With Our Private Parts: Finding Safety Again After Painful Sex with OhNut Founder Emily Sauer 44:34

1+ y ago44:34

44:34

Ever wonder what a penis would look like wearing a pink donut? Me too. Wonder no more because the OhNut is here! And no, it’s not just for decoration! It’s function is even hotter. The OhNut is a wearable silicone sleeve that works like a bumper to control and limit depth of penetration. It’s made up of stacking rings so you can decide what works b…

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Breathe For Your Health: Finding Balance & Hope with Patricia Ladis PT, CBBA 1:02:30

1+ y ago1:02:30

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Sometimes the solution is as easy as breathing. But that doesn’t mean one deep breath will change your life. It means you can change your life by starting with one breath. If you’re picking up what I’m laying down… Follow, subscribe, rate, review, and SHARE this episode! If you prefer watching episodes, you can now do that on YouTube! And don’t for…

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You Always Have The Potential To Create: Connecting To The Lunar Cycles + Cosmos with Transformational Astrologer Corina Crysler 37:02

1+ y ago37:02

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Meeting, talking to, and collaborating with Corina Crysler is a practice in knowing and trusting that there is so much going on beyond what our eyes can see. I first connected with Corina in Blair Bandenhop’s course Your Wellness Brand and knew immediately we were going to be friends. She’s fun, light, deep, and wise. She’s a real yin yang kind of …

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From Disordered To Empowered Eating & How To Give A Great BJ with Hiwa Alaghebandian 39:50

1+ y ago39:50

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Something Hiwa and I have in common is that we are multi multi multi hyphenates. So it’s no surprise that this episode had a WIDE range of storytelling, wisdom, and insight. In this episode… Leaving behind perfectionism and a legal career for a life of creative flexibility Healing disordered eating and finding pride in empowered food choices Callin…

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Incontinence Is Common, Not Normal. Here's What You Need To Know with Urogynecologist Dr. Allison Polland 36:04

1+ y ago36:04

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Despite what Billy Madison said, peeing your pants isn’t cool. And it certainly doesn’t make you Miles Davis. Now, unclench your butt because we are going there! In this episode we cover… What incontinence is and what you can do it about it! You have more options than you think when it comes to treatment and quality of life! What pelvic organ prola…

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Build For Tomorrow with Jason Feifer 43:43

2y ago43:43

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Do you ever wonder what my name and Jason’s book have in common? Change. Change is not only important, it’s inevitable. Our brains need change in order to create memories and organize information and teach us how to navigate and handle life! Because…change is inevitable! In this episode we also discuss… Becoming a person who wears a watch with a re…

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Sex, Cults, and Puppeteering with Kayla Prestel Owner of Feel Good Pilates NYC 45:44

2y ago45:44

45:44

THIS EPISODE HAS EVERYTHING! Cults (in this case an evangelical church) and the impact of an us vs. them mentality. How Ariel’s song Part Of Your World from The Little Mermaid is the feminist manifesto we need. Sex & Masturbation as avenues to reclaim power an autonomy of our physical and Energetic bodies. Puppets! Kayla straddled the world of the …

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Creating A Hospitable Environment For Pleasure with Sex Coach Danielle Savory 39:12

2y ago39:12

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Pleasure doesn’t just show up. You need to invite her to the party. And if your party sucks, she’s gonna be a hard no. See what I did there? Let’s figure out what we need to let go of or leave behind in order to create a hospital environment for pleasure. Let’s plan a panty dropping party she can’t wait to get to. In this episode: How Danielle reco…

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Listen and Live With Your Whole Body with Broadway's Rachael Ferrera 32:40

2y ago32:40

32:40

Shhhh, don’t say anything, take a deep breath and notice what you hear. With your ears you hear my delicious, comforting, safe, hilarious voice, but what do you hear with your body? In this episode: Listening with our body is the KEY I mean it, the KEY to living your best life. Like literally YOUR best life. It's the key to knowing what it is YOU w…

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Even In Our Modern World, Health Takes Time with Stephanie Tan founder of Nooci 29:47

2y ago29:47

29:47

In this episode: How and why integrating TCM into our modern lives can help us find optimal health, balance, and energy. Stephanie’s persistent nasal allergies led to her founding the first company to modernize TCM and make the benefits of herbs accessible to women worldwide. Where the name Nooci comes from, hint: it’s really good ;) Stephanie Tan …

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The Choice Is Yours: This Question Changed Everything 18:56

2y ago18:56

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In this unplanned BONUS solo episode, Alissa shares some recent thoughts and musings inspired by…you! In this episode: Response to a listener email about taking time for herself. Insights uncovered during my 8-week program MOVE like why scooping poop multiple times a day is something I willingly do and pay for parking in a garage in NYC. Reexaminin…

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Finding Pleasure At The Barre with Simi Botic 36:44

2y ago36:44

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In this episode: From Bar Exam to Ballet Barre Simi not only changed careers, she healed her disordered relationship with her body and food by finding pleasure in movement at the barre. How her membership Movement Unmeasured was born from releasing her punishing approach to exercise and finding pleasure in movement. Not all pleasure is about sex! Y…

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Trusting Your Intuition When Society Tells You Not To with Ashley DeLeon 35:20

2y ago35:20

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In this episode: During her fertility and pregnancy experiences Ashley was often met with a firm “No.” when advocating for herself and how that changed her relationship to her body and her providers. How meeting our own basic needs empowers us to self advocate and we cannot organize and make change until we can self advocate. Meeting our own basic …

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From Muggle To Magic with Connie Viglietti 34:11

2y ago34:11

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In this episode: How Catholicism and Reiki are connected, I know. I’m Jewish, I’d never made this connection either. How our own perceptions and definitions of success and failure inform how we show up or don’t show up in the world. We can connect to and remember who we are by giving ourselves time and space to breathe and listen. Starting with 5 m…

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Finding A Sustainable Pace In Life & Business with Blair Badenhop 35:06

2y ago35:06

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In this episode we discuss… Reevaluating our identity around work, our purpose, our value, and where we are investing our energy. Realizing you're approaching or have entered burnout and recovering by addressing our most basic needs. Saving some of our valuable energy for ourselves instead of giving it all away. The importance of snacks throughout …

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Your OWN Owner's Manual 18:07

2y ago18:07

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You know that manual from your first vacuum cleaner with the extra parts all in a ziploc bag so you don’t lose any important parts that you never looked at or used? You have and hold onto owner’s manuals for appliances, vehicles, and whatever else comes with one, but when it comes to yourself? You struggle to remember to meet your own basic needs! …

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Dating Doesn't Have To Be Trash with Bronwyn Tarboton 40:35

2y ago40:35

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Bronwyn is a NYC based performer, musician and lover of trash! Pre-pandemic Bronwyn was performing on Broadway in Disney's Frozen. When Broadway shut down she began finding more furniture and home decor being thrown out in her neighborhood than she could keep. She began re-imagining, selling, and sharing her "highly curated trash" on social media. …

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It's Time To Sculpt Your Feelings 17:33

2y ago17:33

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I believe that if we spend as much time, energy, and discipline on our insides as we do our outsides, we will be unstoppable. In this episode I explain… How to leverage what we know about building physical strength in the gym/studio to strengthen our emotional body. What hypertrophy is and how it works (that’s the process of building and growing mu…

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Noticing and Adjusting Trauma Drama with Dr. Lynyetta Willis 38:33

2y ago38:33

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As a psychologist, family empowerment coach, and award-winning author, Dr. Lynyetta Willis, helps frustrated families stop Stable Misery® cycles or unhelpful patterns that keep them stuck, so they can create more joy in their parenting or partnerships. Her Triggered to Transformed® Parent Coaching Program has helped parents all over the world to co…

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The Family Solar System 18:08

2y ago18:08

18:08

Remember learning about solar systems and oblong spheroids and orbit patterns and ellipses? So fun, right?! Well, today we are talking about solar systems and how they are my new favorite metaphor for ever shifting and changing family dynamics. Are there retrogrades? Maybe! Or are those more astrology than astronomy? Anyway, this will be more philo…

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Muscle Memory For Your Spirit with Rachel Chase Shur 36:50

2y ago36:50

36:50

Rachel is a wife, mom, Broadway actress, social media manager, dog mom, and lover of pasta. Her passion lies in finding a successful balance between work life and home life. Family first, and then figure out the rest! Learn more on IG @itsrachelchase In this episode we discuss: Finding comfort and safety in the dance studio. How this gave her ADHD …

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Building Your Empire NOT According To Plan with Zibby Owens 35:08

2y ago35:08

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Zibby Owens is an author, podcaster, publisher, CEO, and mother of four. Zibby founded Zibby Owens Media, a privately-held media company designed to help busy people live their best lives by connecting to books and each other. One division is Moms Don’t Have Time To, the home for Zibby’s podcasts, publications (including two anthologies), and commu…

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We’re Not Called Human DOings 32:24

2y ago32:24

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Why I’m running a special deal on all of my online courses right now. Message Alissa to learn more! Growth and change are not a process of replacement. It’s a process of amalgamation. It’s an augmentation, combination, and integration. BEing includes some DOing, but it isn’t exclusively DOing. We need balance. I’m not into big, huge, drastic change…

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What's Inside 18:02

2y ago18:02

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A little bit more about me, what I do, and why I do it. How my divorce catapulted me into expansive growth and renegotiating my agreement with the world and myself. How taking ownership of my past decisions created my current reality. How instead of punishing my past self, I used the information to make better decisions moving forward and create th…

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I Believe You 18:31

2y ago18:31

18:31

We haven't officially launched yet, but fueled by holy rage, the recent war on reproductive rights, domestic terrorism murdering children, a well intentioned yet poorly executed comment from her partner, and the clarity obtained only after an amazing therapy session, Alissa is coming in hot about screaming into the void. This episode is raw, unscri…

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Are You Ready To Alter Your Life? 3:38

2y ago3:38

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Are you ready to Alter Your Life? Then you’re in the right place! Learn more about your host Alissa Alter and how she integrates her experiences as a professional Broadway performer, certified Pilates instructor, and coach to help you remember the life you were born to live! If you’re picking up what I’m laying down… Download your FREE 5 minute med…

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