The Expecting Aerialist at the intersection of the aerial athlete’s lifestyle and motherhood. I share the stories of women from all over the world about their prenatal and postpartum journeys touching on topics such as pelvic floor dysfunction, diastasis recti & C-section recovery and postpartum mental health. Some guests are everyday women turned badass hobbyists and others are professionals currently performing for Cirque du Soleil. I ask the key questions - How did they get back to what t ...
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They're two girls who danced together in high school who reconnected. They look at each other’s lives wondering who’s grass is greener. Kelli stayed in Ohio to move up the corporate ladder all the while raising four kids and Kerry took off to LA to dance professionally. Life can be lived in so many ways and K&K are curious about HOW. They ask their guests - What is the key to their success and why does that look different on everyone? How did they pivot when they came to a crossroad in their ...
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Preventative Double Mastectomy with Tristabel Akila
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Her mom was diagnosed with breast cancer at 41 so Trista started to get screened via mammograms, ultrasound and MRI as early as 21. After years of screening and taking a hard look at her risk factors, Trista opted for an elective double mastectomy followed by reconstruction. Find her @tristabelakila Check out our website: greenergrasspodcast.com Ge…
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Prenatal Weight Training Contraindications & Pelvic Floor Health - Part 1 with Aaron Koz of CircSi Podcast
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Who doesn’t need a circus podcast crossover? Aaron’s the host of CircSi, coach and more. We nerd out on weight training for pregnant people and about pelvic floor health for every human. He feels like a brother from another mother. This is part one of our conversation. Find him @circkoz Subscribe to the Blog by Wrap Your Head Around Silks Roll It O…
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Planned C-Section & Breast Feeding Troubles with Brittney Montalvo
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When nothing really goes as planned and you also have Rheumatoid arthritis to manage. Brittney is back to give us a postpartum update. She ended up with a a horrible cold the last month of her pregnancy, an unexpected C-section, trouble with breast feeding and a big RA flareup. Find her @ra_aerialist Subscribe to the Blog by Wrap Your Head Around S…
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K&K Go To Maui & Delaware - Weekly Roundup
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One trip is sexier than the other, two guesses which one. K&K debrief on the busyness of life. Check out our website: greenergrasspodcast.com Get the Greener Grass Newsletter HERE Part of the Digitent Podcast Network Find us at: IG: @grandrevecreative Twitter: @grass_podcast Email: kerry@grandrevecreative.com The Expecting Aerialist Podcast See omn…
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Shattered Ankle with Lucy Abdullah Owner of Freedom Aerial
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She shattered her ankle and broke the tibia coming down into the mat at the wrong angle while practicing. Lucy is currently a few months past her surgery and just beginning weight bearing exercise. We talk about both our injuries and the painstaking process back to health. Find her @aerialucy Subscribe to the Blog by Wrap Your Head Around Silks Rol…
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Having A Special Needs Kid with Kaci Fisher of Stone Wall Meadows
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Her son Hudson was born with a rare genetic syndrome called Koolen-de Vries. Kaci shares their journey which led to founding Stone Wall Meadows, TN which provides belonging, growth and job to individuals with special needs and disabilities and their families. Find her @stonewallmeadows KdVS is characterized by congenital malformations, developmenta…
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Running a studio with Annika Saigi Owner of Nin Yoga
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At one point, she owned five studios, four yoga and one aerial studio. Annika currently has two yoga in Sydney, AUS and tells us how she does it all with two kids under 5. Find her @ninyoga_ Subscribe to the Blog by Wrap Your Head Around Silks Roll It Out Registration Order your copy, ebook or audio book of UNDERSTANDING AERIAL SILKS on Amazon Reac…
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Bean is sick and K&K are super tired this week. We’re blaming it on the eclipse! K&K download the week’s grind and what we’re watching. Check out our website: greenergrasspodcast.com Get the Greener Grass Newsletter HERE Part of the Digitent Podcast Network Find us at: IG: @grandrevecreative Twitter: @grass_podcast Email: kerry@grandrevecreative.co…
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Meet Mallory Mahoney of Disney Channel’s Bunk’d
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She just wrapped seven seasons of tv show and literally grew up in the public eye and also on set instead of elementary school. Mallory shares with us what it what like moving back and forth to LA, dealing with social media and what’s next now that she’s moved back home to Texas. Find her @malloryjamesmahoney Check out our website: greenergrasspodc…
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Prenatal Pilates with Athena Sterig Barbeito Owner of I Love My Pilates
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She owns a pilates studio in Southern California, is a mom of two and a dancer. We talk about perinatal Pilates, a day in her busy life and geek out on her pilates equipment. Find her @Ilovemypilates Subscribe to the Blog by Wrap Your Head Around Silks Roll It Out Registration Order your copy, ebook or audio book of UNDERSTANDING AERIAL SILKS on Am…
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K&K debrief on spring break. The preschool petri dish is proving to be a formidable adversary for Kerry & Bean and Kelli hasn’t skipped a beat with work and her hustle. Check out our website: greenergrasspodcast.com Get the Greener Grass Newsletter HERE Part of the Digitent Podcast Network Find us at: IG: @grandrevecreative Twitter: @grass_podcast …
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Balancing Owning a Studio with Family Life with Claudia Torkelson Co-Owner of Aerium
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She’s the mom of four, a pilates trainer and co-owner of Aerium in San Antonio, TX. We discuss how they started a studio in the pandemic, how she balances everything plus homeschooling her seven year old daughter. Find her @the.aerial.ninja Subscribe to the Blog by Wrap Your Head Around Silks Roll It Out Registration Order your copy, ebook or audio…
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Meet Ron Yuan from Netflix’s Brother’s Sun
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The Brother’s Sun on Netflix is a drama/comedy gangster episodic show with a fully Asian ensemble cast. Ron plays Frank Ma, one of many roles he has played on tv and in film. He gives a master class on guiding the room in an audition instead of being at a casting director’s mercy and we discuss how even though Hollywood is shifting to more inclusiv…
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Understanding Endometriosis with Cindy Dabrowska
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She’s a registered dietitian and endo-warrior with a speciality in endometriosis and all the ways it affects women including with fertility issues. Find her @endo.fertility.dietitian Subscribe to the Blog by Wrap Your Head Around Silks Roll It Out Registration Order your copy, ebook or audio book of UNDERSTANDING AERIAL SILKS on Amazon Reach me on …
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Starting a Circus Company with Xochitl Sosa of Cirque Vida
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She’s an Austin-based trapeze specialist who’s created her own circus company, Cirque Vida. She’s a former Cirque du Soleil performer and is currently three months postpartum with her second child and gives us a debrief on her experience. Find her @circus_xochitl_ Subscribe to the Blog by Wrap Your Head Around Silks Roll It Out Registration Order y…
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While waiting for a guest, K&K debrief the week at 11pm easter time. Kelli was a trooper pushing through even with a morning that would start at 5:45am. Check out our website: greenergrasspodcast.com Get the Greener Grass Newsletter HERE Part of the Digitent Podcast Network Find us at: IG: @grandrevecreative Twitter: @grass_podcast Email: kerry@gra…
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Preventative Double Masectomy with Tristabel Akila
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Her mom was diagnosed with breast cancer at 41 so Trista started to get screened via mammograms, ultrasound and MRI as early as 21. After years of screening and taking a hard look at her risk factors, Trista opted for an elective double mastectomy followed by reconstruction. Find her @tristabelakila Subscribe to the Blog by Wrap Your Head Around Si…
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Tools for Healthier Living with Jenna Hua CEO & Founder of Million Marker
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Her own battle with infertility and her frustrations as a research scientist motivated her to found Million Marker which makes mail-in test kits for toxic chemical exposures and provides education about healthier living. As an ardent believer in disease prevention, she wants to provide personalized preventative strategies to everyone. Get resources…
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Getting Pregnant with PCOS and Teaching Straps Prenatal with Crissy Jung
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She’s a straps aerialist in Phoenix, AZ who also suffers from polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS). It took five cycles of ovulation medication and a year and a half to get pregnant. Crissy is currently in her third trimester, continuing to coach her students and also just starting a home renovation. Find her @crissyscurious Silks Level 1 Teacher Tra…
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Kelli’s oldest son is getting married and she has a new podcast with Hugh & Grace that just launched. Kerry gets her students ready for their annual performance. Check out our website: greenergrasspodcast.com Get the Greener Grass Newsletter HERE Part of the Digitent Podcast Network Find us at: IG: @grandrevecreative Twitter: @grass_podcast Email: …
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She was diagnosed with gestational hypertension at 37 weeks. Heather was induced unsuccessfully in the hospital for three days only to get sent home. On the second try, she ended up with an unplanned C-section due to the baby’s heart rate dropping. Heather trained until her 3rd trimester and talks about coming back to her practice. Subscribe to the…
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Functional Fashion with Elizabeth Coratola - Owner of Coco the Shop
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She’s created Coco the Shop which brings beautiful & affordable clothing to women online while acknowledging how motherhood fits in, how bodies change and how perfection doesn’t exist. This boutique is about empowering women and staying inspired with fashion. Find her at Coco the Shop Check out our website: greenergrasspodcast.com Get the Greener G…
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Nicole Harvey is back to talk about Crohn’s disease which she’s suffered from since age 19. She’s been through a roller coaster of flares while also giving birth to her three girls since then. Nicole is now in remission and we discuss how anxiety plays a role, how she navigates vacations and how it affects her training. Silks Level 1 Teacher Traini…
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Kerry Goes on a Family Vacation - Weekly Roundup
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K&K debrief Kerry’s family trip to Hawaii and Kelli explains why she’s in a tiny town in New Hampshire. Check out our website: greenergrasspodcast.com Get the Greener Grass Newsletter HERE Part of the Digitent Podcast Network Find us at: IG: @grandrevecreative Twitter: @grass_podcast Email: kerry@grandrevecreative.com The Expecting Aerialist Podcas…
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Sports Medicine & Advice to Young Dancers with USC Professor Margo Apostolos
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Kerry met her at her most vulnerable moment in a doctor’s office with a shattered ankle and leg and has been a mentor since. Margo is currently President of USC’s Academic Senate, is the co-director and co-founder of the Cedars-Sinai/USC Glorya Kaufman Dance Medicine Center and Professor at USC Kaufman. She earned her PhD from Stanford University a…
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36 Hour Home Birth Ending with a C-section with Kalina Suter
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She’s a trapeze specialist who became pregnant at the height of her aerial strength. Kalina wanted a home birth free of interventions but after 36 hours, she was still at 6 cm. We talk about traumatic birth and recovery from C-section. Find her @kalinasuter Silks Level 1 Teacher Training starts April 1, 2024 Subscribe to the Blog by Wrap Your Head …
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Kelli Goes to Disney World - Weekly Roundup
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Kelli visits the Magic Kingdom sans kiddos for the first time ever and Kerry asks Kelli to help her navigate drama at the studio. Check out our website: greenergrasspodcast.com Get the Greener Grass Newsletter HERE Part of the Digitent Podcast Network Find us at: IG: @grandrevecreative Twitter: @grass_podcast Email: kerry@grandrevecreative.com The …
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What do you do when you get your baby home and they refuse to sleep in the way that all the books and doctors say they should - facing up, swaddled & alone in their bassinet. It’s a good question that doesn’t have a good answer. SIDS, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome is something that all new parents this day and age are very aware of and there’s not a…
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Adolescent Wilderness Therapy with Brooke Gray
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She was sent to a wilderness camp for teens by her parents when her behavior took a turn after their rocky divorce. Instead of getting snatched out of her bed in the middle of the night, her parents sat her down and asked her to go willingly. Brooke agreed then spent the next 13 weeks hiking and living in the wilderness without any essentials inclu…
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Getting Back to Work After Baby #2 with Sylvie Rose of DuoRose
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She and her husband are Duo Rose Trapeze in the Chicago-area. Sylvie’s second baby boy is just three months old and she experienced a fast progressing labor with both pregnancies. She’s already performed eight weeks postpartum and we talk about her ongoing process back to her trapeze. Find her @duorosetrapeze Silks Level 1 Teacher Training starts A…
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First week of Preschool & Dry January - Weekly Roundup
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Bean & Kerry survive the first week of early morning drop offs, Kelli navigates icy roads and mocktails replace cocktails for Dry January. Check out our website: greenergrasspodcast.com Get the Greener Grass Newsletter HERE Part of the Digitent Podcast Network Find us at: IG: @grandrevecreative Twitter: @grass_podcast Email: kerry@grandrevecreative…
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How to produce your own circus show with Sarah Mann of Madmann’s Playground
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She created a pop up circus show last fall in Los Angeles and walks me through, how she did it, the challenges and her next steps. Sarah’s a dancer and aerialist who realized that her heart was really on the other side making and producing the show. Her company is Madmann’s Playground and she’s also involved in operating the Toledo Show, a long run…
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Her life-long love of animals led her to a life of advocacy. Jamie volunteers at a farm sanctuary and educates us on what happens to farm animals after they serve their purpose in the food industry. Watch out for those tugging heart strings. Find her @rootsandwingswellness Mentioned in today's episode: Harmony Farm Sanctuary The Gentle Barn Boochac…
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Online Bullying with Natalie Ngoc Hoang Owner of Skylab Aerial Vietnam
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She trained until 40 weeks in her pregnancy and experienced online bullying about her prenatal aerial posts. Natalie owns Skylab Aerial Studio in Ho Chi Minh City. We chat about the challenges of opening an aerial studio in her part of the world. Find her @nataliengochoang and @sky_lab_aerial Subscribe to the Blog by Wrap Your Head Around Silks Rol…
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24 hour home birth & D-MER with Doula & Aerialist Kylie Mae - Season 4 Begins!
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She’s also a yogi, social media manager and a toddler mama in Jacksonville Beach FL. Kylie had her rainbow baby in a 24 hour home birth and we discuss exactly how it felt and how her training came into play. She struggled with DMER - Dysphoric Milk Ejection Reflex which is characterized by a wave of negative or even devastating emotion just prior t…
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It’s 2024 and we’re back at it with the holiday debriefing. Check out our website: greenergrasspodcast.com Get the Greener Grass Newsletter HERE Part of the Digitent Podcast Network Find us at: IG: @grandrevecreative The Expecting Aerialist Podcast See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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Managing Stress this Holiday Season with Pastor Josh Pennington
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This time of year brings both joy and anxiety, Greener Grass resident spiritual guide, Pastor Josh of More Life Church in K&K’s hometown is back to give us guidence in navigating this holiday season and gives his annual Christmas blessing. Find his book When Heaven Seems Closed Check out our website: greenergrasspodcast.com Get the Greener Grass Ne…
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Hypermobility Plus Pregnancy with Buffy Hayes - Season 3 Finale
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Buffy was happily hypermobile in the air but when she got pregnant, all the shit hit the fan. She suffered from perinatal carpel tunnel, preclampsia and the feeling that her bones were getting peeled apart as her pregnancy progressed. Find her @missb.haze Subscribe to the Blog by Wrap Your Head Around Silks Roll It Out Registration Order your copy,…
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Career Pivoting with Restauranteur Rodrick Pauley
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Rodrick Pauley is back on the pod with his new passion project Adelaide’s Gin Joint, a new hot spot in Old North Columbus, OH. Career pivoting in today’s climate is no small feat. Rodrick shares why and how he opened a restaurant in K&K’s home city. If you’re in the area, check out @adelaidsginjoint this holiday season. Check out our website: green…
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Mom of three finds aerial with Nicole Harvey
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She’s the busy mom of three girls and decided to take her first aerial class six months ago after watching her kiddos in class. Nicole takes us through her everyday life and how aerial helps her physical and mental health. Subscribe to the Blog by Wrap Your Head Around Silks Roll It Out Registration Order your copy, ebook or audio book of UNDERSTAN…
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Encore - Above and Beyond with Educator Melissa Broschak
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She’s a 2nd grade teacher at Legend Elementary School in Newark, OH and she’s simply exceptional. Mrs. Broschak comes on the pod to share where she gets her motivation, how she gets kids excited to learn and why she goes above and beyond every single day. Check out our website: greenergrasspodcast.com Get the Greener Grass Newsletter HERE Part of t…
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She’s is 21 now, a toddler mama and two years into her aerial practice. In utero, Nirvana had gut issues that the doctors weren’t able to diagnose. Following the birth, Melody found herself in a stressful situation until they finally diagnosed malrotated intestines. She talks about being a young mom and her budding aerial practice. Find her @melody…
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He’s created a new dating app “Red Flags” that is now in its beta-testing phase and set to be on all App stores in January of 2024. Noah gives us the three reasons why his app is different than the rest of the field and we share a couple crazy dating stories. Try out Red Flags and @Noahdach Check out our website: greenergrasspodcast.com Get the Gre…
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Because we can’t get enough of Dr. Janae Davis, the Queen of Gynecology and the resident doctor of Greener Grass and The Expecting Aerialist podcasts. This episode is all about how we can have better sex. Dr. Janae educates us on everything from what is healthy vs. dysfunctional sex, what changes happen in women going thru perimenopause and menopau…
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While K&K both try to get their families past some sniffles and such, Thanksgiving is quickly approaching. Here’s a holiday briefing of the food and family that is about to happen. Check out our website: greenergrasspodcast.com Get the Greener Grass Newsletter HERE Part of the Digitent Podcast Network Find us at: IG: @grandrevecreative Twitter: @gr…
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Dating in 2023 & Career Pivoting for Creatives with Noah Dach
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He’s a choreographer & aerialist and has created a new dating app “Red Flags” that is now in its beta-testing phase. We discuss his motivation for this new venture, about his career in dance, circus and education and all the directions that he’s gone in professionally. Find him @noahdach and @redflags_official Get Red Flags app in Beta-testing HERE…
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Because we can’t get enough of Dr. Janae Davis, the Queen of Gynecology and the resident doctor of Greener Grass and The Expecting Aerialist podcasts. This episode is all about how we can have better sex. Dr. Janae educates us on everything from what is healthy vs. dysfunctional sex, what changes happen in women going thru perimenopause and menopau…
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K&K do their traditional post-halloween briefing, they wonder how it got cold so damned fast and catch up on the last two weeks. Check out our website: greenergrasspodcast.com Get the Greener Grass Newsletter HERE Part of the Digitent Podcast Network Find us at: IG: @grandrevecreative Twitter: @grass_podcast Email: kerry@grandrevecreative.com The E…
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Perinatal Carpel Tunnel, Hypertension & An Emergency C-Section with Hallie Jane Culpepper
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She gained 50 lbs in pregnancy which caused carpel tunnel in her pregnancy. Hallie Jane paused her aerial practice because of swelling & intense pain in her hands, wrists and arms. We talk about her feeding her now picky 9yr old and how a postpartum anterior pelvic tilt can contribute to what is commonly called mama pooch. Hallie Jane now owns Aeri…
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Navigate Pregnancy, Postpartum & A Movement Practice with Rheumatoid Arthritis with Dr. Steffany Moonaz
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Dr. Steffany Moonaz is a yoga therapist and researcher. She completed undergraduate work in biology and dance at Oberlin College, earned a MFA from University of Maryland and spent eight years at Johns Hopkins University, helping to develop and evaluate a yoga program for individuals with the chronic diseases of rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthri…
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