Welcome to The Postpartum Revolution! This podcast was born because, as a pelvic health physical therapist, I’ve heard and seen the ways our system has failed postpartum people in America. Newly postpartum people have repeated the same questions to me, with fear in their eyes and fatigue written all over their bodies, and I’ve grown tired of soothing them with the reassurance that it’s “all a part of the process, it’s normal to feel like this”. I began to wonder - what the hell kind of “norm ...
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Resentment In Mothers Can Pass Through Generations, Heal It Now & Change The Future with Amelia Moro Mars, LMFT
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Have you ever worried that you’re following in the footsteps of your own mother and drifting towards the same unpleasant habits? In today’s episode we dive deep into understanding patterns from our own parents and how they affect our own lives and the lives of our children. In this episode I talk with Amelia Mora Mars, mom of 10 and founder of Mom …
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Keep Diet Culture Out Of Postpartum with Jaren Soloff, RD, IBCLC
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*Gains weight during pregnancy* People: Oh cute, you're eating for two! *Gains weight postpartum* People: Ew, you need to start losing the baby fat ASAP. Why do people think that our bodies are ready to start bouncing back to an intense exercise routine and restricted diet IMMEDIATELY after giving birth? Postpartum is the time that you need to rest…
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Closing The Postpartum Care Gap - How To Educate And Advocate For Yourself In A Sea Of Misinformation with Tanya Tringali, MS, CNM
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Welcome to episode 38, where I am STILL baffled about the knowledge gap, the misinformation, lack of information, contradictions, the high morbidity and mortality rates for pregnant and postpartum people, and all other failures in our healthcare system. We have to do better. Today, I talk with Tanya Tringali, another badass individual trying her be…
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Trauma In Birth & Pregnancy: How, Why and What We Can Do with Emily Lapolice, LICSW, RYT, TCTSY-F
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Trauma exists on a spectrum, so why do we only take the big “T” trauma seriously? What about the little “t” trauma that happens to SO many mothers during pregnancy and childbirth? If providers can’t recognize trauma, then how can it be treated? Many of these questions and more were answered in today’s episode with Emily Lapolice, a clinical social …
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Real Talk: It's A Revolution and We Won't Be Softspoken with Melissa Cioffi, DPT
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Warning friends, this episode is explicit. So hold on to your hats because today is all about truth bombs and real talk. Joining us we have, Melissa Cioffi, a pelvic health PT, whose story begins fresh out of school where she jumped into corporate healthcare and was ready to change some lives… only, that’s not what really happened. Four years later…
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The Revolution Is Here: Join Mom Congress And Be Part Of The Change with Joy Burkhard
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Are you ready to make some changes and take action with this revolution? Now is the time! And my friend, Joy Burkhard, is helping lead the way. “Joy is the founder and executive director of 2020 Mom a non-profit social change organization aggressively working to close gaps in maternal mental health through education, awareness, and advocacy.” We di…
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Motherhood: The Ultimate Journey of Self-Discovery, Part 2 - Claiming Your Space with Rose Schieck
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Part two of Rose Schieck’s episode is here! Last week, Rose shared her experience of motherhood and how she struggled to find herself in the chaos... if you haven't listened to it yet, make sure it's on your list! Rose starts this episode by reading a powerful message from Barbara Brennan’s book, Light Emerging. In part two, we dive a bit deeper in…
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Motherhood: The Ultimate Journey of Self-Discovery, Part 1 - Finding Your Own Path with Rose Schieck
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Rose Schieck did all the right things to prepare for her pregnancy, but what she didn’t prepare for was motherhood and postpartum. Sleep deprivation, anxiety, and depression came full force once she jumped back into work 2 months after becoming a new mom. After a year of self-doubt, guilt, and way too little sleep, Rose decided she needed to do som…
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Rest or Recovery? Choosing the Right Postpartum Exercise Routine with Lindsay McCoy of One Strong Mama
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The first 3 months after childbirth are a tricky time (understatement of the year, I know). You want to feel fit and strong again, but are also immensely tired. Your body is sore, squishy, stinky, sweaty... you feel anything but sexy. You hear conflicting advice - should I rest? Exercise more? What's the best, fastest, safest way to feel at home in…
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Kegels Aren't The Holy Grail: Stop Following Trends and Listen to Your Body with Lindsey Vestal, Pelvic Health OT
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Welcome to week two of January and I am very excited to bring in Lindsey Vestal, who is just as passionate and excited to chat about pelvic health as I am. Lindsey is a Pelvic Health Occupational Therapist and also the founder of The Functional Pelvis, the first in-home pelvic health practice in New York City. Lindsey has a holistic approach for he…
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Ready To Change Your Life? How Little Shifts Can Spark Big Changes For Your Pelivc Health with Lauren Ohayon of Restore Your Core
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Friends, it’s January which means there’s still time to change your mindset for 2021. Who am I kidding, anytime is a great time to make positive changes but why not start now? Today’s episode dives deep into the mindset of starting small sparks with just one little action to transition into the journey of healing your pelvic health. Healing the phy…
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We'll be right back, after these important messages (see you in 2021!)...
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It's December, which means we're heading into the season of colder temps and less daylight, and it's a time I feel called to hibernate and store up some energy for these long winter months. I've already put up lights, candles, and a tree to create a cozy den for myself! It's something I've done for years, as an antidote to the bustling Holiday Seas…
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Weights, Wands, Lube and More: Things You Might Find In A Pelvic PT’s Toolbox with Blair Evanosky, PT & Annie Hopkins, PT
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Have you ever wondered what a Pelvic PT uses for treatment? Like, does everyone need a set of vaginal weights, or an insertable wand to release tight muscles? And electric stimulation for the pelvic floor... what the what?! In today’s episode, Blair and I talk about some common tools that you might find in a pelvic PT's toolbox, and who they might …
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Preventing Injuries As A New Parent: Advice From The Founder Of The Powerful Parent Club with Jason Levine, DPT
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Alright, my Revolutionaries, grab your partner and give this episode a listen together. After you birth a child, you realize that your body needs to heal and get stronger to keep up with your kiddo, but what we don’t mention is that the non-birthing parent needs to get strong too! The typical “prepare for baby” talk involves car seats and changing …
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Building Dynamic Self Care Into Your Life: How to Recognize Your Needs and Heal From Within with Christa Gowen
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“After trying all the things, and being in talk therapy for years, I realized that I don’t have anything else to talk about… and I still had anxiety and panic attacks. I wondered, if the problem isn’t in my head, then where is it? And then it hit me - the issue was in my body.” Overwhelm, lack of control, constant stress, and anxiety - sounds a lot…
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Stress and Your Pelvic Floor with Annie Hopkins, Pelvic Floor PT
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Today felt like a good day to talk about stress and the pelvic floor... so I had a good chat with myself about it. In this episode I talk about... The difference between a stressor and stress How our bodies change in response to stress How the pelvic floor responds to stress And how you can create and implement nourishing daily practices that eithe…
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No More Trauma: An Anesthesiologist's Perspective on Creating a Positive Birth Experience with Dr. Tracey Vogel
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It's time the standards change for all birthing experiences. There's a whole lot of trauma in a person’s life that never gets the attention it deserves and is too easily brushed under the rug. How did we let this become the new norm? When it comes to birth, let's ask ourselves; is basic survival enough? NO! The patient's needs are not being heard. …
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Food First, Supplements Second: How to Holistically Nourish Yourself During Pregnancy + Postpartum with Shelby Guptill, RD
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First trimester: nausea Second trimester: eat all the things! (but don’t gain “too much” weight) Third trimester: heartburn, still eating all the things and watching the scale Fourth trimester: time to go on a diet to lose the baby weight! This old familiar pattern is so engrained in our lives.. it’s in movies, diet culture, blogs, memes... so this…
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Healing Your Hormones with Erin Holt, Functional Medicine Nutritionist
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Female hormones are finally getting their time in the sun - and everyone wants to talk about "how to balance our hormones"... but is anyone asking WHY our hormones are out of balance? During early postpartum, a period of hormonal imbalance is just a part of the deal - childbirth changes our bodies and our hormones are no exception. Our systems are …
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Both/And: Navigating Your Postpartum Mental Health Journey with Mary Sanker, LCMHC
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Postpartum has it all - depression, anxiety, rage, joy, fear, love, frustration, happiness, grief... yep it's the full spectrum of emotions, sometimes all in one day. We hear about it sometimes, whispers of mental health struggles, but like the rest of the mental health world, it's not talked about openly. So how the heck do we deal with that? How …
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Six Things I Want You To Know About Your Pelvic Floor... with Annie Hopkins, Pelvic Health Physical Therapist
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As a pelvic PT, I get asked the same questions a lot, so I thought I'd record an episode talking about the most common things postpartum people ask me. So, here's what I want you to know about your pelvic floor: - It needs time and rest to heal during the first 6 weeks postpartum - A happy pelvic floor lives in a calm and rested body, so why are we…
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The Sex Talk: How Teaching Your Kids to Respect and Understand Their Bodies Can Change the Future with Caiti Courtier
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Wait, I thought this wasn't a parenting podcast?? (It's not.) Think back to the sex education you received as a kid... chances are, it wasn't all that informative or empowering. And we all muddled through our lives, probably ashamed of our bodies in some way, scared of sex (but also intrigued), figuring out our boundaries as we went. Hopefully we m…
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Presence Over Performance - Letting Go of the B.S. and Finding Yourself Again with Chelsea Skaggs, Certified Professional Life Coach
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"We're staking our claim on a better way" Today I talked with Chelsea Skaggs, creator of Postpartum Together, about her journey into motherhood, in all it's realness: the battles she fought against her body, the bumps in the road to redefine her marriage, and the struggle to shed the "Pinterest perfect" expectations to become the parent she wants t…
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The Working Mom: How Paid Leave and Compassionate Policy Can Help Mothers Thrive with Rebecca Perkins Kwoka
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“I want to show other women that it’s ok to pursue the passions you had before becoming a mother.” ⠀ I had a chat with Rebecca Perkins Kwoka and it got me all fired up about... - federal paid leave policy, and how vital it is for families to thrive - representation in government... we need more womxn making policies, because the current policies in…
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Coming Home to Yourself, part 2: The Recovering Good Girl with Shaelyn Cataldo
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"Can I bear to be with myself, can I bear to sit with myself... and not "fix" me?" Here's part 2 of my amazing conversation with Shaelyn Cataldo, where we dive deeper into the Recovering Good Girl and how Shaelyn learned to break the cycle of cultural conditioning that keeps women quiet and small: perfectionism, pleasing, and pretending. We talk ab…
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Coming Home to Yourself, Part 1: Mothering the Mother with Shaelyn Cataldo
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"I had the plans, the nursery done, childcare plans… but what I didn’t know was that when I gave birth to my daughter, I also gave birth to my unmothered self... my baby needed me, and I had a part inside of me that needed me, to be nourished, to be tended… and the world doesn’t teach mothers to take care of themselves postpartum" This is part one …
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The Journey of a Medical Mom: NICU, Exclusive Pumping and Trusting Your Instincts with Katie Stout, PT
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Today I talk with my friend Katie, and her unique birth experience being a "medical mom" x 2 (both sons went to the NICU, and both are now thriving!), coupled with her unique infant feeding journey as an exclusive pumper. Though her journey is unique in many ways, she shares many commonalities with the American birth experience, including: not know…
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Postpartum Body Image, Diet Culture, and How Reclaiming Your Voice Changes Everything with Dana Barron
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Warning: If you love the patriarchy, and celebrate dieting and body shaming, this is NOT the episode for you. “It would be one thing if spending our time and money to be thin and beautiful actually worked... but if you’ve ever been on a diet and reached your goal weight and you *still* hated yourself when you looked in the mirror you understand: it…
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Vaginal Steaming: What is it and how does it help postpartum healing? - with Adrienne Irizarry, Certified Peristeam Hydrotherapist
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What is vaginal steaming - aka pelvic steaming - aka yoni steaming? Well, if you have a pelvic floor, steaming is for you! This ancient practice is gaining popularity in the US, and is something that can support women throughout the lifespan - first menstruation, fertility, labor prep, postpartum recovery, menopause and post-menopause. I talk with …
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An Integrative Medical Approach to Postpartum Pelvic Dysfunction with Dr. Allyson Shrikhande
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Today I talk with Dr. Allyson Shrikhande about how to holistically to heal your pelvic floor during postpartum using a multidisciplinary approach. We talk about some of the "common but not normal" symptoms that postpartum people experience, including bladder urgency, frequency, and incontinence, painful intercourse, painful bowel movements, constip…
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Finding Balance: How Acupuncture Supports Pregnancy + Postpartum with Andrew Clark, DAOM, L.Ac, LMT, Dipl.OM
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Have you ever wondered about acupuncture... in general, or during pregnancy and postpartum? I invited Andrew Clark on the show to talk about how this ancient science can help support and balance your body as it transitions through pregnancy and the postpartum period. He talks about how our body's changes are similar to the seasons, how we can find …
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"Challenging Norms, Untangling Truths, and Restoring Our Worth to the World" with author Beth Berry
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I got to chat with author Beth Berry about her new, bestselling book, Motherwhelmed, and it was an affirming and empowering conversation to say the least! If you are a mother, this pod’s for you! We talk about... - the standards in place on what being a “good mother” means, and how they have been written for us without our knowing. - how mothers *n…
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How the American healthcare system failed one of its own... with Steven Aussenberg, MD
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**Trigger Warning: pregnancy loss** When my friend Steven heard about this podcast, he reached out to share his story about the pregnancy journey he and his wife Robyn went through. Sadly, the difficulties that he and his wife faced are not uncommon. As I listened to his story, the I kept thinking that if this is the experience of a White, male phy…
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Postpartum Doula Care with Darcy Sauers, CLC, PCD(DONA)
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"We are the women of the village, helping the women of the village" Darcy and I talk about the early postpartum period, aka the fourth trimester, and how a postpartum doula can help with this life transition. New parents everywhere feel the strain as they welcome a new baby without an adequate support system, but it doesn't have to be that way! We …
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Optimizing GI Health Postpartum with Susan Clinton, PT, DScPT, OCS, WCS, COMT, FAAOMPT
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Susan is a revolutionary thought leader in the pelvic PT and health coaching world, and in this episode she explains: - How your bowels can contribute to bladder leaking - The hormone-gut connection: serotonin, estrogen, cortisol are all affected by the health of our GI system. - How to eat to maximize your energy, support your recovery, and minimi…
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All About Prolapse, Sex, DR, Running and Self-Worth with Dr. Blair Evanosky, DPT
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Today I talk with Blair about a range of postpartum topics, including prolapse, how C-sections don't necessarily mean a healthy pelvic floor, how to balance mental health during physical recovery, "safe" postpartum exercises and how fear keeps us weak. We talk about sex after prolapse, how many times it takes to get the right pessary fit, queefing …
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Postpartum Mental Health, Empowerment, and Rewriting your Narrative with Jackie Schoemaker Holmes, PhD
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Today I talk with Jackie about her experience with postpartum anxiety and depression: how it blindsided her after a blissful pregnancy, how she survived it, and how she had to learn to rewrite her own narrative to find her way as a mother. We talk about how motherhood is not a one-size-fits-all experience, and how she realized that she had to disma…
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Hormones, Exercise, and Listening to Your Body with Stephanie Cleary, DPT
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Stephanie is a pelvic health PT who specializes in prenatal and postpartum care. Today she shares her journey through fertility challenges, how she healed her hormones, and revolutionized her exercise routine to enhance her health. We also talk about how she went into birth and postpartum uninformed (yes, healthcare professionals are uninformed abo…
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How an Empowered Birth Supports Your Postpartum Recovery with Taylor Davis, CD
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Today I'm talking with Taylor Davis, a mother, doula, childbirth educator, birth activist, and doula trainer. We take a look at how an empowered birth can set the stage for a nourishing postpartum, and Taylor shares her advice on how to create an empowered birth environment, because creating an empowered birth is an act of revolution. Connect with …
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Hi! I'm Annie, and I just wanted to introduce myself, and share some of my story about how I got here, sitting behind a microphone, talking about revolutionizing postpartum care. Learn more about me: https://www.fullbloomwellness603.com The Postpartum Revolution on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/657837214948980 Instagram: https://www.ins…
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