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Teresa Waser – Equestrian Sport and CrossFit

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Today I speak with Teresa Waser, a passionate educator driven to help healthcare and fitness professionals reignite their curiosity, challenge what they believe, and strive towards a truly biopsychosocial approach. She developed TIIPPSS-FC, a framework for creating change in how we help those with pain, pelvic health issues, and/or performance concerns. Teresa is a pelvic health and orthopedic physiotherapist, based out of RX Physiotherapy in Leduc, Canada, and has previously coached running, as well as CrossFit for kids through to older adults. She blends her experiences as physio, coach, and educator to help empower clinicians and clients alike to redefine their possible.  Teresa is also a mom of 3, including a set of twins.  She loves traveling, equestrian sport, and lifting heavyish barbells repeatedly.

We  talk about:

-getting into CrossFit

-being active with diastases recti

-embracing uncertainty 

-sharing the journey 

-challenging what’s possible

-avoiding the “should” and “shouldn’t”

-growing up riding horses

-postpartum considerations for riders

Time Stamps

1:00 introduction

2:05 early days of CrossFit

7:30 the affects of diastases recti

12:50 the desire to learn

17:55 being open about your experience

22:50 postpartum and CrossFit

29:30 honoring where each person is on their journey

32:04 riding horses and postpartum correlations

42:48 rapid fire questions

CONNECT WITH CARRIE

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CONNECT WITH TERESA

IG: https://www.instagram.com/rxphysio/

Website: https://rxphysiotherapy.com/

Teresa teaches both live online and face-to-face course options.

Courses include TIIPPSS-FC: Reframing our Approach to Pain, Pelvic Health and Performance (both live online and face-to-face Masterclass versions), and Beyond the Pelvis: Exercise for the Whole Body and Everyday Person (live online), and others

You can find her most up-to-date course listing here: https://rxphysiotherapy.com/courses/

For Teresa’s online self-paced seminar on “Pelvic Health in Equestrians” that was mentioned in the podcast, you can find that here: https://mypteducation.com/courses/pelvic-health-and-the-equestrian/

The Active Mom Postpartum Podcast is A Real Moms’ Guide to Postpartum for active moms & the postpartum professionals who help them in their journey.

This show has been a long time in the making!

You can expect conversation with moms and postpartum professionals from all aspects of the industry.

If you’re like me, you don’t have a lot of free time (heck, you’re probably listening at 1.5x speed), so theses interviews will be quick hits to get your the pertinent information FAST!

If you love what you hear, share the podcast with a friend and leave us a 5 start rating and review. It helps us become more visible in the search algorithm! (Helps us get seen by more moms that need to hear these stories!!!!)

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Suzanne Yatim Aslam- Navigating Postpartum Depression

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Today I speak with Suzanne Yatim Aslam, a former actor and Miss Arab USA turned writer. Her personal experience with postpartum depression and anxiety left her feeling alone and confused. In her book Post Pardon Me, she addresses the dark thoughts that so many mothers have but are too scared to say out loud. She’s thrilled to get this book into the hands of mothers who may be struggling with postpartum depression and anxiety.

This conversation with Suzanne is so real, but also hilarious. You don’t want to miss this episode!

We  talk about:

-deciding to have kids or not

-struggling with finding maternal instinct

-going through the motions

-dealing with mom guilt 

-physical symptoms of depression

-ancestral muscle memory

-ways to cope

-going to therapy

Time Stamps

1:00 introduction

3:15 pregnancy expectations

5:05 life before kids

6:30 signs of depression

11:29 struggling with the bad days

16:05 warning signs of a bad day

18:03 cultural expectations

24:45 writing her book

28:30 being an advocate for yourself

31:40 finding help, trying therapy

38:30 learning about yourself through parenting

43:41 deciding to write her book

47:25 rapid fire questions

CONNECT WITH CARRIE

IG: https://www.instagram.com/carriepagliano/

Website: https://carriepagliano.com

CONNECT WITH SUZANNE

IG: https://www.instagram.com/suzyatimaslam/

Website: https://www.suzanneyatimaslam.com/

The Active Mom Postpartum Podcast is A Real Moms’ Guide to Postpartum for active moms & the postpartum professionals who help them in their journey.

This show has been a long time in the making!

You can expect conversation with moms and postpartum professionals from all aspects of the industry.

If you’re like me, you don’t have a lot of free time (heck, you’re probably listening at 1.5x speed), so theses interviews will be quick hits to get your the pertinent information FAST!

If you love what you hear, share the podcast with a friend and leave us a 5 start rating and review. It helps us become more visible in the search algorithm! (Helps us get seen by more moms that need to hear these stories!!!!)

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GINGER GARNER- Singing & Postpartum

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Today I speak with Dr. Ginger Garner, PT, DPT, ATC/L. She is a clinician, author, educator, and longtime advocate committed to improving access to physical therapy services. She is the CEO of Living Well Institute, which has trail blazed interdisciplinary training in Therapeutic Yoga and Functional and Lifestyle Medicine since 2000. She also owns Garner Pelvic Health, a private practice located in Greensboro, NC. Dr. Garner specializes in chronic pelvic pain including endometriosis, interstitial cystitis, prolapse, incontinence, peri- and menopause, and also serves the performing arts and public speaking community with “voice to pelvic floor” therapy, as well as post hip arthroscopy rehab. 

Ginger tells us about her experience as a singer and how her pregnancies and postpartum periods affected her abilities. You don’t what to miss what she has to say!

We  talk about:

-finding pelvic floor physical therapy

-the voice and the pelvic floor

-how singing changes with pregnancy and postpartum

-recovering from a birth injury

-connection to sounds and pelvic floor symptoms

-post hip surgery horseback riding

-coming back better after childbirth

-evidence based practice

Time Stamps

1:00 introduction

2:50 first pregnancy expectations

6:30 getting into care with a pelvic floor PT

11:29 connection to singing and pelvic floor

16:50 common patterns with singing

19:40 working towards function patters

25:55 birth injuries and riding horses

33:34 early pelvic floor physical therapy

39:40 walking moms through the process

48:01 learning from those who went before us

57:00 rapid fire questions

CONNECT WITH CARRIE

IG: https://www.instagram.com/carriepagliano/

Website: https://carriepagliano.com

CONNECT WITH GINGER

IG: https://www.instagram.com/drgingergarner/

Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/living-well-podcast-with-dr-ginger-garner/id1678127480

Get this intimate meet the author experience bundle where you’ll receive a signed hardcover copy of Kristal’s book (plus the e-book as a bonus!) and chat with Kristal about anything you desire, especially about postpartum and motherhood.

The Active Mom Postpartum Podcast is A Real Moms’ Guide to Postpartum for active moms & the postpartum professionals who help them in their journey.

This show has been a long time in the making!

You can expect conversation with moms and postpartum professionals from all aspects of the industry.

If you’re like me, you don’t have a lot of free time (heck, you’re probably listening at 1.5x speed), so theses interviews will be quick hits to get your the pertinent information FAST!

If you love what you hear, share the podcast with a friend and leave us a 5 start rating and review. It helps us become more visible in the search algorithm! (Helps us get seen by more moms that need to hear these stories!!!!)

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KRISTAL LAU- Postpartum Rest

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Today I speak with Dr. Kristal Lau, a Physician-turned-Postpartum Wellness Consultant and the author of ‘Postpartum 30’. She brings over 10 years of collective experience in clinical medicine, scientific research, and public health along with her personal experiences of navigating postpartum and motherhood as a mom of 2, an Asian expat in the West, and a U.S. military spouse. Dr. Lau delivers insights and actionable strategies for postpartum wellness, including balancing traditions and cultural practices with modern postpartum care.

Kristal shares her experience with her first confinement practice, and how it lead her to finding ways to respectfully modernize this postpartum practice that is sacred to her culture while incorporating her medical background.

We  talk about:

-confinement in Asian cultures

-massage as part of postpartum care

-herbs in pregnancy and postpartum

-Traditional Chinese Medicine 

-exclusions of birth partner 

-confinement centers in Asia

-roll of family in postpartum

-struggles with postpartum depression

-life of a military family

Time Stamps

1:00 introduction

2:20 postpartum period in Malaysia

8:03 trusting pregnant moms

12:38 living in Alabama 

17:50 Traditional Chinese Medicine and postpartum recommendations

21:00 what happens after second child

26:45 transitioning out of confinement period

30:19 parental leave & supporting moms

39:40 military moms and families

44:50 rapid fire questions

CONNECT WITH CARRIE

IG: https://www.instagram.com/carriepagliano/

Website: https://carriepagliano.com

CONNECT WITH KRISTAL

IG: https://www.instagram.com/mamaswingwoman

Website: https://mamaswingwoman.com/

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Get this intimate meet the author experience bundle where you’ll receive a signed hardcover copy of Kristal’s book (plus the e-book as a bonus!) and chat with Kristal about anything you desire, especially about postpartum and motherhood.

The Active Mom Postpartum Podcast is A Real Moms’ Guide to Postpartum for active moms & the postpartum professionals who help them in their journey.

This show has been a long time in the making!

You can expect conversation with moms and postpartum professionals from all aspects of the industry.

If you’re like me, you don’t have a lot of free time (heck, you’re probably listening at 1.5x speed), so theses interviews will be quick hits to get your the pertinent information FAST!

If you love what you hear, share the podcast with a friend and leave us a 5 start rating and review. It helps us become more visible in the search algorithm! (Helps us get seen by more moms that need to hear these stories!!!!)

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PAULINA IOANNIDOU MMA, Postpartum Research & Accessing Quality Care

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Today I speak with Paulina Ioannidou, a former MMA athlete, PhD student in Cologne, Germany, owner of a physio facility, and mom. She educates on female athletes, as well as cultural differences of pregnant and postpartum athletes. She last competed in 2019 and then got pregnant with her son, who is now 3. Her own search for information about activity during pregnancy lead her to research how different cultures handle athletic pregnancies.  

Paulina shares about pregnancy and postpartum in Germany and what it’s like to get physiotherapy. 

We  talk about:

-being a professional MMA athlete

-lack of information about exercise and pregnancy

-postpartum information in Germany

-improving education 

-diastasis recti

-setting realistic expectations

-returning to activity

Time Stamps

1:00 introduction

6:01 searching for information on active pregnancies

10:19 social media backlash

15:58 pregnancy care in Germany

22:15 getting women care earlier

26:45 how patients find Paulina

29:05 expectations versus reality

34:15 biggest challenges for postpartum moms

40:01 returning to activity postpartum

46:10 talking about possible scenarios

48:00 rapid fire questions

CONNECT WITH CARRIE

IG: https://www.instagram.com/carriepagliano/

Website: https://carriepagliano.com

CONNECT WITH PAULINA

IG: https://www.instagram.com/paulina.balboa/

Website: https://www.pi-physio.de/

The Active Mom Postpartum Podcast is A Real Moms’ Guide to Postpartum for active moms & the postpartum professionals who help them in their journey.

This show has been a long time in the making!

You can expect conversation with moms and postpartum professionals from all aspects of the industry.

If you’re like me, you don’t have a lot of free time (heck, you’re probably listening at 1.5x speed), so theses interviews will be quick hits to get your the pertinent information FAST!

If you love what you hear, share the podcast with a friend and leave us a 5 start rating and review. It helps us become more visible in the search algorithm! (Helps us get seen by more moms that need to hear these stories!!!!)

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ANNIE CREE- Staying Active as Mom in the Mohawk Tribe

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Today I speak with Annie Cree, a mother of director of outdoor programming for Iakwa’shatste Youth Fitness, and a member of the Mohawk Nation. Her goal is to to help encourage and motivate families with little ones to try new things. She created an activity book for Indigenous Sports and Wellness Ontario, in addition to providing an in-school running program to prepare students for the Ottowa Kids Marathon. Annie is a member of the Akwesasne Suicide Prevention Committee, and offers her services and support to their programs. 

We chat about the differences between having kids in your 20’s versus your 30’s, and how finding activity, like hiking can be helpful for self-care and mental health in the postpartum period. 

We  talk about:

-growing up in the Mohawk Nation

-breaking cultural norms

-self-care through activity

-struggles with breastfeeding

-growing a hiking group

-carrier options for hiking

Time Stamps

1:00 introduction

3:55 generational pregnancy advice

6:45 differences with later pregnancies

9:10 finding hiking

11:53 reaching out after postpartum struggles

16:25 finding happiness in hiking

20:53 helping new hikers

26:25 rapid fire questions

CONNECT WITH CARRIE

IG: https://www.instagram.com/carriepagliano/

Website: https://carriepagliano.com

CONNECT WITH ANNIE

IG: https://www.instagram.com/anniecree/

Email: acree@iakwashatste.com

The Active Mom Postpartum Podcast is A Real Moms’ Guide to Postpartum for active moms & the postpartum professionals who help them in their journey.

This show has been a long time in the making!

You can expect conversation with moms and postpartum professionals from all aspects of the industry.

If you’re like me, you don’t have a lot of free time (heck, you’re probably listening at 1.5x speed), so theses interviews will be quick hits to get your the pertinent information FAST!

If you love what you hear, share the podcast with a friend and leave us a 5 start rating and review. It helps us become more visible in the search algorithm! (Helps us get seen by more moms that need to hear these stories!!!!)

Listen on Buzzsprout:

NICOLE COZEAN- Fertility & New Mom Life

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Today I speak with Dr. Nicole Cozean, founder PelvicSanity in Southern California, with the belief in putting patients first. She also hosts the Pelvic PT Rising podcast and co-founder of PelviCon. She is also the mom of a six month old! Nicole now spends much of her time training and mentoring her dedicated staff, enabling far more people to receive expert care at PelvicSanity. Our conversation delves into her experience as a long time pelvic floor PT and a new mom!  

Nicole shares her journey to motherhood under the lens of being a pelvic health specialist, as well as fertility struggles. 

We  talk about:

-finding the “why” behind symptoms

-functional & dynamic pelvic floor assessments

-seeing the full picture/full body

-fertility struggles

-mom guilt & and working

-meeting people where they are

-different priorities for different seasons

Time Stamps

1:00 introduction

1:37 journey to motherhood

7:30 dealing with pregnancy lost

10:40 doing versus resting

13:50 postpartum expectations 

19:55 advocating for yourself postpartum

25:49 physical changes postpartum

28:50 taking your time postpartum

36:00 comparison traps 

42:40 challenges of different seasons

50:40 rapid fire questions 

CONNECT WITH CARRIE

IG: https://www.instagram.com/carriepagliano/

Website: https://carriepagliano.com

CONNECT WITH NICOLE

IG: https://www.instagram.com/pelvicsanity/

IG: https://www.instagram.com/nicolecozeandpt/

Website: www.pelvicsanity.com

Website: www.pelvicptrising.com

The Active Mom Postpartum Podcast is A Real Moms’ Guide to Postpartum for active moms & the postpartum professionals who help them in their journey.

This show has been a long time in the making!

You can expect conversation with moms and postpartum professionals from all aspects of the industry.

If you’re like me, you don’t have a lot of free time (heck, you’re probably listening at 1.5x speed), so theses interviews will be quick hits to get your the pertinent information FAST!

If you love what you hear, share the podcast with a friend and leave us a 5 start rating and review. It helps us become more visible in the search algorithm! (Helps us get seen by more moms that need to hear these stories!!!!)

Listen on Buzzsprout:

SWIM MOMS- Making Time to Workout

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Today I speak with my fellow Swim Moms, Laura and JoAnne. And while you may think this episode is just an excuse to talk with my friends outside of swim practice, Laura and JoAnne share so much valuable intel on how to make time for your own workouts when your shuttling kids to their sports practices and meets. Laura, a mom of 2, is a recovering triathlete and a Commander in the Coast Guard. JoAnne, a mom of 3, has always used sports as a way to stay fit, but fell off the wagon after her daughter was born. When her oldest daughter was 8, she found her way back to fitness. 

These ladies share practical tips on how they balance all of the things that come along with being a mom, while still making time for themselves. 

We  talk about:

-being active as kids

-becoming a morning person

-different struggles with different age kids

-setting the example for your kids

-different seasons of the year

-done is better than perfect

-making family memories

Time Stamps

1:00 introduction

5:59 we we stay fit

9:45 changing fitness after each kid

14:10 shifting to get up early

19:05 shifts with older kids

24:50 adapting to different seasons

30:10 advice to your former self

34:45 looking ahead to the next stage

44:00 rapid fire questions 

CONNECT WITH CARRIE

IG: https://www.instagram.com/carriepagliano/

Website: https://carriepagliano.com

The Active Mom Postpartum Podcast is A Real Moms’ Guide to Postpartum for active moms & the postpartum professionals who help them in their journey.

This show has been a long time in the making!

You can expect conversation with moms and postpartum professionals from all aspects of the industry.

If you’re like me, you don’t have a lot of free time (heck, you’re probably listening at 1.5x speed), so theses interviews will be quick hits to get your the pertinent information FAST!

If you love what you hear, share the podcast with a friend and leave us a 5 start rating and review. It helps us become more visible in the search algorithm! (Helps us get seen by more moms that need to hear these stories!!!!)

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DR. AMANDA OLSON Dilators, Wands, & Running with Intimate Rose

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Today I speak with Dr. Amanda Olson, DPT, PRPC, a pelvic health specialist, certified Stott Pilates instructor, and RRCA certified running coach. She is the president and chief clinical officer of Intimate Rose where she develops pelvic health products and education. Amanda is passionate about empowering women and men with pelvic health issues including pelvic pain, incontinence, pregnancy, and post-partum issues. Dr. Olson teaches internationally on various pelvic health topics including pelvic floor dysfunction in runners. She has written newspaper and magazine articles on pelvic floor dysfunction, and running and also authored the book Restoring the Pelvic Floor For Women.

Her mission is to empower people in the management of their pelvic health. Her motto is that bodies heal and that humor helps.

We  talk about:

-getting into making devices

-all pregnancies are different

-judgement in pregnancy

-the changing body

-continuing the research

-overactivity causing symptoms

-doing what brings you joy

-Intimate Rose

Time Stamps

1:00 introduction

2:57 the evolution of pelvic devices 

6:30 experience in pregnancy & postpartum

10:40 second guessing yourself

11:56 returning to running

15:39 issues with second pregnancy

19:40 authoring a paper

23:45 gaps in the research

28:45 going past keels

31:53 rapid fire questions

CONNECT WITH CARRIE

IG: https://www.instagram.com/carriepagliano/

Website: https://carriepagliano.com

CONNECT WITH AMANDA

IG: https://www.instagram.com/aolsondpt/

IG: https://www.instagram.com/intimaterose/

Website: www.Intimaterose.com

The Active Mom Postpartum Podcast is A Real Moms’ Guide to Postpartum for active moms & the postpartum professionals who help them in their journey.

This show has been a long time in the making!

You can expect conversation with moms and postpartum professionals from all aspects of the industry.

If you’re like me, you don’t have a lot of free time (heck, you’re probably listening at 1.5x speed), so theses interviews will be quick hits to get your the pertinent information FAST!

If you love what you hear, share the podcast with a friend and leave us a 5 start rating and review. It helps us become more visible in the search algorithm! (Helps us get seen by more moms that need to hear these stories!!!!)

Listen on Buzzsprout:

KALLISTA ANDERSON- Preparing to be a New Mom

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Today I speak with Kalista Anderson, a Registered Nurse, Certified Lactation Counselor, and mom of three. Kallista helps pregnant mamas get ready for their baby by preparing their self, space, and significant other. She does so through her podcast, The New Mom Boss Podcast, as well as coaching, and online course New Mom Prep School. Her dedication to helping first-time moms was born when she had her first 2 kids 13 months apart — experiencing the new mom phase back to back. It is her mission to make preparing to be a new mom simple and thorough so that women can enter motherhood with confidence and joy so that they can build a strong bond with their baby. 

We  talk about:

-having a section Tim experience the first time around

-experiencing postpartum depression

-sleep training

-sleep for mental health

-getting your body back postpartum

-seasonal affect disorder

-helping moms through podcast and coaching

-collect and select

-embracing the virtual community

Time Stamps

1:00 introduction

4:45 expectations versus reality

7:20 having babies back to back

8:55 changes with the third pregnancy 

13:30 importance of sleep 

15:18 urgency to return to normal

20:30 podcast and programming

25:08 5th trimester

28:15 rapid fire questions

CONNECT WITH CARRIE

IG: https://www.instagram.com/carriepagliano/

Website: https://carriepagliano.com

CONNECT WITH KALLISTA

IG: https://www.instagram.com/newmomboss/

Website: www.newmomboss.com

The Active Mom Postpartum Podcast is A Real Moms’ Guide to Postpartum for active moms & the postpartum professionals who help them in their journey.

This show has been a long time in the making!

You can expect conversation with moms and postpartum professionals from all aspects of the industry.

If you’re like me, you don’t have a lot of free time (heck, you’re probably listening at 1.5x speed), so theses interviews will be quick hits to get your the pertinent information FAST!

If you love what you hear, share the podcast with a friend and leave us a 5 start rating and review. It helps us become more visible in the search algorithm! (Helps us get seen by more moms that need to hear these stories!!!!)

Listen on Buzzsprout:

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