Active Mom Postpartum
The Real Moms' Guide to Postpartum for Moms & the Pros who help them on their journey!
Episodes
137 episodes
DR. JESSICA DRUMMOND- Navigating Return to Exercise after COVID
On today’s episode, I speak with Dr. Jessica Drummond, founder and CEO of The Integrative Women’s Health Institute. Her unique approach focuses on functional nutrition, lifestyle medicine, movement therapies, nervous system dysregulation, traum...
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Season 3
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Episode 38
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58:44
SOLO EPISODE- Running in Pregnancy
In today's solo episode, I dive deep into the topic of running during pregnancy. Drawing from 25+ years of experience as a physical therapist and addressing listener questions, I aim to provide evidence-based information, clarify common misconc...
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Episode 37
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55:15
DR. RITA DEERING- Postpartum Run Exercise Research
Today I speak with Dr. Rita Deering, a women's health physical therapist, associate professor of physical therapy, and researcher who investigates postpartum neuromuscular function and perinatal exercise. Her PhD work evaluated postpartum abdom...
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Episode 36
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1:14:31
DR. CIERA KIRKPATRICK- Media Affecting Motherhood
Today I speak with Dr. Ciera Kirkpatrick. She is an assistant professor of advertising and public relations at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's College of Journalism and Mass Communications. Ciera studies how messages in the media — like so...
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Season 3
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Episode 35
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53:22
MICHELLE LYONS- Female Sport & Menopause
Today I speak with Michelle Lyons, a physical therapist for 30 years. She is passionate about women’s health, with a particular focus on hormonal health & its influence on pelvic & musculoskeletal health throughout the female lifecycle....
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Season 3
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Episode 34
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1:16:20
JAY DICHARRY- Running Rewired in Postpartum
Today I speak with Jay Dicharry, MPT, SCS, author of Running Rewired. His career blurs the line between clinical practice, coaching, and engineering to solve problems and optimize performance. Jay literally wrote the book(s) on running gait; he...
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Season 3
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Episode 33
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48:26
MARGIE DAVENPORT- Pregnancy/Postpartum Exercise research update
Today I speak with Margie Davenport, Professor, Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation in the University of Alberta. As a former national team athlete, her recent work has examined elite sport participation during pregnancy, and return t...
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Episode 32
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57:36
DR. ABBY BALES- Navigating Early Perimenopause in Postpartum
Today, I speak with Dr. Abby Bales, PT, DPT, CSCS. She is the founder of Reform Physical Therapy in New York City where she specializes women’s health and orthopedics. She is an expert in pregnancy and postpartum pelvic health and sports rehabi...
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Season 3
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Episode 31
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1:20:57
MARY JOHNSON- Postpartum Running after Hip Surgery
Today, I speak with Mary Johnson, owner and founder of Lift.Run.Perform, mom of 2, coach, and athlete. A former D1 rower, she ran her first marathon in 2010. She worked in fashion for 6 years after college and left in 2015 to work in strength &...
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Episode 30
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58:25
JENNIFER BAGWELL- Pregnancy & Postpartum Running Gait
Today, I speak with Jennifer J. Bagwell, PT, PhD, DPT, an Associate Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy at California State University Long Beach. Her overall research objective is to enhance quality of life through the reduction of...
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Season 3
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Episode 29
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52:20
VERNA VOLKER-Native Women Running
Today, I speak with Verna Volker, founder of Native Women Running, a source of visibility, inspiration and community of native women runners on and off the reservation/reserve. She is from the Navajo Nation but lives in Minneapolis, MN. Married...
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Season 3
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Episode 28
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1:00:56
SELENE YEAGER- Feisty Menopause
Today, I speak with Selene Yeager, the host of the Hit Play Not Pause podcast, content manager at Feisty Menopause, and a best-selling professional health and fitness writer, including the co-author of ROAR and Next Level with Dr. Stacy Sims. S...
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Season 3
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Episode 27
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1:09:31
DR. LINDA MCLEAN- Stress Urinary Incontinence Research
Today, I speak with Dr. Linda McLean, a professor in the School of Rehabilitation Sciences and Chair in Women's Health Research at the University of Ottawa in Canada. Her research program focuses on understanding the pathophysiological mechanis...
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Season 3
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Episode 26
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58:37
SOLO- Should you wait 12 weeks to run after baby?
In today’s solo episode, I’m going to address a topic that’s come up on the show with multiple guest, do you have to wait 12 weeks to run after baby? In general, there are more women who are educated about the roll of pelvic floor physical ther...
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Season 3
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Episode 25
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55:15
RACHEL DRAKE- Ultra Running in Postpartum
Today I am speaking with ultra runner Rachel Drake. She is the mother of a 1.5 year old, a two time top 10 finisher at UTMB races (7th at CCC in 2019 and 6th at OCC in 2023), Black Canyon 100k champion and was 2nd at the Golden Trail World Cham...
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Season 3
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Episode 24
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1:09:02
SHEFALI CHRISTOPHER- Postpartum Return to Run Readiness Research Update
Today I am speaking with Dr. Shefali Christopher, PT, DPT, about Return to Sport after Childbirth, integrating motherhood and athletics. Currently, she is at Tufts University working toward strengthening diversity, equity, and inclusion in admi...
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Season 3
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Episode 23
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1:17:36
GINA MUNDY- Childbirth Attorney
Today I am speaking with Gina Mundy, an attorney that specializes in childbirth cases. For over two decades, she has analyzed the mistakes that are made during labor and delivery. Drawing on this knowledge, she has authored the book "A Parent's...
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Season 3
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Episode 22
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52:15
SOPHIE POWER- Ultrarunning with Prolapse
Today I am speaking with Sophie Power, a mum of 3 most known for breastfeeding my 3 month old baby during the 106 mile UTMB ultramarathon in the Alps, (you may be familiar with the photo). She also represents Great Britain on the 24 hour runnin...
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Season 3
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Episode 21
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54:15
ELIZABETH WATERSTRAAT- Multisport Mastery
Today I am speaking with Elizabeth Waterstraat, the founder of Multisport Mastery, Inc. and a certified multisport coach with over 20 years of competitive and coaching multisport experience. Since the inception of Multisport Mastery in 2007, El...
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Season 3
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Episode 20
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1:01:27
JENNY LACROSS- Pelvic Floor Injury Prevention Research
Today I am speaking with Dr. Jenny LaCross, a certified athletic trainer and board-certified clinical specialist in women’s health physical therapy with almost a decade of clinical experience working with individuals with pelvic health, low bac...
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Season 3
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Episode 19
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1:13:43
MELANIE SULAVER- Pregnant/Postpartum Nutrition
Today I am speaking with Mel Sulaver, a registered dietitian working to bridge the gap between women’s health and performance nutrition. As speaker, counselor, and coach, she works primarily with women in sport, focusing on disordered eating, a...
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Season 3
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Episode 18
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53:50
LEXI THOMPSON- The Baby Sleep Coach
Today I am speaking with Lexi Thompson, owner and founder of All-Nighters Pediatric Sleep Consulting. She started her journey as a baby sleep coach when she had her daughter. Becoming a first time mom did not scared Lexi, due to her medical bac...
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Season 3
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Episode 17
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50:31
SHALAYA KIPP- Sports Bra Research
Today I am speaking with Shalaya Kipp, PhD, whose current work focuses on sports bras during exercise and how they affect respiratory function. As a former competitive steeplechaser, she is an NCAA champion, and 9 time All-American. Shalaya has...
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Season 3
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Episode 16
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53:11
JULIET STARRETT- Built to Move as a Paddler & Mom
Today I am speaking with Juliet Starrett, founder & CEO of The Ready State, best selling author, podcaster, and three-time whitewater rafting world champion. She is on a mission to help people move more. Her book, Built to Move, gives the t...
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Season 3
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Episode 15
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1:22:04