Active Mom Postpartum Carrie

Today I speak with Dr. Lashonda Jones, an Ortho and Postpartum Doctor of Physical therapy, certified personal trainer, pre/postnatal corrective exercise specialist, & certified macro nutrition coach with over 17 years of experience. She's also a mom of 2 and fellow C-section mom. Dr. Jones is the owner of Core Elevation Fitness and Wellness, a global online company helping moms and women heal their diastasis, recover after C-section, and safely return to exercise before and after giving birth. She loves helping women bridge the gap between rehab & fitness while promoting the value of wellness and self care. 


Having had an unplanned C-section herself, she understands both the physical and emotional toll it can have on moms. That's why she’s so passionate about getting this much needed education and resources out there because we deserve so much better. 


We talk about:
-specializing in women’s health
-breaking the stigma of c-sections
-taking time to recover
-dealing with diastasis recti
-educate early and often
-a “natural” birth
-strategies to improve c-section recovery
-lifting heavy
-helping older moms


Time Stamps
1:00 introduction
4:35 previous knowledge of c-sections
6:05 sharing birth stories
10:15 comparing recoveries
12:45 c-section and diastasis
16:55 moms looking for education
20:15 common myths
24:08 stories from patients
28:20 load and diastasis recovery
33:04 coning and doming
38:41 the future for moms
44:30 is it ever too late?
49:59 rapid fire questions


CONNECT WITH CARRIE
IG: https://www.instagram.com/carriepagliano/
Website: https://carriepagliano.com


CONNECT WITH LASHONDA
IG: www.instagram.com/ptrainershonda
Website: www.coreelevationfitness.com


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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!!!!)
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!!!!)

Today I speak with Helen Ledwick, the creator of Why Mums Don’t Jump - dedicated to dismantling the taboo around pelvic floor problems after childbirth. By sharing personal stories and expert knowledge, the former BBC journalist has helped thousands of women to access reliable information and support for issues like incontinence, prolapse and pelvic pain. Her groundbreaking book, Why Mums Don't Jump: Ending the Pelvic Floor Taboo, was published by Allen & Unwin in 2023, and builds on the success of her ARIA-nominated podcast, which recently concluded its fourth season. Inspired by Helen’s own struggle with pelvic organ prolapse, Why Mums Don’t Jump has blossomed into a vibrant Instagram community, where women describe feeling empowered and hopeful. Helen lives in Manchester, UK, with her husband and two children.
We talk about:
-the evolution of WMDJ
-discovering prolapse
-lack of information available
-creating a community
-creating space for moms to share
-mom survival mode
-combating misinformation
Time Stamps
1:00 introduction
6:55 information available now
9:20 experiencing prolapse postpartum
13:35 standards of practice
18:20 stories from the book
26:35 calming the nervous system
30:40 lessons learned in growing WMDJ
38:04 having ownership over your body
43:00 rapid fire questions


CONNECT WITH CARRIE
IG: https://www.instagram.com/carriepagliano/
Website: https://carriepagliano.com


CONNECT WITH HELEN
IG: https://www.instagram.com/whymumsdontjump/
Website: https://whymumsdontjump.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!!!!)

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, horseback riding, 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 
IG: https://www.instagram.com/carriepagliano/ 
Website: https://carriepagliano.com 
 
CONNECT WITH THERESA 
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!!!!)

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!!!!)

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
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!!!!)

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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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!!!!)