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The Birth Ready & Beyond podcast is ESPECIALLY for women 35+ that are simultaneously navigating pregnancy or postpartum changes, families, careers, and more.
There is SO MUCH that goes UNSAID or is DISMISSED when it comes to our health journey... let's change that!
We will get real, vulnerable, and provide SUPPORT, GUIDANCE, and INSPIRATION. You will learn from myself and experts on all things pelvic and core health, sexual health, mental health, hormone health, fitness and more.
EMPOWERING you to live your BEST LIFE and FEEL amazing.
Let's LEARN, HEAL, and THRIVE together!
There is SO MUCH that goes UNSAID or is DISMISSED when it comes to our health journey... let's change that!
We will get real, vulnerable, and provide SUPPORT, GUIDANCE, and INSPIRATION. You will learn from myself and experts on all things pelvic and core health, sexual health, mental health, hormone health, fitness and more.
EMPOWERING you to live your BEST LIFE and FEEL amazing.
Let's LEARN, HEAL, and THRIVE together!
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Talking about the effects of breast cancer treatment on pelvic health with Amanda Olson, DPT. Did you know that breast cancer treatments can affect your pelvic floor health? We talk about issues women may experience and then what proactive steps women can take to support their pelvic health from who to see and what you can use at home. Breast cancer survivors need to know this information so that they know they are not alone and that there is help for pelvic health symptoms such as vaginal dryness, pain with sex, bladder issues and more.
There has NEVER been a better time to be a woman heading into or going through the transition called menopause! With all of the information now available to us, we no longer have to look towards perimenopause and menopause with dread. Andrea Donsky, a functional nutritionist chats about the nutrition and lifestyle tips that will help us THRIVE through our 40's and 50's. Ready to feel armed with info and inspiration that is practical and can be applied to your life today? Come take a listen.
We get to know James Goodlatte, the founder of Fit For Birth. A holistic prenatal and postpartum wellness and fitness education platform for both fitness and health professionals as well as for pregnant and postpartum individuals. He gives us his 5 foundations for a healthy pregnancy and recovery and wonderful tips to live by at any stage of life. If you are holistic minded in your approach to health, then this is an interview you do not want to miss!
Getting to know more about our local wellness and healthcare providers is so very important. Vancouver, WA has a literal goldmine of passionate individuals striving to do better for those in their community. Today I had the pleasure of interviewing Kendall Hagensen, the owner of Vancouver Wellness Studio. She has curated a holistic multidisciplinary team including mental health, naturopathy, nutrition coaching, fitness, massage, and more. In addition to learning more about VWS, I got to ask Kendall about one of the modalities that she and her other mental health provider are well trained in EMDR. A wonderful tool in helping those who suffer from PTSD, anxiety, and more.
When it comes to making healthy choices for ourselves and our families, many of us have a blind spot when it comes to toxins in our self care and home products that can be harming our health. So I just HAD to chat with Krissie about her vast knowledge and learn just what is in our favorite self care and home products and what steps can we take NOW to move towards a more toxin-free life! She gives GREAT advice and encouragement for any of us who are feeling overwhelmed by it all.
From the time us gals were in middle school and became aware of and self conscious of our bodies, we have likely been "sucking it in"... our belly that is! After all, we have lived in a society where thin is in and flat bellies are the ideal. So it's no wonder we may find ourselves gripping our abdominals inward frequently or all the time for some. In this episode, I'm going to share exactly why why we don't want this to be a regular habit (our bodies don't do so well with this) and how we can have the appearance of a flatter belly without the constant belly gripping! Listen into this quick episode with me and let's STOP SUCKING IT IN!
When up to 50% of all women will experience this issues to some extent, pelvic organ prolapse should be something that we all know about and frequently talk about with our girlfriends and mothers... but we DON'T! This podcast is all about explaining what a POP (pelvic organ prolapse) is and how can we holistically treat it and what does a pelvic PT do to help?
If you thought having one set of twins was hard on the body, try two sets! I interviewed Amy Slater who did just this and came out a rejuvenated mother, health coach,and specialist postpartum personal trainer. She shares her personal story of going from professional athlete to struggling postpartum mom to twins twice to highly educated health coach and specialist fitness expert. Listen as she shares insight and wisdom about this journey called motherhood.
When it comes to caring for ourselves during pregnancy, we have many choices of who we can have on our healthcare team. Though a midwife or OBGYN may be to only provider we select, others have found that utilizing the care of a chiropractor to be well worth their time and help them get through their pregnancy with much less pain and feeling better cared for overall. No one will argue that our spines and entire bodies go through a whole lot of changes in this pregnancy journey! Join me as I get the low down from Dr Nicole on just what does a chiropractor do to help us while pregnant and beyond, how to find a professional who has extra training in prenatal clients, and how they can be a part of a multidisciplinary healthcare team before and after baby comes!
Ever known anyone that fell on their tailbone? Or anyone that had tailbone pain? Often, people will go to their primary doctor, chiropractor, or sports med doctor only to find that they are a little uneasy about this issue or they may say they don't know how to or are unable to help. Enter the pelvic PT! Many of us are trained in being able to assess and treat painful tailbone conditions. In this podcast, I will share how someone may come to have tailbone pain and what you can do right now if you are experiencing this. Be sure to see a pelvic PT and verify if they are in fact experienced in caring for this issue. You'd be surprised at just how quickly this pain can resolve with proper care!
The days and weeks after we deliver our babies are a literal rollercoaster. With the sporadic sleep, recovering postpartum body changes, newborn needs, and hormone fluctuations, anyone who survives these early days deserves a medal! Buffy asks Dr Angela Potter about her expertise in postpartum hormonal health and gets to the bottom of what we should expect postpartum, how to know when we should seek out help from a professional such as a naturopath, and how we can best help ourselves regulate our hormones postpartum. Want to be empowered to actually THRIVE in these postpartum days and months? Listen to this podcast!
Dilators have been recommended for women suffering with pelvic tightness and pain for many years. But just the idea of using these to a person with pain sounds scary! Buffy and Amanda talk through WHO these could help and HOW to properly use them AND the mindset we HAVE to have when using these. Hint: these shouldn't be causing more pain!If you were told to purchase vaginal dilators by your healthcare provider and you are confused at how they would help, or are totally freaking out about the idea of them? Then THIS episode is just or you!
With all of the prenatal visits that us women have, isn't it funny how none of them focus on assessing if our body is truly ready for the pushing phase of labor or talk about what we can do to physically prepare? This time, Buffy gets interviewed by Marissa Aron on the topic of being "Birth Ready". We will go WAY more in depth about how we can prepare our bodies for the big delivery day and beyond. We will talk about when we should see a pelvic PT during our pregnancy to learn where are body is in terms of readiness for childbirth and recovery, what the BIGGEST focus should be, what to talk to our birth providers about, choosing a doctor vs midwife and how a doula can be an amazing support when delivering in a hospital. Plus, we also talk about how the work we do to connect to our core and pelvic floor prenatally prepares us for a MUCH easier recovery!
With pelvic health issues being incredibly prevalent for women, many find that the typical gym routine does not complement what our body needs or what it can do at the present time. Many women stop exercise altogether for fear of making things worse or are in too much pain to "hit the gym" and join in a group exercise class. In this podcast, I interviewed Joyce Gorman, a health and wellness coach and yoga instructor who specializes in crafting yoga routines specifically to aid in pelvic healing. She talks about her journey to finding yoga, becoming a health coach, and how her personal journey led to her realization that yoga could help many women suffering with pelvic health concerns from pelvic pain to pelvic floor weakness and bladder leaks.
For moms, having a new baby can be overwhelming. When it comes to milestones, we just hope that our pediatrician can keep a watch on that and all will be good. But did you know that the real EXPERT in movement milestones and physical changes is a pediatric physical therapist? I had the pleasure of talking with Dr Aron, a pediatric and women's health physical therapist from Florida who gave me the low down on some common things she helps babies and children with ALL THE TIME. From delayed or altered crawling to walking, Marissa shares with us how simple it can be to check in with a pediatric physical therapist to both advocate for your child and put your mind at ease.
For women who like to run, getting back to it postpartum can be quite the journey. When is too early? How do I know if I'm ready to run? What do I do if I leak? Why do I now have hip pain or knee pain? Christine Pieton has been a lifelong runner, is a running coach, and is a physical therapist who specializes in running. She and I chat about the journey that is getting back to running. Listen as she tackles some of the most common issues and questions mama runners have!
A diastasis so severe that it led to a career change from high school English teacher and competitive CrossFit athlete to postpartum fitness and athleticism coach? You have GOT to hear her story! Lisa Marie Ryan gets real and shares her journey from competitive CrossFit athlete to postpartum mama with a major diastasis to healed and strong after her long journey that included thousands of miles of travel, many expert consults, and a surgical repair. She shares her wonderful insight and wisdom with all women that are dealing with diastasis themselves.
Pelvic pain affects millions of women & is not a simple condition to treat. Pain in the pelvis and pelvic floor can come from a variety of causes and the symptoms can vary greatly. But with all of the different pelvic pain patients I have worked with over the last decade, there ARE some common patterns that have emerged within a majority of my patients. Listen as I discuss 4 common habits of my pelvic pain patients and how we address them as a part of our holistic treatment approach.
One of the biggest changes to the delivery options for physical therapy during COVID has been virtua visits or telehealth. Though it was an option to some before, it became ESSENTIAL after COVID. Buffy talks to her friend and colleague Dr J Martin about this topic as Dr J has been providing telehealth visits to her clients for years and coaches other PTs in how to add this to their practice as well. Want to know what a virtual PT visit is like? Does it really work? Listen and find out!
Whether we like it or not, stress will occupy parts of our lives and how well we get through it is entirely up to us. Buffy talks with Arianna Rees, a health and life coach about how to use mindset and meditation to get us through times of stress and uncertainty. Arianna gives so many gems of wisdom in this interview that you just won't want to miss! This chat was recorded from a Facebook Live in a running group.
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