To Birth And Beyond

Intro Today, we talk about the 4 most important considerations for fitness professionals and their clients during post-pregnancy training! --- If you liked this episode of To Birth and Beyond, tell your friends! Find us on iTunes and Stitcher to rate/review/subscribe to the show. Want more? Visit www.ToBirthAndBeyond.com, join our Facebook group (To Birth and Beyond Podcast), and follow us on Instagram @tobirthandbeyondpodcast! Thanks for listening and joining the conversation! Time Stamps 3:35 - Introduction to today’s topic: the pillars of postpartum exercise! 4:35 - Pillar #1: Progressive 8:05 - Pillar #2: Cueing 12:00 - Do you need to cue the pelvic floor on every rep? 15:05 - Pillar #3: The four Ps for the postpartum person to consider if each exercise is good for them - Peeing, Pain, Pressure, and Peaking 18:37 - Pillar #4: The WAIT acronym - Whole body, Alignment, Inhales and exhales, Tension 23:12 - Wrap up

Intro On today’s podcast, we talk about considerations for coaches, healthcare practitioners, and postpartum people in their journey as postpartum people!  --- If you liked this episode of To Birth and Beyond, tell your friends! Find us on iTunes and Stitcher to rate/review/subscribe to the show. Want more? Visit www.ToBirthAndBeyond.com, join our Facebook group (To Birth and Beyond Podcast), and follow us on Instagram @tobirthandbeyondpodcast! Thanks for listening and joining the conversation!   Time Stamps 2:50 - Anita and Jessie just met in person for the first time EVER! 3:55 - Who today’s show is for. 4:50 - #1 (directed at fitness and health professionals): What do we need to consider when coaching, treating, or working with postpartum people? 9:00 - Race and the birth experience (listen to our deep dive on Episode 79: Black Maternal Healthcare and Reproductive Rights, with Tekara Gainey) 10:49 - #2: What are people coming to Anita as a practitioner for? Why do they want to hire her? Why do they want t

Intro Today we are talking about postpartum abdominal training – why we might care, if core exercises are good or necessary, and how we can use them in an effective way. --- If you liked this episode of To Birth and Beyond, tell your friends! Find us on iTunes and Stitcher to rate/review/subscribe to the show. Want more? Visit www.ToBirthAndBeyond.com, join our Facebook group (To Birth and Beyond Podcast), and follow us on Instagram @tobirthandbeyondpodcast! Thanks for listening and joining the conversation! Resources and References  www.jessiemundell.com/consult https://www.instagram.com/jessiemundell/ https://www.facebook.com/jessie.mundell.5 Time Stamps 2:40 – Today we are talking about postpartum abdominal training. 3:30 – What are the conversations about abdominal exercises like in Jessie’s and Anita’s separate practices? 4:57 – What’s generally missing in the conversation that happens with fitness and health professionals. 6:24 – Do we even need abdominal exercises for postpartum healing – are they goo

In today’s episode, we welcome Anita back from her summer hiatus, and discuss what is hard about motherhood for us!  --- If you liked this episode of To Birth and Beyond, tell your friends! Find us on iTunes and Stitcher to rate/review/subscribe to the show. Want more? Visit www.ToBirthAndBeyond.com, join our Facebook group (To Birth and Beyond Podcast), and follow us on Instagram @tobirthandbeyondpodcast! Thanks for listening and joining the conversation! Resources and References  www.jessiemundell.com/consult https://www.instagram.com/jessiemundell/ https://www.facebook.com/jessie.mundell.5   Time Stamps 2:39 - Anita is back! 3:32 - What we are talking about today! 5:29 - Quote from @Toimarie 7:07 - What in mothering feels hard for Anita right now? 9:32 - Are the energies and depletion felt now, with two children, different than when it was just one child? 14:02 - Mothering in business 22:22 - What would help motherhood feel not-so-hard for us? 26:18 - Does fatherhood feel this hard for our husbands?

Intro Today, Jessie talks through her decision to have a second child: what went through her mind before and after finding out she was pregnant, all the way up to birth. --- If you liked this episode of To Birth and Beyond, tell your friends! Find us on iTunes and Stitcher to rate/review/subscribe to the show. Want more? Visit www.ToBirthAndBeyond.com, join our Facebook group (To Birth and Beyond Podcast), and follow us on Instagram @tobirthandbeyondpodcast! Thanks for listening and joining the conversation! Resources and References  www.jessiemundell.com/consult https://www.instagram.com/jessiemundell/ https://www.facebook.com/jessie.mundell.5 Time Stamps 00:58 - Brand new, FREEBIE in the show notes: Postnatal Consultation Form!3:10 - What we are talking about on the episode today! 4:44 - Jessie’s decision journey! 17:12 - Making a decision WITH fear and uncertainty 18:18 - Jessie’s thoughts the day Theo was born 20:18 - The right decision for you! 22:30 - How that experience shaped Jessie 24:34 - If you n

Intro Today, we talk with the Fat Positive Fertility Coach, Nicola Salmon, all about the truths AND misconceptions revolving around weight and fertility! --- If you liked this episode of To Birth and Beyond, tell your friends! Find us on iTunes and Stitcher to rate/review/subscribe to the show. Want more? Visit www.ToBirthAndBeyond.com, join our Facebook group (To Birth and Beyond Podcast), and follow us on Instagram @tobirthandbeyondpodcast! Thanks for listening and joining the conversation! Resources and References  Nicolasalmon.co.uk instagram.com/fatpositivefertility facebook.com/fatpositivefertility   Time Stamps 3:23 - Introduction to Nicola Salmon and the importance of fat positive fertility! 5:57 - How did Nicola come to do this work? 11:00 - Were messages of weight loss in order to get pregnant in Nicola’s mind when she was trying to conceive? And a bit on advocating for herself. 14:00 - Where is this information people in the medical field are passing on to us regarding needing to lose weight to g

Intro Today, we talk with Aimee Suen of Small Eats all about her work as a Nutritional Therapist, the language around diet culture, and so much more! --- If you liked this episode of To Birth and Beyond, tell your friends! Find us on iTunes and Stitcher to rate/review/subscribe to the show. Want more? Visit www.ToBirthAndBeyond.com, join our Facebook group (To Birth and Beyond Podcast), and follow us on Instagram @tobirthandbeyondpodcast! Thanks for listening and joining the conversation! Resources and References  Small-eats.com https://www.instagram.com/small_eats/ small-eats.com/shop https://small-eats.com/category/small-steps-podcast/   Time Stamps 3:16 - Introduction to today’s guest: Aimee Suen! 6:21 - More specifically, what does Aimee do, and what is her work look like as a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner? 11:32 - What led Aimee to food and nutrition? 18:30 - Does Aimee feel like she’s still trying to peel away the layers regarding the value of thinness? 24:40 - Navigating body image conversations -

In today’s solo episode, Jessie talks about the importance that we put on a diastasis diagnosis in relation to our body image. --- If you liked this episode of To Birth and Beyond, tell your friends! Find us on iTunes and Stitcher to rate/review/subscribe to the show. Want more? Visit www.ToBirthAndBeyond.com, join our Facebook group (To Birth and Beyond Podcast), and follow us on Instagram @tobirthandbeyondpodcast! Thanks for listening and joining the conversation!

On this week’s episode, Jessie sits down with Tekara Gainey to talk about black maternal healthcare and reproductive justice. This is barely scratching the surface, so make sure to do some research and work of your own! --- If you liked this episode of To Birth and Beyond, tell your friends! Find us on iTunes and Stitcher to rate/review/subscribe to the show. Want more? Visit www.ToBirthAndBeyond.com, join our Facebook group (To Birth and Beyond Podcast), and follow us on Instagram @tobirthandbeyondpodcast! Thanks for listening and joining the conversation! Resources and References  www.blackmoondoula.com Instagram: @blackmoondoula www.facebook.com/blackmoondoula https://www.oshunfamilycenter.org/

On this week’s episode, Jessie sits down with her friend from university to talk with her about all things mothering and marriage with a cancer diagnosis. Instagram: @snaige_an_unexpected_journey --- If you liked this episode of To Birth and Beyond, tell your friends! Find us on iTunes and Stitcher to rate/review/subscribe to the show. Want more? Visit www.ToBirthAndBeyond.com, join our Facebook group (To Birth and Beyond Podcast), and follow us on Instagram @tobirthandbeyondpodcast! Thanks for listening and joining the conversation!

Today we are talking about what happens when your clothes don’t fit, specifically as it relates to postpartum. --- If you liked this episode of To Birth and Beyond, tell your friends! Find us on iTunes and Stitcher to rate/review/subscribe to the show. Want more? Visit www.ToBirthAndBeyond.com, join our Facebook group (To Birth and Beyond Podcast), and follow us on Instagram @tobirthandbeyondpodcast! Thanks for listening and joining the conversation!

Today, Jessie has an intimate conversation with her partner, Randy, about their individual thoughts and feelings over the last year of being a family of four. --- If you liked this episode of To Birth and Beyond, tell your friends! Find us on iTunes and Stitcher to rate/review/subscribe to the show. Want more? Visit www.ToBirthAndBeyond.com, join our Facebook group (To Birth and Beyond Podcast), and follow us on Instagram @tobirthandbeyondpodcast! Thanks for listening and joining the conversation!

Today, Jessie guides us all through ways to function when pelvic floor function isn’t perfect! --- If you liked this episode of To Birth and Beyond, tell your friends! Find us on iTunes and Stitcher to rate/review/subscribe to the show. Want more? Visit www.ToBirthAndBeyond.com, join our Facebook group (To Birth and Beyond Podcast), and follow us on Instagram @tobirthandbeyondpodcast! Thanks for listening and joining the conversation!

On today’s episode, Jessie speaks with Aysha Bisimwa Ali all about her work as a full-spectrum doula - especially when it comes to the abortion doula experience! --- If you liked this episode of To Birth and Beyond, tell your friends! Find us on iTunes and Stitcher to rate/review/subscribe to the show. Want more? Visit www.ToBirthAndBeyond.com, join our Facebook group (To Birth and Beyond Podcast), and follow us on Instagram @tobirthandbeyondpodcast! Thanks for listening and joining the conversation! Resources and References  Core + Floor Signature core and pelvic floor recovery program is on SALE! 32% off to celebrate Jessie’s 32nd birthday (July 2nd)!! This program gets you back into moving in your body post birth, whether you birthed vaginally or through c-section. DIY 8 week program that you can do at home in your pajamas, in your bed, on your floor...whatever is easiest for you! 5-10 minutes per day of full body, breathing exercises to help you feel good physically, mentally, and emotionally!CODE: BIRT

On today’s episode, Jessie celebrates her son’s 1st birthday by reflecting on the last year+, from finding out she was pregnant to today!   This episode is brought to you by Willow at Home - an online video series to help you strengthen and condition your core and pelvic floor. It contains 3 unique classes combining yoga, Pilates, and bodyweight exercises. If you’re preparing for childbirth, recovering postpartum, or want to improve symptoms of bladder leakage, pelvic organ prolapse or diastasis recti, this series is for you.   To Birth & Beyond Podcast listeners have been given 30% off with the code TOBIRTHANDBEYOND   Access video series through https://willowpeterborough.com/willow-at-home/   --- If you liked this episode of To Birth and Beyond, tell your friends! Find us on iTunes and Stitcher to rate/review/subscribe to the show. Want more? Visit www.ToBirthAndBeyond.com, join our Facebook group (To Birth and Beyond Podcast), and follow us on Instagram @tobirthandbeyondpodcast! Thanks for listening a

On today’s episode, we talk with Dr. Nicole Rankins about her role(s) at work, and how her personal experiences have shaped her professional endeavors!   This episode is brought to you by Willow at Home - an online video series to help you strengthen and condition your core and pelvic floor. It contains 3 unique classes combining yoga, Pilates, and bodyweight exercises. If you’re preparing for childbirth, recovering postpartum, or want to improve symptoms of bladder leakage, pelvic organ prolapse or diastasis recti, this series is for you.   To Birth & Beyond Podcast listeners have been given 30% off with the code TOBIRTHANDBEYOND   Access video series through https://willowpeterborough.com/willow-at-home/ --- If you liked this episode of To Birth and Beyond, tell your friends! Find us on iTunes and Stitcher to rate/review/subscribe to the show. Want more? Visit www.ToBirthAndBeyond.com, join our Facebook group (To Birth and Beyond Podcast), and follow us on Instagram @tobirthandbeyondpodcast! Thanks for

On today’s episode, we talk with Topsie Vandenbosch about all things mindset coaching for entrepreneurs. But, trust us: you will find MANY gems even if you don’t work for yourself!   This episode is brought to you by Willow at Home - an online video series to help you strengthen and condition your core and pelvic floor. It contains 3 unique classes combining yoga, Pilates, and bodyweight exercises. If you’re preparing for childbirth, recovering postpartum, or want to improve symptoms of bladder leakage, pelvic organ prolapse or diastasis recti, this series is for you.   To Birth & Beyond Podcast listeners have been given 30% off with the code TOBIRTHANDBEYOND   Access video series through https://willowpeterborough.com/willow-at-home/ --- If you liked this episode of To Birth and Beyond, tell your friends! Find us on iTunes and Stitcher to rate/review/subscribe to the show. Want more? Visit www.ToBirthAndBeyond.com, join our Facebook group (To Birth and Beyond Podcast), and follow us on Instagram @tobirt

On today’s episode, we talk with Lisa Hendrickson Jack - author of the new ‘The Fifth Vital Sign’, about fertility and overall health! This episode is brought to you by Willow at Home - an online video series to help you strengthen and condition your core and pelvic floor. It contains 3 unique classes combining yoga, Pilates, and bodyweight exercises. If you’re preparing for childbirth, recovering postpartum, or want to improve symptoms of bladder leakage, pelvic organ prolapse or diastasis recti, this series is for you. To Birth & Beyond Podcast listeners have been given 30% off with the code TOBIRTHANDBEYOND Access video series through https://willowpeterborough.com/williow-at-home/ --- If you liked this episode of To Birth and Beyond, tell your friends! Find us on iTunes and Stitcher to rate/review/subscribe to the show. Want more? Visit www.ToBirthAndBeyond.com, join our Facebook group (To Birth and Beyond Podcast), and follow us on Instagram @tobirthandbeyondpodcast! Thanks for listening and joining

On today’s episode, we talk with Dorie about her experience with stillbirth. This episode is brought to you by Earth Mama Organics, a company making effective and safe herbal care for the whole journey of motherhood: pregnancy, postpartum, breastfeeding, baby care, or even the loss of a baby. Because motherhood is a wild ride—and we're all in this together. https://earthmamaorganics.com/ --- If you liked this episode of To Birth and Beyond, tell your friends! Find us on iTunes and Stitcher to rate/review/subscribe to the show. Want more? Visit www.ToBirthAndBeyond.com, join our Facebook group (To Birth and Beyond Podcast), and follow us on Instagram @tobirthandbeyondpodcast! Thanks for listening and joining the conversation!

Today, Jessie and Anita talk through ways to prepare yourself, your first-born, and your partner for the birth of baby number 2! This episode is brought to you by Earth Mama Organics, a company making effective and safe herbal care for the whole journey of motherhood: pregnancy, postpartum, breastfeeding, baby care, or even the loss of a baby. Because motherhood is a wild ride—and we're all in this together. https://earthmamaorganics.com/ --- If you liked this episode of To Birth and Beyond, tell your friends! Find us on iTunes and Stitcher to rate/review/subscribe to the show. Want more? Visit www.ToBirthAndBeyond.com, join our Facebook group (To Birth and Beyond Podcast), and follow us on Instagram @tobirthandbeyondpodcast! Thanks for listening and joining the conversation!