Have you ever asked, “why did no one tell me?” when it comes to changes with your body, core and pelvic floor?
You’re Not Alone!
This is why the To Birth and Beyond Podcast was created. Discover why hundreds of people around the world have turned to Jessie and Anita for information that no one talks about surrounding these changes during pre-conception, pregnancy and postpartum stages of life.
RECENT PODCAST EPISODES
Episode 400: Got Incontinence Questions? We’ve Got Answers!
In today’s episode, Anita and Jessie address listener questions – and some of our own – regarding incontinence before, during and after pregnancy!
Episode 399: Perimenopause and the Pelvic Floor, with Terrell Baldock
In today’s episode, Jessie chats with friend and colleague, Terrell Baldock, all about perimenopause and the pelvic floor. They explore the changes that occur in the pelvic floor during this stage of life (and into menopause), the significance of strength training for maintaining pelvic and bone health, and the common symptoms women experience. They dive into some common misconceptions, and emphasizes the need for women to advocate for their health and seek support, especially as they navigate these life transitions.
It is NEVER too early or late to educate yourself and take small steps to take care of yourself and your body. Let this episode be your invitation to join us!
Episode 398: Cesarean scar healing – the first 6 weeks
In today’s episode, Anita and Jessie get into the nitty gritty of initial healing for a cesarean scar, post-birth. This can be helpful if you are planning a cesarean, as well as if you aren’t (some considerations can be made for the unplanned). They cover Anita’s experience as a physiotherapist, as well as Jessie’s experience with both planned and unplanned cesareans.
Episode 397: Teaching Your Pregnant Clients How To Push During Birth
In today’s episode of the To Birth and Beyond Podcast, Anita and Jessie Anita gives us an incredibly thorough rundown for coaches and clinicians to learn how to teach clients and patients about pushing during labour and birth. Anita takes us through: What’s happening during labour? how will people know when they are reading to push? What does a effective, successful pushing in a vaginal birth look like? And so much more! This episode is filled with tips and techniques that you can pass along and give you some great things to think about when you are planning programs and treatments!
If you’re working with pregnant folks, or would like to be working with pregnant folks, this is the episode for you!
Episode 396: Ditch the Prenatal Exercise “All-or-Nothing” Mindset
In today’s episode of the To Birth and Beyond Podcast, Anita discusses the how and why of adapting exercise during pregnancy, emphasizing the need to move away from an all-or-nothing mindset. If you are preparing for birth, or know someone who is, this conversation could be vital to the way you prepare your mind and body for both the event of birth, and postpartum life.
Episode 395: What Does It Mean To “Prepare For Birth”?
In today’s episode of the To Birth and Beyond Podcast, Anita and Jessie talk about what it really means to “prepare for birth”. We see this talked about so often, especially on social media – but what does that actually mean? How DO we prepare for birth, this huge event that is greatly so wildly out of our control, but that we can plan and prepare around. We are going to talk the physical preparation, as well as mental, emotional, and logistical preparations!
Episode 394: 4 Ways to Feel More Comfortable in Your Body at the Gym
In today’s episode of the To Birth and Beyond Podcast, Jessie and Anita talk about how to feel more comfortable in your body in the gym and other fitness spaces. Plus, we go over 4 tips to help you feel better in your body (and to share with others, so they can feel their best, too!)
Episode 393: How – and Why – to Relax Your Pelvic Floor in Pregnancy
In today’s episode of the To Birth and Beyond podcast, Anita talks all about the power of the pelvic floor in pregnancy. There’s a misconception that your pelvic floor pushes your baby out, when actually, it’s your uterus that does. Meaning? Your pelvic floor needs to relax. We go over what they don’t teach you in school – including how to relax and techniques for breathing!
Episode 392: How Rikki Earns $50k Annually From Coaching Just 5 Hours Per Week
In today’s episode of the To Birth and Beyond podcast, Jessie interviews Rikki Cortese, a successful prenatal and postnatal fitness coach. Rikki shares her journey from seeking answers for her own postpartum recovery to building a thriving coaching business. The conversation covers the challenges of balancing motherhood with personal goals, the importance of community support, and the logistics and boundaries involved in an ideal coaching structure. If you are ready to build your dream fitness business, this is the conversation for you!
Meet Jessie
Jessie Mundell (she/her) is CEO at JessieMundell.com, where she’s helped thousands of moms and parents feel strong, confident, and EMPOWERED with fitness programs tailored to THEIR specific needs.
With degrees in prenatal and postnatal exercise, Jessie supports parents in their self-care so they can heal faster, reconnect with their bodies, and develop a sense of confidence & capability that translates to their lives.
Her programs, To Pregnancy and Beyond and Core + Floor Restore , focus on effective exercise during pregnancy, rehab of the core and pelvic floor for moms, postpartum and C-section recovery, and give thriving folks permission to enjoy their bodies.
Meet Anita
Anita Lambert (she/her) is a perinatal pelvic health physiotherapist, owner of Holistic Health Physiotherapy, the creator of the Bump to Birth Method, mentor and coach to pelvic health physiotherapists around the world and mom of 2.
She’s passionate about helping you connect more with your body including pelvic floor plus keep you active and comfortable during pregnancy while you prepare for birth which will give you a head start on your postpartum recovery.
Having gone through two pregnancies, births and postpartum recoveries herself, she knows how confusing information can be online about prenatal and postpartum exercise, birth prep and pelvic floor health.
No one can guarantee how your birth will go. However having worked with thousands of prenatal clients in her physiotherapy practice and students in her Bump to Birth Method plus going through my own experiences, she’s seen how working together with your body (rather than ignoring it) benefits not only you in pregnancy but also during birth and your postpartum recovery.