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 356: How To Take Care of Your C-Section Scar Through 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 355: 5 Things To Do Right Now To Reduce Your Prolapse Symptoms
In today’s episode, Jessie and Anita are answering a very specific question from a client of Jessie’s that came in recently, regarding how to reduce prolapse symptoms when you don’t have much downtime. Anita and Jessie will share their top 5 suggestions that can be implemented immediately, can take you 5 minutes or less, and will hopefully have a big impact on the reduction of those prolapse symptoms.
Episode 354: How to Rediscover Your Personal Style When Your Body Has Changed, with Elsa Isaac
In today’s episode, Jessie talks with Elsa Isaac, personal wardrobe stylist for ambitious women, all about styling our changing bodies! We discuss everything from Elsa’s journey into wardrobe styling, her methodology to take the guesswork out of styling, and how to style for an ever-changing body (immediate postpartum and beyond). Elsa even shares what has changed in her personal style as a postpartum person in her 40s! So, strap in for today’s episode – you are in for a treat!
Episode 353: How Jenna Rebuilt Her Foundation of Strength & Fitness After Giving Birth
In today’s episode, Jessie talks with Jenna – dance teacher, personal trainer, and previous participant of To Pregnancy and Beyond – about her experience rebuilding her strength, postpartum.
Episode 352: REPLAY – Informed Decision-Making During Birth with Mandy Irby
In today’s replay of Episode 281, Anita invites special guest Mandy Irby on to talk all about informed consent when it comes to birth.
Episode 351: How Not To Freak Out When You Look At Your Vulva After Birth
In today’s episode, Jessie and Anita talk about what to expect post-vaginal birth when it comes to your vulva. As people with vulvas, we have been conditioned to understand what a “good” vulva or vagina looks like, and things may seem a different – visually and in how it feels – post-vaginal birth. Today’s topic is brought to you by a recent conversation Jessie had with a friend and fellow fitness professional, and is a topic that comes up in Anita’s work daily.
Episode 350: How to Structure a Partner Birth Prep Session in Clinical Practice
In today’s episode, Anita welcomes special guest and close friend (and fellow Pelvic Health Physiotherapist), Robyn Synnott, back to the show! And, today, we are going to be talking all about partner labour prep sessions. We reveal what they are about, why they are important, what we find missing from most labour prep classes, and feedback we get from clients! We hope this helps practitioners lead – and clients find – the best labour prep!
Episode 349: How Mentorship Can Speed Business Growth as a Coach or Clinician
In today’s episode, Anita and Jessie sit down to talk with the professionals who tune into the podcast. We are discussing why you may want to pursue a mentor as a health or fitness professional, and share our own experiences being mentored: what we received, support-wise, vs. what we wished we had received in those experiences.
Episode 348: Jessie Reflects on 4 Years of Alcohol Sobriety
In today’s episode, Jessie reflects on her 4-year journey (so far) into alcohol sobriety – what led her to the decision, mindset shifts, and her plans for the future. If this is something you have been thinking about, or have more questions around – this episode is 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.