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 115: Stress and Your Pelvic Floor
On today’s episode, Anita and Jessie talk about how stress affects your pelvic floor, and how you can alleviate it!
Episode 114: COVID-19 Pregnancy, Labour, and Postpartum
On today’s episode, Dr. Kate Gerster, an obstetrician from Ontario talks with Anita and answers your questions about COVID-19 in relation to pregnancy, labour, and postpartum.
Episode 113: Best of TBAB – Working Out with a Full Schedule and Small Children
On today’s episode, hosts Anita and Jessie talk their top 5 tips for working out with a full schedule – ESPECIALLY with small children!
Episode 112: Liesel Teen – Labor and Delivery Nurse!
In today’s episode, Anita talks with Liesel Teen all about labor and delivery nursing!
Episode 111: Behind the Scenes of Our Businesses
In today’s episode, Anita and Jessie take you behind the scenes of their businesses – from conception to how they hope to grow in the next few years!
Episode 109: 4 Ways to Make Exercise Suck Less
In today’s episode, Jessie talks about how to actually enjoy the exercise that you are doing!
Episode 108: My Personal Story with an Eating Disorder and Disordered Eating
In today’s episode, Jessie talks through her personal journey with an eating disorder and disordered eating – including what has shifted for her, how, and why it’s important in her personal and professional life – and for YOU!
Episode 107: Who is Taking Care of the Moms?
In today’s episode, Jessie and Anita answer your questions and share their top considerations for exercise during pregnancy.
Episode 106: Q&A on Pregnancy Exercise
In today’s episode, Jessie and Anita answer your questions and share their top considerations for exercise during pregnancy.
Meet Jessie
Jessie Mundell is mama-in-chief at JessieMundell.com, where she’s helped hundreds of moms feel strong, confident, and EMPOWERED with fitness programs tailored to THEIR specific needs. With a trunk-load of degrees in prenatal and postnatal exercise, Jessie supports mothers in their self-care so they can heal faster, reconnect with their bodies, and develop an impenetrable confidence & energy that translates to their families and life. 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 mamas permission to live joy-filled lives.
Meet Anita
A Pelvic Health and Orthopaedic Physiotherapist with a focus on prenatal and postpartum care as well as a Certified Pilates Instructor and Certified in Acupuncture / Dry Needling. She graduated from McMaster University with an Honours Bachelor of Kinesiology and a Masters of Science in Physiotherapy. Anita is one of the select few physiotherapists in Canada to receive advanced training in labour support, which blends orthopaedic physiotherapy expertise with birth doula support.
Anita believes, “It doesn’t just take a village to raise a child. It takes a village to raise a mama.” As a new mama, she sees how important it is to have a support team surrounding a woman during pregnancy, birth and beyond. She loves to collaborate with other birth, health and fitness professionals to help each women attain their health goals.
Anita’s practice, Holistic Health Physiotherapy, is focused on guiding women to prevent and heal physical ailments that are common but shouldn’t be considered their ‘new normal’ during pregnancy or postpartum stages of life. This will ultimately help a woman become stronger and more confident in her body more than ever.
