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 347: Advocating for Home Birth Education with ‘Born at Home’ Documentary Filmmakers
In today’s episode, Anita sits down with Amanda Banks and Eleanor Currie, both multi-hyphenates, and the documentary filmmakers behind “Born at Home”. We will be chatting all about home birth, including misconceptions and why our special guests have taken on home birth advocacy and education in their first film. If you are thinking about having a home birth, supporting someone in their homebirth, or you are curious to learn more, this episode is for you!
Episode 346: Finding Body Neutrality in Exercise with Carrie Moxley
In today’s episode, Jessie sits down with friend and colleague, Carrie Moxley, to talk all things fitness and body image with the added layer of Carrie being a fitness and strength coach, like Jessie! Carrie discusses her journey through body awareness, disordered eating and exercise, to neutrality, and how body things can get complicated, even for fitness professionals!
Episode 345: REPLAY – From Bump to Birth Method to Recovery – Rachel’s Birth Story
In today’s replay of episode 345, Anita talks with Rachel, who went through the Bump to Birth program when preparing for her first birth. We’ll discuss Rachel’s pregnancy journey, birth experience, and where she is today!
Episode 344: How to Have a More Comfortable PAP Exam
In today’s episode, Jessie and Anita are covering something they’ve not covered on the podcast: PAP EXAMS! We will cover tips for patients and care providers regarding this not oft talked about subject to minimize pain, negative experiences and trauma from PAP exams. We are aiming for consent, understanding, and less discomfort around the procedure, so the patient feels more in control over what is happening to their body.
Episode 343: Can You Prevent Diastasis Recti During Pregnancy?
In today’s episode, Anita and Jessie answer the VERY popular client question: can you prevent diastasis recti during pregnancy? They discuss why someone might want to prevent diastasis, what additional issues diastasis might set off, and just how important the way we talk about peoples’ bodies is.
Episode 342: Why Speaking Up Matters with Naush Ansari
In today’s episode, Jessie talks with Naush Ansari – fitness and nutrition coach, pregnancy and postpartum fitness specialist, engineer, wife, and mother of 3 – about how we, as humans, run our businesses while the world is a very difficult place to exist in. When there are events happening in the world that are so horrific: what are we to do? How do we exist as fitness and health professionals, business owners and CEOs amidst it all? Naush talks with us about everything from communication and social media activism, to incorporating personal values into your business and marketing.
Episode 341: Postpartum Sexual Health with Rachel Ollivier
In today’s episode, Anita talks with Rachel Ollivier, PhD NP(F) all about sexual health after birth. We cover why Rachel chose this area of research and what is being found, as well as tips to navigate pain, intimacy, and body image postpartum.
Episode 340: REPLAY – Leaking With Running – Is It My Pelvic Floor?
In today’s replay of episode 287, Jessie and Anita talk about running and pelvic floor symptoms! We’ve spoken about this in past episodes, but want to revisit and really zoom in on: is your pelvic floor the main reason for leaking when you are running?
Episode 339: C-Section Scar Mobilization with Amanda Fisher
In today’s episode, Jessie talks with Amanda Fisher all about C-Section scare mobilization: what it is, how to do it (as a patient OR practitioner), and when! This is the audio of a special webinar, that until today, was only available to Jessie’s PFSA clients. Enjoy!
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.