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 275: How to Exercise in Pregnancy
In today’s episode, Jessie and Anita go through some tips and ideas around prenatal exercise. We’ve talked about this a lot over the years, but it’s time for a revisit!
Ep 274: Is Postpartum FOREVER?!
In today’s episode, Jessie and Anita address the question: is postpartum forever? We unpack whether this is a helpful or harmful idea, what it really means, and how we feel about the matter!
Episode 272: Birth Mindset and Language Adjustments with Madison Cleckler
In today’s episode, Jessie chats with Madison Cleckler about all things birth mindset, and how to have conversations about birth with our pregnant clients and patients.
Episode 271: REPLAY – Preparing for Subsequent Birth
In today’s replay of episode 227, Anita gives her top 5 tips for preparing for a subsequent birth.
Episode 270: Understanding the Impacts of Weight and Size Stigma in Pregnancy
In today’s episode, Jessie sits down with Nicola Salmon who works in fertility and pregnancy education coaching and guidance with folks who are in larger or bigger bodies, who are navigating these healthcare systems in which they might be having a difficult time directly because of the weight and size stigma that exists everywhere, but particularly within trying to conceive and through the pregnancy, birthing, and postpartum processes. This is key, especially if you are a fitness and health pro working with pregnant and postpartum people – to understand the impacts of weight and size stigma on patient health – or understanding your own experience as a pregnant person in the body you live in right now!
Episode 269: Benefits, Plus How to Use a Birth Ball in Pregnancy
In today’s episode, Anita is talking about how to use a birth ball in pregnancy (No, they aren’t just for birthing!)
Episode 268: Building Healthy Discipline with an Exercise Routine
In today’s episode, Jessie takes the time to discuss what healthy discipline is around exercise (this is originally being released at the beginning of the year, during all of the “New Year, New You,” body talk). It’s time to feel more peace and calm as you go into thinking about your workout routine!
Episode 266: How To Ease Constipation and Help Other Pelvic Floor Symptoms During the Holidays
In today’s episode, Jessie and Anita talk about the increase in constipation, a common pelvic floor symptom, around stressful times like the holidays, and how to handle it during times like these.
Episode 265: Best of TBAB – How to Build Physical Strength in Pregnancy
In today’s “Best of TBAB” replay of episode 249, Anita and Jessie talk about strength training in pregnancy, and how that can help you prepare ahead for postpartum.
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.