Episode 361: How Lauren Smiley Coaches Pre & Postnatal Fitness AND Homeschools Her 3 Kids
In today’s episode, Jessie invites special guest, friend, and colleague Lauren Smiley to the show!
We chat about her experience with fitness coaching for clients in pregnancy, postpartum, and pelvic health clients, and the unique and impactful way she goes about her coaching in a body neutral, fat-positive, and anti-diet culture way (while living a full life that includes homeschooling 3 children!).
Episode 360: BONUS – Complete Intro to Core & Pelvic Floor Coaching for Pregnancy & Postpartum
Today’s bonus episode is the audio of Jessie’s recent Beyond the Kegel – core and pelvic floor coaching workshop! In this workshop, Jessie is speaking to fitness and health professionals, but the information can be used by those who are thinking of making a career change, considering pregnancy, and/or are passionate about supporting someone through pregnancy or postpartum. Stick around as Jessie shares additional information about her Prenatal and Postnatal Fitness Specialist Academy (PFSA), and how it can enrich your life and business!
Episode 359: REPLAY – The Importance of Including a Doula in Your Birthing/Postpartum Team, with Samantha Garcia Gagnon
In today’s replay of episode 314, Anita welcomes special guest, Samantha Garcia Gagnon, who will be chatting all about the role of a birth doula and postpartum doula. Since having her own kids, Anita uses and shares doula information in combination with physiotherapy expertise in her physical practice and Bump to Birth Method, while encouraging folks to have the support of a doula as part of their birth prep (and recovery) team.
Episode 358: Anti-Diet Culture Eating For People With Small & Bigger Bodies In Pregnancy, with Megan Wallace Registered Dietician
In today’s episode, Jessie sits down with Registered Dietician Megan Wallace to talk anti-diet culture nutrition and eating in pregnancy. Eating for pregnancy can be difficult enough with all of the changes to our bodies and lives that come with pregnancy – add on top of it the pervasive layers of body image issues, poor relationship to eating, disordered eating behaviors, and more. How can we eat in pregnancy to take care of ourselves and the fetus we are growing? How can we not get caught up in so many nutritional rules or go down a dangerous path back to disordered eating habits during pregnancy? Listen in – because today’s episode has all of that AND more (including tips for advocating for yourself in any sized body)!
Episode 357: REPLAY – Prenatal and Postpartum Nutrition 101 with Kristin Brown, Registered Dietician
In today’s replay of episode 243, Anita talks with Kristin Brown about everything from prenatal vitamins, to protein, vitamin D, and meal trains – all in support of YOU in pregnancy and postpartum!
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.
