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Today I speak with Dr. Jocelyn Fitzgerald, Assistant Professor Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery, University of Pittsburgh. Recently, she had a tweet go viral talking about what a terrible job we do about educating women about their bodies and we unpack that in our conversation. We have a candid conversation about prolapse and why so many professionals think women shouldn’t be education about the possibilities BEFORE they are pregnant. Jocelyn talks about how patients can find the right type of provider to care for the symptoms they are experiencing. So much has changed over the years with how women get care for prolapse. We talk about those changes and current options that exist.  

Jocelyn is committed to equity in women's health and supports the Magee Women’s Research Institute. If you’d like to donate to women's health and know that the funds are going directly into the hands of real scientists on a singular mission of bringing women's health to where men's health has been for 100 years, the Magee Women's Research Institute is doing just that. 

We talk about:

-educating women about their bodies

-stages of pelvic floor prolapse

-the role age plays in experiencing prolapse

-the brain’s interpretation of pain and sensation

-when pessaries can help 

-tailoring care for each patient

-outreach

Time Stamps

1:00 education decreases anxiety 

4:00 common types of prolapse and the spectrum

9:30 how people experience prolapse differently

15:28 navigating options for care and pessaries 

22:00 how options have changed

28:45 advice for women in postpartum 

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IG: https://www.instagram.com/jjfitzgeraldmd/

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Website: https://www.obgyn.pitt.edu/people/jocelyn-fitzgerald-md

Magee: https://mageewomens.org/support/ways-to-give

The Active Mom Postpartum Podcast is A Real Moms' Guide to Postpartum for active moms & the postpartum professionals who help them in their journey.
 
 This show has been a long time in the making! 
 
 You can expect conversation with moms and postpartum professionals from all aspects of the industry. 
 
 If you're like me, you don't have a lot of free time (heck, you're probably listening at 1.5x speed), so theses interviews will be quick hits to get your the pertinent information FAST!
 
 If you love what you hear, share the podcast with a friend and leave us a 5 start rating and review. It helps us become more visible in the search algorithm! (Helps us get seen by more moms that need to hear these stories!!!!)

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Today I speak with Dr. Sara Tanza, a physical therapist who runs her own practice “Pelvic Potential”, in Aptos, California. After suffering a running injury while competing on the Triathlon Team at University of California, Santa Barbara, she saw first hand how physical therapy helped get her back into racing again sparked her interest in this career path.

Dr. Tanza switched out of the hospital setting to work in outpatient physical therapy.  Soon after, Dr. Tanza began to dive deeper into the world of Pelvic Floor physical therapy, realizing very quickly that it was a much needed tool for an underserved population.

Dr. Sara and I share the sentiment that the functional aspect of pelvic floor physical therapy is the where the power lies. We really have a great conversation. You don’t want to miss this interview!

We talk about:

-finding her way to pelvic floor physical therapy

-the collision of pelvic floor health and athletics

-expectations in childbirth

-symptoms occurring later in postpartum

-using symptoms as a warning light

-dispelling shame around the pelvic floor

-how things will change in the future

Time Stamps

1:00 introduction

7:05 common challenges to moms returning to athletics

10:15 expectations in childbirth

19:15 finding other issues through pelvic floor issues 

28:00 changes in treatment

34:30 the future of pelvic floor PT

CONNECT WITH CARRIE

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IG: https://www.instagram.com/pelvicpotential/

Website: https://pelvicpotential.com/

The Active Mom Postpartum Podcast is A Real Moms' Guide to Postpartum for active moms & the postpartum professionals who help them in their journey.
 
 This show has been a long time in the making! 
 
 You can expect conversation with moms and postpartum professionals from all aspects of the industry. 
 
 If you're like me, you don't have a lot of free time (heck, you're probably listening at 1.5x speed), so theses interviews will be quick hits to get your the pertinent information FAST!
 
 If you love what you hear, share the podcast with a friend and leave us a 5 start rating and review. It helps us become more visible in the search algorithm! (Helps us get seen by more moms that need to hear these stories!!!!)

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Today I speak with Neely Gracey, a mom, coach, author, and pro runner.  Neely is the founder and coach of Get Running which she founded in 2013. She co-authored a book that was released earlier this year called Breakthrough Women’s Running. Neely has qualified for 3 Olympic trials and is training for her fourth! She was the top American at the 2016 Boston Marathon where she ran 2:35 and finished 9th over all. 

Her mission is supporting others to get running towards their goals with personalized training plans.  As a long time runner, coach, mother, and now author her passion to support other female runners is at an all time high. She’s done this through coaching for years but the book has given her the ability to extend that outreach even broader. 

She shares so many lessons she has learned as a mother runner. You don’t want to miss this interview!

We talk about:

-how she because a professional runner

-running during pregnancy

-expectations versus reality

-sponsor obligations while not being able to run

-returning to running after pregnancy

-being an author and the book writing process

-desire to be competitive  

-listening to your body

Time Stamps

1:00 introduction

6:03 expectations going into pregnancy

18:10 getting back to sport as a mom

23:20 inspiration to write a book

28:00 returning to a competitive running after 2nd child

37:00 gaining perspective after having kids

CONNECT WITH CARRIE

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IG: https://www.instagram.com/neelysgracey/

Website: www.getrunningcoaching.com

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The Active Mom Postpartum Podcast is A Real Moms' Guide to Postpartum for active moms & the postpartum professionals who help them in their journey.
 
 This show has been a long time in the making! 
 
 You can expect conversation with moms and postpartum professionals from all aspects of the industry. 
 
 If you're like me, you don't have a lot of free time (heck, you're probably listening at 1.5x speed), so theses interviews will be quick hits to get your the pertinent information FAST!
 
 If you love what you hear, share the podcast with a friend and leave us a 5 start rating and review. It helps us become more visible in the search algorithm! (Helps us get seen by more moms that need to hear these stories!!!!)

The Active Mom Podcast — a real mom's guide to pregnancy, postpartum, perimenopause & beyond, for active moms and the professionals who help them get there.

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Today I speak with Courtney Edgecomb, a pelvic physical therapist who empowers her clients to keep their pants dry, have pleasurable sex, poop well, and heal pelvic pain. Recently, she has started working with more complex cases in postpartum runners. She uses her passion for running and her history in orthopedics to help postpartum runners with their pelvic floor problems. We hear how Courtney’s past experiences and training has influenced how she treats patients and offers them well-rounded care. Courtney tells us about her experience and key takeaways from the Return 2 Run Pro course and he she uses it daily to evaluate her patients. 

Courtney is a breath of fresh air in our area of physical therapy. You don’t want to miss this interview!

We talk about:

-lasting passion for running

-orthopedic PT versus pelvic floor PT

-cohesion with care 

-learning from other PTs

-critical thinking in patient evaluation

-self-reflection as a PT

-giving the right amount or exercises

Time Stamps

1:00 introduction

1:39 deciding to work with postpartum runners

6:05 challenges with postpartum runners

11:40 going through the R2R Pro course

17:50 using what she has learned 

25:00 collaborating with patients

CONNECT WITH CARRIE

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IG: https://www.instagram.com/pelvicpt_edge/

Website: https://redgept.com

The Active Mom Postpartum Podcast is A Real Moms' Guide to Postpartum for active moms & the postpartum professionals who help them in their journey.
 
 This show has been a long time in the making! 
 
 You can expect conversation with moms and postpartum professionals from all aspects of the industry. 
 
 If you're like me, you don't have a lot of free time (heck, you're probably listening at 1.5x speed), so theses interviews will be quick hits to get your the pertinent information FAST!
 
 If you love what you hear, share the podcast with a friend and leave us a 5 start rating and review. It helps us become more visible in the search algorithm! (Helps us get seen by more moms that need to hear these stories!!!!)

The Active Mom Podcast — a real mom's guide to pregnancy, postpartum, perimenopause & beyond, for active moms and the professionals who help them get there.

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Today I speak with Dr. Antony Lo, a physiotherapist from Australia. He runs The Physio Detective service and My PT Education. He has been involved in antenatal and postnatal education and management for his whole career. 

Through participation and through his work as a Physiotherapist at all levels of sport, coaching and education, he has developed a model of treatment that utilizes the best from Sports Science, Musculoskeletal/Sports Physiotherapy, Pain Science, and Women’s Health research to provide a practical, realistic holistic model of care balancing the biopsychosocial model of healthcare with the best of historical assessment and management approaches. He is privileged to teach health and fitness professionals around the world in person and online in addition to his clinical work. Antony has a wife and 3 beautiful children in the best city in the world – Sydney, Australia!

Antony and I go DEEP! You do not want to miss this conversation!

We talk about:

-being someone’s “last” physical therapist

-beginnings as a physical therapist 

-helping other postpartum professionals

-solutions for CrossFit issues

-people aren’t broken

-going against the grain

-the collaborative approach

-PT and the patriarchy

-the choice of surgery

-advocating for yourself

Time Stamps

1:00 introduction

2:20 starting to work with postpartum athletes

10:00 solving issues for athletes

15:16 most common initial response from moms

21:45 doing unexpected things

30:01 using time with patients effectively

34:05 listening to get answers 

45:02 changes in postpartum care and predictions for the future

66:10 reflecting on impact

CONNECT WITH CARRIE

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CONNECT WITH ANTONY

IG: https://www.instagram.com/physiodetective/

Website: www.antonylo.com

The Active Mom Postpartum Podcast is A Real Moms' Guide to Postpartum for active moms & the postpartum professionals who help them in their journey.
 
 This show has been a long time in the making! 
 
 You can expect conversation with moms and postpartum professionals from all aspects of the industry. 
 
 If you're like me, you don't have a lot of free time (heck, you're probably listening at 1.5x speed), so theses interviews will be quick hits to get your the pertinent information FAST!
 
 If you love what you hear, share the podcast with a friend and leave us a 5 start rating and review. It helps us become more visible in the search algorithm! (Helps us get seen by more moms that need to hear these stories!!!!)

The Active Mom Podcast — a real mom's guide to pregnancy, postpartum, perimenopause & beyond, for active moms and the professionals who help them get there.

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Today I speak with Dr. Lisa Romanzo, physical therapist and former guest of the podcast! Today, she speaks to us about the danger and unexpected pervasiveness of RED-S Syndrome in moms. Lisa tells us about the unexpected ways moms can fall into RED-S without even realizing it and the dangerous cycle of calorie restriction. We hear about her personal experience with RED-S while she was training for the New York City marathon and how she chose to handle it.

This is such an important conversation that so few people are talking about. You do not want to miss this conversation!

We talk about:

-the danger of RED-S Syndrome in moms

-what is RED-S syndrome anyways?

-unexpected appetite suppression

-considerations for nursing moms

-symptoms of RED-S 

-the role exercise plays in health

-common myths about RED-S

-the female athlete triad

Time Stamps

1:00 what is RED-S syndrome 

4:30 what a typical mom RED-S presentation looks like

11:34 where to turn for help

13:46 the role contraception plays

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IG: https://www.instagram.com/dr.romanzoruns/

The Active Mom Postpartum Podcast is A Real Moms' Guide to Postpartum for active moms & the postpartum professionals who help them in their journey.
 
 This show has been a long time in the making! 
 
 You can expect conversation with moms and postpartum professionals from all aspects of the industry. 
 
 If you're like me, you don't have a lot of free time (heck, you're probably listening at 1.5x speed), so theses interviews will be quick hits to get your the pertinent information FAST!
 
 If you love what you hear, share the podcast with a friend and leave us a 5 start rating and review. It helps us become more visible in the search algorithm! (Helps us get seen by more moms that need to hear these stories!!!!)

The Active Mom Podcast — a real mom's guide to pregnancy, postpartum, perimenopause & beyond, for active moms and the professionals who help them get there.

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Today I speak with Coach Danielle Hurt, for her second visit on the podcast! Coach D helps new runners, triathletes, marathoners and everyone in between learn how to improve their running and strengthen their bodies. She addresses the importance of having a running coach on your team, whether that be a personal trainer who has experience as a running coach or a dedicated running coach. Coach D gets real with the nitty gritty of changing as a runner after the first or second (or third or fourth) baby and why dropping the ego will serve you in the long run.

Coach D is a powerhouse! If you missed her first interview, go back and listen to Episode 5, and then listen to this one! 

We talk about:

-having a coach to focus on RUNNING!

-the super power of collaboration

-varied postpartum experiences

-running for the long term

-the importance of strength for runners

-thinking ahead to menopause

-asking the right questions 

Time Stamps

1:00 advantages to having a running coach on your collaborative team

4:10 leaving your ego at the door

6:37 examples of good collaboration 

9:00 surprises in CrossFit and avoiding injury

11:30 finding a good running coach

CONNECT WITH CARRIE

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IG: https://www.instagram.com/runwithcoachd/

The Active Mom Postpartum Podcast is A Real Moms' Guide to Postpartum for active moms & the postpartum professionals who help them in their journey.
 
 This show has been a long time in the making! 
 
 You can expect conversation with moms and postpartum professionals from all aspects of the industry. 
 
 If you're like me, you don't have a lot of free time (heck, you're probably listening at 1.5x speed), so theses interviews will be quick hits to get your the pertinent information FAST!
 
 If you love what you hear, share the podcast with a friend and leave us a 5 start rating and

The Active Mom Podcast — a real mom's guide to pregnancy, postpartum, perimenopause & beyond, for active moms and the professionals who help them get there.

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Sexual Medicine and Collaborative Care with Dr. Rachel Rubin

Today I speak with Dr. Rachel Rubin,  a board-certified urologist and sexual medicine specialist. She is one of only a handful of physicians with fellowship training in sexual medicine for all genders. Dr. Rubin is a clinician, researcher, and passionate educator. In addition to being education chair for the International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health (ISSWSH), she serves as associate editor for the journal Sexual Medicine Reviews. Dr. Rubin completed her medical education at Tufts University, her urology training at Georgetown University, and her sexual medicine fellowship training with Dr. Irwin Goldstein in San Diego.  

Dr. Rubin is passionate about providing comprehensive care to her patients. She views the role of a physician as more than someone who offers diagnoses and prescribes treatments—she sees her role as a coordinator of care for her patients to help them achieve their sexual health goals and improve their quality of life. She also is passionate about educating her patients, hoping to empower them to take control of their own health and advocate for better care.

Rachel and I talk about so many important topics that are so often overlooked. You do not want to miss this conversation!

We talk about:

-collaborative care

-hormone health 

-how to advocate for yourself and knowing what you need

 -using topical and oral hormones 

-urinary health and hormones

-debunking HRT myths

-shedding light on menopause

-prioritizing mom health

Time Stamps

1:00 introduction

4:01 hormone health and changes

11:10 advocating for yourself

17:30 hormones and the urinary tract

21:30 HRT misconceptions 

27:45 testing and perimenopause

29:30 advice for moms

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CONNECT WITH RACHEL

IG: https://www.instagram.com/drrachelrubin/

Website: https://www.rachelrubinmd.com/

The Active Mom Postpartum Podcast is A Real Moms' Guide to Postpartum for active moms & the postpartum professionals who help them in their journey.
 
 This show has been a long time in the making! 
 
 You can expect conversation with moms and postpartum professionals from all aspects of the industry. 
 
 If you're like me, you don't have a lot of free time (heck, you're probably listening at 1.5x speed), so theses interviews will be quick hits to get your the pertinent information FAST!
 
 If you love what you hear, share the podcast with a friend and leave us a 5 start rating and review. It helps us become more visible in the search algorithm! (Helps us get seen by more moms that need to hear these stories!!!!)

The Active Mom Podcast — a real mom's guide to pregnancy, postpartum, perimenopause & beyond, for active moms and the professionals who help them get there.

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Today I speak with Erin Azar, a running content creator who began sharing her relatable struggles with running as a beginner over two years ago and now has hundreds of thousands of followers on social media who keep coming back for her humor, vulnerability, and shorts review videos. Erin started running a couple years ago after having her third child in hopes of it making her feel healthier and happier. She hopes to make running less intimidating for beginner runners by showing her struggles and triumphs in her comedic content style. 

She started sharing her running content on social media in hopes of finding other runners who looked like her and ran slow like her. She wanted to ask other moms about their struggles and commiserate on how isolating motherhood and learning something new like running can be. Things exploded and she found herself on the Today Show and featured in NY Times, People Magazine and on the Women’s Running power women of 2022 list!  She is currently training for the Chicago marathon and taking everyone along for the ride. 

Erin is relatable as the “every mom” in all of us. You don’t want to miss this interview!

We talk about:

-accidental TikTok fame

-finding community

-the love/hate relationship with running

-making time to run

-finding the right gear

-dealing with public perception

-partnership with Always 

-the pendulum swing of public opinion

-dealing with traumatic childbirth

-judgement in parenthood

Time Stamps

1:00 introduction

5:09 finding time to run with 3 kids

8:02 challenges when returning to run

14:01 dealing with public perception 

16:08 Always discrete ad

26:05 expectations versus reality with childbirth 

35:00 returning to exercise with a sense of humor

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IG: https://www.instagram.com/immrsspacecadet/

Website: https://www.mrsspacecadet.com

The Active Mom Postpartum Podcast is A Real Moms' Guide to Postpartum for active moms & the postpartum professionals who help them in their journey.
 
 This show has been a long time in the making! 
 
 You can expect conversation with moms and postpartum professionals from all aspects of the industry. 
 
 If you're like me, you don't have a lot of free time (heck, you're probably listening at 1.5x speed), so theses interviews will be quick hits to get your the pertinent information FAST!
 
 If you love what you hear, share the podcast with a friend and leave us a 5 start rating and review. It helps us become more visible in the search algorithm! (Helps us get seen by more moms that need to hear these stories!!!!)

The Active Mom Podcast — a real mom's guide to pregnancy, postpartum, perimenopause & beyond, for active moms and the professionals who help them get there.

Quick-hit conversations with moms, providers, and researchers... because you don't have a lot of free time (you're probably listening at 1.5x right now).

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Today I speak with Lisa Marie Ryan, a former high school English teacher who completely changed her career after the birth of her children. Before having children, she was a competitive CrossFit athlete who then struggled postpartum with diastasis recti. Because of her experience, she became a coach to help women avoid experiences like hers. We hear about her coming to terms with getting a tummy tuck to fix her diastasis recti and how she was completely open about her experience leading up to it. With the perspective she gained with her experience, Lisa is able to empathize with so many women.

Lisa is so open about her experience getting surgery and how she’s dealt with it as an athlete. You don’t want to miss this episode!

We talk about:

-dealing with diastasis recti

-deciding to become a coach

-the decision to get a tummy tuck

-how surgery affected her as an athlete

-using her personal experience in her coaching

-fielding questions about surgery 

-founding Tummy Tuck Rehab

-the mental aspect of tummy tuck recovery

Time Stamps

1:00 introduction

8:00 getting past the fear of returning to exercise

9:30 coming to terms with a tummy tuck

11:43 navigating DRA/surgery as an athlete 

17:12 how her experience informs her as a coach

22:40 diving into the DMs

28:10 Tummy Tuck Rehab 

CONNECT WITH CARRIE

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CONNECT WITH LISA MARIE

IG: https://www.instagram.com/lisa.marie.ryan/
https://www.instagram.com/tummytuckrehab/

The Active Mom Postpartum Podcast is A Real Moms' Guide to Postpartum for active moms & the postpartum professionals who help them in their journey.
 
 This show has been a long time in the making! 
 
 You can expect conversation with moms and postpartum professionals from all aspects of the industry. 
 
 If you're like me, you don't have a lot of free time (heck, you're probably listening at 1.5x speed), so theses interviews will be quick hits to get your the pertinent information FAST!
 
 If you love what you hear, share the podcast with a friend and leave us a 5 start rating and review. It helps us become more visible in the search algorithm! (Helps us get seen by more moms that need to hear these stories!!!!)

The Active Mom Podcast — a real mom's guide to pregnancy, postpartum, perimenopause & beyond, for active moms and the professionals who help them get there.

Quick-hit conversations with moms, providers, and researchers... because you don't have a lot of free time (you're probably listening at 1.5x right now).

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