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- #52: Prepping for the Next Pregnancy After Just Giving Birth
Are you planning to have another child after just giving birth like Rihanna? It takes a lot of time to recover from pregnancy and childbirth, so how do you plan ahead and make an effort to find time for yourself and your baby? What preparation do you need for having another baby as it will affect your health in the future?
This week’s Empower Your Pelvis Podcast, Dr. Amanda Fisher goes solo to interview her colleagues, Dr. Michaela Lupo and Dr. Meg Schwartz. In this episode, Amanda, Michaela and Meg will be talking about how the Super Bowl LVII Halftime performance by Rihanna was a strong representation of women who went from postpartum back to being pregnant again with another baby, and how Pelvic Floor therapists have a significant role in women during pregnancy, but so often they are only heard of treating postpartum. They will also talk about why it’s so important to be conscientious of your mobility, pelvic floor and other issues, and how Pelvic Floor therapists make it a little easier on yourself before giving birth.
They will touch on such topics as:
- What preparations do you need for having another pregnancy just after you give birth?
- Some women experience weakness from being postpartum, but how do you balance your body while also growing a human inside your belly?
- Your body hasn't had to fully build up the strength in the pelvic floor, hips, and full-body strengthening, but a pelvic floor therapist will help you get stronger in a small span of time.
- During pregnancy and the postpartum period, pelvic health therapists are always working on regaining some glute strength because when you are growing a baby, your balance changes and your posture changes, and typically you might end up with a lot of glute weakness and core weakness.
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Ready to join our Pelvic Posse? CLICK HERE to join now for only $5/month!Reach Out To Me:
Free How To Kegel Guide
Free Pregnancy Safe Stretches
Socials:
Instagram: @empower.your.pelvis
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeuy5i7qjYsW6lqyh0JP9qw
Website: https://www.empoweryourpelvis.com/
13 min - Ep#51: 4 Steps To Form An Automatic Habit That Will Transform Your Life
According to James Clear, “Your life today is essentially the sum of your habits”. But what if you’d like to break old habits and make new ones that will totally transform your life? What would you do to improve yourself without being overwhelmed or even trying everything at once? What steps are you going to make to keep things moving forward and be able to make it a habit?
This week’s Empower Your Pelvis Podcast, Dr. Amanda Fisher will talk about the framework of creating new habits developed by James Clear as described in his book, the Atomic Habits, and how she uses this to empower her patients and not overwhelm them with routines and exercises that are new to them. She will also discuss how these new habits can help you improve your pelvic floor health, your work, and your life in general.
Book Reference: The Atomic Habits by James Clear
I will touch on such topics as:
- How can a small habit decrease the endurance, decrease the fatigue that is happening on those pelvic floor muscles so the patient gains confidence and can run without leakage?
- Habit consists of four things: Cue, Craving, Response, and the Reward; and why these four elements are important in creating new habits.
- What action triggers those habits, whether it becomes a positive habit or a negative habit?
- 91% of people are more likely to do their habits when they write it down and document what they do than to those people who don’t.
- How can your habits slowly become your identity?
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Ready to join our Pelvic Posse? CLICK HERE to join now for only $5/month!Reach Out To Me:
Free How To Kegel Guide
Free Pregnancy Safe Stretches
Socials:
Instagram: @empower.your.pelvis
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeuy5i7qjYsW6lqyh0JP9qw
Website: https://www.empoweryourpelvis.com/
15 min - Ep#50: How Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes’ Teamwork Is Just Like Working With Your Pelvic Floor
Did you know that stress can not only change your body, mood, and behavior, but also influences your pelvic floor? How can you lessen the pain, changing/worsening symptoms of incontinence, pain with sex, or constipation?
This week’s Empower Your Pelvis Podcast, Dr. Amanda Fisher will talk about the analogy of teamwork and the collaboration between Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce with your pelvic floor and glutes to work together and lessen tension inside your pelvis.
I will touch on such topics as:
- How does your pelvic floor change with your anxiety, excitement and stress?
- How to relax your pelvic floor during stressful times
- How does the teamwork of “Travis Kelce” and “Patrick Mahomes” relate to your Pelvic Floor?
- How does strengthening glutes help your pelvic floor?
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Ready to join our Pelvic Posse? CLICK HERE to join now for only $5/month!Reach Out To Me:
Free How To Kegel Guide
Free Pregnancy Safe Stretches
Socials:
Instagram: @empower.your.pelvis
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeuy5i7qjYsW6lqyh0JP9qw
Website: https://www.empoweryourpelvis.com/
9 min - Ep#49: How Everybody Can Benefit From Pelvic Floor Therapy
Did you know pelvic floor disorders cause a lot of discomfort that interferes with your daily life? Did you know it’s important to be aware of the other issues that are associated with pelvic floor disorders, so you can take steps to reduce their impact?
This week’s Empower Your Pelvis Podcast, Dr. Amanda Fisher will talk about how pelvic floor therapy is not only limited to women who are experiencing postpartum, but it is also available to those people who are dealing with incontinence, pelvic floor disorders and other conditions. Pelvic floor therapy can be done by anyone, regardless of age and gender. She will also talk about how Pelvic floor therapy treats and cures your pelvic floor disorder by utilizing the muscles on your pelvic floor that plays a major role in the elimination of the stool and urine.
I will touch on such topics as:
- What are the other issues that are associated with pelvic floor disorders?
- Empower Your Pelvis consists of both education and treatment that includes exercises that target the muscles involved in urination and bowel movements as well as the surrounding muscles in your pelvic floor.
- What is the natural approach of pelvic floor disorders treatments and how will it improve the quality of life for people like you who suffer from it?
- What assessment tests are needed to help determine if a patient needs pelvic health therapy?
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Ready to join our Pelvic Posse? CLICK HERE to join now for only $5/month!Reach Out To Me:
Free How To Kegel Guide
Free Pregnancy Safe Stretches
Socials:
Instagram: @empower.your.pelvis
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeuy5i7qjYsW6lqyh0JP9qw
Website: https://www.empoweryourpelvis.com/
13 min - Ep#48: Treating Infertility With Physical Therapy with Dr. Heather Evans Part 2
You've just given birth to your beautiful, healthy baby—but now you're in the NICU. How will you go through the post-partum healing process from your baby's bedside, including how to care for your body during this time? How will you handle the emotional stressors that come along with having a fragile newborn in the NICU?
This week’s Empower Your Pelvis Podcast, Dr. Amanda Fisher welcomes back Dr. Heather Evans, PT, DPT. Heather is a pelvic floor physical therapist at Empower Your Pelvis. She earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Kansas in 2003 and continued her career as a Jayhawk, completing her master's in physical therapy in 2005 followed by a transitional doctorate in 2013. She has been a physical therapist since 2005 and a pelvic floor specialist since 2008. Her passion is helping men and women with pelvic floor dysfunction – incontinence, pelvic pain, abdominal pain, pregnancy, post-partum, interstitial cystitis, endometriosis, painful intercourse, constipation and more.
In this episode, Amanda and Heather will be talking about how Heather combines her knowledge in Pelvic Health with her own fertility and birth experience as a NICU mama in order to help you through your own postpartum journey while taking care of yourself and for your baby, and be able to be ready physically and mentally for whatever comes your way.
They will touch on such topics as:
- A transvaginal ultrasound is a diagnostic test that uses sound waves to examine your reproductive organs.
- How a book was created for first-time moms to prevent such traumatic experiences while having and delivering a baby.
- New moms deserve healing postpartum, and this can be done right by your baby's isolette.
- Recovery from a C-section is a long process. It's not just about your body healing itself—it's about getting your mind, heart and soul back to normal too.
- How to address your physical and mental recovery wherever you are in your NICU journey.
- The first step is learning what you can do to take care of yourself. You might be surprised at how much you can do—even when your baby is in the NICU!
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Reach Out To Heather:
Book: The NICU Mama Survival Guide
Reach Out To Me:
Free How To Kegel Guide
Free Pregnancy Safe Stretches
Socials:
Instagram: @empower.your.pelvis
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeuy5i7qjYsW6lqyh0JP9qw
Website: https://www.empoweryourpelvis.com/
28 min - Ep#47: Treating Infertility With Physical Therapy with Dr. Heather Evans
Did you know that physical therapists can play an important role in your fertility care? How can Physical therapy have a positive effect on your ability to get pregnant?
This week’s Empower Your Pelvis Podcast, Dr. Amanda Fisher goes solo to interview Dr. Heather Evans, PT, DPT. Heather is a pelvic floor physical therapist at Empower Your Pelvis. She earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Kansas in 2003 and continued her career as a Jayhawk, completing her master's in physical therapy in 2005 followed by a transitional doctorate in 2013. She has been a physical therapist since 2005 and a pelvic floor specialist since 2008. Her passion is helping men and women with pelvic floor dysfunction – incontinence, pelvic pain, abdominal pain, pregnancy, post-partum, interstitial cystitis, endometriosis, painful intercourse, constipation and more.
In this episode, Amanda and Heather will be talking about the role of physical therapy in fertility treatment, as well as some ideas for how you can get started with a PT-based exercise program if you're trying to get pregnant. They will also talk about how physical therapists can provide evaluation, treatment, and supportive information for women and couples experiencing infertility.
They will touch on such topics as:
- Early testing will give you an idea about your fertility status so that you can take timely necessary action.
- Hormone levels in women can significantly affect the chances of conceiving and staying pregnant.
- Since there are so many different testing options available, it's common for women to feel confused about what the doctors want to test for.
- Once your tube has been removed in your ovary, it won’t have any issues with your ovulation; which means you won’t have to worry about getting pregnant.
- Pelvic floor physical therapy is a treatment that can help you with infertility. It has been proven to help reduce mechanical infertility through various manual therapy techniques and self-management strategies.
- Pelvic floor physical therapists are trained to assess the pelvic floor and other structures of the body, including muscles and ligaments.
- When you have a pelvic floor issue, it can affect your ability to conceive.
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Reach Out To Me:
Free How To Kegel Guide
Free Pregnancy Safe Stretches
Socials:
Instagram: @empower.your.pelvis
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeuy5i7qjYsW6lqyh0JP9qw
Website: https://www.empoweryourpelvis.com/
30 min - Ep#46: Birth Preparation Course: What You Need To Know About Childbirth with Dr. Erica
Did you know that having a birth plan and going through the process of preparing for your baby's arrival can help you have a more satisfying birth experience? How will you prepare for your pregnancy while also taking care of yourself and making sure you can deliver the baby in a way that gives you peace of mind?
This week’s Empower Your Pelvis Podcast, Dr. Amanda Fisher with Dr. Erica Magruder. Dr. Erica is a mom of 2 and wife to the kindest man I know. She's a lover of people, God, pelvic floors, nature, birth, and food. In this episode, they will talk about Dr. Erica’s birth preparation course and how it will help you prepare yourself for a safe and healthy pregnancy and delivery. They will also talk about how this course will help you understand what will happen during your pregnancy, so that you can feel confident in your body's ability to do what it needs to do when the time comes.
They will touch on such topics as:
- How to care for your baby in a way that is easy for mothers who are new at the job, and give them the tools they need to feel empowered during their pregnancy and birth experience.
- How you can reduce your risk of pain and discomfort during labor.
- The birth preparation course is designed to bring you peace of mind during the delivery and postpartum periods.
- It is important to know all the options available to you in case of an emergency. It helps you understand what all is involved in a natural birth, including how to use breathing techniques and relaxation methods. It will also prepare you for any emergency situation that might happen during your pregnancy.
- You can develop a friendship and build a personal connection with people who are going through a similar journey as you.
- How to take care of yourself after the baby arrives.
- During labor, it's important to be aware of the risks that can occur and take action to prevent them.
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Dr. Erica's Birth Prep Course starts January 16th, 2023. Sign Up Here to claim your spot!Reach Out To Me:
Free How To Kegel Guide
Free Pregnancy Safe Stretches
Socials:
Instagram: @empower.your.pelvis
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeuy5i7qjYsW6lqyh0JP9qw
Website: https://www.empoweryourpelvis.com/
19 min - Ep#45: Everything You Need To Know About Labor And Birth Preparation with Andrea Simianer Part 2
Are you a mama-to-be who finds herself stressing about factors you can't control, especially when it comes to birth preparation? How do you plan your birth preparation and how do you prepare yourself during the delivery?
This week’s Empower Your Pelvis Podcast, Dr. Amanda Fisher is back with our guest, Andrea Simianer. Andrea is a wife, and mom to a toddler, a baby in heaven, and one on the way. She is the Children’s Ministry Director at her church, enjoys staying active with her family, and loves trying new foods! She was excited to take the Birth Prep Course with Empower Your Pelvis to help her better prepare her pelvic floor this pregnancy. She truly believes it helps to empower women to feel more confident in giving birth in whatever way they choose, or it happens!
In this episode, Amanda and Andrea will be talking about what you need to know when you plan different options during the birth preparation and what plan for your baby's birth needs to take into consideration before your birth delivery.
They will touch on such topics as:
- A woman needs to realize that there isn't a “perfect birth” but an array of options she can choose from during her labor and delivery period.
- It's okay for mamas to plan for a scheduled cesarean section (often called C-section) and need some reassurance from their care providers.
- Deep breathing is an important skill used in birth preparation. It helps to focus on the rhythms of your body, to center yourself and relax. It's a simple trick you can use to overcome stress or anxiety, no matter what's been plaguing you recently.
- The preparations you have made to extend your pelvic bones by becoming more flexible will help your baby fit through the birth canal, a hip mobility routine is an excellent way to prepare because in addition to putting you in a good position while pushing and reducing pressure on your cervix, it will also improve blood flow and oxygenation to the perineum which encourages optimal healing after delivery.
- Pelvic floor therapy can help with back pain and it can help set me up for a better chance of not having such severe and not having such big back issues during the first year of postpartum.
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Reach Out To Me:
Free How To Kegel Guide
Free Pregnancy Safe Stretches
Instagram: @empower.your.pelvis
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeuy5i7qjYsW6lqyh0JP9qw
Website: https://www.empoweryourpelvis.com/
10 min - Ep#44: Pregnancy & Birth Made Easy: How the Doula Holistic Approach Supports Healthy Birth Outcomes with Stephanie King
As first time moms we get overwhelmed with what you feel when you give birth, it’s important to remember that you are not alone in this journey. How can you find a professional support emotional, physical and informational before, during and after your childbirth? What can you do to control your thoughts and feelings during labor, and what are the ways to help you reduce anxiety and pain during labor?
Stephanie King is a professional doula, childbirth educator, host of the Pregnancy & Birth Made Easy Podcast, and creator of the My Essential Birth course. She is also a mama to three incredible boys with very different birth stories. Stephanie does NOT believe there is any one way that is best to give birth, BUT she does believe that there is a BEST way for YOU to give birth, and she is here to offer support with whatever that looks like for you, every step of the way. She is passionate about supporting moms like you to become confident and empowered so you can have joy when you look back on your birth story.
This week’s Empower Your Pelvis Podcast, Dr. Amanda Fisher and Marin from the Empower Your Pelvis team interview our guest, Stephanie King. They will be talking about how the Doula holistic approach supports healthy birth outcomes that includes traditional health care skills like first aid, labor support, and neonatal resuscitation, and also focuses on empowering women to make informed choices about their own birthing experience.
They will touch on such topics as:- You're stronger than you think you are. You can make decisions for your birth with knowledge, education and preparation. And those decisions will come because they're your choice, and not based out of fear.
- The more prepared you are, the less fearful you'll be, and the better able you'll be to make the right decision for yourself and your baby.
- It's a common misconception that we can tell how far along a mom is in her labor by measuring dilation.
- A Doula can help you decrease your risks of other interventions such as Cesarean births and Epidural.
- The birth of a child is a special time for both parents, and when it comes to the birth process, dads can have a lot of influence over how things go.
- The birth team is made up of a lot of people, and you can use them all in one way or another. The point is to help the mother know what resources she has at her disposal, how to work with her body when it's time to push (and how not to), and how she likes to be touched. This information is gathered during doula appointments or during childbirth courses.
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Reach out to Stephanie:
Instagram: @myessentialbirthWebsite: https://www.myessentialbirth.com/
Free PDF offer kit: https://www.myessentialbirth.com/3-exercises
Reach Out To Me:Free How To Kegel Guide
Free Pregnancy Safe Stretches
Instagram: @empower.your.pelvisYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeuy5i7qjYsW6lqyh0JP9qw
Website: https://www.empoweryourpelvis.com/
15 min - EP#43: Ditch Your Pain & Feel Confident Again With Your Pelvic Floor Health with Tiffani
Whether you are a man or woman in the prime of your life, whether you have been suffering for years or if you're a relatively new sufferer – pain in the pelvic area can often be confusing, embarrassing and isolating. How will you take care of your pelvic muscles so it won’t significantly affect how you feel through the course of your life?
This week’s Empower Your Pelvis Podcast, Dr. Amanda Fisher will be joined again by our guest, Tiffany. They will talk about how Tifanni dealt with her pelvic health issue, and how she will use her story to help more women by connecting with them and talk about the best treatment for a woman's pelvic health while being able to continue with their lives as a mother, wife and woman just like any other women out there.
They will touch on such topics as:
- The patient-care that Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy provides to the patients.
- If you are newly postpartum or in your pregnancy, you have to pay attention to your pain, pressure, leakage and bleeding.
- You don’t have to become a superwoman after giving birth to your child.
- You deserve to take care of yourself and not be dealing with pelvic pain on an everyday basis. You deserve to get the treatment that you need because it interferes with your life on a daily basis.
- If you're not getting the help that you need, then you're not able to be the wife, the daughter, the friend, the mother, the spouse that you could be because you're just constantly miserable or in pain or hurting and not able to do the things you wanna do because you're not feeling good about yourself.
- You don’t need to feel embarrassed with pelvic floor symptoms, you cannot control those body functions. All you have to do is find help with your Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy.
- It's so nice to have just some time to just focus on yourself and to know that you are investing in your health and your wellbeing so that you can better care for your kid.
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Reach Out To Me:
Free How To Kegel Guide
Free Pregnancy Safe Stretches
Instagram: @empower.your.pelvis
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeuy5i7qjYsW6lqyh0JP9qw
Website: https://www.empoweryourpelvis.com/
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About Empower Your Pelvis
From the publisher's feed
Welcome to the Empower Your Pelvis Podcast. Do you pee your pants when you sneeze, laugh or cough? What about with running, jumping or lifting? Or are you feeling pain with intercourse? Dull or…
sharp, either type of pain is not acceptable and should be improved ASAP. Maybe you are dealing with the “mommy pooch” and just cant seem to figure out how to reconnect the lower part of your core yet.