“There’s more to movement then just being sweaty and moving really hard. You can get a ton out of slow, stabilizing exercises as well.” Melissa is a box co-owner, creator of a wellness lifestyle business, mom to 1. An overall incredible, badass woman! She chats with Adam and I about her experience CrossFitting during her pregnancy and how it’s been different this second time around! #2 is due this Spring! They’re hosting our Course because she sees the HUGE gaps that exist in coach education around training the pregnant and postpartum woman. Click below to take join our conversation! Remember to shoot us your questions and comments after leaving a 5-star review on iTunes. It helps our show reach other great humans like yourself!

Who says a birth worker has to be…female?! Patrick Boswell is the only male birth doula I know, which I find incredibly refreshing, barrier-busting, and empowering! He’s also in a rock band…he oozes cool. When he’s not with laboring moms or jammin’ on stage, he’s an incredibly knowledgeable acupuncturist and Chinese “Medicine-man”. In this episode we cover the benefits of acupuncture during pregnancy and birth. Yes, you can get needled while laboring! We also chat about herbs and foods for menstruation, pregnancy, and postpartum healing! I always enjoy picking this man’s brain on holistic health for da mommas! Take a listen and remember to leave a 5-star review on iTunes!

Andrew reached out to me back in the day when I was attempting to bundle a physical suspension product with online training. Though it never took off, I made a great friend in Andrew and through the years we’ve supported each other coast to coach. Finally, when we moved in Cali in November 2016, Andrew and I were finally able to meet in person and now he’s a sponsor of Prokreate Radio! I couldn’t be more blessed and happy to have him as a fitness supporter and friend!

Ashley, avid-lifter and the awesome mom doing lunges at her kids soccer game, and I chat on the very important subject of supplementation in women and why whole foods can be better choices. Whole, organic foods can reduce our risk of chemicals and dyes found in typical powders. They can also support fertility and hormone balancing in addition to helping you get your gains! Listen in on how you can fuel your body properly with things you can find in the grocery store shelves (or on Amazon.com)!

This woman never ceases to amaze me! We flow wonderfully between pregnancy nutrition for the active woman, to female empowerment, back to fueling properly for birth AND WHY, and her postpartum recovery recipes that landed her back in the climbing gym days after her home birth!

Who is Colleen Flaherty? And why is she hosting this podcast? Kirsten Asher of FEMethod, my very good friend, interviews me for this first episode so that you can learn about me. I’ve spent the last 5 years learning from numerous health experts and fields of study to learn how women can be as healthy, emboldened, educated, and joyful as possible on their journey to motherhood. *Edit: At one point I mention why a woman’s pregnant body grows more arterial pathways. It’s not JUST for heat dissipation as I say, it’s also because the woman’s body must now fuel the growth of another life form which is why plasma/cells/fluid doubles. Give us a 5-star review on iTunes so we can reach more amazing people life yourself! Apply to be a guest on the show at prokreate.co. Send me questions or comments at [email protected]!