The Alissa Alter Show

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You know the thing when you say a word so many times it starts to sound really weird and kind lose its meaning altogether? LIke if I say cucumber cucumber cucumber cucumber cucumber cucumber cucumber you get the picture…

I feel that way about "core."

What does core even mean anymore? What is everyone talking about? What are they even saying? And what are they trying to communicate with me?

To me, core, the way that it's thrown around gyms and studios, is meaningless at this point.

In this episode I explain…

• Gripping your butt cheeks isn't using your "core"
• In Pilates we say POWERHOUSE, not core
• Why we use the pelvic floor as the gateway to your powerhouse in Pilates For Your Privates
• Abs are one sixth of your "core" so it's not even about your abs!

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This is the first time we've brought a guest BACK onto the show! And I'm so happy about it! Abby is a brilliant writer and teacher who I invited on the show because I am a huge fan. We quickly became BFF and now she's a client of MINE! How do I get so lucky to work with such INCREDIBLE humans?!

In the episode…

• What Pilates For Her Privates has meant to Abby

• The power of knowing your center, your core while living in the tumultuous environment that is preteen life

• The impact of finding things for yourself in motherhood

• Waking up from The 10 Year Nap

Abigail Rasminsky is a writer and teacher who works as a Lecturer in the Program in Narrative Medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, where she also teaches creative writing to medical students and faculty. Abby runs her own teaching business, where she offers weekly writing classes for women, as well as a popular summer program over Instagram called Abby's Secret Summer School. She holds an MFA in nonfiction writing from Columbia University and a BA from Oberlin College.

You can find her writing in the New York Times, Cup of Jo, The Cut, the Washington Post, Food52, Epicurious, Longreads, Dance Magazine, O: The Oprah Magazine, and more. She also writes a beloved weekly newsletter called People + Bodies.

A native of Montreal, she lived in Brooklyn for 12 years before moving to Vienna, Austria. After four years as an expat, she now lives in Los Angeles with her husband and daughter. Learn more at www.abigailrasminsky.com and follow on IG @abbyras

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People always talk about taking your lessons with you "off the mat" or outside the gym and I know you know this is a good idea. So let's get really explicit on what that means and how to do it! Leverage what you know about building strength in your body and apply to it to your mind!

In the episode…

• Why it's time to sculpt your feelings

• How we build strength

• DOMS aka delayed onset muscle soreness

• Hypertrophy and atrophy (gaining and losing muscle mass)

• Why rest is so important

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Managing Overwhelming Moments & Birth Smarter with Ashley Brichter

In this episode we dive into using the lessons we learn in pregnancy and childbirth prep to set us up for a more successful postpartum and parenting experience. What I'm saying is, the lessons you learn in pregnancy don't stay in pregnancy, they come with you! And you can leverage the information you gain from every facet of your life to play to the top of your intelligence and make YOUR best decisions.

In this episode…

• How to manage overwhelming moments

• Being a recovering perfectionist and using it to your advantage

• The NYC marathon and the marathon of pregnancy/birth

• Relating to and navigating a system that isn't built for you

• Handling negative feedback

• What are you/your household/your family optimizing for?

Ashley Brichter is a birth and parenting educator, a family strategist, Fair Play facilitator, and entrepreneur. Despite her experience with hundreds of families as a doula and birth educator – like so many, her first birth did not "go as planned." Better for it, she founded Birthsmarter in 2019, which provides unbiased, inclusive, and award-winning practical wisdom and guidance to the next generation of families. Ashley was born and raised in New York City, though she's currently living in Salt Lake City with her husband and two amazing kids. Learn more at www.birthsmarter.com and on IG @birthsmarter

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I don't usually weigh myself. Not because I have a sordid past with the scale, but because it doesn't do anything for me. But since I had my second baby in May 2023 I've been weighing myself recently and it's WILD!

In the episode…

• NEW CLASS INFO! Click here to move together!

• Gathering data and information about myself and my body

• Recognizing this body is different both in appearance and needs

• My needs to deserve to be met

• YOUR needs deserve to be me

• Why movement is key to discovering and meeting your own needs on and off the mat

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If you're a mom and you'd like to WANT to bang your partner again, this episode is a MUST! We are chatting with the INCREDIBLE Caro Chambers (recipe developer, mom of 3 under 5, romance novel enthusiast extraordinaire) about how reading or listening to slutty books provides the perfect lubricant to help you WANT to get busy again.

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In this episode…

• The impact of context switching from mom to lover keeps you from connecting to your partner
• Sometimes you simply need to bang it out and reset
• How Caro's Substack What To Cook When You Don't Feel Like Cooking helped me postpartum (I made and froze multiple recipes of hers) and how she DARES to make it so easy to make seriously delicious meals

Caroline Chambers is a professional recipe developer and cookbook author who got a lot better at her job after having kids. She is a master of developing recipes that dirty minimal dishes, require minimal brainpower, use fewer ingredients, and require less time - but still absolutely rock. She shares lots of mom tricks and recipes on Instagram, but her Substack, What To Cook When You Don't Feel Like Cooking, is a weekly recipe subscription built for busy people who want to eat delicious food. Each recipe is a complete dinner that takes under an hour (usually WAY under) to complete, and is written in simple, easy to follow language. Learn more at www.carolinechambers.com and follow her on IG @carochambers

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The TRAMPoline of course! Yes, I'm newly postpartum and yes I did get on a trampoline at a kid's birthday party recently (I don't recommend doing this without some very intentional Pilates For Your Privates).

In the episode…

• I'm teaching Pilates again and so excited to be back at it

• Getting on that trampoline Continent & Confident™

• Quoting my dad in a recent class and finding a whole new meaning in this life lesson

• Meeting myself where I'm at physically after a cesarean birth

• While I cannot eliminate struggles in my own life or yours, I can give you tools to more easily navigate said struggles.

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If you haven't read Erin's memoir Strung Out, it's not too late! Erin paints the human picture of addiction and how our assumptions and judgment of addicts are influenced by you guess it, the patriarchy, and not humanity.

In this episode…

• We are all learning from our mistakes, always. As children and as adults
• Addiction is tied to emotional regulation. The best thing we can do to help future generations avoid addiction is self-efficacy
• Addicts are human beings struggling with the human experience
• Boundaries vs tough love. We all need boundaries with everyone, but that doesn't mean excommunication…

Erin Khar is an author and advocate known for her writing on addiction, recovery, mental health, parenting, and relationships. Erin knows first-hand the challenges of addiction recovery. At just 13, she began a 15-year struggle with heroin addiction. With 19 years of recovery, she has established herself as a respected voice in the national conversation about the overdose epidemic.

Erin's debut memoir, Strung Out, appeared on most anticipated lists from Apple Books, Goodreads, SELF, The Rumpus, Bitch Media, and others. Of the book, The New York Times writes, "Khar's buoyant writing doesn't get mired in her dark subject matter. There is an honesty here that can only come from, to put it in the language of 12-step programs, a 'searching and fearless moral inventory.' This is a story she needed to tell; and the rest of the country needs to listen."

She writes the popular weekly advice column on Substack, Ask Erin, and her personal essays have appeared in SELF, Marie Claire, Salon, The Times of London Sunday Magazine, HuffPost, Esquire, Cosmopolitan, and others. She lives in New York City. Learn more at www.erinkhar.com and on IG @ErinKhar

It's important when creating change to pause and acknowledge when new patterns start to take shape. This reinforcement will help you continue to operate in the present and not the past. Because the past isn't the present. It's the past.

In this episode…

• Addressing the physical compensations of pregnancy and what my body clearly remembers from last time
• Reminding my body and myself that THIS pregnancy is THIS pregnancy and NOT my previous pregnancy
• Acknowledging my emotional growth during stressful times
• Moving past patterns of dissociation from my PTSD
• Physical and emotional presence

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Rachel is a wife, mom, Broadway actress, social media manager, dog mom, and lover of pasta. Her passion lies in finding a successful balance between work life and home life. Family first, and then figure out the rest! Learn more on IG @itsrachelchase

In this episode we discuss:

• Muscle memory applies to our physical bodies AND our emotional sense of self.
• Finding comfort and safety in the dance studio. How this gave her ADHD welcome structure and boundaries.
• To go after your dreams, you have to get uncomfortable. How Rachel reached her biggest career accomplishment after 20 years with an eight month baby.
• Why it's so important to like yourself above everything else. Rachel shares her three favorite things about herself and how she reminds herself who she is as a human but utilizing muscle memory.

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