To Birth and Beyond

In today’s episode, Anita talks with Candice Thomas about her experience with perinatal mental health, the gaps in healthcare, and how she is working to mend those gaps.

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Resources and References:

• Anita’s Bump to Birth Method online program: www.bumptobirthmethod.com
• Evergreen Massage Therapy
• IG: Evergreen_rmt
• Livmohrproject
• Bill 176 :  Maternal Mental Health Act 2021
• Canadian perinatal mental health collaborative

Show Notes:

0:56 - The Bump to Birth Method on demand is open for enrollment!

2:53 - Introduction to our special guest, Candice Thomas

8:38 - What was missing in terms of support and resources for Candice’s first pregnancy?

19:38 - What are Candice’s thoughts on the statistic: 98.5% of care providers say the current system is insufficient for supporting perinatal mental health?

26:48 - Candice shares more about the Canadian perinatal mental health collab

29:08 - What was missing regarding medical care in Candice’s postpartum experiences?

47:03 - What is a piece of advice Candice has for us in terms of perinatal mental health?

49:45 - Candice shares about the meditation side of her offerings

51:40 - Where you can connect with Candice online and in person!

52:55 - Wrap up

In today’s episode, Jessie chats with personal trainer and PFSA alumna, Caitlin Phillips MacDonald, experience inside of the Academy, and what her life and business look like now!

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Show Notes:

0:55 - The Postnatal Fitness Specialist Academy (PFSA) is OPEN!

3:08 - Introduction to our special guest, Caitlin, and why she joined PFSA

8:42 - On sticking to the basics and reframing our relationship to working out in coaching parents

15:20 - What did Caitlin feel was missing between continuing ed on pregnancy and postpartum, and PFSA?

25:57 - What would Caitlin say to those who are on the fence about the Academy?

29:30 - Wrap up

In today’s episode, Jessie and Anita discuss being/acting in the position of coach or health care practitioner when it comes to pregnancy and postpartum exercise plans - and differing opinions.

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Resources and References:

Show Notes:

0:55 - The Postnatal Fitness Specialist Academy is OPEN!

3:10 - What we are discussing today!

7:50 - On programming for play, impact and adjustment

10:12 - Has your client made an educated decision for themself about what they want to do with their own body, and have you educated them adequately enough to make that informed decision?

13:55 - Setting clear boundaries about what your coaching/treatment strategies with your clients will be

15:31 - If a client’s discomfort remains, refer them to someone else

17:55 - Notice what clients say about their bodies

19:38 - Wrap up

In today’s episode, Jessie and Anita discuss how health and fitness professionals can respect and best help the postpartum people they work with

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Resources and References:

Show Notes:

0:57 - The Postnatal Fitness Specialist Academy is OPEN!

3:10 - Celebrating 200 episodes of the To Birth and Beyond Podcast!

5:14 - What we are talking about today, and the disappointing/important reason why we felt the need to talk about it!

8:44 - What is Anita’s take, being in the physiotherapy world?

10:32 - Jessie draws comparisons between fitness industry and other health modalities

12:08 - Postpartum training is not fat loss or weight loss training

13:30 - Why it’s important for health professionals to understand all of the aspects around postpartum recovery

15:35 - What really is the responsibility that comes with working with postpartum people

16:58 - Wrap up

In today’s episode, Jessie talks about her decision to have an amniocentesis in her second pregnancy.

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Show Notes:

1:35 - What we are talking about today

2:15 - Jessie looks back on her own story

3:25 - Jessie explains why finding out about her second pregnancy was such a difficult time

8:34 - What led Jessie and her spouse to an Amniocentesis

12:26 - How Jessie felt following the decision 

13:50 - How the Amniocentesis went/felt

15:28 - A message to the parents considering decisions like this

16:22 - Wrap up

In today’s episode, Jessie talks about all things pooping, constipation and the pelvic floor with pelvic health physiotherapist, Aliya Dhalla! 

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Resources and References:

Jessie: Core Connection Workshop

Find Aliya Here: Website

And Aliya Here: Instagram

Show Notes:

1:00 - An upcoming live workshop specifically to our fitness and health professionals

3:10 - Introduction to today’s special guest and what we will be talking about (plus, WHY we need to talk about it)!

8:08 - Defining constipation

9:40 - What are clients and patients telling Aliya about their poop that makes her think adjustments need to be made?

13:56 - How is the pelvic floor related to pooping?

16:18 - How chronically holding tension in the pelvic floor muscles impacts our pooping

20:28 - Advice Aliya gives for better, easier pooping

25:00 - Recap of the 5 tips for easier pooping

25:20 - Some general food tips for better poop

28:33 - Parting words from Aliya (a couple quick tips for the first couple of poops following a vaginal birth or c-section)

In today’s episode, Anita breaks down the all-important mental prep for labor and birth into 4 easy to follow steps!!

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Resources and References:

• Anita’s: Prepare you & your pelvic floor for pushing: prenatalpelvicfloorworkshop.com
• Bump to Birth: bumptobirthmethod.com

Show Notes:

0:55 - Prepare you & your pelvic floor for pushing workshop

3:13 - What I will be talking about today

4:11 - Step #1: Get an idea of the environment you will be birthing in

7:19 - Step #2: Finding strategies that are going to help you stay in the zone and focused through a distraction or surge, so your body and brain aren’t getting ahead of you

15:17 - Step #3: Listen to a variety of birth stories

17:22 - Step #4: Gain knowledge around labor and birth beforehand

20:46 - What my Bump to Birth Program is all about

21:34 - Wrap up

Episode 196: Quick tips to help urinary urgency in pregnancy and postpartum

In today’s episode, Anita shares some quick tips to help a common pelvic floor symptom that people can experience at any time in life: urinary urgency.

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Resources and References:

Discover 3 Tips to Help Pelvic Floor Connection in Pregnancy to Prepare for Birth
Without doing 100s of Kegels a Day

Show Notes:

0:55 - Anita’s E-Book

1:34 - What we are talking about today!

2:10 - Why does urinary urgency happen?

3:22 - Strategy #1: Retrain your brain-bladder connection

6:25 - Strategy #2: Pause and take deep breaths

6:53 - Strategy #3: Pelvic floor contractions

7:32 - Wrap up!

In today’s episode, Jessie and Anita discuss postpartum recovery tips for daily movements following both vaginal and cesarean birth.

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Show Notes

1:02 - What we are talking about today!

1:59 - Recovery Tip #1: Getting in and out of bed

8:38 - Recover Tip #2: Coughing and sneezing

13:38 - Recovery Tip #3: Lifting the car seat

18:00 - Recovery Tip #4: Baby wearing

21:40 - Recovery Tip #5: Chest feeding

23:14 - Recovery Tip #6: Walking

30:20 - Recovery Tip #7: Relaxation posture

In today’s episode, Jessie and Anita host a Q&A of more personal nature - where they will talk about moves, balance, business priorities, and postpartum chests!

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Resources and References 

Jessie’s To Pregnancy and Beyond Program

Show Notes

1:04 - To Pregnancy and Beyond price is going up (and more info on the program!)

3:30 - Today’s episode: a more personal Q&A!

4:00 - Question #1: Jessie, tell us about your move!

9:30 - Question #2: How do you balance it all - motherhood, business, relationships, etc?

18:04 - Question #3: I’m interested in starting a business. What do I prioritize first? When do I bring on the helpers? etc... 

25:14 - Question #4: I have been struggling to find transparency and honesty around how breastfeeding and weening can totally change a person’s chest appearance. And then I wonder: can I accept my body when I feel unhappy with one part in particular?