This week's episode is a replay of episode 79, where Jessie sits down with Tekara Gainey to talk about black maternal healthcare and reproductive justice. This is barely scratching the surface, so make sure to do some research and work of your own!

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Resources and References 

www.blackmoondoula.com

Instagram: @blackmoondoula

www.facebook.com/blackmoondoula

https://www.oshunfamilycenter.org/

Best Of episode #31: the first of our 3-part pregnancy mini series! Join Jessie and Anita for the top 5 pregnancy exercise tips every expecting mum needs to know!
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Resources:
Anita's free guide: 3 Tips to Help Pelvic Floor Connection in Pregnancy to Prepare for Birth Without Doing 100s of Kegels a Day

Time Stamps:
1:54 - What we are going to chat about today!

3:17 - Tip #1: What is the best mode of exercise/way to move?

5:12 - Tip #2: Breathing.

7:25 - Tip #3: On strength-training myths!

12:36 - Tip #4: Managing intra-abdominal pressure

14:40 - Tip #5: Could I vs. should I? Risk vs. reward

17:44 - Wrap up!

In today’s episode, Jessie talks with Shirin Eskandani all about the idea of control: lack of it, desire for it, and how to sit with where we are during pandemic.
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Time Stamps:
1:22 - What we are going to chat about today!

2:02 - What is Shirin hearing in her community about this lack of control they may be feeling in their whole lives - and common advice she is giving!

7:52 - How do we sit with the unknowing of when all of this will be better?

10:33 - Is it OK to be controlling of some aspects of our world - scheduling, etc - or do we just let it all go and surrender to it all?

12:30 - What is Shirin doing in this time to help herself along?

14:00 - Wrap up

In today’s episode, Jessie talks with Lauren Mott and Lauren Anderson about their journey from meeting inside of her Postnatal Fitness Specialist Academy online course to starting a business together!
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Resources and References:
https://www.facebook.com/strongermomcollective/
https://www.instagram.com/strongermomcollective/
https://www.10minutemamas.com/collective

Time Stamps:
3:05 - Introduction to today’s special guests!

5:08 - How Lauren and Lauren met, to “are we launching a program together??”

10:33 - How their business evolved from a challenge to the business it is today!

19:18 - What is their vision with the business going forward?

26:44 - What has changed for each of them since this journey began - personally and professionally?

In today’s episode, Jessie and Anita discuss options and general guidelines to getting back to running postpartum!
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Resources and References:
Jessie’s Postnatal Fitness Specialist Academy enrollment is open until May 14th!: https://jessiemundell.com/pfsa-2020/

Returning to running postnatal – guidelines for medical, health and fitness professionals managing this population

Time Stamps:
4:12 - What we are talking about today (a popularly-requested subject)!

4:42 - How long postpartum do you need to wait before you should start running again?

12:42 - How do you actually know - from a pelvic floor standpoint - when you are ready to return to running?

16:17 - If someone is having stress incontinence in their daily life, is that a sign that they should not start running?

18:16 - Prep and foundational work that we encourage our clients and patients to do when they are able to before they go back to running!

25:47 - How do you actually start running postpartum?

31:14 - Running with strollers!

32:36 - What happens if, during the run time, you start to experience sensations that feel off (like pelvic pain, bulging prolapse, leaking…)?

39:16 - Warming up

41:35 - How do you progress with running?

In today’s episode, Anita talks with Martine Chiasson - certified kinesiologist and founder of the Mama Movement Studio - about her 3 different pregnancies...and beyond!

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Resources and References:

• Anita’s Bump to Birth Course: bumptobirthmethod.com
• Martine Chiasson:
• IG : @themamamovement
• Website: themamamovement.ca

Time Stamps:

2:58 - Introduction to our special guest, Martine Chiasson!

5:15 - How did Martine feel during her first and second pregnancies?

6:27 - What is Symphysis Pubis?

7:16 - What was the mental and emotional experience for Martine between pregnancies?

9:20 - How did Martine handle her Symphysis Pubis pain differently between pregnancies?

11:38 - How did Martine’s pregnancy losses impact how she felt during her other pregnancies?

20:40 - How Martine prepared for her first two births

22:18 - How Martine found the information she received from the hospital prenatal classes.

27:30 - Martine shares about her first 2 birth experiences.

36:34 - Does Martine remember the feelings she had differently between labors?

43:14 - How did Martine prepare differently for her third birth?

46:53 - What did exercise look for Martine in her third pregnancy?

56:27 - What new knowledge did Martine use during her third labor that was different from her previous births?

1:06:24 - A share from Martine following her third birth.

1:07:43 - How was Martine’s recovery following her third birth?

1:12:16 - A piece of advice that Martine would give listeners going into labor and birth!

1:15:21 - Wrap up!

Today’s episode is a replay of a Q&A session Anita and Jessie had regarding postpartum exercise over Instagram Live!
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Resources and References:
https://jessiemundell.com/scar-massage/

Time Stamps:
0:55 - Scar Massage Freebie Info!

3:38 - When can I start exercising after having a C-section?

6:40 - I had a third degree tear. When can I start strength training again?

9:15 - When can I start Cesarean scar massage? Will this impact when I can return to exercise?

14:12 - I am struggling with getting clients back to high-impact exercise without them leaking…

19:30 - Can I do crunches postpartum?

23:40 - I am a fitness coach and want to start offering classes to new moms. How early is it OK for them to start working out?

27:08 - Thoughts on support leggings postpartum?

30:22 - Can you review safe exercises and breathing for lifting strategies, for people that have pelvic organ prolapse?

36:58 - What can I expect the first few days postpartum?

44:20 - Is swimming after a vaginal birth in the cards?

45:48 - Which is best for what types of achy body problems?

48:25 - What is your type of workout for postpartum people?

50:16 - Wrap up

On today’s episode, Anita and special guest, Robyn Synnott, how stress and overwhelm affect our boy, particularly our experience of pain.

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Resources and References:
Anita's free guide: 3 Tips to Help Pelvic Floor Connection in Pregnancy to Prepare for Birth Without Doing 100s of Kegels a Day

Robyn Synnott, Registered Physiotherapist
IG: Physio.Robyn
IG: YourEbbandFlow
FB: Robyn Synnott, Registered Physiotherapist
Website: www.YourEbbandFlow.com

TBAB Episode 115: Stress and Your Pelvic Floor

TBAB Episode 99 : Q&A Painful Sex and Sexual Intimacy

TBAB Episode 22: Pelvic Girdle Pain in Pregnancy & Postpartum

TBAB Episode 8 : Internal Pelvic Pain

Time Stamps:
2:00 - Introduction to today’s guest, Robynn Synnott

6:45 - What happens when we experience stress?

19:04 - What does pain have to do with stress?

26:00 - On previous experiences contributing to pain and stress later in life.

27:10 - Myths around pain

31:59 - How can we address both pain and stress?

35:04 - Is all stress bad for us?

38:40 - What are some good ways we can release tension to calm our nervous system?

55:00 - How can all of this stress impact pregnancy and postpartum?

1:06:00 - What is the key takeaway from this episode?

On today’s episode, Jessie talks with Couples Counselor, Erin Hinton, all about relationships during a pandemic!
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Resources and References:
https://jessiemundell.com/pfsa2020/

Time Stamps:
3:15 - Introduction to today’s special guest!

4:15 - How we are doing during this time.

6:27 - How do I negotiate the differences in social distancing between extended family? What if I need to self-isolate from those in my home, or work?

16:47 - Now that people are in their homes a LOT more - especially with their partner(s) and relationships - what advice would Erin give to people who are managing their emotions, reactions, etc. to this pandemic differently?

22:30 - Parenting expectations...What is Erin seeing with her clients in this new dynamic of parenting together and the struggles that come along with it?

28:17 - How do parents manage their already full load + caretaking 24/7 + managing schedules?

37:22 - Home is potentially not a safe place for people in relationships to be. What advice does Erin have for those people?

41:02 - Last words of wisdom from Erin Hinton.

On today’s episode, Anita and Jessie talk about how stress affects your pelvic floor, and how you can alleviate it!
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Resources and References:
Body scan meditation with pelvic floor relaxation

Dr. Maryska Taylor, ND Pregnancy/Birth meditation/affirmation audio track which includes flower bloom breath reminders

Video - Flower bloom breath

https://jessiemundell.com/pfsa2020/

Time Stamps:
4:00 - How we are doing right now - business and life changes amid COVID-19.

13:00 - What we are talking about today!

13:35 - Pelvic floor symptoms we are seeing showing up during times of great stress.

16:30 - For those who are feeling more pelvic floor symptoms: what might be happening in their bodies, lives, nervous systems to cause that?

20:05 - What we can do to help relax our pelvic floors!

31:16 - On memes circulating during this pandemic.