WW3: Postpartum Depression & Diastasis Recti

We spoke with Jennifer Hunter-Marshall, host of our Pre & Postnatal Strength Seminar on June 26th! Jennifer and her husband own CrossFit Garden City. She's a loving, fierce, humorous athlete, competitor, and coach. We talked about Jennifer's journey with undiagnosed celiac, body shame, exercise as a woman's way to increase mental and physical power, fertility, and much much more!

What are energy vibrations and why are they important for the active human, pregnant women, birth, and new parents? Hilarie joins us to talk about chakras, how to raise your vibrations to feel great, and what it means when your vibrations are low/blocked for a positive journey to motherhood.

Joy and Colleen have never talked about WHY they do what they do. This episode covers both of their top 3 benefits of both strength and conditioning and yoga, how movement is intertwined, and the benefits of diversity.

We carb load before a big athletic event, so why aren't we encouraging women and partners to carb load for labor? Joy and Colleen are! What can you eat in the hospital? Are you even allowed to eat?? Home made Gels, Electrolyte drinks, whole foods, more are discussed in this minisode about the importance of fueling your labor for success!

Mikilah, Joy, and Colleen were on a cosmic same-page for this empowered athlete conversation! Mikilah, mom to an 8 mo old is a competitive CrossFitter, coach, teacher, and new mom who shared her experiences with haters/negativity, fear, diet for pregnancy, feeding the starvation of postpartum with breastfeeding and exercise, and why coaches everywhere should learn how to train the pre & postnatal population!

Miscarriages are devastating. As a topic that isn't easily talked about, women find themselves feeling guilty and broken without much support for healing. Our biggest truth for listeners, "You're not alone." Joy and Colleen open up the dark sides of pregnancy and miscarriages by sharing stories, presenting research, and supporting women in their healing journey.

How is tummy time/supine time beneficial for the development of your infant's spine and muscular systems? Why is this important? What SHOULDN'T you put on your baby registry because its unnecessary? What should you?

What the heck is diastasis recti? How can you heal it? What is the research proving about pre and postnatal exercise in regards to relieving postpartum depression symptoms? Find out when you listen in!

Action action we want action! Joy and Colleen discuss 4 pieces of research; 2 on high intensity exercise, 1 on stress management, and 1 on yoga, for the pregnant woman and her fetus' long term health.

Brittany talks with Joy and I about ultra running, climbing, strength training, and all things one does on a mountain while she is pregnant! What does it mean to be an outlier for the greater good? How has this athlete been preparing for birth? Listen now!