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CBS medical expert Dr. Celine Gounder joined Newsline With Brigitte Quinn to discuss a new CDC study that says American women are having early-term births.

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The Real cohost raises eyebrows for how she plans on entering her marriage with her rapper fiance, the American Idol alum is expecting her first child and her music producer husband's 6th after tying the knot in 2019, Kristen Stewart tells on how she felt pressure to be a spokesperson for the LGBTQ+ community, Elizabeth Hurley admits she still gets advice from ex Hugh Grant--is that awkward? Plus, Tarek El Moussa says 'no exes at the wedding', Red Table Talk spinoff The Estefans' cheating shocker, SNL 45th anniversary, Brian Austin Green stops by the show and tells how he kept competing on The Masked Singer secret and reveals whether he would do The Bachelor!

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Nightly Pop cohost Morgan Stewart is expecting her first child with fiance Jordan McGraw. Plus, did Kelly Ripa let a critic off too easy? Then, soon-to-be mother Morgan and Jordan are in the hot seat! Listen in!

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The Bravo star returns to talk about her donor & having a baby during a pandemic. Plus, find out which costar crossed the line in business and where GG stands with MJ. Take a listen!

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"We've met the quota for large-sized heads."

Join Shawn & Greg as they look back on 2019 and think ahead to 2020.

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Susie Mitchell is a 38 year first time mom to a lovely vibrant baby girl Tori. Always enjoying the challenge of trying her hand at different sports, she discovered track cycling in July of 2011. After failing to make her mark in anything from shot putt to surfing, it finally seemed she had found something she was good at. Then two months later she became pregnant. Having set her sights on competing in the World Masters Track Cycling Championships the following October, she needed a plan. It would come four months after the birth and she wanted to be ready to give a good account of herself.

Wanting to train properly throughout her pregnancy, she looked for and found lots of advice – but was alarmed at how conservative views on exercise were during this time. The advice of "gentle jogging or easy swimming" wasn’t appealing. Being both a vet and scientist with a background in research she decided to look into it herself and focus on what the science said as her guide. Through this, a healthy dose of common sense and the help of her coach, she found a way to maintain and improve her fitness while training through all stages of her pregnancy and post-partum.

Her return to form came so much quicker than anyone could have expected, winning a National Medal just 6 weeks after the birth. She added others in the following months and went from strength to strength culminating in winning a title in the Individual Pursuit at the World Masters Track Championships in Manchester just a few months after Tori arrived. She had somehow managed to achieve her lifelong goal of sporting success in any discipline, and had pregnancy to thank for it. Susie showed that it is not only possible to stay fit and healthy by exercising through your pregnancy but that you could turn pregnancy to your advantage during training. The physiological changes in the body during this time mean training with baby on board is akin to training at altitude. Only a lot cheaper and easier to do!

By staying somewhat immersed in her sport, she also reaped another unforeseen benefit – she succeeded in maintain her identity through it all. Staying fit and getting back on the bike post-partum was one of the things that kept her sane, when coping with the biggest shock to the system anyone can have – becoming a mom for the first time. All of this was made possible by the help of a very supportive husband, Cormac. 

She is now back at work as a fish vet, travelling all around Ireland, visiting fish farms and jumping on and off trawlers. She tries to balance working, being a mum and enjoying her sport, a bit of a juggling act at times. Wanting to help other women like her during their pregnancies, she wrote the book she would have liked to read.

Show notes

• Who Susie is and where she is based
• Getting interested in mountain biking
• Never being good at any sports 
• Falling in love with track cycling
• Enjoying the speed
• Meeting her husband
• Doing a big cycle ride with her husband before going on to do adventure racing
• What it’s like doing races with your partner
• A race which stands out for her… getting lost & dealing with bad weather….
• Training together as a couple
• Having a planned pregnancy at 37
• Going to Manchester for the experience 
• Myths about training while pregnant
• Cycling 60K on her due date!
• Judgement from others?
• Everyone has their version of what fit and healthy should be for pregnant women
• How her pregnancy went the first time and the challenges the second time around
• How life changed after having her first baby and why it was such a shock
• Working with her coach while training through her pregnancy
• Getting back to sport
• Getting to the  master race… in 4 months
• The baby boost
• Getting mentally in the game
• What a typical training week looks like
• Diet and nutrition
• How she recovers from training 
• Taking it to the next level while on the track
• What goest through her head when she’s racing 
• The impact of her win on her both personally and professionally
• Going back to work after 6 months
• Working as a vet, doing her PhD, writing her book while bringing up children
• Trying to get her motivation back after achieved her life dream of winning the Masters
• How life changed again after having her 2nd child
• Advice and tips for other women who have had babies and want to get back into sports and exercise
• Why it is personal to you and why it is not about comparison

Social Media

Website - www.pregnancytopodium.com

Twitter - @susie_mitchell 

Following the advice of parents, counselors, and health care providers, millions of women take hormonal birth control starting in their teenager years to avoid unwanted pregnancies, regulate their periods, or to control acne.

But what if you gain weight, lose your libido, and get depressed? What then?

The FDA warns that hormonal birth control could increase the risk of cancer and heart disease too (among other things), but this "fine print" is rarely discussed but potentially life changing. So what do you do?

On this week's Yoga Talk Show, we'll explore good old fashioned cycle charting—but with a modern twist. Grab your cell phone and a cheap thermometer, and you can now gain very accurate insight into your menstrual cycles in about five minutes per day.

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Listen & Learn:

• How Fertility Awareness Method (FAM) can be just as effective as any other form of birth control
• How to get started with a basel therometer, a phone, and 5 minutes a day
• Why even many IUDs now are still using hormones
• The risk vs. reward of messing with your body's hormones

ABOUT OUR GUEST

Magdalena Wszelaki is a Certified Holistic Health Coach whose own health journey started from a personal crisis. She is in remissions from Graves’ and Hashimoto’s and managed to reverse estrogen dominance and heavy metal toxicity. She is a Vipassana meditator and a Level II Reiki practitioner. She coaches people with thyroid and endocrine imbalances.

Nutritional Tip of the Week:

• Activated Charcoal

Links & References from the Show:

• Kindara App
• The Pill: Are You Sure it's For You?

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