Send us a text Today I speak with Maria Alcoke, a Mom, a creative, a business owner, and former CrossFit L1 trainer and pre and postnatal coach. Inspired by the pregnant and postpartum athletes she coached and inspired by her own experience as a pregnant and postpartum athlete, Maria ran her own postpartum return-to-fitness program out of CrossFit Cove in Columbia, Maryland. Fitness has always been a passion of hers, she loves people and learned through coaching and business how much she love wo...
Sep 30, 2022•36 min•Season 1Ep. 33
Send us a text Today I speak with Dr. Marcy Crouch, founder of The Down There Doc and DT Method (@thedowntheredoc). Marcy is a Mama and Doctor dedicated to universally serving, empowering and equipping women and the birthing community with confidence building tips, along with valuable information & knowledge to support birth preparation and postpartum recovery. Through the DT Method’s online content, educational courses, advocacy and clear, candid information, Dr. Marcy, and her team of expe...
Sep 23, 2022•47 min•Season 1Ep. 32
Send us a text Today I speak with Dr. Rich Willy, an Associate Professor in the School of Physical Therapy, University of Montana (Missoula, MT, USA) and the Director of the Montana Running Lab. Dr. Willy has been a clinician for over 20 years specializing in the treatment of the injured runner. He has published over 50 peer-reviewed papers on two populations: endurance runners and tactical athletes. His research aims to develop clinically effective treatments for individuals with patellofemoral...
Sep 16, 2022•49 min•Season 1Ep. 31
Send us a text Today I speak with Dr. Jocelyn Fitzgerald, Assistant Professor Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery, University of Pittsburgh. Recently, she had a tweet go viral talking about what a terrible job we do about educating women about their bodies and we unpack that in our conversation. We have a candid conversation about prolapse and why so many professionals think women shouldn’t be education about the possibilities BEFORE they are pregnant. Jocelyn talks about how patient...
Sep 09, 2022•38 min•Season 1Ep. 30
Send us a text Today I speak with Dr. Sara Tanza, a physical therapist who runs her own practice “Pelvic Potential”, in Aptos, California. After suffering a running injury while competing on the Triathlon Team at University of California, Santa Barbara, she saw first hand how physical therapy helped get her back into racing again sparked her interest in this career path. Dr. Tanza switched out of the hospital setting to work in outpatient physical therapy. Soon after, Dr. Tanza began to dive dee...
Sep 02, 2022•49 min•Season 1Ep. 29
Send us a text Today I speak with Neely Gracey, a mom, coach, author, and pro runner. Neely is the founder and coach of Get Running which she founded in 2013. She co-authored a book that was released earlier this year called Breakthrough Women’s Running. Neely has qualified for 3 Olympic trials and is training for her fourth! She was the top American at the 2016 Boston Marathon where she ran 2:35 and finished 9th over all. Her mission is supporting others to get running towards their goals with ...
Aug 26, 2022•48 min•Season 1Ep. 28
Send us a text Today I speak with Courtney Edgecomb, a pelvic physical therapist who empowers her clients to keep their pants dry, have pleasurable sex, poop well, and heal pelvic pain. Recently, she has started working with more complex cases in postpartum runners. She uses her passion for running and her history in orthopedics to help postpartum runners with their pelvic floor problems. We hear how Courtney’s past experiences and training has influenced how she treats patients and offers them ...
Aug 19, 2022•35 min•Season 1Ep. 27
Send us a text Today I speak with Dr. Antony Lo, a physiotherapist from Australia. He runs The Physio Detective service and My PT Education. He has been involved in antenatal and postnatal education and management for his whole career. Through participation and through his work as a Physiotherapist at all levels of sport, coaching and education, he has developed a model of treatment that utilizes the best from Sports Science, Musculoskeletal/Sports Physiotherapy, Pain Science, and Women’s Health...
Aug 12, 2022•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 26
Send us a text Today I speak with Dr. Lisa Romanzo, physical therapist and former guest of the podcast! Today, she speaks to us about the danger and unexpected pervasiveness of RED-S Syndrome in moms. Lisa tells us about the unexpected ways moms can fall into RED-S without even realizing it and the dangerous cycle of calorie restriction. We hear about her personal experience with RED-S while she was training for the New York City marathon and how she chose to handle it. This is such an important...
Aug 05, 2022•21 min•Season 1Ep. 25
Send us a text Today I speak with Coach Danielle Hurt, for her second visit on the podcast! Coach D helps new runners, triathletes, marathoners and everyone in between learn how to improve their running and strengthen their bodies. She addresses the importance of having a running coach on your team, whether that be a personal trainer who has experience as a running coach or a dedicated running coach. Coach D gets real with the nitty gritty of changing as a runner after the first or second (or th...
Jul 29, 2022•19 min•Season 1Ep. 24
Send us a text Sexual Medicine and Collaborative Care with Dr. Rachel Rubin Today I speak with Dr. Rachel Rubin, a board-certified urologist and sexual medicine specialist. She is one of only a handful of physicians with fellowship training in sexual medicine for all genders. Dr. Rubin is a clinician, researcher, and passionate educator. In addition to being education chair for the International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health (ISSWSH), she serves as associate editor for the journ...
Jul 22, 2022•33 min•Season 1Ep. 23
Send us a text Today I speak with Erin Azar, a running content creator who began sharing her relatable struggles with running as a beginner over two years ago and now has hundreds of thousands of followers on social media who keep coming back for her humor, vulnerability, and shorts review videos. Erin started running a couple years ago after having her third child in hopes of it making her feel healthier and happier. She hopes to make running less intimidating for beginner runners by showing he...
Jul 15, 2022•42 min•Season 1Ep. 22
Send us a text Today I speak with Lisa Marie Ryan, a former high school English teacher who completely changed her career after the birth of her children. Before having children, she was a competitive CrossFit athlete who then struggled postpartum with diastasis recti. Because of her experience, she became a coach to help women avoid experiences like hers. We hear about her coming to terms with getting a tummy tuck to fix her diastasis recti and how she was completely open about her experience l...
Jul 08, 2022•40 min•Season 1Ep. 21
Send us a text Today I speak with Dr. Ellie Somers, a physical therapist from Sisu, Washington, who aims to empower women by helping them get active again. By giving women autonomy in their return to run journey, Ellie takes into account all of the nuances that is present in each person’s situation. She helps women set attainable goals while also giving them authority to shape their own experience. Ellie uses her experience as a coach to really connect with and lead her physical therapy clients ...
Jul 01, 2022•18 min•Season 1Ep. 20
Send us a text Today I speak with Dr. Dani Espino, a physical therapist, running coach, and accomplished runner herself! Dani shares her experience as a running coach who in a male-dominated field. She talks about her struggles with imposter syndrome and how she moved through those feelings into confidence. Dani believes in the importance of banding together and supporting other women who are also trying to important work in health. Dani has seen the lack of knowledge in coaching that is so prev...
Jun 24, 2022•22 min•Season 1Ep. 19
Send us a text Today I speak with Alexia B., a proud member of the "you're never too old to try something new" club and professional dabbler in sports having picked up competitive swimming in college, rock climbing in her late 20s, and Crossfit in her 30s. As a career US Foreign Service Officer, her job has allowed her to be in the sport of fitness worldwide and show her two adorable children just what it means to prioritize your health and well-being. She grew up playing sports but never really...
Jun 17, 2022•34 min•Season 1Ep. 18
Send us a text Today I speak with Dr. Joe Norton, a long-distance runner who works with moms and dads who are looking to incorporate running with a new baby at home. He focuses on injury prevention and acclimating to a new normal with having a baby. He as a unique perspective on offering advice to dads on how they can help moms get back to running. Joe goes into how to choose the right shoe and how to transition from one type of shoe to another. We talk about common injuries we see when moms are...
Jun 10, 2022•14 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Send us a text Today I speak with Lauren Engler, a mom of two girls and a former elementary school teacher, she now works as a pediatric sleep consultant. She was inspired to become a sleep consultant after dealing with sleep struggles with her first daughter. After working with a sleep consultant for her daughter, she knew she needed to become one to help other parents. Lauren talks about what she sees with parents and common struggles they face. She tells us about her own experiences with both...
Jun 03, 2022•18 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Send us a text Today I speak with Amy Leedham, trail and ultra runner runner. She is a Solomon sponsored athlete who represented the USA at the 2018 Trail Running World Championships. After dealing with some injuries, she got pregnant and had her daughter in July of 2020. She ran and did strength training during her pregnancy and thought everything was normal until she started to run 11 weeks postpartum. Even 9 months postpartum, she was still unable to run. She talks about her experience trying...
May 27, 2022•44 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Send us a text Has prolapse changed your life? Today I speak with Kimberley Johnson @wildmatrescence, a PhD student in clinical psychology who specializes in perinatal, pelvic, & maternal health. A former professional cyclist, Kimberley has dealt with her fair share of injuries. Navigating pelvic organ prolapse after the birth of her first child, Kimberley was forced to take what she knew as an athlete and a PhD student of psychology & try to navigate her way back to being active again. ...
May 20, 2022•23 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Send us a text Today I speak with Kelly Kendall, a registered nurse and International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC). Today, we talk about one of the questions I get asked most: how to workout and breastfeed at the same time and do both successfully. Kelly shares her personal experiences with breastfeeding and how that lead her to becoming an IBCLC. We talk about common issues, how to know what’s normal, and where to go for support. Kelly provides such a great perspective for all b...
May 13, 2022•18 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Send us a text Today I speak with Dr. Jill Krapf, a board certified OB/GYN from the Center for Vulvovaginal Disorders. Today we are talking hormones and female sexual pain disorders. She is active in research and clinical experience in this area. Dr. Jill dispels some common myths, both as a professional and a mother of three. She transitioned from practicing as a general OB/GYN to practicing as a sexual pain specialist. We talk about the difference between being cleared for intercourse and bein...
May 06, 2022•15 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Send us a text Today I speak with Dr. Lisa Romanzo, a physical therapist, mom, and military veteran. We discuss what moms returning to run should be thinking about, who they should be paying attention to, and how to return to running safely. Lisa tells us about her experience in the military and how she worked with injured service members. Lisa has so much experience dealing with the tough questions moms have about postpartum running. We answer so many common questions moms have about postpartum...
Apr 29, 2022•38 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Send us a text Today I am speaking with Allie Feras, a former competitive powerlifter and roller derby skater who still lifts and skates and plans to for life. She lives in Buffalo, New York and works in higher education data analytics. We first met when I was working at Georgetown hospital and Allie was working in the Georgetown library. As a National level powerlifter, Allie experienced leakage when lifting heavy. As she got stronger and started lifting heavier more regularly, she experienced ...
Apr 22, 2022•36 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Send us a text Today I am speaking with Meredyth El-Amine, a former behavior analyst, she is now the owner of South Arlington Fitness and Nutrition. She shares her experience about what she sees with moms returning to CrossFit after having a baby and they problems they may face. With her background in nutrition and fitness, Meredyth shares her top tips for postpartum professionals for how they can best help moms safely return to exercise postpartum. With her background in movement and yoga, she ...
Apr 15, 2022•20 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Send us a text Today I am speaking with Brianna Battles, the Founder of Pregnancy and Postpartum Athleticism. She teaches fitness coaches and practitioners how to understand the needs of their pregnant and postpartum clients (and sometimes their own bodies) so they can go out and be the expert in their community. As a strength and conditioning coach, she realized there was a need for more resources for pregnant and postpartum athletes. She believes the biggest impact can be had when coaches are ...
Apr 08, 2022•34 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Send us a text Today I am speaking with Kelli Berger and Lindsay Platky of SLAM MOMS (Sweat Like A Mother), a group dedicated to bringing women together, not as mom, but as athletes. They have affiliates located all over the U.S., as well as international affiliates. They also offer virtual training so no one is left out! SLAM MOMS puts communication at the forefront to leverage group fitness as a cost-effective and motivational way to help moms as athletes. They have so much to share from their...
Apr 01, 2022•30 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Send us a text Today I am speaking with Whitney Heins of The Mother Runners, a community for moms to connect with each other and gain valuable information about returning to run postpartum. They offer coaching and support for moms everywhere! Whitney started Mother Runners when she noticed the ack of information available about being a mom and being a runner. She wanted a space where she could share information from experts are well as real moms and their experiences and tips! Whitney is an expe...
Mar 25, 2022•23 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Send us a text Returning to Running: A Conversation with Danielle Hirt (Coach D) Today, I’m speaking with Danielle Hirt , widely known as Coach D , about the essential support available for new runners and moms returning to running. Coach D is a trusted guide for new runners , triathletes , marathoners , and everyone in between, helping them improve their running, build strength, and avoid injuries. In this episode, Coach D shares her own relatable journey as a runner and breaks down the most co...
Mar 18, 2022•15 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Send us a text Postpartum Fitness and Bodybuilding: A Conversation with Virginia Kinkel Today, I’m speaking with Virginia Kinkel , a personal trainer, bikini competitor, and co-founder of Bodymass , about the invaluable lessons we learn as new moms. With a degree in kinesiology from the University of Maryland , Virginia and her husband launched their first Bodymass gym location , creating a space for personalized strength training and fitness coaching. In this episode, Virginia shares her journe...
Mar 11, 2022•27 min•Season 1Ep. 4
