Barbells & Motherhood

18. Considerations for Running During Pregnancy + Postpartum with Jess Lacoursiere

Can you run during pregnancy? How do you approach returning to run postpartum? We chat all about this with run coach Jess of JLac Fitness! Jess has an eclectic athletic background in everything from running, to triathalons, to cyclocross. She shares her insights on running during pregnancy + postpartum and how to navigate symptoms that may arose. Check out Jess at www.jlacfitness.ca and on Instagram at @jlacfitness and make sure and check out her podcast Lattes and Lifting! ** Pregnant or postpa...

17. Reducing Aches + Pains In Pregnancy and Postpartum That You Don't Just Have to "Deal With" with Madison Cleckler

Today, my friend Madison joins me and discusses how we can alleviate common aches and pains we get during pregnancy and postpartum. Too often moms are told that their pain is "just a part of pregnancy" or "that's just what happens after you have a baby". Madison and I say no! Listen to learn what you can do for some of the most common aches and pains during pregnancy and postpartum, such as round ligament pain and more. Madison is a powerhouse of information for pre/postnatal exercise and pain. ...

16. The Opportunity and Skill of Starting Over with Laura Jawad, Ph. D.

Today I chat with my friend Laura Jawad, Ph. D., a fellow Pregnancy & Postpartum Athleticism Coach and breastcancer survivor and warrior. Pregnancy and postpartum is often the first time we have to "start over" in our lives when it comes to our physical bodies. Laura discusses the skill of starting over and how her postpartum experiences prepared her for the challenges of overcoming cancer and having yet another physical reset with her body. Such an amazing conversation! Follow Laura on Inst...

15. Ditching the All-or-Nothing Mindset (and how to fit fitness into your life as a mom) with Rhonda, P&PA Coach and Pelvic Floor Physiotherapist

Today I chat with Rhonda, fellow Pregnancy & Postpartum Athleticism Coach and Pelvic Floor Physiotherapist, all about ditching the all-or-nothing mindset around fitness, how to lower the barrier of entry to exercise, and how to fit fitness into your life as a busy mom. Rhonda tells her story of developing athletic maturity and finding fitness that truly fulfilled her in her life as she unlearned a lot of the behaviors and mindsets she had about fitness previously. Now, she helps busy moms ex...

14. All About Pilates with Rachel from Rachel's Fit Pilates

Today I chat with Rachel from Rachels Fit Pilates all about... you guessed it... pilates! We chat about what exactly it is, bust myths, how it can help you become strong, commom faults with people new to pilates. Check out Rachel on @rachelsfitpilates on IG and subscribe to her YouTube Rachel's Fit Pilates !

13. Caring for Your Core During Pregnancy and Postpartum with Alison Tjong

12. Developing Athletic Maturity as a Pregnant and Postpartum Athlete and Becoming Who We Needed with CrossFit Athlete and P&PA Coach Robyn Rayner

Today I chat with my friend Robyn all about the awesome work she is doing in her community with pregnant and postpartum athletes and how she came to be in this space. We go through her journey becoming pregnant as a CrossFit Athlete and how there was very little information on how to modify and adjust movements. We discuss the difficulty of letting go our ego and the journey of developing athletic maturity. Robyn became who she needed and is now paying it forward with the pregnant and postpartum...

11. My Unique Situation and How I "Do It All" as a Working Mom

Today, I open up about my unique living situation and answering the frequently asked question of how I "do it all" as a mom with a business and a part-time job. Listen to the full episode for the answer, but I get very vulnerable as I share about what brought us back to Texas and the village I am so privileged to have here. ** Follow me on Instagram and TikTok (@juliannballey) Looking for individualized help during pregnancy and postpartum? B ook an empowerment session. Visit motherhoodbarbell.c...

10. Sustainable Eating, Body Image, and the Postpartum Experience with Friends Allie and Mikayla

Allie, RDN, and Mikayla, Certified Nutritionist, join me today for a very candid conversation surrounding sustinable eating and fat loss, body image struggles through our lives, and our postpartum experiences (we all had babies in 2022!). Thank you to both Allie and Mikayla for this engaging and important conversation and for sharing so openly! Follow Allie and Mikayla on Instagram at @alliehenrie.rd and @mikaylaemily_ // Follow me on Instagram and TikTok (@juliannballey) Looking for individuali...

9. Things I Wish I Knew Before the Age of 29: Core + Pelvic Floor Edition

In this solo episode today, I talk about all the things I wish I knew before age of 29... about the core and pevlic floor! There is so much we don't learn and no one tells us about our bodies during pregnancy and postpartum and especially so about the pelvic floor. I'm digging into that today talking about the core system, pressure, incontinence (with a personal story mixed in) and more. Follow me on Instagram and TikTok (@juliannballey) Looking for individualized help during pregnancy and postp...

8. "Your Spine is Stable" - Scoliosis, Spinal Fusion, and Pelvic Health with Laura, DPT

On today's episode, Laura Glazebrook, DPT shares with us her story with scoliosis and spinal fusion, how we can better understand and serve this population, and how it all connects to the pelvic floor. We are all strong, capable, adaptable, and resilient and those with scoliosis are no different. Laura busts a lot of myths surrounding this population and what kind of language is helpful and unhelpful when treating or speaking to these individuals. It's a fascinating conversation connecting all o...

7. CrossFit Through Pregnancy and Postpartum: Mindset Shifts & Adjustments with Amy, CFL2

Today I chat with Amy, Pregnancy & Postpartum Athleticism Coach and CrossFit Level 2, about all things CrossFit through pregnancy and postpartum. We talk about our different experiences as pregnant and postpartum CrossFitters and how difficult the mindset shift is but how worth it it is to develop athletic maturity. Everyone's considerations and modifications are unique and there is not one-size-fits-all when it comes to pregnancy modifications and postpartum return to fitness. Our bodies ar...

6. Chill Nutrition, Intuitive Eating, and Your Relationship with Food for Pregnancy and Postpartum with Macey, RDN

Today I chat with my dear friend Macey, Registered Dietitian and mom of almost 3. We discuss healing our relationship with food, how Macey's pregnancy is going and how she is approaching her nutrition, and how she is setting herself up for success postpartum. We dive into intuitive eating, getting rid of the all-or-nothing mindset in all areas of our lives, body image during pregnany and postpartum, and how to have a chill relationship with the foods we choose to eat. Thank you to Macey for this...

5. Serving Moms and Youth in the Community with Katie

Today I chat with Pregnancy & Postpartum Athleticism Coach Katie about her experience in entering the pre/postnatal space and her experience of learning about pelvic health and exercise during pregnancy & postpartum. She discusses how she has taken this passion of women’s health into her own community running classes specifically for moms, as well as for youth in her Girls Who Lead program. Katie is such a positive force for those around her! Find Katie on Instagram @long.game.fitness an...

4. Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy & More with Danyell, DPT

Danyell Russell, DPT joins me today as we discuss all things Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy, what it can help you with, and what the pelvic floor even is. We talk about the things we wish we knew before learning about pelvic health, the benefits of finding a Pelvic Floor Therapist that does the same kind of exercise as you (such as weightlifting, CrossFit, etc), and discussing her upcoming prophylactic bilateral mastecomy and her plan for rehab and how it parallels with a postpartum return to exe...

3. Preparing for Birth and Postpartum with Jamie

In this episode, Jamie and I chat about about preparing for birth and postpartum and what to focus on most. Pregnancy and postpartum are vulnerable and confusing times for many and we hope this episode give you a guide on some of the basic and most imporant things you need to know, such as mental preparation and choosing your birth team. Jamie is a Pregnancy & Postpartum Athleticism Coach and owner of JStraker Fitness. She runs virtual fitness classes in her Stronger Together membership and ...

2. Overcoming Infertility & Pregnancy Loss with Ashton

*Trigger Warning* In this episode, we discuss deeply personal stories of infertility and pregnancy loss that may be difficult or triggering for some listeners. Today I chat with Ashton Koehlmoos from Resilient Mama Fitness as she shares her personal experience surrounding infertility, IVF, pregnancy loss, her sweet rainbow baby, and her mission now to help mamas navigate these seasons. She also offers helpful guidance and advice for how to help those who are struggling and how we can best serve ...

1. My Story of Fitness & Motherhood

Welcome to the first episode of the Barbells & Motherhood! In this episode, I share my story of how I got into fitness in the first place, my experience with exercise with my three pregnancies, and ultimately how I ended up in the pre/postnatal fitness world as a Pregnancy & Postpartum Athleticism Coach & CFL1. In any journey, we experience great growth -- and I'm grateful to share that growth with you in this episode. Now I'm here so that moms like you never again have to say, "Why ...