Active Mom Podcast: Pregnancy, Postpartum, Perimenopause, Menopause & Beyond
The Active Mom Podcast, hosted by Dr. Carrie Pagliano, a double board-certified physical therapist and expert in pregnancy, postpartum, and perimenopause health, merges real motherhood stories with evidence-based science. Each episode features candid conversations with researchers, clinicians, elite athletes, and everyday moms, focusing on topics like returning to running and lifting after childbirth, managing pelvic floor symptoms, pregnancy exercise safety, and staying strong through hormonal changes. The show aims to provide practical, shame-free guidance for active women at every life stage.
Episodes
Kegels to CrossFit: A Pregnancy & Postpartum Exercise History | Crossover with Practice Brave, Brianna Battles
Send us Fan MailCarrie was taught to go gentle. Brianna was taught to go harder. Neither one worked.Bri Battles reached out and said let's chat about history. I said okay. So here we are, two podcasts running as one episode, looking back at the last 10, 15, 20 years of how pregnant and postpartum athletes have been advised. And I promise you, we barely scratch the surface.Bri came up through
The First Real Data On Climbing While Pregnant | JOY BLACK
Send us Fan MailThree years ago Joy Black came on this show to talk about climbing in pregnancy and postpartum, and quite honestly, we had almost no research to point at. She came back this time as a published researcher. Two papers, both in Sports Medicine, both with Dr. Margie Davenport's lab at University of Alberta.So we sat down and broke them open.The first is qualitative: 11 elite clim
REWIND Summer Finale// Pregnancy And Postpartum Exercise Research Is Years Ahead Of What You're Being Told: Why It Isn't Reaching You | MARGIE DAVENPORT, PhD
Send us Fan MailLabor Day is in the rearview, the temps are finally doing what they're supposed to do, and this is the last rewind of the summer. Quite honestly, this is the one I wanted to close out on.When Margie came on for this one, she spent a good chunk of the hour telling me she couldn't tell me things. I'd ask, she'd dodge. I'd ask sideways, she'd dodge nicer.
12 Weeks to Return to Run isn't Set in Stone - Solo episode
Send us Fan MailSomewhere between 2019 and now, "wait 12 weeks" turned into a rule. It is not a rule. It never was.I have been in pelvic health for 26 plus years, and right now I am watching that number get handed around in Facebook groups, on social, and quite honestly by a lot of professionals who are leaning really hard on it. I don't know that the foundation exists to do that. S
REWIND // "Cleared at 6 weeks" doesn't mean cleared to run — what the research actually says — DR. SHEFALI CHRISTOPHER
Send us Fan MailShefali got hate mail.Not a snarky comment on a post. Emails. From other people who work with postpartum runners, coming at her over a single number in a consensus paper.The number was three. As in, after a minimum three week period of rest and recovery, some people might be ready to start doing some things. Drills. Not a 5K. Not a race. Some things.And she wasn't even giving
Do Hypopressives Lower Intra-Abdominal Pressure? Here's What the Research Says with Silvia Saraiva
Send us Fan MailThis one is going to ruffle some feathers.Hypopressives. Low pressure fitness. Whatever your algorithm is calling them this week. The theory has been the same since 1984: you do the breath, you hold the posture, your intra-abdominal pressure drops, and your pelvic floor switches on because of that pressure drop.Nobody had measured the pressure.Silvia Saraiva did. She trained 36 wom
REWIND // You're Not Running Wrong: Running Myths Debunked | RICH WILLY, PT, PhD
Send us Fan MailOkay, so this one is a Summer Rewind, and I'll be honest with you, I went back and forth on which episodes to bring back. This one wasn't a hard call.The original aired in September 2022. I re-listened before we re-ran it and quite honestly? I'm still hearing every single one of these myths in clinic. Every one. A couple of years later.Rich Willy has spent 20+ years
STILL A RUNNER, NOW A MASTERS HYROX ATHLETE, AND NOT SLOWING DOWN AT 55 | HILARY CAIRNS
Send us Fan MailHilary Cairns races Hyrox at the pro weights, which means the farmer's carry is a pair of 53 pound kettlebells and she is essentially hauling her own body weight down the floor. She is the top ranked American in her age group. She also has three kids in their twenties and has been racing in DC since 1993.Now the part nobody handed her. She nursed all three kids for years and t
REWIND // Pelvic Girdle Pain, Relaxin & Pregnancy Support: What Women Really Need to Know — with DR. SINEAD DUFOUR
Send us Fan MailRelaxin is one of the first words you learn when you find out you're pregnant. Somebody hands it to you like a fact. Your joints are loose, your pelvis is unstable, be careful, this is just what pregnancy does.Here's the problem. Everyone has relaxin. Not everyone has pelvic girdle pain.This Summer Rewind is with Dr. Sinead Dufour, a Canadian pelvic health physiotherapist
THE POSTPARTUM EXERCISE GUIDELINES MOMS ACTUALLY ASKED FOR | DR. MARGIE DAVENPORT
Send us Fan MailThis should not be revolutionary in 2026.They asked the women. Went out across Canada, asked postpartum women what they were actually desperate to know, and let the answers drive it. What came back was mental health and sleep.That's the 2025 Canadian postpartum guideline. Dr. Margie Davenport, PhD, was primary author on it. She's the director of the Program for Pregnancy
REWIND // EP 251: POSTPARTUM RUNNING RESEARCH YOU ACTUALLY NEED: WHAT SCIENCE SAYS ABOUT RETURNING TO SPORT | RITA DEERING
Send us Fan MailNot everybody has time to sit down and read the whole paper. Not everybody wants to. I get it. But you do need to read beyond the abstract, so let's do it together.For this summer rewind episode, I'm bringing back my 2024 conversation with Dr. Rita Deering, PT, DPT, PhD, one of the authors on the two international Delphi studies and consensus statements on postpartum retu
Everything We Now Know About Women's Health. Nobody Told the Women. | MEGHAN RABBITT
Send us Fan MailMeghan Rabbitt has been a health journalist for 25 years. And the thing she said to me about reporting this book was: why don't I know this?If she didn't know it, what are the rest of us working with?Meghan writes about women's health for Women's Health, Oprah Daily, Prevention, and Maria Shriver's Sunday Paper. Her book, The New Rules of Women's Healt
REWIND // Everything you've been afraid to ask about prolapse — answered by a urogynecologist — DR. CHERYL IGLESIA, MD
Send us Fan MailProlapse might be the single most fear-loaded word in postpartum health. Not because of what it is. Because of how little anybody tells you about it.This week we're rewinding to one of our season one conversations, with Dr. Cheryl Iglesia, MD, urogynecologist here in Washington DC and one of the very first mentors I had in pelvic health. My first pelvic health job was at Natio
Pulmonary Embolism in Pregnancy: Symptoms You Shouldn’t Ignore — with RACHEL ROSOVSKY, MD
Send us Fan Mail"It is probably nothing."The swelling is probably the third trimester. The breathlessness is probably the stairs. The ache in your calf is probably that run you should not have done. And most of the time, all of that is exactly right.Most of the time is doing a lot of work in that sentence.Dr. Rachel Rosovsky is a hematologist at Massachusetts General Hospital, where she
REWIND // YOUR ESTROGEN TANKED AND NOBODY TOLD YOU WHY POSTPARTUM & PERIMENOPAUSE DR. RACHEL RUBIN
Send us Fan MailYou leave the hospital with a healthy baby, a folder of paperwork, and zero mention of the fact that your estrogen just went from about 3,000 to almost nothing.That is where this conversation starts. In 2022, I sat down with Dr. Rachel Rubin, urologist and sexual medicine specialist, back in season one, long before she became the person everyone quotes about hormones. I've kno
The Thoughts You're Too Scared to Say Out Loud — Birth Trauma, Intrusive Thoughts & Postpartum Mental Health with DR. VANESSA KOMAREK (@heavy_lifting_psychologist)
Send us Fan MailThere's a thought a lot of moms have had and almost none of them have said out loud. Maybe it was an image of dropping the baby. Maybe it was something worse. And the second it showed up, the next thought was: what is wrong with me?Dr. Vanessa Komarek is a psychologist who specializes in trauma and PTSD recovery, a powerlifter, and a mom of two under two. She came on to talk a
REWIND // Will working out hurt your milk supply? — KELLY KENDALL, RN, IBCLC aka @thebalancedboob
Send us Fan Mail"I don't have enough milk." It's the first place a new mom's brain goes when the baby fusses, wakes early, or pops off the breast. And when you add workouts back into the mix? The doubt gets louder.This week's Summer Rewind brings back one of my favorite conversations, with my longtime friend (and former neighbor!) Kelly Kendall, RN, IBCLC, aka @thebal
Everyone's calling it a 'tight pelvic floor'… but can we actually feel it? — with Gosia Starzec-Proserpio, PhD
Send us Fan MailYou've heard it. Maybe you've said it. "Your pelvic floor is too tight." It's everywhere right now — on the socials, in the clinic, out of the mouths of people who've never assessed a pelvic floor in their life. But here's the question almost nobody stopped to ask: can we actually feel the thing we keep confidently naming?Researcher Gosia Starzec-
REWIND // Why Moms Leak When They Run: What Urinary Incontinence Research Gets Right (and Wrong) with — DR. LINDA MCLEAN
Send us Fan MailIf you've ever accepted leaking as the toll you pay to keep running, this one's going to reframe it.Dr. Linda McLean (@mfm_lab) is one of the foremost researchers on the pelvic floor and urinary incontinence — a professor and Chair in Women's Health Research at the University of Ottawa. In this Summer Rewind, we cut through what the science actually shows about why r
You don't have to look like a runner to be one — with Melanie Cote (@the.curvy.runner)
Send us Fan MailMelanie Cote spent years believing runners were a certain kind of person — thin, disciplined, elite — and she wasn't it. So when a coworker organized a 5K, she showed up to cheer instead of run, too embarrassed to try. A year later, she crossed that same start line. Today she's a half-marathoner who runs as @the.curvy.runner, and her story is for every mom who's ever
REWIND The strength work that actually returns you to running — and what's just wasting your time — CHRIS JOHNSON, PT
Send us Fan MailBringing this back because the "what exercises should I actually be doing?" question never gets old. Johnson cuts through the noise on rehab and strength work for runners — the movements that move the needle versus the filler. Practical, specific, and easy to act on this week.Today I speak with Chris Johnson, physical therapist, coach, author, teacher, consultant, and mul
Can I Run with Prolapse? Solo Episode — with Dr. Carrie Pagliano, PT
Send us Fan MailCan you run with pelvic organ prolapse? In this solo episode, Dr. Carrie Pagliano takes on one of the most feared pelvic floor diagnoses… and why prolapse doesn't have to mean hanging up your running shoes.Carrie introduces your "prolapse personality" — because prolapse isn't one experience, it's many. She busts the myths (no, running didn't cause it…
REWIND // Doing all the pelvic floor work & still symptomatic? Your hips might be the missing piece — DR. ALISON GRIMALDI
Send us Fan MailThis is the single most-downloaded episode in Active Mom Podcast history… and if you joined in the last two years, you've probably never heard it.Dr. Alison Grimaldi connects hip strength and stability to the pelvic floor symptoms so many women keep chasing in isolation. If you've been faithfully doing your pelvic floor work without the result you expected, this conversat
What Load Actually Reaches Your Pelvis When You Run? The Data & a Guide Built for Postpartum Moms — with DR. MEGAN JAMES
Send us Fan MailWhat load actually reaches your pelvis when you run? For years we couldn't really answer that — we just said "wait twelve weeks, then go." Babe, we've come a long way.Dr. Megan James is back — and this time it's Dr. James. She finished her PhD and brought two new papers that quietly shift how we think about returning to running postpartum.First: a graded pe
REWIND // Turns out Atomic Habits is a parenting book — Routines, mindset & making change stick in parenthood— JAMES CLEAR
Send us Fan MailBecoming a mom can take your lifelong habits, chew them up, and spit them out. So how do you build new ones when there's no such thing as a typical day in parenthood?In this Summer Rewind — our season one finale — Dr. Carrie Pagliano sits down with James Clear, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Atomic Habits. Carrie picked up the book thinking it was about business...
High-Altitude Climbing in Pregnancy… Thin Evidence, Loud Opinions, and Trusting Her Own Risk Tolerance — with LOTTA HINTSA
Send us Fan MailThin evidence. Loud opinions. And a body that still wanted to climb. That's where professional high-altitude climber Lotta Hintsa found herself when she got pregnant — wanting to stay active and keep doing her job, in an area where the research on altitude and pregnancy barely exists and everyone seemed to have a take on it.In this episode, Lotta walks me through how she navig
REWIND // How Swim Moms Make Time to Work Out: Real-Life Strategies from Busy Moms from Postpartum to Perimenopause
Send us Fan MailThis one's for every mom whose week is built around practices, meets, and the pool-deck waiting game. It's honest, real-talk strategy for squeezing your own training into a life that runs on everyone else's schedule — across postpartum all the way to perimenopause. No interview, just usable tactics, and it's landed with way more than the swim crowd.Today I speak
Sports Medicine & the Pelvic Floor: We Don't Know Everything — But Here's Where the Science Actually Is — with GRÁINNE DONNELLY
Send us Fan MailGráinne Donnelly is back — and this time she's the editor and primary author of a brand-new Elsevier textbook, Sports Medicine and the Pelvic Floor: Science to Practice. It's the book this field has been waiting for... and the honest truth at its heart is that we don't know everything yet. What we do have is the clearest picture so far of where the science actually s
Is It Ever Too Late to Start Running? From Couch Potato to Grandma Athlete at 57 — with author HILDEE WEISS
Send us Fan MailHildee Weiss didn't run her first full mile until she was 46. And honestly? She was convinced she'd look ridiculous doing it… like Phoebe from Friends, flailing around while everyone stared. (If you're Gen X, you already get it.)Fast forward 12 years and she's 57, a mom of five, a grandma of five, and she's done 5Ks, half marathons, trail races, two Spartan
Running Injuries in Perimenopause: Recovery, Hormones & Real Mom Life — with WHITNEY HEINS
Send us Fan MailWhat happens when the body that carried you through marathons suddenly starts changing the rules on you mid-stride…?In this episode, I sit down with Whitney Heins — founder of The Mother Runners run community, host of the Mother Runners Podcast, and a lifelong runner who chased an Olympic Qualifying marathon time through years of frustrating injuries before becoming a certified run
Hormones, Bone Loss & Injury Risk: What Every Active Woman Needs to Know — with DR. JOCELYN WITTSTEIN
Send us Fan MailYour bones started changing before you noticed. Most women don't find out until something breaks.Dr. Jocelyn Wittstein — orthopedic surgeon at Duke and co-author of The Complete Bone and Joint Health Plan — is here to change that. We dig into what perimenopause and menopause actually do to your bones, joints, and shoulders, why osteoporosis risk flies under the radar for activ
Is Childbirth Harder Than an Ultra? Running Myths, Postpartum Comebacks & the Honest Logistics of Racing as a Mom — with DR. ERIN DALISAY, PT
Send us Fan MailShe's run ultras. She's survived pregnancy nausea. She's raced with a baby at home. And she has opinions about all of it.In this episode, I'm joined by Dr. Erin Kennedy Dalisay — ortho & sports PT, run coach, marathoner, ultramarathoner, and founder of RunWell Clinic — and we are getting into ALL of it. The stuff nobody talks about. The stuff every running m
I Tried Everything… and Still Leaked. One Athlete's Road to Pelvic Floor Surgery — with AIMEE OLIVER (@bodyfitmums)
Send us Fan MailShe was mid-serve at a volleyball match in Cyprus when the device fell out completely. It landed in her underwear. There was a crowd. She ran off the court, grabbed it, and ran back on—so fast her coach didn't even process what happened.That's Aimee Oliver's life as a high-impact athlete with stress urinary incontinence. And after 10 years of trial and error, devices
Wait… so which device is actually right for me? Inside Pelvic Floor Support: Devices, Fit & What You Should Know with Dr. Christina Prevett
Send us Fan MailAfter interviewing 10 pelvic floor support device companies—6 internal, 4 external—Dr. Carrie Pagliano sits down with researcher and pelvic health physiotherapist and researcher Dr. Christina Prevett to do what she couldn't do alone: process it all.This is the debrief episode for the Inside Pelvic Floor Support: Devices, Fit & What You Should Know mini-series—and it's
The Truth About Internal Support Devices: Uresta Explained
Send us Fan MailIn this episode of the Active Mom Podcast mini-series Inside Pelvic Floor Support: Devices, Fit & What You Should Know, we’re speaking with:Lauren Barker, CEO & Co-founder of Uresta—a company developing a self-managed internal support device for stress urinary incontinence.Uresta was designed to provide a more accessible alternative to traditional pessaries by allowing user
A Modern Pessary for Prolapse? Reia Explained
Send us Fan MailIn this episode of the Active Mom Podcast mini-series Inside Pelvic Floor Support: Devices, Fit & What You Should Know, we’re speaking with:Ariana Sopher, COO at Reia—a company developing a modern pessary for pelvic organ prolapse.Reia was designed to improve on traditional pessary models by allowing for easier insertion and removal through a collapsible shape and applicator s
Internal Pelvic Floor Support for Leaks? Revive Explained
Send us Fan MailIn this episode of the Active Mom Podcast mini-series Inside Pelvic Floor Support: Devices, Fit & What You Should Know, we’re speaking with:Steve Bollinger, Founder @Revive—an internal pelvic floor support device company based out of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.Revive was developed to address stress urinary incontinence and light bladder leakage by providing internal urethral supp
Custom Pelvic Floor Support? COSM Gynethotics Explained
Send us Fan MailIn this episode of the Active Mom Podcast mini-series Inside Pelvic Floor Support: Devices, Fit & What You Should Know, we’re speaking with:Goli Ameri, PhD (Head of Research) and Cara McDougall, MPT (Clinical Specialist, Founder of Toronto Pessary Clinic) from COSM Medical.COSM was founded by Derek Sham, BEng, MBA, whose background in developing widely used urodynamics systems
Internal Resistance Training for Your Pelvic Floor? Pippa Explained
Send us Fan MailIn this episode of the Active Mom Podcast mini-series Inside Pelvic Floor Support: Devices, Fit & What You Should Know, we’re speaking with:Melody Roberts, CEO & Co-founder of Liv Labs—a company developing a pelvic floor fitness device designed to support active women.Pippa is an internal resistance-based device that works by creating load within the vaginal canal to stimul
Flexible Internal Pelvic Floor Support? SomaFlex Explained
Send us Fan MailIn this episode of the Active Mom Podcast mini-series Inside Pelvic Floor Support: Devices, Fit & What You Should Know, we’re speaking with:Sandra Whittle, pelvic health physiotherapist and inventor of SomaFlex—a device designed to provide a softer, more flexible approach to internal pelvic support.SomaFlex was developed to offer an alternative to more rigid internal devices by
Pelvic Floor Support Underwear for Prolapse HEM Support Wear Explained
Send us Fan MailIn this episode of the Active Mom Podcast mini-series Inside Pelvic Floor Support: Devices, Fit & What You Should Know, we’re speaking with:Lauren Fleming, Founder @HEM Support Wear—an external pelvic floor support device company based out of Central Texas (just outside Austin).HEM Support Wear is a woman-founded pelvic health company redefining what support looks and feels lik
Pelvic Floor Support Device for Prolapse? My Pelvic Bra Explained
Send us Fan MailIn this episode of the Active Mom Podcast mini-series Inside Pelvic Floor Support: Devices, Fit & What You Should Know, we’re speaking with:Jeanice Mitchell, Inventor @myPelvicBra—an external pelvic floor support device company based out of Central Texas (Killeen).As a pelvic floor physical therapist with prolapse herself, she set out to create a device that offered supportive,
Pelvic Floor Support: Devices, Fit & What You Should Know -SRC Health
Send us Fan MailIn this episode of the Active Mom Podcast mini-series Inside Pelvic Floor Support: Devices, Fit & What You Should Know, we’re speaking with:Sinead O’Donovan, Founder SRCHealth—an external pelvic floor support garment company based out of Port Melbourne, Australia.After experiencing significant pelvic girdle pain and postpartum recovery challenges, Sinead set out to create a gar
Inside Pelvic Floor Support: Devices, Fit & What You Should Know -Everform Therapywear
Send us Fan MailIn this episode of the Active Mom Podcast mini-seriesInside Pelvic Floor Support: Devices, Fit & What You Should Know, we’re speaking with:Rosie Dumbrell, physiotherapist and founder of Everform Therapywear—a company developing compression garments designed specifically for pelvic floor support.Everform uses a targeted compression system (Femcore™ technology) to provide more su
Prolapse, Levator Avulsions & Pessaries: What’s Actually Happening (Part 2) — with MELISSA DAVIDSON, PT
Send us Fan MailIn Part 2 of this conversation, I’m joined again by Melissa Davidson, specialist pelvic health physiotherapist, clinical educator, and PhD, to go deeper into the clinical realities of pelvic organ prolapse, levator ani avulsions, and pessary use.This episode moves beyond definitions and into what actually matters in practice: clinical decision-making, patient education, and navigat
Prolapse, Levator Avulsions & Pessaries: What’s Actually Happening (Part 1) — with MELISSA DAVIDSON, PT
Send us Fan MailIn this episode, I sit down with Melissa Davidson, specialist physiotherapist in pelvic health, clinical educator, and PhD, to break down some of the most misunderstood topics in pelvic health. From prolapse to levator avulsions to the role of pessaries, this conversation focuses on what’s actually happening in the body and how we can move away from fear-based messaging toward info
Postpartum Care Bill (H.R. 4074): What It Means for Moms and How You Can Help — with GAIL ZITTERKOPF, PT
Send us Fan MailWhat if improving postpartum care in the U.S. didn’t cost anything—but still hasn’t happened?In this episode, I sit down with pelvic floor physical therapist and advocate Gail Zitterkopf, PT, DPT to break down the Optimizing Postpartum Outcomes Act (H.R. 4074)—and why it matters more than most people realize.We get into what this bill actually does, how systems like Medicare, Medic
Pregnancy & Postpartum Research, Moms in Contact Sports & Football — with EMMA BROCKWELL, PT
Send us Fan MailWhat does pregnancy and postpartum really look like for female athletes—especially at the elite level?And more importantly… are we still treating it like a problem to manage instead of a phase to train through?In this episode of the Active Mom Podcast, I sit down with Emma Brockwell, pelvic health physiotherapist working at the highest levels of women’s sport—including Women’s Supe
Running Postpartum & Motherhood: What It Actually Looks Like in Real Life — with run coach LAURA NORRIS
Send us Fan MailWhat does it actually look like to keep running when life shifts in a big way — like pregnancy, postpartum recovery, and becoming a parent?In this episode of the Active Mom Podcast, I’m joined by Laura Norris — certified running coach, science writer, and co-host of the Tread Lightly Podcast. Laura has coached more than 500 runners, from brand-new runners to podium finishers, and i
100,000 Downloads & 200 Episodes: What I’ve Learned About Running, Rehab & Motherhood — SOLO EPISODE
Send us Fan MailThe Active Mom Podcast just crossed 100,000 downloads and 200+ episodes, which honestly feels a little surreal. So for this one, I did something a little different… In this solo episode, I reflect on how the podcast started back when it was the Active Mom Postpartum Podcast, how it evolved into conversations about pregnancy, postpartum, pelvic floor health, return to running, perim
Menopause & Performance: What Every Active Woman Should Know — with INGRID HARM-ERNANDES, PT
Send us Fan MailMenopause care is changing — but not fast enough.In this episode of the Active Mom Podcast, I sit down with Ingrid Harm-Ernandes, PT — a physical therapist with more than 40 years of experience in women’s health, known as “The Pelvic Detective” on YouTube and author of The Musculoskeletal Mystery: How to Solve Your Pelvic Floor Symptoms. Ingrid has spent decades pushing for earlier
Hip–Pelvic Floor Connections: What Clinicians Actually Need to Know — with DR. LAUREL PROULX & DR. JENNY LACROSS
Send us Fan MailWhat are we getting right — and wrong — about the hip–pelvic floor connection?In this episode of the Active Mom Podcast, I sit down with Dr. Jenny LaCross, PhD, ATC, PT and Dr. Laurel Proulx, PT, DPT to unpack the evolving conversation around pelvic floor dysfunction, hip mechanics, stress urinary incontinence, and clinical reasoning in women’s health physical therapy.Jenny is a ce
Running Influencer Life Is Weird: Training, Identity & Bald-Headed Scallywags — with ERICA KENNEDY aka @inmyrunningerica
Send us Fan MailWhat starts as a quick run to get out of the house… can end up changing your entire life.In this episode of the Active Mom Podcast, I sit down with running creator Erica Kennedy aka @inmyrunningerica to talk about how running helped her survive an abusive marriage — and slowly rebuild her confidence, independence, and sense of self one mile at a time.Now she’s the voice behind the
Training Through Pregnancy in Military Moms: Strength, Readiness & Postpartum Recovery — with DR. MEGAN JONES
Send us Fan MailWhat happens when pregnancy, postpartum recovery, and military fitness standards collide?Because “light duty” doesn’t exactly exist when you’re a soldier… or a mom.In this episode of the Active Mom Podcast, I sit down with Dr. Megan Jones, a civilian physical therapist who has spent nearly her entire career embedded inside the military system, helping pregnant and postpartum servic
Racing 4 Months Postpartum: Inside an Olympic Marathon Trials Qualifier Comeback — with CARTER NORBO
Send us Fan MailIn this episode, we welcome back Carter Norbo—home health physical therapist, lifelong runner, and mom to two-year-old twins and a five-month-old baby.After narrowly missing qualification for the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials in 2024 following the birth of her twins, Carter returned to racing postpartum and is now officially qualified for the 2028 Olympic Marathon Trials—just months
Strength & Running During Pregnancy and Postpartum: What’s Actually Possible — with JESSICA DORRINGTON, PT & Olympian, SHANNON ROWBURY
Send us Fan MailIn this episode, I sit down with Shannon Rowbury—Olympic bronze medalist, one of the most accomplished middle-distance runners in U.S. history, and Emmy Award winner for her work with NBC’s 2024 Olympic coverage—and Jessica Dorrington, a pelvic floor physical therapist, runner, and all-around grounded voice in pregnancy and postpartum fitness.Together, they co-authored Strong as a
Returning to Exercise After Baby: What Postpartum Research Actually Supports — with DR. JENNA SCHULZ
Send us Fan MailIn this episode, I’m joined by Jenna Schulz, MPT, PhD, a physiotherapist and postdoctoral fellow at the University of British Columbia whose work lives right at the intersection of research and real life. Jenna studies things like inflammation in knee osteoarthritis, female athlete health, and longevity in sport—and more recently, how evidence can actually guide movement during pre
Perimenopause Strength & Protein: What the Research Actually Shows — with Dr. ALYSSA OLENICK
Send us Fan MailIs Pilates enough? How much is "enough" protein? What does "lifting heavy" ACTUALLY mean?In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Alyssa Olenick, PhD, founder of Doc Lyss Fitness and creator of The Lyss Method, to break down what the research actually shows about strength training and protein in perimenopause.As a strength athlete, ultramarathon runner, and certif
Women’s Health Research Made Simple: How to Spot Misinformation (and What Actually Matters) — with DR. RITA DEERING
Send us Fan MailIn this episode of the Active Mom Podcast, I’m joined again by Dr. Rita Deering, PT, DPT, PhD — Associate Professor of Physical Therapy and Director of the Movement Sciences Laboratory at Carroll University. With 18+ years of clinical experience and 15 years specializing in pelvic health, Dr. Deering is a leading researcher in perinatal musculoskeletal health, pregnancy and postpar
#1 EPISODE OF 2025: Lifting Safely in Pregnancy: What the Research Really Shows | CHRISTINA PREVETT, PhD
Send us Fan MailComing in at #1 on our list of top podcasts for 2025 is my conversation with Christina Prevett.We close Season 4 of the podcast catching up with @dr.christina_prevett—pelvic health physiotherapist, competitive weightlifter, CrossFit athlete, mom of two, & total powerhouse for strength training across the lifespan. (rumor has it she bought a Garmin watch & is now a runner to
#2 EPISODE OF 2025: Female Fitness Myths Exposed: What Actually Works — with LAUREN COLENSO-SEMPLE, PhD
Send us Fan MailComing in at #2 on our list of top podcasts for 2025 is my conversation with Dr. Lauren Colenso-SempleWhat if most of what you’ve been told about fitness, hormones, and nutrition as a woman… isn’t actually true?In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Lauren Colenso-Semple, PhD aka @drlaurencs1—muscle physiology researcher, science communicator, and co-owner of the MASS Research Review
#3 Episode of 2025: Redefining Exercise in Pregnancy & Postpartum: New Research Insights — with MARGIE DAVENPORT, PhD
Send us Fan MailTold to slow down during pregnancy & postpartum? Not necessarily! 🏃♀️💪"It's research update time again with @exerciseandpregnancy!In this episode, Margie Davenport, Associate Professor at the @ualberta & former national team athlete, joins us again to give another update on research in pregnancy and postpartum exercise including: the 🔹2025 Canadian guideline for
#4 EPISODE OF 2025: Gut Health, Hormones & Midlife Changes: What Every Woman Over 40 Should Know — with DR. SUSAN CLINTON
Send us Fan MailComing in at #4 on our list of top podcasts for 2025 is my conversation with Dr. Susan Clinton.In this episode, I’m joined by Dr. Susan Clinton—a clinician, educator, and coach with over 40 years of experience helping women move through complex health transitions with clarity and confidence. Susan brings deep insight into the connections between the gut, hormones, and nervous syste
#5 EPISODE OF 2025: How to Make Fitness Actually Work for Busy Moms — with LINDSEY BOMGREN
Send us Fan MailComing in at #5 on our list of top podcasts for 2025 is my conversation with Lindsey Bomgren.What does fitness really look like for moms?It’s not matching sets and flawless form.It’s stopping mid-workout for a diaper change.It’s navigating diastasis, prolapse, leaking, exhaustion, and a brain that hasn’t slept in three years.It’s figuring out how to move in a body that’s been throu
Breaking Barriers: Women Runners, Motherhood & Resilience — with author, MAGGIE MERTENS
Send us Fan MailIn this powerful season finale, I sit down with journalist and author Maggie Mertens (@maggiejmertens) to unpack the untold history—and future—of women in sport, running, and motherhood.Maggie is a Seattle-based writer whose work spans gender, athletics, and culture. Her book Better Faster Farther: How Running Changed Everything We Know About Women breaks down the myths that held w
Hiking, Hormones & Pelvic Health: Real Talk from the Trail — SOLO EPISODE with Dr. CARRIE PAGLIANO
Send us Fan MailIn this episode, I’m taking you with me down into the Grand Canyon—21 miles, 13 hours, eight of us ages 44–53 (seven women, one very patient man), and every bit of trail talk you can imagine. What started as “Can we actually do this?” turned into the most honest, hilarious, and wide-open conversation about pelvic health, perimenopause, and how physical therapy for women has complet
Pregnant and Ultra-Running? What You Need to Know — with SOPHIE CARTER
Send us Fan MailIn this episode, I sit down with Sophie Carter, an ultra runner, coach, and mom of five who made headlines for running a 100km ultra while pregnant. Sophie has also co-authored a paper on endurance running during pregnancy, adding valuable insight to a growing body of research that challenges traditional views on what’s possible for women in sport. As a coach, she’s passionate abou
Ultrarunning Through Pregnancy & Planning a Strong Postpartum Return— with LEAH YINGLING
Send us Fan MailIn this episode, I sit down with Leah Yingling, an internationally ranked trail and ultrarunner from Salt Lake City, Utah. Leah has achieved multiple top-10 finishes at Western States and UTMB, and has represented Team USA at the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships. In addition to her racing career, she’s the co-host of the Trail Network Podcast, works full-time in Popul
What Running Medicine Should Look Like for Moms + Athletes — with DR. KATE MIHEVC EDWARDS
Send us Fan MailIn this episode of the Active Mom Podcast, Carrie Pagliano, PT, DPT, OCS, WCS, sits down with Dr. Kate Mihevc Edwards, PT, DPT, OCS—founder of Precision Performance Running Medicine Clinic in Atlanta, creator of the RUNsource app, and co-host of Interdisciplinary Case Miles.Kate brings over 15 years of experience in running medicine and shares her insights on:Why an interdisciplina
Are You Struggling with Low Energy, Hormones or RED-S? What Sports Nutrition Misses —REBECCA MCCONVILLE
Send us Fan MailIn this episode, I sit down with Rebecca McConville, a registered dietitian, board-certified sports specialist and IAEDP-approved eating disorder supervisor. Rebecca is an internationally recognized expert on Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs), author of Finding Your Sweet Spot: How to Avoid REDs, and creator of the first-of-its-kind REDs-Informed Provider Certification Pro
OB/GYN to Ultramarathoner: What Pregnancy & Endurance Teach Us — with DR. LAUREN PURETZ
Send us Fan MailShe’s the host of the Speaking of Labia podcast, a practicing OB/GYN, business owner, and mom of two. And this past summer, Dr. Lauren Puretz was the top American finisher at UTMB 100.In this episode of the Active Mom Podcast, Lauren shares what it takes to juggle medicine, motherhood, entrepreneurship, and elite ultrarunning. From her start in high school track, to stepping back d
Finding Your Community Through Pregnancy & Postpartum —with ELLEN BRYAN
Send us Fan MailIf you're from the DC Metro area, you'll definitely recognize our latest guest, former host of @greatdaywash!In this week’s episode, I sit down with @ellenbryan—television talk show host turned wellness entrepreneur, health coach, and mom of 2 (with another on the way!). With 15+ years of experience on major networks in Washington, DC, Dallas, and Lexington, Ellen has bui
Core Rehab After Baby: What Really Helps Your Abdominal & Pelvic Health — with LAURA FUENTES-APARICIO
Send us Fan MailIn this episode, I sit down with Laura Fuentes-Aparicio, a physiotherapist who helps women with their pelvic health. She is the Director of the Master’s Program in Specialized Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy and teaches at the University of Valencia. Laura’s mission is simple: to raise awareness, share knowledge, and find the best ways to help women feel and live better.We also dig into
Can OBGYNs Safely Coach Pregnant & Postpartum Athletes? — with DR. LAMIA ZAFRANI
Send us Fan Mail From the clinic to the barbell, Dr. Lamia Zafrani, OBGYN bridges medicine and performance for pregnant and postpartum athletes. In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Lamia Zafrani, an OBGYN specializing in high-risk pregnancies and elite athlete health. She works closely with athletes and organizations to retain, support, and maximize female athlete performance during pregnancy, po
Impact Training Research + Pelvic Floor Health: It’s Possible —with HELENE MOSER
Send us Fan MailIn this episode, I’m joined by Helene Moser, PhD, a researcher and physiotherapist specializing in pelvic floor muscle activity and displacement during impact. She brings a unique perspective as a senior teacher in the Franklin-Method®, a shiatsu practitioner, and someone who integrates jumping and impact work into pelvic floor rehabilitation.We dive into how the pelvic floor respo
Pelvic Health Myths Exposed: What Every Mom & Pro Should Know -SOLO EPISODE
Send us Fan MailIn this episode, we dive into the world of information overload—especially when it comes to women’s health. With so much advice coming from social media, friends, and even well-meaning strangers, how do you know what’s accurate and what actually applies to you?We explore how to cut through the noise, become better critical thinkers, and recognize when it’s time to change direction
Strong & Agile: Plyometrics for Postpartum & Perimenopause —with TINA TANG
Send us Fan MailIn this episode, I’m joined by Tina Tang—a former Wall Street trader turned jewelry designer and now strength coach. At age 40, unexpected life changes led her to the gym for the very first time, and by 42 she had completed an intensive personal training course. Since then, Tina has coached over 3,800 sessions, discovered her own love for strength, and created the Return to Strengt
Postpartum Running, Diastasis & Leakage: What Really Happens to Your Pelvic Floor — with DR. SABINE VESTING
Send us Fan MailIn this episode, I’m joined by Dr. Sabine Vesting, a pelvic health physiotherapist and researcher whose work explores how exercise impacts the pelvic floor and abdominal muscles postpartum. Her research dives into common symptoms like urinary incontinence, pelvic girdle pain, and vaginal heaviness, and how they affect daily life for new moms.Now based in Ottawa, Dr. Vesting leads c
Hypermobility & Pelvic Floor: What Active Women Should Know — with DR. BROOKE WINDER
Send us Fan MailIn this episode of the Active Mom Podcast, I’m joined by Dr. Brooke Winder, physical therapist and Associate Professor at California State University Long Beach, where she leads the Dance Science program and mentors young dancers on optimizing their health, performance, and injury prevention.Brooke specializes in supporting artistic athletes—including dancers, aerialists, and circu
Cycling, Pressure, Queefing & Pelvic Floor Symptoms: What Active Women Should Know — with DR. HEDWIG NEELS
Send us Fan MailNo lie...one of my favorite episodes of all time. Sit back and be prepared to learn A LOT (no matter if you're a mom or pelvic floor professional!)This week I’m joined by Dr. Hedwig Neels, pelvic floor physiotherapist at Antwerp University Hospital, professor at the University of Antwerp, and author of The Pelvic Floor Book. Hedwig specializes in pelvic floor and cyclists an
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