Today I am speaking with Andrea Herbert, co-founder of Gold Ivy Health Co. She is making it her mission to simplify the research and inspire women everywhere to own their health and life. As a mother of 3, wife, entrepreneur, and marathoner working to complete a marathon in all 50 states, Andrea juggles a lot. The combo of finding balance, staying aligned with her values, and having fun brings endless fulfillment and she wants more women to join her. Andrea has coached thousands of women to embody the highest version of themselves, whether their goal is to build confidence, be a better person or parent, lose weight, find more joy, or run a marathon. After a decade of working with clients, Andrea created the Ivy Unleashed Podcast to help women listen to their truth and chase after their dreams. Along with her co host Brooke, they bring the real, raw truth of how difficult it can be to care for ourselves and inspire women with health tips, expert opinions, and inspirational stories to never stop prioritizing their physical and mental health.We talk about:-Prioritizing Self-Care as a Mom-Maintaining Your Identity Through Motherhood-Pushing Yourself Past Perceived Limits-Holding High Standards for Your Life-Setting Healthy Boundaries in Relationships-Acknowledging your capacity-Making Health & Wellness AccessibleTime Stamps1:00 Introduction4:40 finding community10:52 relying on exercise for mental health13:48 running with young kids17:30 changes after the last child22:35 transitions of motherhood34:49 rapid fire questionsCONNECT WITH CARRIEIG: https://www.instagram.com/carriepagliano/Website: https://carriepagliano.comCONNECT WITH ANDREALinks to Gold Ivy Health Co.: https://konect.to/goldivyhealthcoInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/goldivyhealthco/Ivy Unleashed Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ivy-unleashed/id1540810300MOVE with Gold Ivy: https://goldivyhealthco.com/move/The Active Mom Postpartum Podcast is A Real Moms' Guide to Postpartum for active moms & the postpartum professionals who help them in their journey. This show has been a long time in the making! You can expect conversation with moms and postpartum professionals from all aspects of the industry. If you're like me, you don't have a lot of free time (heck, you're probably listening at 1.5x speed), so theses interviews will be quick hits to get your the pertinent information FAST! If you love what you hear, share the podcast with a friend and leave us a 5 start rating and review. It helps us become more visible in the search algorithm! (Helps us get seen by more moms that need to hear these stories!!!!)

Today I am speaking with Dr. Stephanie Waggel, a mother, physician, author, motivational speaker, teacher, cancer survivor, marathon runner, and founder of Improve Medical Culture. She has a degree in psychology, biology and medicine and has over 17 years of experience working in the mental health field. In 2023, Dr. Waggel became certified in perinatal mental health. Specifically, advanced studies in perinatal psychopharmacology (medication for pregnant people). She feels this area is understudied and pregnant women deserve an educated professional to provide correct diagnosis and treatment. She started a free therapy group and heavily advocates for expansion and integration of PMADs care.  We dive deep into the importance of having professionals that can diagnose and treat perinatal mental health, as well as her own mom journey. We talk about: -advocating for maternal mental health -psychologist versus psychiatrist -breastfeeding and medications -when to seek help -intrusive thoughts in postpartum -finding running in postpartum -sports in pregnancy -early education  Time Stamps 1:00 Introduction 3:06 where to go and who to see? 10:04 meds in postpartum 14:06 intrusive thoughts  20:01 normalizing feelings 25:35 being a runner 31:53 more moms talking about postpartum 35:24 exercise to navigate mental health 42:30 the fear of losing control 49:38 rapid fire questions  CONNECT WITH CARRIE IG: https://www.instagram.com/carriepagliano/ Website: https://carriepagliano.com  CONNECT WITH DR. WAGGEL:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/improvemedicalculture/ Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/improvelifepllc/ TikTok-  www.tiktok.com/@improvelifepllc Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/ImproveLifePLLC/ Youtube- https://youtube.com/@improvelifepllc Website: www.improvelifepllc.com  We have a free biweekly anonymous virtual group therapy for pregnant persons + new parents. RSVP for free tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/free-group-therapy-for-pregnant-persons-and-new-parents-tickets-699860972007 The Active Mom Postpartum Podcast is A Real Moms' Guide to Postpartum for active moms & the postpartum professionals who help them in their journey. This show has been a long time in the making! You can expect conversation with moms and postpartum professionals from all aspects of the industry. If you're like me, you don't have a lot of free time (heck, you're probably listening at 1.5x speed), so theses interviews will be quick hits to get your the pertinent information FAST! If you love what you hear, share the podcast with a friend and leave us a 5 start rating and review. It helps us become more visible in the search algorithm! (Helps us get seen by more moms that need to hear these stories!!!!)

Today I am speaking with a returning guest, Lisa 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 leading up to it. With the perspective she gained with her experience, Lisa is able to empathize with so many women.Lisa is so open about her experience getting surgery and how she’s dealt with it as an athlete. You don’t want to miss this episode!We talk about:-tummy tucks and diastasis repair-sharing her journey-knowing when to have surgery-different types of surgery-expectations after surgery-pros and cons of surgery-setting PRs after tummy tuckTime Stamps1:00 Introduction2:58 working out through significant diastasis7:30 trying to find answers for DR14:14 sharing her story and helping others16:19 deciding to have surgery23:50 collaborating with doctors  30:27 immediately after surgery40:00 hitting PRs in your 40’s42:28 Tummy Tuck Rehab50:00 Questions to ask yourself55:21 rapid fire questionsCONNECT WITH CARRIEIG: https://www.instagram.com/carriepagliano/Website: https://carriepagliano.comCONNECT WITH LISAIG: https://www.instagram.com/lisa.marie.ryan/IG: https://www.instagram.com/lisa.marie.ryan/ Website: https://www.instagram.com/tummytuckrehab/The Active Mom Postpartum Podcast is A Real Moms' Guide to Postpartum for active moms & the postpartum professionals who help them in their journey. This show has been a long time in the making! You can expect conversation with moms and postpartum professionals from all aspects of the industry. If you're like me, you don't have a lot of free time (heck, you're probably listening at 1.5x speed), so theses interviews will be quick hits to get your the pertinent information FAST! If you love what you hear, share the podcast with a friend and leave us a 5 start rating and review. It helps us become more visible in the search algorithm! (Helps us get seen by more moms that need to hear these stories!!!!)

Today I am speaking with Reshma Rathod, co-founded of Restore Motion, a physical therapy practice in Rockville MD, in 2004. She has been Primary Health Care Provider for the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) since 2007, and is also a member of the Hologic WTA Women’s Health Task Force. She has a passion for women’s health and understands the profound need for a women-focused, compassionate physical therapy practice that could support the female leaders who make our communities prosper.  She is excited to share her passion, knowledge, and advocacy with a global audience and is determined to bring the topic of women’s health to life.  We talk about: -the mashup between ortho and pelvic health -tennis and pelvic health -tennis after pregnancy -elite athletes returning to sport after pregnancy -breast mechanics & mobility -issues caused by high tone -changing the conversation  Time Stamps 1:00 Introduction 4:30 the roll of pelvic floor in ortho cases 8:45 working with the Women’s Tennis Association 11:30 transitioning into motherhood 19:35 returning to tennis postpartum 28:28 changing mechanics and pelvic floor symptoms 32:35 reteaching coordination 34:50 young athletes in tennis 36:20 high tone issues 40:58 Resume’s pregnancy/postpartum experience 45:00 the evolution of pelvic health 50:23 rapid fire questions  CONNECT WITH CARRIE IG: https://www.instagram.com/carriepagliano/ Website: https://carriepagliano.com  CONNECT WITH RESHMA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/restoremotion/ Website: https://restoremotion.com/ The Active Mom Postpartum Podcast is A Real Moms' Guide to Postpartum for active moms & the postpartum professionals who help them in their journey. This show has been a long time in the making! You can expect conversation with moms and postpartum professionals from all aspects of the industry. If you're like me, you don't have a lot of free time (heck, you're probably listening at 1.5x speed), so theses interviews will be quick hits to get your the pertinent information FAST! If you love what you hear, share the podcast with a friend and leave us a 5 start rating and review. It helps us become more visible in the search algorithm! (Helps us get seen by more moms that need to hear these stories!!!!)

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 trained how to help moms regain their athleticism and is doing that through her coaching certification.  We talk about: -changes in athletics in the last 10 years -no guarantees in pregnancy -overcoming birth trauma -expanding access to information -coaching is creative -pushing for answer -a lifetime of athleticism -different isn’t bad -P&P Combat  Time Stamps 1:00 Introduction 2:32 expectations versus reality 10:15 finding athleticism at any age 13:20 conflicting information internationally 15:20 lock of education in progressing exercises 20:40 adaptable discipline 22:45 shifting mentality of the public 27:10 asking why and pushing boundaries 30:06 passing on information from stage to stage 32:40 movement between postpartum and menopause 44:05 biggest opportunities for change  CONNECT WITH CARRIE IG: https://www.instagram.com/carriepagliano/ Website: https://carriepagliano.com  CONNECT WITH BRIANNA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brianna.battles/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pregnant.postpartum.athlete/ Website: https://www.briannabattles.com/ The Active Mom Postpartum Podcast is A Real Moms' Guide to Postpartum for active moms & the postpartum professionals who help them in their journey. This show has been a long time in the making! You can expect conversation with moms and postpartum professionals from all aspects of the industry. If you're like me, you don't have a lot of free time (heck, you're probably listening at 1.5x speed), so theses interviews will be quick hits to get your the pertinent information FAST! If you love what you hear, share the podcast with a friend and leave us a 5 start rating and review. It helps us become more visible in the search algorithm! (Helps us get seen by more moms that need to hear these stories!!!!)

Today, I speak with Dr. Ashley Winter, Board certified urologist who specializes in sexual medicine and postpartum hormones. After realizing that many of the common concerns that patients were brining to her clinic were not being addressed by the information she was being taught, she decided to do a fellowship in sexual disfunction. After working in managed health for five years following her fellowship, she decided to branch out into the tech side of medicine to help improve sexual health care for everyone.We talk about:-foray into parenthood-normal hormone levels-failures in postpartum care-impacts of estrogen -knowing when it’s something else-topical estrogen and breastfeeding-finding the right provider-the benefits of TelehealthTime Stamps1:00 Introduction7:33 parallels of hormones levels in pregnancy and postpartum16:00 after the baby comes22:30 genitourinary symptoms in lactation25:24 barriers to obtaining vaginal estrogen34:50 finding the right provider45:02 listening to patients50:33 rapid fire questionsCONNECT WITH CARRIEIG: https://www.instagram.com/carriepagliano/Website: https://carriepagliano.comCONNECT WITH ASHLEYInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/ashleygwinter/Twitter at @ashleygwinterThe Active Mom Postpartum Podcast is A Real Moms' Guide to Postpartum for active moms & the postpartum professionals who help them in their journey. This show has been a long time in the making! You can expect conversation with moms and postpartum professionals from all aspects of the industry. If you're like me, you don't have a lot of free time (heck, you're probably listening at 1.5x speed), so theses interviews will be quick hits to get your the pertinent information FAST! If you love what you hear, share the podcast with a friend and leave us a 5 start rating and review. It helps us become more visible in the search algorithm! (Helps us get seen by more moms that need to hear these stories!!!!)

Today, we are celebrating our 100th episode! I’ve been doing the podcast for about two years now, and I’ve have interviewed some incredible guests! But today is my first solo episode. Think of this as a State of the Union” Pelvic Floor edition. I cover what I’m loving about the pelvic floor space right now as well as things I’d love to see change. We talk about:-state of the union-the need for more specialization in pelvic health-from pregnancy to menopause-growing the profession-pregnancy on social media-too much DIY?-high tone versus under activity-listener questionsTime Stamps1:00 Introduction2:45 current state of pelvic floor physical therapy10:05 all the way to menopause13:38 bad things happening in PFPT18:35 DIY fallout23:57 biggest impact over the last 5 years33:49 Top 5 podcast guests39:47 olympic lifts after prolapse42:10 exercising in supine in pregnancy50:00 social media pet peeve60:55 balancing mom and business ownerCONNECT WITH CARRIEIG: https://www.instagram.com/carriepagliano/Website: https://carriepagliano.comThe Active Mom Postpartum Podcast is A Real Moms' Guide to Postpartum for active moms & the postpartum professionals who help them in their journey. This show has been a long time in the making! You can expect conversation with moms and postpartum professionals from all aspects of the industry. If you're like me, you don't have a lot of free time (heck, you're probably listening at 1.5x speed), so theses interviews will be quick hits to get your the pertinent information FAST! If you love what you hear, share the podcast with a friend and leave us a 5 start rating and review. It helps us become more visible in the search algorithm! (Helps us get seen by more moms that need to hear these stories!!!!)

Today I speak with Holly Brooks, a 2-time Nordic Ski Olympian, twin mom, licensed therapist working at the intersection of performance and mental health. She is also the co-founder of Moms Matter Now, a group focused on empowering, educating, and supporting women from pregnancy to early motherhood so they don’t lose their minds, selves or relationships. Her two passions are athlete & maternal mental health. Holly’s goal is to give moms tools to be models, not martyrs in their motherhood journeys!We talk about:-life after professional sports-the athlete mindset-preparing for the uncontrollable-educating to empower-matrescence-knowing when to pivot-navigating mixed messages of returning to sport-maternal gatekeeping-RED-S in momsTime Stamps1:00 Introduction6:08 combining her interests to serve more people9:17 athletes and first time moms11:29 ways to guide a mom through pregnancy17:20 knowledge without anxiety21:23 dedication and perseverance for athletes and moms26:30 when to return to sport31:50 being a mom with goals36:40 maternal gatekeeping43:20 be a model, not a martyr45:30 RED-S51:12 rapid fire questionsCONNECT WITH CARRIEIG: https://www.instagram.com/carriepagliano/Website: https://carriepagliano.comCONNECT WITH HOLLYInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/hollybrooksllc/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/momsmatternow/Website: https://www.momsmatternow.com/The Active Mom Postpartum Podcast is A Real Moms' Guide to Postpartum for active moms & the postpartum professionals who help them in their journey. This show has been a long time in the making! You can expect conversation with moms and postpartum professionals from all aspects of the industry. If you're like me, you don't have a lot of free time (heck, you're probably listening at 1.5x speed), so theses interviews will be quick hits to get your the pertinent information FAST! If you love what you hear, share the podcast with a friend and leave us a 5 start rating and review. It helps us become more visible in the search algorithm! (Helps us get seen by more moms that need to hear these stories!!!!)

Today I speak with Margo Kwiatkowski, an orthopedic and pelvic health physical therapist in Southern California. She has made it her life’s mission to provide valuable, evidence based, and accessible information about pelvic organ prolapse in postpartum people. Margo was diagnosed with pelvic organ prolapse after the birth of her first child in the summer of 2021. She knew all the statistics about pelvic organ prolapse and did “all the right things” but was still taken aback by the diagnosis. She was the most shocked by how deeply this diagnosis affected her physical AND mental health. She quickly realized there was a need for more education and exposure about pelvic organ prolapse and created her Instagram with the hopes of normalizing changes postpartum. Her goal is to help dispel fears about prolapse and help people get back to what they love.  We talk about: -learning about pelvic floor therapy -expectations going into pregnancy -not being heard postpartum -empowering but not scaring -speaking with a mental health professional -common but not normal -reducing symptoms to restore nervous system -shifting organs  Time Stamps 1:00 introduction 2:56 learning about pelvic health 5:40 pregnancy as a PT 10:10 discovering she had prolapse 15:00 validating patients’ feelings 20:30 ah-ha moments from pelvic health 28:19 pessaries 34:25 “Are my organs going to go back?” 40:49 dealing with perimenopause 43:30 rapid fire questions  CONNECT WITH CARRIE IG: https://www.instagram.com/carriepagliano/ Website: https://carriepagliano.com  CONNECT WITH MARGO Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/postpartum_prolapse/ Website: https://www.p4moms.com/The Active Mom Postpartum Podcast is A Real Moms' Guide to Postpartum for active moms & the postpartum professionals who help them in their journey. This show has been a long time in the making! You can expect conversation with moms and postpartum professionals from all aspects of the industry. If you're like me, you don't have a lot of free time (heck, you're probably listening at 1.5x speed), so theses interviews will be quick hits to get your the pertinent information FAST! If you love what you hear, share the podcast with a friend and leave us a 5 start rating and review. It helps us become more visible in the search algorithm! (Helps us get seen by more moms that need to hear these stories!!!!)

Today I speak with Carter Norbo, a physical therapist, new mom, and member of the Rabbit Elite Team who ran at the University of North Carolina. In August 2023, she had twin boys at 29.5 weeks, but still went for an Olympic trials qualifying time on November 30th, at a marathon in Virginia. Even being so early in her postpartum, she came 73 seconds away from qualifying! Carter is still learning to adjust to life with running, work, and caring for the twins, but I wouldn’t trade it for anything.We talk about:-Carter’s start in running-having a twin pregnancy-running during pregnancy-energy deficiency with training and pregnancy-spending time in the NICU-experiencing postpartum-returning to exercise postpartum-the future of her running Time Stamps1:00 introduction4:21 ideas of running through pregnancy6:25 looking for information about activity and pregnancy9:05 being able to run during pregnancy11:21 having premature twins14:15 being newly postpartum18:20 taking one more shot at a qualifying time21:35 race day experience25:50 PRing her marathons time early in postpartum28:44 favorites for the 2024 trials30:06 running in the future32:37 rapid fire questionsCONNECT WITH CARRIEIG: https://www.instagram.com/carriepagliano/Website: https://carriepagliano.comCONNECT WITH CARTERInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/cnorbo/The Active Mom Postpartum Podcast is A Real Moms' Guide to Postpartum for active moms & the postpartum professionals who help them in their journey. This show has been a long time in the making! You can expect conversation with moms and postpartum professionals from all aspects of the industry. If you're like me, you don't have a lot of free time (heck, you're probably listening at 1.5x speed), so theses interviews will be quick hits to get your the pertinent information FAST! If you love what you hear, share the podcast with a friend and leave us a 5 start rating and review. It helps us become more visible in the search algorithm! (Helps us get seen by more moms that need to hear these stories!!!!)