Today I speak with Dr. Ciera Kirkpatrick. She is an assistant professor of advertising and public relations at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's College of Journalism and Mass Communications. Ciera studies how messages in the media — like social media, advertising, and news coverage — influence individuals’ health by affecting their health-related knowledge, attitudes, and behavior intentions. After becoming a mom in 2020, Ciera became especially interested in the media's effects on new mothers. She noticed that social media was influencing her postpartum experience and her expectations of motherhood. Combining her personal experience with her expertise in media effects, Ciera began studying how social media comparisons to motherhood portrayals can be harmful to the mental health of new moms. Ciera lives in Nebraska with her husband, son, and a daughter on the way!

We talk about:

-what the research says

-idealized motherhood

-how moms compare themselves

-finding out who is most susceptible

-postpartum body image

-where we get our health information

-curating who you follow

-shifting trends in content

Time Stamps

1:00 Introduction

3:30 idealized motherhood

9:13 self-esteem & comparison

16:15 health info from peers versus providers

22:04 education versus entertainment

32:05 overlap of the comparison

33:40 how her researchers influenced her actions

38:20 shift toward more organic content

40:54 rapid fire questions

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Website: https://carriepagliano.com

CONNECT WITH CIERA

IG: https://www.instagram.com/dr_ciera_k/

Website: https://journalism.unl.edu/person/ciera-kirkpatrick/

Twitter: @Dr_Ciera_K

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ciera-dockter-kirkpatrick/

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 Michelle Lyons, a physical therapist for 30 years. She is passionate about women’s health, with a particular focus on hormonal health & its influence on pelvic & musculoskeletal health throughout the female lifecycle. She lives in Ireland and teaches nationally, internationally, and online. She consults for various organizations including Sport Ireland and FIFA and was proud to contribute to their recent publication, the Female Health Project Snapshot. She started her career in sports med but after her own obstetric misadventures, changed focus to women’s health, and is now working at the interface of both! She is passionate about promoting female pelvic health to everyone, everywhere, every time.

We talk about:

-women are not small men

-keeping women in sport

-importance of strength training

-sleep hygiene

-prioritizing your needs

-be willing to adapt

-consistency over perfection

-under-fueling and under-recovering

-tracking your cycle

Time Stamps

1:00 Introduction

3:17 working with FIFA

9:55 leveraging sport to have conversation

12:32 clinical considerations

17:00 the importance of sleep

25:34 making time for your own needs

31:40 finding your patient’s goals

41:40 working around perfection mindset

50:44 educating about women’s health sooner

59:59 women’s health is not a niche topic

66:41 rapid fire questions

CONNECT WITH CARRIE

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Website: https://carriepagliano.com

CONNECT WITH MICHELLE

IG: https://www.instagram.com/michellelyons_muliebrity/

Website: CelebrateMuliebrity.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 Jay Dicharry, MPT, SCS, author of Running Rewired. His career blurs the line between clinical practice, coaching, and engineering to solve problems and optimize performance. Jay literally wrote the book(s) on running gait; he is author of Running Rewired and Anatomy for Runners, writes for digital and print media, and founded MOBO as a tool to improve foot health and performance. Having taught in the Sports Medicine program at the University of Virginia and now at Oregon State University-Cascades, he brings a strong bias towards patient education and teaches internationally to elevate the standard of care for therapists, physicians, and coaches.

We talk about:

-differences between men & women biomechanically

-training in pregnancy & postpartum

-incomplete rehab

-doing your exercises

-separating hip function from spine

-quality exercises over quantity

-fueling for life

Time Stamps

1:00 Introduction

5:04 methodology between men and women

10:09 basic principles of running

19:42 rotational alignment

29:00 your unique anatomy

32:20 tissue capacity

38:14 RED-S after pregnancy

44:01 take-home advice

CONNECT WITH CARRIE

IG: https://www.instagram.com/carriepagliano/

Website: https://carriepagliano.com

CONNECT WITH JAY

IG: https://www.instagram.com/jaydicharry/

Website: https://www.moboboard.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 Margie Davenport, Professor, Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation in the University of Alberta. As a former national team athlete, her recent work has examined elite sport participation during pregnancy, and return to sport following delivery. This line of research aims to develop more inclusive guidelines and policies for elite pregnant/postpartum athletes.

Her principal research interest is the investigation of maternal-fetal health outcomes, and an exploration of the preventative role of exercise and/or lifestyle interventions in the development of chronic disease.

We talk about:

-different types of exercise during pregnancy

-birth injuries

-energy deficiency during low estrogen times

-when to talk about research

-peer reviewed research explained

-gap between postpartum and perimenopause

-load in exercise

-upcoming Canadian guidelines

Time Stamps

1:00 Introduction

5:26 resources available to elite athletes

10:24 lessons for average moms

18:17 navigating low estrogen times

25:50 “secret” research

29:00 understanding peer reviewed research

31:15 if we knew then what we knew now

39:20 next big frontiers

46:15 more women at the table

49:19 a week in the life

52:11 rapid fire questions

CONNECT WITH CARRIE

IG: https://www.instagram.com/carriepagliano/

Website: https://carriepagliano.com

CONNECT WITH MARGIE

IG: https://www.instagram.com/exerciseandpregnancy/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ExercisePreg

Website: exerciseandpregnancy.ca

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. Abby Bales, PT, DPT, CSCS. She is the founder of Reform Physical Therapy in New York City where she specializes women’s health and orthopedics. She is an expert in pregnancy and postpartum pelvic health and sports rehabilitation, as well as strength and conditioning and run programming. Dr. Bales has served as a medical advisor for health and tech start-ups, notably The Mirror and Odela Health, and as scientific advisor for the Olympya app (NIKE Valiant Labs). She has spoken at multiple industry conferences, has guest lectured at both New York University and Columbia's physical therapy programs, and has been featured in multiple major publication and podcasts over her career. Dr. Bales loves staying active with her two children and husband in NYC.

We talk about:

-postpartum hormonal shift symptoms and training

-perimenopausal hormonal shift and training/rehab

-symptoms of perimenopause

-myths around cancer & HRT

-advocating for yourself

-symptoms of perimenopause

-topical estrogen

-educating early and properly

-encouraging strength training

Time Stamps

1:00 Introduction

3:23 entering perimenopause

10:45 gaslighting women about symptoms

13:45 cancer and hormone replacement

22:50 different low estrogen states

29:57 finding a provider who will listen

34:05 benefits of vaginal estrogen

45:00 double standard for testosterone

50:45 conversations with mothers and daughters

65:00 the value of getting strong

74:01 rapid fire questions

CONNECT WITH CARRIE

IG: https://www.instagram.com/carriepagliano/

IG: https://www.instagram.com/native_women_running/

Website: https://carriepagliano.com

CONNECT WITH ABBY

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reformptnyc/

Website: reformptnyc.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 Mary Johnson, owner and founder of Lift.Run.Perform, mom of 2, coach, and athlete. A former D1 rower, she ran her first marathon in 2010. She worked in fashion for 6 years after college and left in 2015 to work in strength & conditioning. She founded LRP in 2017 to follow her true passion of running coaching. After giving birth in 2019 and 2021, Mary had a long and extensive postpartum rehab processes. This also lead to FAI/labral repair surgery in 2022 as her hip got increasingly worse with each baby. She prides herself on being a spokesperson for self-advocacy regarding injuries, as well as evidence-based, smart training for life.

We talk about:

-finding sports after college

-navigating pregnancy

-struggling with fertility

-figuring it out

-FAI hip surgery

-advocating for yourself

-benefits of being strong

-mental load of dealing with injuries

Time Stamps

1:00 Introduction

6:15 rowing crew in college

8:46 struggling to get pregnant

17:45 motherhood as an athlete

21:50 the second pregnancy

23:55 getting the correct diagnosis

32:06 be strong first

36:30 lingering pain issues

41:14 considering other options

45:50 rapid fire questions

CONNECT WITH CARRIE

IG: https://www.instagram.com/carriepagliano/

IG: https://www.instagram.com/native_women_running/

Website: https://carriepagliano.com

CONNECT WITH MARY

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itsamarython/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/liftrunperform/

Website: www.liftrunperform.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 Jennifer J. Bagwell, PT, PhD, DPT, an Associate Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy at California State University Long Beach. Her overall research objective is to enhance quality of life through the reduction of joint pathology and the promotion of health and exercise. She seeks to understand the relationship between movement, anatomy, and function with respect to perinatal joint loading and pain and to optimize injury prevention and treatment strategies for this population. She serves as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Women’s and Pelvic Health Physical Therapy and as the Secretary of the Academy of Physical Therapy Research and of the Biomechanics Special Interest Group.

We talk about:

-changing biomechanics with pregnancy & postpartum

-research during pregnancy

-differences in each trimester

-myths surrounding pregnancy activity

-research in postpartum

-the danger of overcorrecting

-furthering the research

-being an associate editor

Time Stamps

1:00 Introduction

3:30 beginning to study pregnancy running mechanics

7:34 complications of doing research on pregnant women

10:01 research findings

17:08 being active during pregnancy

19:20 why we see what we see

25:10 the danger of overcorrecting

28:50 feedback on the paper

34:00 from clinic to research

37:45 the Journal of Women’s and Pelvic Health Physical Therapy

44:50 rapid fire questions

CONNECT WITH CARRIE

IG: https://www.instagram.com/carriepagliano/

IG: https://www.instagram.com/native_women_running/

Website: https://carriepagliano.com

CONNECT WITH JENNIFER

X- @JennyBagwellPT

Instagram- jennybagwellpt

Website: https://www.csulb.edu/college-of-health-human-services/physical-therapy/the-clinical-movement-performance-laboratory

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 Verna Volker, founder of Native Women Running, a source of visibility, inspiration and community of native women runners on and off the reservation/reserve. She is from the Navajo Nation but lives in Minneapolis, MN. Married with four kids, she began her running journey in 2009, and went from a newbie runner to an ultra runner, 94 miles being her longest so far, with plans to run a 100 miler in January 2025!

We talk about:

-finding running after a lifetime of athletics

-running after having kids

-common themes in Native Women Running

-spiritual aspect to running

-developing leadership

-expanding representation

-education and outreach

Time Stamps

1:00 Introduction

2:16 finding running

8:47 starting Native Women Running

14:21 safety in running

16:20 expanding representation

22:58 representation at major races

26:17 successes in Native Women Running

31:20 working with race organizers

37:26 experience working in Europe

42:08 practicing self-care

46:57 hopes for the future

48:50 rapid fire questions

CONNECT WITH CARRIE

IG: https://www.instagram.com/carriepagliano/

IG: https://www.instagram.com/native_women_running/

Website: https://carriepagliano.com

CONNECT WITH VERNA

IG: https://www.instagram.com/hozhorunner4/

IG: https://www.instagram.com/native_women_running/

Website: www.nativewomenrunning.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!!!!)