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!!!!)

Today, I speak with Selene Yeager, the host of the Hit Play Not Pause podcast, content manager at Feisty Menopause, and a best-selling professional health and fitness writer, including the co-author of ROAR and Next Level with Dr. Stacy Sims. She lives what she writes as an NASM certified personal trainer, Pn1 certified nutrition coach, and lover of all two-wheeled exploits and adventures.

We talk about:

-co-authoring two books

-talking about menopause

-anxiety as part of menopause

-overlap of perimenopause and postpartum symptoms

-benefits of lifting heavy

-activity in menopause

-low energy availability

-changing your training

Time Stamps

1:00 Introduction

3:34 Roar and it’s growing popularity

7:45 her experience postpartum

12:21 realizing she was in perimenopause

23:30 next generation of menopausal women

30:00 chronic underfueling

38:40 the importance of good sleep

42:40 from Roar to Next Level

47:49 tracking your symptoms & cycle

54:15 memorable podcast conversations

59:23 rapid fire questions

CONNECT WITH CARRIE

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

Website: https://carriepagliano.com

CONNECT WITH SELENE

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

Website: feistymenopause.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. Linda McLean, a professor in the School of Rehabilitation Sciences and Chair in Women's Health Research at the University of Ottawa in Canada. Her research program focuses on understanding the pathophysiological mechanisms associated with pelvic floor disorders in women, and on the development of improved intervention approaches. Linda and her team have been studying the underlying cause of urine leakage in runners, and their recent findings may lead to improved strategies for prevention and management so that women can continue to remain active and perform optimally.

We talk about:

-breaking down the barrier to exercise

-urinary incontinence

-exploring pelvic floor morphology

-running’s effect on morphology

-interventions for exercise incontinence

-strategies while running

-evidence based versus evidence informed

-using pessaries

Time Stamps

1:00 Introduction

3:58 bio feedback in pelvic PT

6:46 morphology paper

16:41 the roll strength plays

21:15 connecting clinical findings to research

32:10 intra-abdominal pressure

34:50 different causes of urinary incontinence

40:20 supportive devices

44:29 elongation of the pelvic floor

CONNECT WITH CARRIE

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

Website: https://carriepagliano.com

CONNECT WITH LINDA

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

Website: www.mfmlab.ca

X: @mfmlab

Facebook: @mfmlabuottawa

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!!!!)

In today’s solo episode, I’m going to address a topic that’s come up on the show with multiple guest, do you have to wait 12 weeks to run after baby? In general, there are more women who are educated about the roll of pelvic floor physical therapy, so more women hear the 12 weeks guideline thrown around. But is that guideline applicable to everyone?

We talk about:

-what the guidelines say

-expanding knowledge of the pelvic floor

-pro athletes & return to sport

-identity as an athlete

-the “average” mom

-prolapse and leakage

-scaling exercises appropriately

-coach to 5k?

-exploring motivations

Time Stamps

1:00 Introduction

3:04 recommendations pre-2019

11:13 the current view

16:51 remembering mental health

19:30 where to find information

24:25 who needs to wait 12 weeks?

29:50 the symptoms

37:20 doing the things to help your symptoms

45:24 what to do when you return to run

51:06 what to do next

CONNECT WITH CARRIE

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

Website: https://carriepagliano.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 ultra runner Rachel Drake. She is the mother of a 1.5 year old, a two time top 10 finisher at UTMB races (7th at CCC in 2019 and 6th at OCC in 2023), Black Canyon 100k champion and was 2nd at the Golden Trail World Championships in 2020. Outside of running, she has her MD PhD from Oregon Health and Science University and is starting residency training in anesthesiology at the University of Utah. She feels most joyful moving through the mountains and sharing the outdoors with her family Tyler, Lewis and Teddy.

We talk about:

-dealing with disappointment

-accepting your pregnant body

-finding supportive providers

-expectations versus realities

-eating and breastfeeding

-running in a postpartum body

-rehabing from a stress fracture

-incorporating strength training

-doing what your body knows

-lower mileage training

Time Stamps

1:00 Introduction

4:28 thinking about pregnancy and running

8:30 having supportive providers

10:08 managing expectations

13:10 RED-s with lactation

16:40 redefining normal

24:09 dealing with a stress fracture

30:00 perspective as a medical professional

34:30 strength training

40:01 progressing the conversation

51:48 Western States Endurance Run

56:05 time management

59:13 choosing anesthesiology

60:23 rapid fire questions

CONNECT WITH CARRIE

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

Website: https://carriepagliano.com

CONNECT WITH RACHEL

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

Strava: https://www.strava.com/pros/14331950

Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4crvjxt2cerL03iRgP5iJ8

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. Shefali Christopher, PT, DPT, about Return to Sport after Childbirth, integrating motherhood and athletics. Currently, she is at Tufts University working toward strengthening diversity, equity, and inclusion in admissions. Shefali is a mom of two and is a medical provider for the USA Paratriathlon team.

We talk about:

-diversity, equity, & inclusion in physical therapy

-paralympics

-juggling mom life

-integrating sports & motherhood

-being able to adapt

-asking for help

-updated research findings

-combating misinformation

Time Stamps

1:00 Introduction

5:20 impact of virtual coursework on learning

7:49 workouts as “me time”

12:38 a week in the life

23:04 finding the time to workout

26:54 importance of postpartum health

33:00 the need for flexibility

39:53 Delfi study postpartum return to run readiness

44:00 consensus findings

49:30 combating misinformation

54:36 what clinicians need to watch for

63:40 rapid fire questions

CONNECT WITH CARRIE

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

Website: https://carriepagliano.com

CONNECT WITH SHEFALI

IG: https://www.instagram.com/shefchristo4pt/

Study: https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/58/4/183.info

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!!!!)