In the twelfth episode of The Embodied Mommy Podcast, Alyssa Knapp and season one guest host, Jayme Rose Gray, are joined by Melissa Nassaney to discuss pelvic floors. Melissa is a pelvic floor physical therapist who has been practicing in pelvic health for 15 years and in physical therapy for 20 years. The women talk about all things pelvic health including personal experiences, doing the research, and knowing it’s never too late. This episode will help you understand pelvic floor health and share advice on how to improve your own during your Motherhood Journey.

Discussed in this episode:

• Personal experiences with pelvic floors
• Knowing what your pelvic floor baseline is
• Vaginal versus cesarean births and the traumas they each cause
• Pressure to get back to normal postpartum
• Connecting with others
• The delay in the healing journey caused by dismissing and downplaying postpartum changes
• The combination of physical and emotional pain
• Pelvic floor disorders
• Comfort levels and varying cultures
• Importance of exercise, walking, and stretching
• Managing expectations and doing what you can right now
• Intercourse; including when to have it and the husband stitch
• Tears and appreciating tissues
• Honoring the time of healing
• Hemorrhoids
• Perineal massages during pregnancy

Offers:

• Alyssa’s Reiki Like a Mother Program: https://www.embodiedmommy.com/reiki-like-a-mother
• Jayme’s Offers: https://linktr.ee/jaymegray
• Melissa’s Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation: https://fullcirclepelvichealth.com/services/

Keep in touch:

Alyssa

• Instagram: @embodiedmommy
• Website: https://www.integrativewellnessjourneys.com/
• Links: https://linktr.ee/theembodiedmommy

Jayme

• Instagram: @jaymerosegray @trackingnorthco
• Links: https://linktr.ee/jaymegray

Melissa

• Instagram: @themenopasuremaven
• Website: https://fullcirclepelvichealth.com/

Resources:

• Birthing Stories: @naturalbirthrising
• Pelvic Rehab: https://pelvicrehab.com/
• Academy of Pelvic Health Physical Therapy: https://aptapelvichealth.org/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwof6WBhD4ARIsAOi65ahBoLOK7I4X71An1zmcCDiGB-rd2UPW4Wig7ixr2ZBHo5yPXTnYjfIaAreVEALw_wcB

In the eleventh episode of The Embodied Mommy Podcast, Alyssa Knapp and season one guest host, Jayme Rose Gray, are joined by Jasmin Acevedo to discuss womb wellness and the energetics of the womb space. Jasmin is a registered nurse, yoga teacher, and well-being educator. She studies and teaches lifestyle medicine, organic nutrition, and womb wellness in a spiritual way. The women talk about energy centers and the importance of body literacy, organic nutrition, self-love and self-confidence. This episode will help you embrace your body postpartum and teach you how to be stronger by turning pain into love for your baby and yourself as a new woman.

Discussed in this episode:

• Jasmin’s personal experiences during the fourth trimester and how it changed her life
• Womb wellness and energy centers; including the sacral chakra
• Getting back to your roots and honoring ancient practices
• Recognizing who you are you learning from and where are you are getting your information
• Food as life force energy and the foundation of your overall health and wellness
• Changes within the womb space; physically and energetically
• The energetic and emotional side of conception
• Bringing awareness and educating yourself
• Meeting yourself where you are right now
• Connecting to the wisdom your body holds and listening to what it tells you
• Herbal Medicine and Yoni Steaming
• Connecting with your soul work

Offers:

• Alyssa’s Reiki Like a Mother Program: https://www.embodiedmommy.com/reiki-like-a-mother
• Jayme’s Transformational Coaching: https://linktr.ee/jaymegray
• Jayme’s Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1469403176420594
• Jasmin’s Wellness Healing Programs: https://four2fivewellness.wixsite.com/four2fivecoaching
• Jasmin’s Self-Love Workshops: https://www.four2fivewellness.com/book-online?category=a23009ec-edf0-4950-aed1-d64a6fbf8871
• Jasmin’s Retreats and More: https://beacons.ai/four2five

Keep in touch:

Alyssa

• Instagram: @embodiedmommy
• Website: https://www.integrativewellnessjourneys.com/
• Links: https://linktr.ee/theembodiedmommy

Jayme

• Instagram: @jaymerosegray @trackingnorthco
• Links: https://linktr.ee/jaymegray

Jasmin

• Instagram: @four2fivewellness
• Website: https://www.four2fivewellness.com/

Resources:

• Womb Awakening: https://www.amazon.com/Womb-Awakening-Initiatory-Wisdom-Creatrix/dp/1591432790