The Postpartum Revolution
Welcome to The Postpartum Revolution! This podcast was born because, as a pelvic health physical therapist, I’ve heard and seen the ways our system has failed postpartum people in America. Newly postpartum people have repeated the same questions to me, with fear in their eyes and fatigue written all over their bodies, and I’ve grown tired of soothing them with the reassurance that it’s “all a part of the process, it’s normal to feel like this”. I began to wonder - what the hell kind of “normal process” is this, that produces tired and scared mothers? While not everyone has a negative experience with childbirth and postpartum, many people do. A lot of factors influence our postpartum experience: understanding how your body recovers, how much community and financial support you have, and how well our society helps to support a new family. My goal is to provide education about the postpartum recovery process, so you can set yourself up for a successful return to the things that bring you joy. I also want to bring awareness to the larger, systemic challenges that pregnant and postpartum people face, so that collectively we can start to turn the tide of our culture, and our children won't be trapped in an unhealthy and unsupported birth and postpartum culture. We have lost our power in the birth and postpartum world, and our loss is directly linked to other people's gain. It's time to take back the power over our bodies, our births, and our postpartum health. We are the change we have been waiting for. Let's go.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 61 minutes
- Episodes
- 40
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2021
Six Things I Want You To Know About Your Pelvic Floor... with Annie Hopkins, Pelvic Health Physical Therapist
As a pelvic PT, I get asked the same questions a lot, so I thought I'd record an episode talking about the most common things postpartum people ask me.
So, here's what I want you to know about your p…
The Sex Talk: How Teaching Your Kids to Respect and Understand Their Bodies Can Change the Future with Caiti Courtier
Wait, I thought this wasn't a parenting podcast?? (It's not.) Think back to the sex education you received as a kid... chances are, it wasn't all that informative or empowering. And we all muddled th…
Presence Over Performance - Letting Go of the B.S. and Finding Yourself Again with Chelsea Skaggs, Certified Professional Life Coach
"We're staking our claim on a better way"
Today I talked with Chelsea Skaggs, creator of Postpartum Together, about her journey into motherhood, in all it's realness: the battles she fought against he…
The Working Mom: How Paid Leave and Compassionate Policy Can Help Mothers Thrive with Rebecca Perkins Kwoka
“I want to show other women that it’s ok to pursue the passions you had before becoming a mother.”
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I had a chat with Rebecca Perkins Kwoka and it got me all fired up about...
- federal paid leave poli…
Coming Home to Yourself, part 2: The Recovering Good Girl with Shaelyn Cataldo
"Can I bear to be with myself, can I bear to sit with myself... and not "fix" me?"
Here's part 2 of my amazing conversation with Shaelyn Cataldo, where we dive deeper into the Recovering Good Girl and…
Coming Home to Yourself, Part 1: Mothering the Mother with Shaelyn Cataldo
"I had the plans, the nursery done, childcare plans… but what I didn’t know was that when I gave birth to my daughter, I also gave birth to my unmothered self... my baby needed me, and I had a part i…
The Journey of a Medical Mom: NICU, Exclusive Pumping and Trusting Your Instincts with Katie Stout, PT
Today I talk with my friend Katie, and her unique birth experience being a "medical mom" x 2 (both sons went to the NICU, and both are now thriving!), coupled with her unique infant feeding journey a…
Postpartum Body Image, Diet Culture, and How Reclaiming Your Voice Changes Everything with Dana Barron
Warning: If you love the patriarchy, and celebrate dieting and body shaming, this is NOT the episode for you.
“It would be one thing if spending our time and money to be thin and beautiful actually wo…
Vaginal Steaming: What is it and how does it help postpartum healing? - with Adrienne Irizarry, Certified Peristeam Hydrotherapist
What is vaginal steaming - aka pelvic steaming - aka yoni steaming? Well, if you have a pelvic floor, steaming is for you! This ancient practice is gaining popularity in the US, and is something that…
An Integrative Medical Approach to Postpartum Pelvic Dysfunction with Dr. Allyson Shrikhande
Today I talk with Dr. Allyson Shrikhande about how to holistically to heal your pelvic floor during postpartum using a multidisciplinary approach. We talk about some of the "common but not normal" sy…
Finding Balance: How Acupuncture Supports Pregnancy + Postpartum with Andrew Clark, DAOM, L.Ac, LMT, Dipl.OM
Have you ever wondered about acupuncture... in general, or during pregnancy and postpartum? I invited Andrew Clark on the show to talk about how this ancient science can help support and balance your…
"Challenging Norms, Untangling Truths, and Restoring Our Worth to the World" with author Beth Berry
I got to chat with author Beth Berry about her new, bestselling book, Motherwhelmed, and it was an affirming and empowering conversation to say the least! If you are a mother, this pod’s for you!
We t…
How the American healthcare system failed one of its own... with Steven Aussenberg, MD
**Trigger Warning: pregnancy loss**
When my friend Steven heard about this podcast, he reached out to share his story about the pregnancy journey he and his wife Robyn went through. Sadly, the diffic…
Postpartum Doula Care with Darcy Sauers, CLC, PCD(DONA)
"We are the women of the village, helping the women of the village"
Darcy and I talk about the early postpartum period, aka the fourth trimester, and how a postpartum doula can help with this life tra…
Optimizing GI Health Postpartum with Susan Clinton, PT, DScPT, OCS, WCS, COMT, FAAOMPT
Susan is a revolutionary thought leader in the pelvic PT and health coaching world, and in this episode she explains:
- How your bowels can contribute to bladder leaking
- The hormone-gut connection: s…
All About Prolapse, Sex, DR, Running and Self-Worth with Dr. Blair Evanosky, DPT
Today I talk with Blair about a range of postpartum topics, including prolapse, how C-sections don't necessarily mean a healthy pelvic floor, how to balance mental health during physical recovery, "s…
Postpartum Mental Health, Empowerment, and Rewriting your Narrative with Jackie Schoemaker Holmes, PhD
Today I talk with Jackie about her experience with postpartum anxiety and depression: how it blindsided her after a blissful pregnancy, how she survived it, and how she had to learn to rewrite her ow…
Hormones, Exercise, and Listening to Your Body with Stephanie Cleary, DPT
Stephanie is a pelvic health PT who specializes in prenatal and postpartum care. Today she shares her journey through fertility challenges, how she healed her hormones, and revolutionized her exercis…
How an Empowered Birth Supports Your Postpartum Recovery with Taylor Davis, CD
Today I'm talking with Taylor Davis, a mother, doula, childbirth educator, birth activist, and doula trainer. We take a look at how an empowered birth can set the stage for a nourishing postpartum, a…
Let me introduce myself...
Hi! I'm Annie, and I just wanted to introduce myself, and share some of my story about how I got here, sitting behind a microphone, talking about revolutionizing postpartum care.
Learn more about me:
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