Painless Pregnancy Podcast

Can we just retire the phrase “bounce back” forever? Because after birth, your body has not failed you. It has carried life, shifted organs, stretched skin, opened, healed, fed, held, and kept showing up for you in ways that deserve respect. Still, so many women enter postpartum feeling like the goal is to erase every sign that pregnancy happened as quickly as possible. In this episode, I’m joined...

C-Section Recovery, Scar Healing & Postpartum Nutrition Explained Have you ever stood in your kitchen, opened the fridge, and felt completely overwhelmed by something as simple as figuring out what to eat? When you’re pregnant or newly postpartum, that moment hits differently. You know nourishment matters. You know your body needs support. But between exhaustion, recovery, feeding a baby, and...

There’s a moment after you have a baby where you quietly realize… this isn’t what you expected it to feel like. You’re home, the baby is there, and on the outside everything looks okay. But internally, something feels unfamiliar. You don’t fully recognize your body, your energy feels different, and that sense of being grounded in yourself can feel distant. It can catch you off guard, especially wh...

💬 Have you ever gotten conflicting advice about how to prepare for birth? In this episode, I sit down with mom of three, Diana Castro, to answer some of the most common (and sometimes surprising) questions about pregnancy, birth, and postpartum recovery. I share the truth about the myths you’ve probably heard, the practical steps you can take right now, and the lessons I’ve learned both from my c...

Leaking after birth might be common —but that doesn’t make it normal. And no, surgery isn’t your only option. In this episode, I sit down with Diana Castro, a mother, to talk about what actually causes postpartum incontinence—and how pelvic floor physical therapy can offer lasting, evidence-based solutions. Together, we explore: ✔️ What really happens to your pelvic floor during pregnancy and birt...

Birth doesn’t have to feel like something that happens to you — it can be something you co-create. In this episode, I sit down with holistic doula Jennifer Radnay to explore what preparing for birth really looks like — beyond the checklists and logistics. Together, we dive into: ✔️What a doula actually does — and how that differs from a midwife ✔️ How trauma can begin with subtle, unprocessed expe...

In this episode, I share the story behind Painless Pregnancy —how my own birth experience lit a fire in me to make sure other women don’t go through the same thing without support. We dive deep into what physical therapy during pregnancy and postpartum can really do: from managing pain to helping you feel strong, confident, and connected to your body again. We’ll talk about: ✔️ What’s common vs. w...

Is It Normal to Dread Sex After Birth? Let’s Talk Desire, Orgasm & Touch In this episode with sex therapist Rachel Smith , we created a powerful synergy between her expertise in sexual health and the emotional side of desire loss after childbirth — and my work as a physical therapist specializing in pregnancy, postpartum recovery, and pelvic floor conditions. We dive deep into: 🧠 The real dif...