The Dancer Mama Podcast

Jenna is back much earlier than anticipated from her podcast break- she just couldn't stay away! Tune into this solo episode to hear about the major milestone that is the first night spent away from baby, as well as life updates such as the start of an Invisalign journey, sleep challenges (for mama not baby!) and more! Call for guests: Jenna is looking for podcast guests! If you or someone you kno...

After many weeks without publishing a new episode, Jenna is back, but unfortunately to say goodbye for now. She gives a life update, talking about the pros and cons of being a stripper mama in the early years of parenting, a quick update on the pelvic floor scenario, nursing, and bedsharing, the mental weight of the world, busy toddler fun, and more! While almost everything is going great, it all...

!Content Warning! : Today's episode contains some sensitive topics such as pregnancy loss, fertility challenges, NICU stays, and parenting a child with complex disabilities.  Today Jenna is thrilled to host Emily Laura on the podcast, in which she tells her incredible story of resilience in motherhood and passion for pole. Emily is a pole, heels, and felxibiltiy instructor with an extensive range...

*Content warning*- discussion of digital safety, general mention of child sexual abuse and exploitation, adult themes. Last week's solo episode ended with the question: should adult content creators, or any one of us, be posting our children on social media for the world to see? This week's episode picks up the conversation, delving deep into the topics of "sharenting", both in the context of larg...

*Content Warning: This episode contains frank discussion of adult themes, specifically adult film and adult content creators, and the accompanying mention of sex and sexual relations. Please take care around sensitive/little ears!* For this week's solo episode, Jenna finally dives into a very specific topic she has been wanting to take on for weeks: a discussion of sex workers as mothers and what...

For today’s guest episode Jenna is so excited to welcome back the podcast’s first return guest, pelvic floor physiotherapist Dr. Ariel Sernek! First things first: congratulations are in order as Dr. Ariel is now a mama! After sharing her professional knowledge and recommendations regarding the perinatal season in episode 20, Dr. Ariel is back to share her own pregnancy, birth and postpartum experi...

This week’s solo episode is a special life update coming at the time of a big milestone: 1 year of being a mama! Jenna’s son is a year old now, and she reflects on how the year has crept and then flown by, how her body has changed, her nursing journey, how work is going, and more. Jenna is currently feeling like motherhood is the best thing ever, even as it feels a little relentless and all consum...

This week's guest episode is with pole mama, marathoner, obstacle runner and overall powerhouse Manda Ritz! Manda is now a proud mama to two boys, however, there was a time in her life when she wasn't 100% sure she wanted to be a mom. The decision of whether to have kids, how many to have, and changing one's mind is a topic that is less discussed in the motherhood space, and this is an amazing, vu...

In the first episode back after a short summer break, Jenna recaps her trip with the husband and baby to the Netherlands! Most of her worries about the trip proved to be unfounded, as babyFelix crushed both the long travel days and the time change. The Netherlands is a delightful country, and reflecting on the experience, Jenna can safely say it was one of her best trips ever (minus departing from...

This is the last episode for a little while! Jenna will be taking a summer break, with plans to return to recording new episodes in August.  In the meantime, enjoy this recap of PSO Canada West: Jenna's first in person competition since 2019 and certainly her first competition since becoming a mama. Jenna shares some of the uncontrollable events that cropped up in the weeks leading up to the compe...

This week’s guest has been one of Jenna’s top pole mama inspirations for years, and has been on her dream guest list since day one of the podcast- Felicity Logan, aka Felicitybambidoll on Instagram! Felicity is an OG pole icon who needs little introduction: she is renowned for her extreme back flexibility, her signature pole tricks and shapes, and her one of a kind sensual performance style. Felic...

In this long awaited, highly anticipated (for Jenna at least!) solo episode, Jenna is recapping her return to work in the strip club! This is truly a postpartum milestone, considering there were many points in both pregnancy and postpartum when Jenna doubted she would ever return to the club. In this episode, Jenna discusses how she and her husband handled the logistics of childcare, sleep, handli...

This week Jenna is thrilled to share her conversation with pole and aerial focused chiropractor, Dr. Emily Rausch! Dr. Emily is known on Instagram for sharing her wealth of knowledge regarding injury prevention and rehab in her signature tough love, no nonsense way. She chats with Jenna about her journey to obtaining her Doctor of Chiropractic, how her pole journey intertwined with her education,...

This week Jenna is chatting with Kat Bailey, an accomplished pole competitor and entrepreneur from the UK, who at the time of recording is about to welcome her third child! Kat shares the ups and downs of her pole journey which spans over a decade, from battling the stigma and public pushback she experienced when first starting pole, to weathering the storm of the pandemic as a studio owner, to po...

This week Jenna provides a brief update on how life has been with a now 8 month old bubba, including some sleep challenges, teething, and the joys of watching him grow! Then, inspired by Alex Artsy’s birth story from episode 39, Jenna explores how her thoughts about birth have changed, in light of her own birth experience and hearing the stories of others. Drawing from her own experience as well a...

This week Jenna is bridging time zones once again to bring you this incredible conversation with Alex Artsy! Alex is a German pole dancer, competitor, graphic designer and recent first mama. She chats with Jenna about her pole journey, what the pole scene is like in Germany, and her experience living and training pole in Australia for a year! They talk about competing and the difference between co...

This week's solo episode is a flashback, recorded back in August while Jenna was still pregnant and indulging all the pregnancy cravings! Jenna talks through her approach to nutrition, her food aversions and her cravings trimester by trimester, touching on preconception nutrition, the importance of going with the flow, and the socio-cultural component of pregnancy cravings. What is the reason behi...

This week Jenna is chatting with gogo dancer, preschool teacher, and proud mama, Juicy Lucy! Lucy chats with Jenna about her gogo dancing career, her motherhood journey, her early and how she finds the energy to balance it all! She shares her guiding principles in life, her beliefs about energy and the laws of attraction, and more. Lucy’s energy and joy in all she does is absolutely infectious- li...

In this week's solo episode Jenna reflects on her body, brain, and life at 7 months postpartum. It is a cliché that time goes by even faster when you're a parent but Jenna is certainly finding this to be true- the weeks and months just keep slipping by! That said, every week can make a significant difference when it comes to regaining strength on the pole, healing from pregnancy and birth, and adj...

This week Jenna is chatting with Canadian pole icon Rosalyn Mow! Rosalyn is a born and raised Vancouverite, Canadian Pole Fitness Champion, notary public, and mama to one little girl! Jenna and Rosalyn talk about her dance and gymnastic background, her incredibly successful competitive career, and some of the stand out public pole performances she has given. Rosalyn shares how she balances mom lif...

In this weeks solo episode Jenna chats about 2 completely unrelated topics: starting solids with her little one, and her postpartum body image. She talks about baby's first eats and all things baby led weaning- the trending way to start solids these days! As with everything in parenting, Jenna had found that starting solids has required patience, a sense of humor, and a big adjustment of expectati...

This week Jenna is chatting with accomplished touring dancer, competitor, and single mama Jazmin Taylor! Jenna and Jazmin chat about the way stage shows have changed over time in Western Canada, and about how stripper competitions provide the chance to channel those old school show girl vibes. Jazmin gives us some insight into her process when creating a competition show, and tells the story of he...

In this week’s solo episode Jenna recaps her recent trip to Playa Del Carmen, which was baby’s first flight and the first trip as a family of three! Jenna recounts some of the adventures and misadventures they experienced on this trip, and gives her opinion on whether traveling with an infant is worthwhile. She discusses her experience doing Mexico “al la carte” vs staying at an all inclusive (spo...

This week Jenna was so blessed with the opportunity to talk to the iconic Amy Hazel! Pole dancers all over the world know Amy for her flexibility, athleticism, colorful style, and prolific competitive career, which includes titles from Miss Pole Dancer Australia, Aerial All Stars, Pole Theatre, and more! In this episode, Jenna talks with Amy about her career as a professional pole dancer, what her...

This week Jenna is providing a detailed review of the innovative pelvic floor trainer Perifit! Perifit is a pelvic floor training system consisting of an internal sensor and an app that gamifies your kegel training, as well as providing coaching, education, and motivation to help individuals reach their pelvic health goals! Jenna was skeptical at first, but after over 6 weeks of consistent use, sh...