No Mama Left Behind: The Podcast™️

In this week’s episode, women’s health expert and pelvic floor physical therapist Dr. Marcy Crouch chats with Dr. Venice Haynes from United States of Care, an organization dedicated to listening to people’s needs, developing policy solutions, and partnering with others to ensure that our healthcare system works for everyone. Dr. Haynes’ work focuses on Black and brown women’s maternal health and f...

In this week’s episode, motherhood wellness expert Alyson Hempsey and women’s health expert and pelvic floor physical therapist Dr. Marcy Crouch are recapping life lately. From a stomach bug taking over the family during a fight, to DR.MARCY’S TED TALK …we have a lot to unpack with you all. Be sure to join us every Wednesday for new episodes of No Mama Left Behind. We share a variety of topics rel...

This one has us FIRED up! In this week’s episode, motherhood wellness expert Alyson Hempsey and women’s health expert and pelvic floor physical therapist Dr. Marcy Crouch are catching up after a few weeks off from recording. In true NMLB fashion, we’re talking about it all…nothing is off the table! We’ve got grief, we’ve got poop problems, we’ve got endometriosis, pap smears (reminder: schedule yo...

Mamas, you don’t want to miss this one. In this week’s episode, motherhood wellness expert Alyson Hempsey and women’s health expert and pelvic floor physical therapist Dr. Marcy Crouch are chatting about one woman’s real-life experience with trying to get pelvic floor help after giving birth.  While telling this story, Dr. Marcy discusses a common theme she sees in her practice: women who are brus...

In this week’s episode, motherhood wellness expert Alyson Hempsey and women’s health expert and pelvic floor physical therapist Dr. Marcy Crouch are discussing Alyson’s reaction to reading the book, “Bringing up Bebe” by Pamela Druckerman and the differences between American and French parenting styles. According to the book, one of the main takeaways is that children (in France) exist in the pare...

Guess who’s back, back again?  In this week’s episode, motherhood wellness expert Alyson Hempsey and women’s health expert and pelvic floor physical therapist Dr. Marcy Crouch invite you to grab a cup of coffee, sit down, and listen as the gals catch up on WTF has been going on over the last month. It’s a coffee date, and everyone is invited! Dr. Marcy talks about some exciting things happening in...

You know how we always say we talk about it all? Well, in this episode WE TALK ABOUT IT ALL.  In this week’s episode, motherhood wellness expert Alyson Hempsey and women’s health expert and pelvic floor physical therapist Dr. Marcy Crouch are talking all about boobs, poop, holiday happenings, hemorrhoids, you name it…Alyson even shares a fun little tip on how to hide NSFW pics in your iPhone. Abso...

Live from the Playroom, it’s… A freaking sh*t show, Mama! In this week’s episode, motherhood wellness expert Alyson Hempsey and women’s health expert and pelvic floor physical therapist Dr. Marcy Crouch are giving you a very detailed glance into WTF is happening in their lives. Trauma, sick kids, working from home…we’re in the thick of it, ya’ll. If your life is pure chaos right now, please know t...

Tis the season… In this week’s episode, motherhood wellness expert Alyson Hempsey and women’s health expert and pelvic floor physical therapist Dr. Marcy Crouch are discussing the various seasons of motherhood we often find ourselves in. Your kids might be younger and more dependent on you, whereas your friend’s children are older and able to play outside unattended. You may find yourself longing...

Episiotomies, forceps, birthing instruments…oh, my! In this week’s episode, motherhood wellness expert Alyson Hempsey and women’s health expert and pelvic floor physical therapist Dr. Marcy Crouch are chatting about different types of tearing, episiotomies, and birthing instruments. This episode gets a little graphic…and it’s not to scare you! Our goal with No Mama Left Behind is to tell you all t...

“After this week, things will start to settle down…” What other lies do we tell ourselves? Yeesh. In this week’s episode, motherhood wellness expert Alyson Hempsey and women’s health expert and pelvic floor physical therapist Dr. Marcy Crouch are NOT discussing any one thing in particular. In fact, they are chatting about ALL the things that just build up over time until we, as moms, feel like we’...

Our society likes to focus on the happy parts of motherhood, but the fact of the matter is, mothers experience a lot of grief in the postpartum period. Grief isn’t always about losing someone close to us. Grief can also look like: Losing a part of yourself Losing your freedom Longing for a relationship you wish you had In this week’s episode motherhood wellness expert Alyson Hempsey and women’s he...

Did you know… Women with urinary incontinence during pregnancy had 235% increased odds of a postpartum depression (PPD) screen. And, if urinary incontinence was present in the postpartum period, the odds increased to 380%. In this week’s episode motherhood wellness expert Alyson Hempsey and women’s health expert and pelvic floor physical therapist Dr. Marcy Crouch , are talking all about how your...

You wouldn’t run a marathon without training, would you? Well, the same should be said about giving birth. Imagine learning different stretches to help during labor, effective positions to birth in, and how to breathe during contractions. If you could learn how to greatly minimize your risk of tearing, would you?  So much of modern maternal medicine teaches pregnant moms what to do with the baby…b...

Who mothers us moms? Is it our partner? Our own mother who lives out-of-state? What does it even mean to ‘Mother the Mother’? In this week’s episode motherhood wellness expert Alyson Hempsey and women’s health expert and pelvic floor physical therapist Dr. Marcy Crouch ,  do a deep dive into what it means to ‘Mother the Mother’, and the answer isn’t all that simple. For many women, especially thos...

You all have been waiting for this one… Grab your stanley cup and get cozy, Mamas. Alyson shares her recent birth story with baby #2. Let’s just say…it didn’t quite go as planned.  Dr. Marcy Crouch gives some postpartum recovery advice for Mamas who may find themselves in similar birthing situations like Alyson did. Sometimes things are just completely out of our control, and that’s okay. When it...

We’re baaaaackkkkkk! Welcome to Season 4 of No Mama Left Behind: The Podcast! Tune in to find out what we’ve been up to the last few months (ICYMI: Alyson aka @thehonestpeach grew and birthed an entire human), while Dr. Marcy re-birthed (we’re sticking with a theme here) her birth prep and postpartum program– Down There, Done Right. It’s been 4 seasons and Alyson is still having #buttproblems (che...

That’s a wrap on Season 3, Mamas! In this week’s episode, women’s health expert and pelvic floor physical therapist Dr. Marcy Crouch and motherhood wellness and mental health expert Alyson Hempsey say “see you later” before heading off to maternity leave (Dr. Marcy feels like mat leave should really be a group effort). It has been one hell of a season, Mamas! We have had some amazing conversations...

All I want for Christmas is… A balanced holiday load. Right, mamas?  In a 2006 study by the American Psychological Association it was found that “ holiday stress has a particular impact on women , who take charge of many of the holiday celebrations, particularly the tasks related to preparing meals and decorating the home.”  While the research in this particular article was done 15+ years ago, the...

In this week’s episode, women’s health expert and pelvic floor physical therapist Dr. Marcy Crouch does a deep dive into how our pelvic floor supports us during pregnancy. And, since Alyson Hempsey is now in her third trimester, she spares no details when it comes to everything you need to know about pelvic floor health! There are a few different functions of our pelvic floor, but one of the main...

When it comes to parenting, have you ever thought about ways you can do things differently than your own parents might have? We definitely have, and in this week’s episode you get a front row seat into our childhood upbringings and how we are trying to shift the generational cycles as we parent our own kids. Motherhood wellness expert Alyson Hempsey gives us the definition of generational cycles (...

Women’s health expert and pelvic floor physical therapist Dr. Marcy Crouch has the “Pelvic Floor” once again, along with motherhood wellness expert Alyson Hempsey , as she does a deep dive into all things AMA (Advanced Maternal Age). When a woman becomes pregnant after 35, she is considered to be of advanced maternal age. But, what exactly does that even mean? What are some of the increased risks...

In today’s episode, motherhood wellness expert Alyson Hempsey does a deep dive into the term, “The Great Resignation” along with women’s health expert and pelvic floor physical therapist Dr. Marcy Crouch . Together they talk about what the term means and how it has specifically affected mothers across the United States. A total of 48 million people quit their jobs in 2021 according to EdSmart . Fo...

Women’s health expert and pelvic floor physical therapist Dr. Marcy Crouch has the “pelvic floor” (get it?), along with motherhood wellness expert Alyson Hempsey , as she does a deep dive into all things endometriosis and how this condition can affect your pelvic floor and fertility. Endometriosis is often very painful. This disorder is caused when tissue that normally lines the inside of your ute...

In this week's episode, motherhood wellness expert Alyson Hempsey shares with  women’s health expert and pelvic floor physical therapist Dr. Marcy Crouch her #1 tip for a healthy relationship with your partner. According to one study from the Gottman Institute , in the postpartum period, 67% of couples experience a decline in relationship satisfaction. Well, no kidding, right? Between late ni...