The BIRTHFIT Podcast

Sarah Peck is a writer, startup advisor, and Director of Startup Pregnant Podcast, a podcast where she explores and reimagines what parenting, entrepreneurship, work, and motherhood looks like. Sarah is a mother and currently calls NYC home.

Ryan is the creator of Order of Man. This is a community to connect motivated men to improving 8 key areas of their lives: Intellect, Leadership, Manly Know-How, Health, Relationships, Self-Mastery, Style, and Wealth. Ryan will be the first to tell you that he's no expert just a unique background with a desire to be a better man. Ryan is a father, husband, and Iraqi Combat Veteran.

Dr. Codi Wiener is Board certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology in Obstetrics & Gynecology. Dr. Codi practices at Texas Medical Center in Houston. In this episode she shares about her personal journey into becoming an OBGYN and how she's making a comeback for vaginal breech births starting in Houston, Texas.

This Postpartum Panel was recorded for the BIRTHFIT Summit 2020 Powered by Thorne that we felt was too good not to share across all platforms. You'll hear from Tracie Collins of National Black Doulas, Dr. Heidi Gastler of Mountain to Sea Physical Therapy, Keli Garza of Steamy Chicks, and Kristen Roberts of Trestle Law as Dr. Lindsey Mathews, DC asks questions and sparks discussion about postpartum...

Nuno Costa became a father via surrogacy. He is also an entrepreneur, an athlete, and a single gay man that decided it was his time to become a parent. In this episode, Nuno shares is surrogacy journey and his immediate postpartum period with his baby girl Maria. This episode is one of two that we will share from the BIRTHFIT Summit 2020 Powered by Thorne.

Sara is the owner of NOLA Pelvic Health in her hometown of New Orleans, La and founder of The Vagina Whisperer, an online resource for pelvic health education and wellness sessions to help individuals worldwide. She is a doctor of physical therapy, graduating with a Bachelors of Science in 2004 and Doctorate of Physical Therapy in 2007 from Washington University in St. Louis. She is a board certif...

Valerie is the author of The Mommy Plan. Valerie has spent 20 years abroad, working as a business consultant in Europe and Asia- Japan, U.K., Indonesia, Australia and Malaysia. It was during this time that I discovered, in my own life and those of many people I've cared for, how women struggle with various post-pregnancy symptoms. Valerie's education and teachings offer a blend of some of the most...

Raichal is the Volunteer Director for GALS, Giving Austin Labor Support. Raichal is a student midwife originally from Mississippi and now calls Austin her home away from home. When Raichal is not on call apprenticing as a midwife she is directing and volunteer for GALS. GALS is a nonprofit that provides labor support in the Austin area.

Lisa is a Certified Fertility Awareness Educator, Holistic Reproductive Health Practitioner, and author of The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize Your Fertility. In this episode, Lisa discusses a bit on the history of the pill in America as well as three things to pay attention to while using one the fertility awareness methods. This episode has lots of information to help any menstru...

Kim Updegrove was born in New Jersey and has dedicated her career to saving babies' lives and caring for women and children around the world. A registered nurse and certified nurse midwife (CNM), Updegrove earned a bachelor of science degree in nursing at William Paterson University, a master of public health degree at Rutgers University and a master of science degree in nursing at the University...

Dr. Alyssa Berlin is a clinical psychologist specializing in pregnancy, postpartum and parenting. She offers private counseling for women individually and with their partners on issues such as anxiousness and emotional fluctuation during pregnancy, postpartum blues and depression, and the complex issues that can arise between and around new and expectant parents. Dr. Berlin is is on the Board of A...

Nikki is a life coach for therapists, healers, seekers, and dreamers. She has transitioned out of a clinical therapy practice setting into one that embraces more humanity. Nikki has a ton of experience in trauma, highly sensitive people, addiction, and more. In this episode, Nikki and Lindsey discuss some heavy topics and how to support your nervous system when adopting a new way of living. This i...

Sabia is a Radical Doula, Educator, Coach, Reproductive Justice Advocate & the founder of For The Village and Birthing Advocacy Doula Trainings. Her mission is to bring inclusive, accessible and full spectrum education and resources to all individuals and organizations ready to take the next step in creating a world of inclusion, justice and equity to birthing people all over the world.

Lindsey Mathews & Embo reflect on 2019 and discuss the direction of BIRTHFIT in 2020!

Alexa, a mother of four, shares her journey to and through motherhood and the drastic differences between each of her births! From twins, to a home birth, Alexa has done it all and shares her learnings through each birth experience.

Ryan and Julie share each of their journie into investigating personal nourishment or lack there of and how personal wellbeing led them to create Needed - a sustailable Omega 3 company. Both hopeful mothers, Ryan and Julie shed light on how vital Omega 3's are to the preconception, prenatal, postpartum, and infant wellbeing.

Embo's doula client and friend Salina Ansley shares her story of going from a planned home birth to having a cesarean birth. This story comes with all the unexpected things that can come up in labor and birth. Salina courageously shares the lessons she learned as she had to adapt at every turn of her experience.

Lacey Fema and Kimmy Moss are coaches at DEUCE Gym among other titles and I was thrilled that they decided to take the BIRTHFIT Coach Seminar for a number of reasons but specifically because neither of them have children nor would they have desribed themselves as being "feminine" before exploring everything that the seminar has to offer. They talk about how BIRTHFIT really is for everyone, includi...

Tracy Burns is a mother of two, a formerm NICU nurse, a Certified Nurse Midwife, a BIRTHFIT Professional, a BIRTHFIT Coach, and a CrossFit coach who specializes in women's health. Tracy shares her story of how she got into medicine and then into midwifery. Her practice focuses primarily on low income households and it is her goal to change the way women are seen in the birth world. Tracy is bringi...

Kelly Raney, DPT, is a pelvic health physical therapist and BIRTHFIT Professional in Durham, NC. She talks with Lindsay Mumma and shares her experience as a professional and as a mother of three in the arena of women's health and how she approaches the care of the pelvic floor and the whole body.

Anna is an entrepreneur who has spent the last two years trying to conceive. Anna vulnerably shares her conception journey with us and her current journey into IVF.

Justin Williams is a professional cyclist from Los Angeles. He is a 10x national champ. Justin is from South Central LA. His parents are both immigrants from Belize. He started riding at 13 and hasnt stopped. Just in the past year he and his brothers started their own team, Legion of LA. With this team and some bigger goals Justin has, he hopes to evolve the sport of cycling in America.

Embo goes into her journey with postpartum anxiety and shares tools and tips to managing any mild form of postpartum anxiety. She also goes into what you can do preconception and in pregnancy to set yourself up for an ideal postpartum period.

Keli Garza is the owner of Steamy Chicks, which is the largest distributor of vaginal steam supplies in the United States. Steaming started as her own personal health journey and experience. Garza slowly studied hundreds of women and their cycles. Out of her continued curiosity and desire to empower women, Steamy Chicks was born. Through Steamy Chicks Keli educates about vaginal steam via her blog...

Derrick Johnson is the youngest international coach in the history of USA Weightlifting. Along with being a Team USA team member (Sr. Worlds, Jr. Worlds, and University Worlds) and USA Weightlifting's Developmental Coach of the Year, Derrick is the only coach in the world to have 3 Sr. World team members from 3 different countries (Brazil, Canada, and the US). Derrick has also coached a lifter to...