The Expecting Aerialist

When dating as a job fails and you say eff it & throw caution to the wind. Caitlyn got pregnant casually dating and the timing couldn’t have been worse. The world went into lockdown and she endured her pregnancy away from her new partner and without regular doctors visits. Her daughter suffered from anaphylaxis and eczema due to allergies creating a tough 4th trimester where Caitlyn experience...

She’s grown up with a phone in her hand and gives us a master class on how Gen Z builds an online brand. Cami plays the game the best way it can be played while showcasing diverse body types and all the colors of the rainbow with her pole and yoga collective. Find her @camiarboles and @mbs.collective   Teacher Training June 24-25 HERE Roll It Out Registration Order your copy, ebook or audio book o...

She trained at circus school in London, went on to freelance and was performing OVO by Cirque Du Soleil before the pandemic shut it down. Beth sits down with me in the midst of the fourth trimester and has a circus school in the works south of London. Find her @circus.beth   Teacher Training June 24-25 HERE Roll It Out Registration Order your copy, ebook or audio book of UNDERSTANDING AERIAL SILKS...

She had what she calls prenatal depression and brings a different perspective to the conversation around losing our aerial identity as we become mothers. Laura messaged me last year to share her anxiety around it and how it’s different for women who don’t do aerial as a primary job. Find her @lashank and she trains with @moonlight_circus and @phoenixdanceville   Teacher Training June 24-25 HERE Ro...

What happens when the mother doesn’t feel an instant bond with the baby? It happens more than we want to admit to. After all, in the months after birth the little squish does little more than eat, sleep and dirty their diapers. Jacqueline gives some guidance on what it might look like to have trouble bonding, what babies are capable of in those early months in bonding with you and when to seek hel...

Our favorite OBGYN is back on the pod to talk everything pregnancy prevention! Buckle up for an education in contraception that includes the pros and cons of spermicide, diaphragms, the pill /patch/ring/shot and of course the IUD.   Teacher Training June 24-25 Apply HERE Roll It Out Class - Now open for registration Order your copy, ebook or audio book of UNDERSTANDING AERIAL SILKS on Amazon Get t...

He’s an award-winning chiropractor and co-founder of the Berlin Wellness Group in Los Angeles. Dr. Elliot explains how he helps perinatal women with sciatica, piriformis syndrome, round ligament pain, pubic symphysis and much more. Find him @doctorberlin and The Informed Pregnancy Podcast.   Teacher Training June 24-25 HERE Roll It Out Class HERE Order your copy, ebook or audio book of UNDERSTANDI...

A former Performance Medicine Athletic Trainer for KA, Corteo and Amaluna before settling in the Netherlands, Mayumi’s a mom of three girls who suffered from abdominal adhesions due to three c-sections. Now with her own practice, MamaBodyology, she’s helping women bridge the gap in postpartum care. We discuss her work with contortionists and aerialists in the shows, fourth trimester neuromuscular...

She co-owns The LOFT in Los Angeles with Brett Womack and their digital business which includes Master the Silks, Silks Stars and much more. Rachel shares how it’s survived and thrived over almost a decade plus a pandemic and advice on starting an aerial business. Find her @womackandbowman Check out Silks Stars LIVE    Apply for In-Person Teacher Training Silks 1 June 24-25  HERE Sign up for Roll...

She’s now the mama to beautiful Charlotte after two devastating losses, IVF and genetic testing. This is the third installment of her story. Check out Part 1 and Part 2 . Find her @alter.ego.aerial Resources mentioned: Pregnancy After Loss App Interested In-Person Teacher Training Silks 1 June 24-25 go HERE Sign up for Roll It Out Class HERE Order your copy, ebook or audio book of UNDERSTANDING AE...

Carolyn began aerial at the age of 69 and now it’s her passion. Her practice which includes flying trapeze, lyra, hammock and silks, five times a week has turned into a weight loss journey as well. She’s shares advice for those her age who might feel hesitant to try and gives a master class on giving zero f*cks. Find her @mothergriggs   Interested In-Person Teacher Training Silks 1 June 24-25 go H...

She’s a hammock specialist and a toddler mom. Holly Ann shares her birth story, her 4th trimester journey and what it was like to do it all during the pandemic. Find her at hollyannjarvis.com , Ladies & Lattes on youtube and @hollyannjarvis   Interested In-Person Teacher Training Silks 1 June 24-25 go HERE Sign up for Roll It Out Class HERE Order your copy, ebook or audio book of UNDERSTANDING...

She’s a freelance aerialist in Las Vegas and a toddler mama. Sarah was my first guest ever and she shares how exactly she manages it all day-to-day with a partner who’s in an on-going Cirque Du Soleil show. Find her @sarahromanowsky Listen to previous episodes to catch up on Sarah and Christian: The C-Section & The Aerialist with Sarah Romanowsky Achilles Rupture, Tramp Wall & Rope with Ci...

From staying show-ready 24/7 to maintaining competence on a bazillion apparatuses, Tania Holt displays how an aerialist can stay on top of the freelance game in Los Angeles for 20 years. Find her on Instagram @dangle.house and @wigglydangler   Interested in Teacher Training go HERE Sign up for Roll It Out Class HERE Order your copy, ebook or audio book of UNDERSTANDING AERIAL SILKS on Amazon Get t...

Brooke Cates joins the pod to share her experience as a creator, trainer, studio owner and mama. She’s coached pre-natal and postpartum women for a decade, opened a perinatal focused brick and mortar in Boulder and created the App, Studio Bloom to bring her approach to women where they’re at… in their homes that is.  Take advantage of 10% off the Bloom Method for being a listener. Use code: EXPECT...

She's a trapeze soloist for the traveling big top show Luzia by Cirque Du Soleil  and a mama. Morgane and her husband both perform in the show and travel the world with their son in tow. She shares the in's and out's of touring with her entire family, how she manages show days and gives advice to aspiring circus artists. Find Morgane on Instagram @m0mishka   Interested in Teacher Training go HERE...

Kyla had the first of her three now grown children when she was still in high school. She ended up two episiotomies that she’s not convinced were necessary. This inspired her to study midwifery at the age of thirty. She found circus at forty and now teaches at SANCA. Kyla shares her thoughts on prenatal exercise and so much more. Find her on Instagram @kylamarise   *NOW open for Registration for a...

I’m so excited to start Season 3 with a pillar of the circus community. Serenity began touring with The Ringling Brothers at 18 years old, went on to contracts with Cirque Du Soleil and others. Then her and her twin sister created their company Nimble Arts and what is now the longest running professional training program in the US, NECCA - The New England Center for Circus Arts. Serenity shares th...

She’s back to give us the 101 on how to understand shoulder pain and gives us an update on all of the amazing things she’s been up to.  This is the last episode of Season 2. Thank you so much for going on this wild ride with me, I appreciate you! See you guys in 2023!  With Love, Kerry   Interested in Teacher Training go HERE Sign up for Roll It Out Class HERE Order your copy, ebook or audio book...

Here’s an encore of Dr. Janae’s first appearance of this podcast. She BREAKS IT DOWN with the details of every incision she makes and how the surgery differs when it’s scheduled verses an emergency.   If you're interested in Teacher Training in 2023 click HERE Sign up for Roll It Out Class HERE Order your copy, ebook or audio book of UNDERSTANDING AERIAL SILKS on Amazon Get the FREE 3-Part Video S...

Our resident OBGYN returns to the pod to educate us on how a tubal litigation is done, what the risks and benefits are and how our options have really changed in fifty years.   Sign up for Roll It Out Class HERE Order your copy, ebook or audio book of UNDERSTANDING AERIAL SILKS on Amazon Get the FREE 3-Part Video Series Aerial REHAB  Register for the FREE Mini Course HERE You can reach me on Insta...

She first came on the pod last year to talk about the traumatic birth of her first baby where little Aria swallowed too much meconium in the womb, had to be born via emergency C-section and spent her first weeks of life in the NICU. We check in with my friend JLo in the 4th trimester of her second pregnancy to see how she’s feeling and what challenges this pregnancy brought. Here's her first episo...

She’s the creator of Core Exercise Solutions, a physical therapist and a climber herself. We talk about abdominal pressure, choosing exercises when you become pregnant, signs of pelvic floor tension, how PF tension and diastases recti tie together and how stress and cortisol can affect belly fat and muscle building. Find Dr. Sarah at Core Exercise Solutions and on Instagram @drsarahduvall   Black...

She’s a brand new mama, an aerialist/instructor at UpFlyingYoga LA and a digital marketing professional. Kaylee carves out some time during what can be the hardest time of being a mom to share her experience. Sign up for Roll It Out Class HERE Order your copy, ebook or audio book of UNDERSTANDING AERIAL SILKS on Amazon Get on the waitlist for Aerial REHAB HERE Register for the FREE Mini Course HER...

Masha, an aerialist based in LA jumps on the pod to talk about her unique perspective on the war between Russia & Ukraine. I’d been wanting to take this tangent with her ever since the war started. *She’s a trained aerialist and contortionist, but it’s not the focus of this episode. Sign up for Roll It Out Class HERE Order your copy, ebook or audio book of UNDERSTANDING AERIAL SILKS on Amazon...