The Expecting Aerialist

Bayleigh is a ballet teacher and aerialist from Tulsa, OK and she’s just had her second child. We talk about the sleep version of “tag-you’re-it,” her sciatica, her postpartum body journey and her thoughts on guiding young ballet dancers in a healthier way. Bayleigh trains at Tribe Circus Arts and you can find her on Instagram @Bayleigh.h Sign up for Roll It Out Class Order your copy, ebook or aud...

She’s the Director of the Flagstaff Shakespeare Festival, an aerialist and a new mama. Dawn had trouble with prenatal weight gain, struggled with Raynaud’s Syndrome while breast feeding and is still navigating postpartum air anxiety. Dawn’s podcast is Untamed Shrews and find her on Instagram @circusgirlnextdoor @momentumaerialarts   Sign up for Roll It Out Class Order your copy, ebook or audio boo...

In part two of my interview with Asia, she give us some tools for language delay for toddlers and we discuss the process of bilingual learning. Sign up for Roll It Out Class HERE FREE Resources on Wrap Your Head Around Silks 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 by Wrap Your Head...

She’s a childhood speech therapist and is currently 8 months pregnant with her second child. In this two parter, we start with her first pregnancy and the challenge of wrapping her head around an emergency C-Section when her baby wasn’t dropping down into the vaginal canal.    Sign up for Roll It Out Class HERE FREE Resources on Wrap Your Head Around Silks HERE Order your copy, ebook or audio book...

She’s worked in Hollywood for the last two decades as a dancer then as an aerialist & choreographer. Loriel and I catch up on her pandemic pregnancy, what it’s like working as an aerialist in Hollywood vs. in the circus world and how the game has changed over the years. Find Loriel on Instagram @lolodva   We go down a LA-dance world rabbit hole and I want to bring y’all along with us, so here’s li...

She’s 29 weeks with twins in her first pregnancy. This Aussie aerialist educates me on how twins are cooked in there and shares her experience.   Order your copy, ebook or audio book of UNDERSTANDING AERIAL SILKS on Amazon HERE. FREE Resources on Wrap Your Hear Around Silks HERE. Register for the FREE Mini Course by Wrap Your Head Around Silks HERE Get on the waitlist for Aerial REHAB HERE You can...

As a young and rising gymnast in Montreal, she suffered career ending injuries which led her to switching to diving. Caroline took to it quickly and was on the road to the Athens Olympics as a synchro diver when she got a case of the "twisties," most recently made mainstream knowledge by Simone Biles in the last summer Olympics.   With not one but two careers ended too soon, she found the circus a...

A traumatic vaginal birth left her with an extreme case of pelvic floor dysfunction. Mary has a hypertonic PF which causes lower back pain and various other side effects including shoulder pain, painful sex and tailbone subluxation.  Find Mary on IG @uttermostmary   Check out Wrap Your Head Around Silks for tons of aerial resources including the Comprehensive Beg-Int Online Course and the FREE Min...

They’ve got regular jobs, families and do silks. My long time students join me to share their perspective on taking this hobby very seriously.   Sign up for the *NEW Video Series: Aerial REHAB   HERE Register for the FREE Mini Course by Wrap Your Head Around Silks HERE You can reach me on Instagram @kerrywee1 and kerry@wrapyourheadaroundsilks.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information...

After having a healthy baby girl through a trying pregnancy that started with hyperemissis, an emotionally and physically tough vaginal delivery and problems with breast feeding, Nina and her partner try for number two about three years later only to suffer two losses. She explains why the idea of gestational surrogacy resonated with her and the process of getting to where they are now, which is i...

She’s an Aussie, a lyra and trapeze instructor and already a mom of a toddler. Samantha joins me in her 35th week of her second pregnancy. Find Samantha @the_metal_aerialist   Sign up for the *NEW Video Series: Aerial REHAB   HERE Register for the FREE Mini Course by Wrap Your Head Around Silks HERE You can reach me on Instagram @kerrywee1 and kerry@wrapyourheadaroundsilks.com     See omnystudio.c...

She was part of original creative team for LE REVE in Las Vegas, has traveled the world as a performer with her young daughter at the time and has now owned an aerial studio in Ventura, CA for over 12 years. Find Carmen @airealyoga and @theaerialstudio   Sign up for the *NEW Video Series: Aerial REHAB   HERE Register for the FREE Mini Course by Wrap Your Head Around Silks HERE You can reach me on...

She’s a studio owner, doula and a wealth of knowledge for pregnant aerialists. Kim was my very 1st guest and she’s back for an update. We talk about her heart shaped uterus, her three uterus surgeries, C-section numbness, placenta abruption and so much more. Find Kim @upflyingyoga   Sign up for the *NEW Video Series: Aerial REHAB   HERE Register for the FREE Mini Course by Wrap Your Head Around Si...

We begin today talking about our big emotions about Roe v. Wade being overturned. Then Laurel shares her journey with hyperemisis, hypnobirthing, engorgment and mastitis while trying to breast feed and her process getting back in the air. Find her @sonic_su   Sign up for the *NEW Video Series: Aerial REHAB   HERE Register for the FREE Mini Course by Wrap Your Head Around Silks HERE You can reach m...

She’s back to give us an update on her journey to have a baby.    Rebecca first came on to share her second trimester pregnancy loss due to a terminal diagnosis called Bilateral Renal Agenesis and her experience with a D&E procedure. Her second pregnancy ends with caring for a medically complex baby with a poor prognosis due to a genetic disorder called Cornelia de Lange Syndrome (CdLS).   Rebecca...

💥 Trigger warning - Story of loss Jodi is a warrior who’s battled rheumatoid arthritis, an autoimmune disorder, had a heart attack and a hysterectomy before the age of 50.  She finds solace in her aerial practice and shares with me the wisdom she’s gathered throughout the process.   “To get back up and do it again is a choice. For those who actually push thru it and do it, my gosh, how powerful....

She’s come back to the air between the births of her three boys while also working as a nurse. Hykui suffered from postpartum depression after every birth and shares her new found approach to her aerial practice. Find her @hykui86   Sign up for the *NEW Video Series: Aerial REHAB   HERE Register for the FREE Mini Course by Wrap Your Head Around Silks HERE You can reach me on Instagram @kerrywee1 a...

Carlie is a studio owner and mom of three. She started her aerial practice after having all three of her children, suffered from hyperemisis and works with prenatal and postpartum students.   Sign up for the *NEW Video Series: Aerial REHAB   HERE Register for the FREE Mini Course by Wrap Your Head Around Silks HERE You can reach me on Instagram @kerrywee1 and kerry@wrapyourheadaroundsilks.com See...

Our favorite dietitian is back to give us all the info on eating when you’re pregnant and after the baby is born. Find Jeani at Veggie Lush Nutrition and on Instagram @hormone.health.rd   Sign up for the *NEW Video Series: Aerial REHAB   HERE Register for the FREE Mini Course by Wrap Your Head Around Silks HERE You can reach me on Instagram @kerrywee1 and kerry@wrapyourheadaroundsilks.com   See om...

She’s the owner and artistic director of MOTH Live Entertainment and a mom of two. After a robust career in dance, circus and gyrotonics, she tried to have a second child only to have five ectopic pregnancies in a row followed by a successful IVF pregnancy. Deena recalls the challenges of being a studio owner throughout the losses and the surgery she just underwent three weeks ago to correct her d...

She tells us how to set yourself up for success when preparing to get pregnant with specifics on macro and micronutrients.   Jeani Hunt works with women to take control of PCOS, infertility and endometriosis at VeggieLush Nutrition. She loves working with women and people with uteruses who struggle with symptoms and are looking for an evidence-based approach to treatment. Find her on Instagram @ho...

She’s a licensed clinical social worker and therapist with a specialty in infant, child, family and perinatal mental health. Jacqueline joins me to discuss the very important issue of mommy mental health especially around Mother’s Day.    Book suggestions from this episode: Good Moms Have Scary Thoughts By Karen Kleiman and Molly McIntyre Parenting From The Inside Out By Dan Siegel Brainstorm: The...

She serves those who have survived trauma and those who identify as part of the LGBTQIPA, kink, ethical non-monogamous and sex worker communities as a psychotherapist in the DC-Metro area. Asha is a mom of two with an active aerial practice who experienced prolapse. Find Asha at Blue Box Psychotherapy.   Book Recommendations from this episode: Not Every Princess Fred Gets Dressed Gay B C My Prince...

A super REAL breakdown of what to expect in the 4th trimester. What your vagina might feel like, why the uterus might hurt afterwards, why sex is so painful and the difference between baby blues and postpartum depression.    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...

You may have seen the CMT Awards and the awesome hammock routine that Carrie Underwood performed while singing. Brenda choreographed the performance as well as the Vegas Residency REFLECTIONS at Resorts World Las Vegas that opens again in May. I catch up with Brenda about her artistic process. Find Brenda on Instagram @aerialbee. Check out Carrie Underwood's performance on the CMT Awards    Sign u...