The Expecting Aerialist

Mary started pole at 57 years old and is now award-winning pole athlete, the creator of a clothing line and a chocolatier! With the combination of congenital hip dysplasia and a nagging injury, she decided to go ahead with a hip replacement. Mary joins me two years after her surgery.   “I had a pity party and nobody came.” - Mary when she found out that she needed a hip replacement.   Find her on...

He’s a healer, my master bodywork teacher and helps his clients live pain-free through massage and movement programing. Sensei Tan explains what structural energy is, how he blends eastern and western massage techniques and how he can assess what’s wrong just by looking at you! Find him at seabodywork.com and email him at: info@seabodywork.com   Sign up for Roll It Out Class HERE Order your copy,...

At the beginning of the pandemic, Brett hurt his shoulder and two years later, he joins me to share the physical, mental and emotional journey all the while running a business during a pandemic. Find him on Instagram @womacksback and @womackandbowman Brett performing Bow choreography that is mentioned in this episode HERE   Sign up for Roll It Out Class HERE Order your copy, ebook or audio book of...

After a miscarriage, Katie experienced 2nd trimester bleeding and low-amnionic fluid before birthing her beautiful baby girl. She shares her journey back to her silks practice whilst navigating postpartum SI joint pain.   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 FR...

She’s an aerialist and instructor from Northern California joins me this week to share her frustrating journey through multiple injuries and gives us inspiration on flying after 50.  Find Tracy on IG: @fabricaerial   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 Mi...

In part two of my conversation with Dr. Cait, she tells the story of her long journey of recovery from an eating disorder that began at twelve years old. She details her daily habits, how it caused damage to her body and relationships and how she eventually got healthy. Find Dr. Cait HERE   Sign up for Roll It Out Class HERE Order your copy, ebook or audio book of UNDERSTANDING AERIAL SILKS on Ama...

Dr. Cait talks about all the reasons why sex can be painful postpartum and that sexual enjoyment is a headspace that is sometimes hard to be in when you’re sleep deprived, breast feeding and in full mom-mode. Bonus at the end with us talking about momming and her birthing twins. Dr. Cait Van Damm, OTD, RYT-500, is a pelvic floor specialist and owner of Ritual Pelvic Health in Boston. She believes...

She’s built a successful aerial business from the ground up over the last ten years and I wanted to know HOW! Jill shares her humble beginnings with just a handful of clients and a tiny 12 ft high studio to where she is now - with a studio in LA, teacher training, youtube tv and an app. Find Jill on Instagram HERE.    Sign up for Roll It Out Class HERE Order your copy, ebook or audio book of UNDER...

She’s a ballet and contemporary dancer, aerialist and mom of two from Salt Lake City. Kate shares with us what it was like to be in the aerial world before it was mainstream and how she came back to the air after the birth of her two kids.    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...

Aerialists and pole artists have so much in common, yet we live in different spheres. Natasha is well-known in her world and joins me to exchange perspectives and weigh how our industries are surviving the pandemic. Find her on Instagram @polecricket and check out Natasha's online course HERE.   Interested in Teacher Training go HERE Sign up for Roll It Out Class HERE Order your copy, ebook or aud...

WARNING: Graphic Imagery and adult language - Have you ever wondered how a Ceasarian is actually performed? Me too! I asked OBYN Dr. Davis to BREAK IT DOWN and she details every incision she makes and how the surgery differs when it’s scheduled verses an emergency. Interested in Teacher Training go HERE Sign up for Roll It Out Class HERE Order your copy, ebook or audio book of UNDERSTANDING AERIAL...

She’s silks hobbyist of eight years, mama of two and a special needs teacher. Erin is also my student and was in my class practicing an egg beater slack drop and suffered a knee cap dislocation due to the force of the slack drop. We recall the nail biting aftermath where we wait for the ambulance while she’s in the most pain she’s ever experienced before.    Interested in Teacher Training go HERE...

After her first kid, Niki found hypnobirthing, did the training and found herself looking forward to giving birth. She also suffered from a condition called polyhydromnios where there’s excess amniotic fluid. Niki is based in the UK and found aerial in her 30’s after having all three of her children. You can find her on Instagram @aerial_frog     Interested in Teacher Training go HERE Sign up for...

She’s the creator of the app Cirque Plus, has just given birth to her third baby and owns an aerial studio to boot. Allie joins me to talk about her balancing act. Find Allie on Instagram @alliecooper_   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 the FREE 3-Part Video Series Aerial REHAB...

She’s an Aussie, momma of two, aerialist, tango dancer and dialect coach. Paige came down hard on her right leg during rehearsal and shattered a bone in her ankle into twenty pieces. She tells all about her mental and physical journey as well as how she balances all of the parts of her life. Find Paige on Instagram @paigewalker_youramericanvoice   Interested in Teacher Training go HERE Sign up for...

Kaity found aerial after her first pregnancy and it successfully got her out of the fog of postpartum depression. Now she’s an owner of Fly Studios YXE in Saskatchewan, acupuncturist, bodyworker and mom of two. We commiserate about our babies not sleeping and she’s gives the 101 on acupuncture. Find Kaity on Instagram @fox.yxe   Interested in Teacher Training go HERE Sign up for Roll It Out Class...

After having a C-Section with her first child, she really wanted to have a vaginal birth. Krissy tells all about her process A-Z, what her labor was like and how she fought for her VBAC.   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 the FREE 3-Part Video Series Aerial REHAB  Register for...

Trigger Warning - She’s a stunt woman, juggler, aerialist and owner of JJ Gym in Los Angeles who started as a PE teacher in Seattle and broke into Hollywood as Kirstin Dunst’s Stunt Double for the first of the modern Spiderman movies. Jeri met her husband Jack and got pregnant with twins. The story continues with a NICU stay and tragedy. Find JJ Gym online.   Interested in Teacher Training go HERE...

She trained throughout her pregnancy, went to school, completely changed her career with an infant and has lived to tell the tale. We talk about her pregnancy, the LA aerial community and we nerd out about physical therapy. Find Dr. Su on Instagram @doctor_su_dpt   Interested in Teacher Training go HERE Sign up for Roll It Out Class HERE Order your copy, ebook or audio book of UNDERSTANDING AERIAL...

This aerialist and instructor had 5 children and suffered from Gestational Diabetes in every single pregnancy.  Elizabeth also had an episiotomy, first-trimester bleeding due to a cyst and gestational hypertension. She tells her story of gaining weight, bringing her kids into the world and getting back into shape via aerial at every step. Find Elizabeth on Instagram @ellesmera22   Interested in Te...

She’s a mom, aerialist and physical therapist from the DC Metro-area. Angie has a disorder called Uternine Didelphys. It represents a uternine malformation where the uterus is present as a paired organ when the embryogenetic fusion of the Mullerion ducts fails to occur (Wikipedia). She walks us through the successful birth of her son and we delve into the road back to inversions postpartum. Intere...

This sports chiropractor and aerialist had a pregnancy chock full of surprises. Including an intrauterine growth restriction, a velamentous cord insertion, amniochorionic separation separation and her now 14 month old daughter went though heart surgery at only 3 lbs due to a coarctation of the aorta. You can find Justine on Instagram @justinefpaula   The Comprehensive Silks Course by Wrap Your Hea...

She spent years touring with Cavalia’s Odysseo, spinning on duo straps with her husband onboard AIDA Cruises and devising ensemble circus theater with the Acrobatic Conundrum. Jacki is now a toddler mom and the Communications Manager at The Circus Project in Portland, Oregon. During the pandemic, Jacki took up hair hanging and tells all about the pain journey. We talk about how we may or may not b...

She’s spent the past seven years dancing on The Immortal Tour and most recently on MJ One in Las Vegas. Tammy and her husband juggle raising two young boys while working full time performance contracts. We discuss the transition to motherhood as performers, retirement from the stage and her new role as Artistic Casting Advisor for Cirque Du Soleil. Register for the FREE Mini Course by Wrap Your He...

This social worker and aerial hobbyist shares her prenatal experience with gestational diabetes and her birth story where her daughter suffers from meconium aspiration. It’s when the infant swallows the mud-like fecal matter in the amnionic fluid before being born. She spends five weeks in the NICU before going home. Both mom and baby are now thriving and Jenn lets us in on the entire story.   Reg...