The Healthy Post Natal Body Podcast

Send us Fan Mail From the vault, as promised last week, an episode I did a while ago. Did you know that  overtraining/undereating and and the exercise/food balance can impact your menstrual cycle, bone health, and mental health? Especially for women who's body has just gone through an intense, and often traumatic, experience like pregnancy and giving birth this can really have a huge impact o...

Send us Fan Mail "Now with added Vit-D", "Helps support a healthy immune system" all these things basically mean one thing "This is more expensive". The baby formula industry is worth an astonishing $83BILLION a year. So should you buy "premium baby formula"? Is it worth the money? Or is the "regular stuff" actually fine? We all want what's be...

Send us Fan Mail A From the Vault episode this week before I do an episode next week on baby formula.  Are you concerned about your breastmilk production or have you heard that exercise can negatively impact on it? This week I have the please to sit down with expert Ashley P. Lambert to dispel myths and offer practical advice for new moms facing these challenges. Our conversation cuts through the...

Send us Fan Mail FTV;  She didn’t feel contractions, and she still delivered two healthy babies. That single fact opens a door most of us never think about: what happens when the usual pregnancy and postpartum “signals” are quiet or missing, and the system is built for people who feel everything? I have the pleasure of talking to  Ryan Rae Harbuck.  She is a swim coach, mom of two, and author of *...

Send us Fan Mail After the "Diastasis Recti basics" episode from 2 weeks ago I had a few emails and questions so I decided to turn it into a little series. On this episode I go into a little bit more depth and talk about the most important exercise you can do to heal your diastasis; Breathing. Here's a link to the Corebreath video I mentioned. Then I talk about the importance of doi...

Send us Fan Mail From the Vault this week; I pulled out the 250th episode of the podcast and what better way to celebrate it, if that's the right term ;), than by sharing with you what I've learned in my decade+ long working in the postpartum recovery field. I talk about all the things I learned when I did my first postpartum qualification 10+ years ago that no longer hold true. I talk a...

Send us Fan Mail This week I am welcoming new listeners and, since it's been a while, I'm covering some basics about diastasis recti. What is the definition of it? What is it really? How to resolve it, which things to focus on etc. And, most importantly, whyit's not actually something to be scared of and how it can, almost always, be sorted with exercise. I also touch on postpartum...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode we are talking Pelvic Floor with the amazing MaryEllen Reider. MaryEllen is the co-director of Yarlap, the wellness device to treat urinary incontinence and improve sexual performance and experience through muscle control. MaryEllen spends a lot of time researching and finding out what’s new in the pelvic floor world and the social media realm.  She str...

Send us Fan Mail Did you know that back and knee pain are very common post partum? Back in 2023 I recieved an email from a listener and that's what this week's show is all about; " I recently joined your program after reading your article about the connection between Diastasis Recti and lower back pain. After a few days of your workouts, I'm already feeling a difference. Your e...

Send us Fan Mail After the episode about the "state of maternity care in the NHS" , I had an email asking why I spoke about maternity care/pre-natal care/medical bias etc on a postpartum podcast, and it's an excellent question. As those who follow me on Threads, the only social media platform I'm active on, will know; I talk about many, many things on there..and hardly any stra...

Send us Fan Mail After the episode from 2 weeks ago where I covered Protein, creatine etc .  This week I'm tackling some of today's talked-about/hyped supplements and explain why it's crucial to approach them with a healthy dose of skepticism. Promising to clarify the role of trendy options like NAD, NAD+, and NMN,  Can boosting naturally declining NAD levels truly reverse aging? An...

Send us Fan Mail This week I bring you an episode on the state of postpartum care, as it relates to the mother, in the UK. Basically I have a look at where it fails, and it does, why it fails. How it can be improved and I even give a quick breakdown of the cost of improving it. It's nowhere near as expensive as you might think it is, and it's outrageous that it's not been done yet....

Send us Fan Mail From the vault this week, before I do a full episode on the state of postpartum care in the UK next week, In a 2 part episode I am discussing some of the supplements that you might have seen promoted online.  Week after next I'll cover NMN, NAD, CBD etc but this week I'm focusing on supplements much more common in the health and fitness world; Protein, Creatine, Vitamins...

Send us Fan Mail I had a wonderful conversation with someone this week where she asked if a post-partum recovery program should be LIFE specific, if not sport specific. This was because she did not have use of her right leg, after an amputation, and she wondered if this meant that a postpartum recovery program would have to be amended to reflect this. This is an excellent question for anyone with...

Send us Fan Mail FTV This week I am a little bit upset. Not about the first subject which follows a question about what type of exercise, and at which intensity, is safe to do during pregnancy. That's a great question and a doddle to answer :) But I'm upset about the single worst Instagram video I have seen from someone working with babies. Here it is for those of you who want to have a...

Send us Fan Mail FTV;  In this week's episode I answer some of the questions that have come up this week. I talk about above navel diastasis and how the approach to recovery is slightly different from below navel, or completely open, DR. It's remarkably straightforward but still important to note the difference. I'm also talking about whether you should wash your baby with soap ever...

Send us Fan Mail This week I am delighted to be joined by Rebecca "Becky" Gleed (LMFT, PMH-C), Founder of The Perinatal & Reproductive Wellness Group Becky is amazing, she's a therapist, author, podcast host and just overall a fount of knowledge. We're discussing many, many things including; What the postpartum period actually is. The difficulties going back to work postpar...

Send us Fan Mail As it's been a while; a new Q&A!! This week I answer questions on protein-levels for postpartum recovery (for athletes and non-athletes) and I explain why I think most people DO NOT need a Personal Trainer that specialises/has experience with a particular condition (AFTER rehab is completed, of course, because I'm not a maniac) As always; HPNB only has 5 billing cycl...

Send us Fan Mail I know I was supposed to put a fresh episode out this week but, as I explain in the intro, it's been a bugger of a week as my belved Yorkie suddenly took a turn for the worse and uunfortunately didn't make it. So, in short, I didnt feel like doing a fresh episode and will do one again next week From Christmas 2024!! I had a wonderful email from someone in Mexico asking m...

Send us Fan Mail As more Epstein files/emails have come out, I thought this was an important episode to bring back.  This week I once again bring you the interview I did with Stephanie Olson. She's the CEO of the Set me Free Project,  a prevention education organization on human trafficking, social media safety, and healthy relationships. We're talking social media safety; Is it a good i...

Send us Fan Mail After the technical difficulties last week, for which I humbly apologise, we're back on track with another Q&A! I discuss; The difference between Failure and Fatigue, and why it REALY matters for postpartum training. I also talk about why I'm "soo unprofessional" with regards to HPNB :) And, finally, the importance of "getting the basics right" an...

Send us Fan Mail It's the start of the year and you'll be seeing a lot of fitness programs advertised at the moment. Yes,e ven postpartum ones. Most of them will be sold using the old tactic in the book, FEAR. So I bring you this episode I originally did in August of 2024.  I try to highlight that postpartum recovery, and postpartum health issues, are generally nothing to be scared of. D...

Send us Fan Mail It's the first proper episode of 2026!! This week I am over the moon to be joined by Melissa Schulz as we discuss parenting higher-needs kids.  Melissa Schulz, MS, BCBA, is a parenting coach and behavior analyst with a  Master’s in Psychology and is one of those people that you just make time for to listen to when they are willing to share their expertise :) We discuss many t...

Send us Fan Mail For the first episode of 2026 (YAY!!) I thought it would be a good idea to bring out the "scope of practice" episode I did a while ago. You're going to get bombarded with ads for mealplans, personal trainers, gyms etc over the next few weeks and it can be very confusing as to who is actually qualified to say what. There are a tonne of Personal Trainers out there doi...

Send us Fan Mail FTV This week I have the absolute pleasure of being joined by relationship and sexuality expert, Courtney Boyer.  M.Ed., M.S. Courtney is the author of " Not tonight, honey " (Why women actually don't want sex and what we can do about it) and we have a phenomenal conversation about postpartum intimacy touching on all, sometimes uncomfortable..for me at least, aspect...