The Practice Brave Podcast

This episode is a sensitive one with Casey Thomas-Hardesty as we discuss miscarriage and infant loss. We believe this conversation is an important one in knowing how to support one another. Casey is a mom of three and lover of blueberry chocolate smoothies, yoga pants, and quiet time with a book. As a certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner and CrossFit L1, she has a passion for supporting wome...

Brett Bartholomew knows a thing or two about how to be a great coach and in this episode, I am chatting with him about 5 ways we can be better coaches today. Brett is a strength and conditioning coach, author, consultant, and Founder of Art of Coaching™. He has coached a diverse range of athletes from across 23 sports world-wide, at levels ranging from youth athletes to Olympians. This episode is...

There is no one better to talk to about the pregnancy and postpartum experience for endurance athletes than Katie Makris - mom, three-time Ironman triathlete, and founder of Pursuit Endurance ! On this episode of the Practice Brave Podcast, Katie and I talk a lot about athlete brain and what you should be considering when you train as a pregnant or postpartum endurance athlete. Katie shares her ow...

This wasn't a planned episode because well, we didn't see this coming! In this episode I share how my reality has changed in the last week or so since the Coronavirus hit the US. A few episodes back I shared how I juggle motherhood and my business and this episode covers how all that has changed. Change is hard and I don't have a lot of inspirational advice for you right now but I am sharing what...

I am chatting with Pelvic Floor Physical Therapist, Sallie Sarrel, about Endometriosis because March is Endometriosis Awareness Month. This is a disease and topic that we need to be discussing more and Sallie is a great person to have on to do that! After nearly two decades of pain and pelvic pain Sallie was diagnosed with endometriosis. She designed this Pelvic Physical Therapy practice to be a s...

Just a few years ago no one was talking about Diastasis Recti. Since then, there has been a full pendulum swing from unaware to hyperaware when it comes to something that is actually very normal during pregnancy. On this episode of Practice Brave, I talk with my friend and colleague, Lisa Ryan, about all things diastasis and her personal journey with a very severe case. My goal with this episode i...

This episode is the most vulnerable one I have done for you but I think this topic is so important and doesn't get talked enough about. I am talking about juggling motherhood and your calling when you feel equally drawn to both. In a world where we try to do it all, all the time, juggling two things that mean so much to us can be HARD. Can you relate? So listen in to this episode where I answer th...

We cover everything you need to know when it comes to Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy in this episode with therapist, Carrie Pagliano. Carrie is an absolute leader in the pelvic floor physical therapy industry in what she has done to bridge the gap between physical therapists, coaches, and other professionals. In this episode we cover WTF is pelvic floor physical therapy (PFPT), what to expect in an...

Knowing how to train during pregnancy isn't something Heather Osby or I had access to in our first pregnancies. The information wasn't really out there! We had to become the people we needed. Over these last few years, we've both learned so much about how to train in each trimester of your pregnancy so that you're setting yourself up for success while pregnant AND postpartum. Heather and I talk ab...

I'm excited to introduce you to Olympic weightlifter, coach and my friend, Quiana Welch, on this episode of the Practice Brave Podcast! Quiana shares her journey from finding out she was pregnant, to training while pregnant and now postpartum. We cover how her mindset has shifted and what her goals are for the future! Quiana is so relatable and she shares her struggles and the things she is proud...

Why is there no relatable information for female athletes who want to train through their pregnancy and make a return to the kind of performance and fitness they want to do as mothers? This question is what lead me to start the Pregnant & Postpartum Athlete and in this episode, I am diving into what P&PA is all about and what makes it different from what exists elsewhere. Thanks for being here tod...

Welcome to the first episode of the Practice Brave Podcast! I invited my business project manager on this first episode to talk through my personal pregnancy and postpartum journey which led me to create Pregnancy & Postpartum Athleticism and this podcast! We cover my story, what Practice Brave is all about, and what you can expect out of the show every other week! I am so grateful you are here an...