To Birth and Beyond

On today’s episode of To Birth and Beyond, we talk with Allison Tenney, an online fitness professional and organizer of the Ignited Womxn Summit! We tackle a few shifts that the fitness industry is in desperate need of - ALL areas and industries, to be frank - and how perspective changes have affected Allison’s parenting, business, life, and sometimes, her ego. Allison also shares the details for...

Today, we are talking with Bianca and Natasha, co-founders of bebo mia which offers training, mentorship, and community for your pregnancy, birth, and parenting biz! Together, we discuss plus size pregnancy, and the implications that go along with it. This includes - but isn’t limited to - considerations for plus size bodies, how plus size bodies in pregnancy are managed, advocating for plus size...

On today’s episode, we talk about not only the decision to have or not have children, but also the public conversation around it in 2019, the “right” things to do when it comes to your family, and the feelings we have all had regarding this topic and beyond!

On this episode, we address listener questions - and some of our own - regarding incontinence before, during and after pregnancy!

On today’s podcast, we delve into our top 4 strategies for returning to high impact exercise following the birth of your babe(s)!

This time on the podcast, we revisit the top pregnancy and postpartum episodes of 2018! You will learn what we loved, highlights, resources, etc! Is your interest piqued? Listen to the full episodes anytime!

On this episode, we talk with Deb Flashenberg, of the Prenatal Yoga Center, all about the benefits of yoga during pregnancy, when to go for it, when to avoid it, and preparing for birth!

On this episode, we talk with Alexia Leachman about clearing fears before birth, the fear-tension-pain cycle, and more when it comes to fear around childbirth - and how we can become fear-free!

On this episode, we talk with Sonja Herbert about her experience changing the game when it comes to fitness with her focus on black women, as well as her own pregnancy and birth experiences. Find out what she’s got going on, and what is next for this changemaker!

This is a BEST OF - meaning it's one of the MOST listened to episodes in the HISTORY of the show! Today’s episode will be a key one for you if you’re thinking of becoming pregnant, currently are pregnant or a fitness/health/birth professional who works with the expecting moms. We dive into sharing key tips about preparing your body for birth, bust some birth prep myths surrounding ‘kegels’, share...

On this episode, we talk with Shirin Eskandani, a certified professional life coach accredited by the International Coach Federation and...and opera singer?? She gives us advice on breaking the pattern of worrying, teaches us what the heck manifestation is (and how to do it), and walks us through how to start becoming a Wholehearted Woman!

Today on the show, your hosts are talking about what they do for self-care - on a regular basis, weekly, monthly, and even annually (as moms, entrepreneurs, and human beings)!

Today on the show, we are talking evidence based birth information with Dr. Rebecca Dekker.

Today on the show, we are talking all about the thoughts, feelings, emotions, and decisions made around our own surprise second pregnancies!

Today on the show, we have special guest, Nadine Woods. Nadine is the mastermind behind Mayana Geneviere, a lingerie line for postpartum mamas that heal - both physically and mentally. We touch so many subjects today, from entrepreneurship and scheduling work and motherhood, to lingerie, and whether you should have underwire bras postpartum!

Today we bring back a special guest, Jessie’s husband Randy, so that the couple can talk postpartum, marriage, and intimacy!

Today we talk with special guest, Olivia Scobie, all about postpartum mental health. We cover everything from mental health complications, early indicators, and how you can support loved ones through a rough postpartum period.

Today we talk with special guest, Chrissy King, all about the strength training journey, body image, race, racism, and intersectional feminism. I would LOVE to say that we covered it all, but we just got the tip of the iceberg! Take a listen for a little crash course from our brilliant guest, and stay tuned for future episodes alongside her!

Today is episode #3 of our 3-part pregnancy miniseries: Pregnancy Belly Support Garments. We go over what has worked and worked for us, as well as talk through different brands, and why it’s important to talk about supporting one another in our belly support choices!

Today is episode #2 of our 3-part pregnancy mini series: Pregnancy Body Image. We talk all about the feelings around our rapidly changing bodies as we make room for baby, and how to handle outside - and inner - dialogue about our bodies.

Today we are kicking off episode #1 of our 3-part pregnancy mini series with the top 5 pregnancy exercise tips every expecting mum needs to know! REMINDER: Hop on over to iTunes to leave us a rating and review to reach more listeners and attract more high-caliber guests to the show!

Today, we speak with Kaitlin Murray about all things regarding midwifery. How to do your research and choose one, what is done in a home birth vs. at hospital, and even how to prepare your home for birth alongside a midwife (or two)!

Today, we speak with our friend, Rachel Schwartzman, about the combination of naturopathic and birth doula support. How do the two fit together to create a complete support system? What are the roles of each pre and postpartum? And even which prenatal vitamins are best - and what Rachel recommends for people who struggle to swallow them!

Today, we are talking with our good friend and Lactation Consultant, Taya Griffin all things breastfeeding!

Today, on part 3 of our Postpartum Miniseries, we talk about 5 misconceptions about postnatal fitness coaching. Really, what we are talking about, is where Jessie went wrong for many years coaching postpartum exercise and how we have changed our ideas and thoughts about how we work with these populations to best serve them in an effective manner.