Podcasts by The Postpartum Revolution
Welcome to The Postpartum Revolution! This podcast was born because, as a pelvic health physical therapist, I’ve heard and seen the ways our system has failed postpartum people in America. Newly postpartum people have repeated the same questions to me, with fear in their eyes and fatigue written all over their bodies, and I’ve grown tired of soothing them with the reassurance that it’s “all a part of the process, it’s normal to feel like this”. I began to wonder - what the hell kind of “normal process” is this, that produces tired and scared mothers? While not everyone has a negative experience with childbirth and postpartum, many people do. A lot of factors influence our postpartum experience: understanding how your body recovers, how much community and financial support you have, and how well our society helps to support a new family. My goal is to provide education about the postpartum recovery process, so you can set yourself up for a successful return to the things that bring you joy. I also want to bring awareness to the larger, systemic challenges that pregnant and postpartum people face, so that collectively we can start to turn the tide of our culture, and our children won't be trapped in an unhealthy and unsupported birth and postpartum culture. We have lost our power in the birth and postpartum world, and our loss is directly linked to other people's gain. It's time to take back the power over our bodies, our births, and our postpartum health. We are the change we have been waiting for. Let's go.
Further podcasts by Annie Hopkins, PT, RYT
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Keep Diet Culture Out Of Postpartum with Jaren Soloff, RD, IBCLC from 2021-03-05T05:00
*Gains weight during pregnancy*
People: Oh cute, you're eating for two!
*Gains weight postpartum*
People: Ew, you need to start losing the baby f...
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Closing The Postpartum Care Gap - How To Educate And Advocate For Yourself In A Sea Of Misinformation with Tanya Tringali, MS, CNM from 2021-02-26T08:00
Welcome to episode 38, where I am STILL baffled about the knowledge gap, the misinformation, lack of information, contradictions, the high morbidity and mortality rates for pregnant and postp...
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Trauma In Birth&Pregnancy: How, Why and What We Can Do with Emily Lapolice, LICSW, RYT, TCTSY-F from 2021-02-19T08:00
Trauma exists on a spectrum, so why do we only take the big “T” trauma seriously?
What about the little “t” trauma that happens to SO many mothers during pregnancy and childbirt...
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Real Talk: It's A Revolution and We Won't Be Softspoken with Melissa Cioffi, DPT from 2021-02-12T08:00
Warning friends, this episode is explicit. So hold on to your hats because today is all about truth bombs and real talk.
Joining us we have, Melissa Cioffi, a pelvic health PT, ...
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The Revolution Is Here: Join Mom Congress And Be Part Of The Change with Joy Burkhard from 2021-02-05T08:00
Are you ready to make some changes and take action with this revolution?
Now is the time! And my friend, Joy Burkhard, is helping lead the way.
“Joy is the founder ...
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Motherhood: The Ultimate Journey of Self-Discovery, Part 2 - Claiming Your Space with Rose Schieck from 2021-01-29T08:00
Part two of Rose Schieck’s episode is here! Last week, Rose shared her experience of motherhood and how she struggled to find herself in the chaos... if you haven't listened to it yet, m...
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Motherhood: The Ultimate Journey of Self-Discovery, Part 1 - Finding Your Own Path with Rose Schieck from 2021-01-22T11:00
Rose Schieck did all the right things to prepare for her pregnancy, but what she didn’t prepare for was motherhood and postpartum. Sleep deprivation, anxiety, and depression came full force o...
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Rest or Recovery? Choosing the Right Postpartum Exercise Routine with Lindsay McCoy of One Strong Mama from 2021-01-15T10:00
The first 3 months after childbirth are a tricky time (understatement of the year, I know). You want to feel fit and strong again, but are also immensely tired. Your body is sore, squishy, st...
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Kegels Aren't The Holy Grail: Stop Following Trends and Listen to Your Body with Lindsey Vestal, Pelvic Health OT from 2021-01-08T08:00
Welcome to week two of January and I am very excited to bring in Lindsey Vestal, who is just as passionate and excited to chat about pelvic health as I am. Lindsey is a Pelvic Health Occupati...
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Ready To Change Your Life? How Little Shifts Can Spark Big Changes For Your Pelivc Health with Lauren Ohayon of Restore Your Core from 2021-01-01T08:00
Friends, it’s January which means there’s still time to change your mindset for 2021. Who am I kidding, anytime is a great time to make positive changes but why not start now?
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We'll be right back, after these important messages (see you in 2021!)... from 2020-12-04T10:00
It's December, which means we're heading into the season of colder temps and less daylight, and it's a time I feel called to hibernate and store up some energy for these long wint...
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Weights, Wands, Lube and More: Things You Might Find In A Pelvic PT’s Toolbox with Blair Evanosky, PT&Annie Hopkins, PT from 2020-11-27T19:00
Have you ever wondered what a Pelvic PT uses for treatment? Like, does everyone need a set of vaginal weights, or an insertable wand to release tight muscles? And electric stimulation for the pe...
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Preventing Injuries As A New Parent: Advice From The Founder Of The Powerful Parent Club with Jason Levine, DPT from 2020-11-20T13:00
Alright, my Revolutionaries, grab your partner and give this episode a listen together. After you birth a child, you realize that your body needs to heal and get stronger to keep up with your...
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Building Dynamic Self Care Into Your Life: How to Recognize Your Needs and Heal From Within with Christa Gowen from 2020-11-13T18:00
“After trying all the things, and being in talk therapy for years, I realized that I don’t have anything else to talk about… and I still had anxiety and panic attacks. I wondered, if the prob...
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Stress and Your Pelvic Floor with Annie Hopkins, Pelvic Floor PT from 2020-11-06T17:00
Today felt like a good day to talk about stress and the pelvic floor... so I had a good chat with myself about it.
In this episode I talk about...
The difference between a stressor a...
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No More Trauma: An Anesthesiologist's Perspective on Creating a Positive Birth Experience with Dr. Tracey Vogel from 2020-10-30T00:00
It's time the standards change for all birthing experiences.
There's a whole lot of trauma in a person’s life that never gets the attention it deserves and is too easil...
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Food First, Supplements Second: How to Holistically Nourish Yourself During Pregnancy + Postpartum with Shelby Guptill, RD from 2020-10-23T09:00
First trimester: nausea
Second trimester: eat all the things! (but don’t gain “too much” weight)
Third trimester: heartburn, still eating all the things and watching the scale
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Healing Your Hormones with Erin Holt, Functional Medicine Nutritionist from 2020-10-16T14:00
Female hormones are finally getting their time in the sun - and everyone wants to talk about "how to balance our hormones"... but is anyone asking WHY our hormones are out of balance? ...
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Both/And: Navigating Your Postpartum Mental Health Journey with Mary Sanker, LCMHC from 2020-10-09T07:00
Postpartum has it all - depression, anxiety, rage, joy, fear, love, frustration, happiness, grief... yep it's the full spectrum of emotions, sometimes all in one day. We hear about it somet...
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Six Things I Want You To Know About Your Pelvic Floor... with Annie Hopkins, Pelvic Health Physical Therapist from 2020-10-02T15:00
As a pelvic PT, I get asked the same questions a lot, so I thought I'd record an episode talking about the most common things postpartum people ask me.
So, here's what I want...
The Sex Talk: How Teaching Your Kids to Respect and Understand Their Bodies Can Change the Future with Caiti Courtier from 2020-09-25T11:00
Wait, I thought this wasn't a parenting podcast?? (It's not.) Think back to the sex education you received as a kid... chances are, it wasn't all that informative or empowering. A...
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Presence Over Performance - Letting Go of the B.S. and Finding Yourself Again with Chelsea Skaggs, Certified Professional Life Coach from 2020-09-18T21:00
"We're staking our claim on a better way"
Today I talked with Chelsea Skaggs, creator of Postpartum Together, about her journey into motherhood, in all it's realness...
The Working Mom: How Paid Leave and Compassionate Policy Can Help Mothers Thrive with Rebecca Perkins Kwoka from 2020-09-11T12:00
“I want to show other women that it’s ok to pursue the passions you had before becoming a mother.”
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I had a chat with Rebecca Perkins Kwoka and it got me all fired up about...
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Coming Home to Yourself, part 2: The Recovering Good Girl with Shaelyn Cataldo from 2020-09-04T09:00
"Can I bear to be with myself, can I bear to sit with myself... and not "fix" me?"
Here's part 2 of my amazing conversation with Shaelyn Cataldo, where we dive dee...
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Coming Home to Yourself, Part 1: Mothering the Mother with Shaelyn Cataldo from 2020-08-28T08:00
"I had the plans, the nursery done, childcare plans… but what I didn’t know was that when I gave birth to my daughter, I also gave birth to my unmothered self... my baby needed me, and I ha...
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The Journey of a Medical Mom: NICU, Exclusive Pumping and Trusting Your Instincts with Katie Stout, PT from 2020-08-20T15:00
Today I talk with my friend Katie, and her unique birth experience being a "medical mom" x 2 (both sons went to the NICU, and both are now thriving!), coupled with her unique infant fe...
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Postpartum Body Image, Diet Culture, and How Reclaiming Your Voice Changes Everything with Dana Barron from 2020-08-14T12:00
Warning: If you love the patriarchy, and celebrate dieting and body shaming, this is NOT the episode for you.
“It would be one thing if spending our time and money to be thin and beau...
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Vaginal Steaming: What is it and how does it help postpartum healing? - with Adrienne Irizarry, Certified Peristeam Hydrotherapist from 2020-08-07T14:00
What is vaginal steaming - aka pelvic steaming - aka yoni steaming? Well, if you have a pelvic floor, steaming is for you! This ancient practice is gaining popularity in the US, and is something...
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An Integrative Medical Approach to Postpartum Pelvic Dysfunction with Dr. Allyson Shrikhande from 2020-07-31T07:00
Today I talk with Dr. Allyson Shrikhande about how to holistically to heal your pelvic floor during postpartum using a multidisciplinary approach. We talk about some of the "common but not ...
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Finding Balance: How Acupuncture Supports Pregnancy + Postpartum with Andrew Clark, DAOM, L.Ac, LMT, Dipl.OM from 2020-07-24T04:00
Have you ever wondered about acupuncture... in general, or during pregnancy and postpartum? I invited Andrew Clark on the show to talk about how this ancient science can help support and balance...
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"Challenging Norms, Untangling Truths, and Restoring Our Worth to the World"with author Beth Berry from 2020-07-17T19:00
I got to chat with author Beth Berry about her new, bestselling book, Motherwhelmed, and it was an affirming and empowering conversation to say the least! If you are a mother, this pod’s for you...
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How the American healthcare system failed one of its own... with Steven Aussenberg, MD from 2020-07-11T17:00
**Trigger Warning: pregnancy loss**
When my friend Steven heard about this podcast, he reached out to share his story about the pregnancy journey he and his wife Robyn went through. Sadly, ...
Postpartum Doula Care with Darcy Sauers, CLC, PCD(DONA) from 2020-07-03T14:00
"We are the women of the village, helping the women of the village"
Darcy and I talk about the early postpartum period, aka the fourth trimester, and how a postpartum doula can hel...
Optimizing GI Health Postpartum with Susan Clinton, PT, DScPT, OCS, WCS, COMT, FAAOMPT from 2020-06-26T03:00
Susan is a revolutionary thought leader in the pelvic PT and health coaching world, and in this episode she explains:
- How your bowels can contribute to bladder leaking
- The hormone-gu...
Postpartum Mental Health, Empowerment, and Rewriting your Narrative with Jackie Schoemaker Holmes, PhD from 2020-06-12T15:00
Today I talk with Jackie about her experience with postpartum anxiety and depression: how it blindsided her after a blissful pregnancy, how she survived it, and how she had to learn to rewrite h...
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Hormones, Exercise, and Listening to Your Body with Stephanie Cleary, DPT from 2020-06-05T20:00
Stephanie is a pelvic health PT who specializes in prenatal and postpartum care. Today she shares her journey through fertility challenges, how she healed her hormones, and revolutionized her ex...
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How an Empowered Birth Supports Your Postpartum Recovery with Taylor Davis, CD from 2020-05-27T17:00
Today I'm talking with Taylor Davis, a mother, doula, childbirth educator, birth activist, and doula trainer. We take a look at how an empowered birth can set the stage for a nourishing pos...
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Let me introduce myself... from 2020-05-22T21:00
Hi! I'm Annie, and I just wanted to introduce myself, and share some of my story about how I got here, sitting behind a microphone, talking about revolutionizing postpartum care.
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Let me introduce myself... from 2020-05-22T21:00
Hi! I'm Annie, and I just wanted to introduce myself, and share some of my story about how I got here, sitting behind a microphone, talking about revolutionizing postpartum care.
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Let me introduce myself... from 2020-05-22T21:00
Hi! I'm Annie, and I just wanted to introduce myself, and share some of my story about how I got here, sitting behind a microphone, talking about revolutionizing postpartum care.
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