Postpartum Mental Health, REDs & Returning to Sport — with HOLLY BROOKS, Nordic Ski Olympian and Mental Health Therapist

Send us Fan MailToday I speak with Holly Brooks, a 2-time Nordic Ski Olympian, twin mom, licensed therapist working at the intersection of performance and mental health. She is also the co-founder of Moms Matter Now, a group focused on empowering, educating, and supporting women from pregnancy to early motherhood so they don’t lose their minds, selves or relationships. Her two passions are athlete & maternal mental health. Holly’s goal is to give moms tools to be models, not martyrs in their motherhood journeys!We talk about:-life after professional sports-the athlete mindset-preparing for the uncontrollable-educating to empower-matrescence-knowing when to pivot-navigating mixed messages of returning to sport-maternal gatekeeping-RED-S in momsTime Stamps1:00 Introduction6:08 combining her interests to serve more people9:17 athletes and first time moms11:29 ways to guide a mom through pregnancy17:20 knowledge without anxiety21:23 dedication and perseverance for athletes and moms26:30 when to return to sport31:50 being a mom with goals36:40 maternal gatekeeping43:20 be a model, not a martyr45:30 RED-S51:12 rapid fire questionsCONNECT WITH CARRIEIG: https://www.instagram.com/carriepagliano/Website: https://carriepagliano.comCONNECT WITH HOLLYInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/hollybrooksllc/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/momsmatternow/Website: https://www.momsmatternow.com/The Active Mom Podcast — a real mom's guide to pregnancy, postpartum, perimenopause & beyond, for active moms and the professionals who help them get there.Quick-hit conversations with moms, providers, and researchers... because you don't have a lot of free time (you're probably listening at 1.5x right now).Follow so you don't miss an episode. Rate & review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ — it's how the next mom searching for these answers actually finds them. Share it with the friend who needs it.Questions or topic requests? DM me 💌