TINA MUIR- RED-S in Postpartum Athletes

Send us Fan MailToday I speak with Tina Muir, the founder and CEO of Running For Real. Tina is a mother of two and former international runner for Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Tina hosts the Running For Real Podcast, which has amassed over 6 million downloads. The Running For Real Podcast is a collective of conversations about running, the climate emergency, and social justice. Tina also hosts a second, NPR style podcast with Knox Robinson called Running Realized, noted as "The 'Invisibilia' of running" by Women's Running. Tina has worked with the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and been featured in The Guardian, The Telegraph, People Magazine, Outside, SELF, and Women’s Health.We talk about:-the importance of talking about RED-s-struggles for new moms with nutrition-postpartum as a pro runner-RED-s red flags-having a support system-having a do-over-asking for helpTime Stamps1:00 introduction2:58 reflecting on past experience with RED-s5:47 RED-s in postpartum athletes10:25 navigating postpartum as a Pro runner16:30 slow is fast22:08 how things were different after second child29:09 paying it forward37:00 accepting help39:50 quick fire questionsCONNECT WITH CARRIEIG: https://www.instagram.com/carriepagliano/Website: https://carriepagliano.comCONNECT WITH TINAIG: https://www.instagram.com/tinamuir88/Website: https://runningforreal.comRunning for Real Podcast: https://runningforreal.com/podcast/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 💌