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The Practice Brave Podcast — 234 episodes

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234: Revolutionizing Pregnancy and Postpartum Exercise: New Research Insights with Margie Davenport, PhD

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233: A Chat with Delaney Nelson: Twin Mom & HYROX Athlete

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232: From CrossFit Games to Motherhood: A Journey of Resilience and Adaptation with Steph Mireles

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231: Balancing Motherhood and Elite Sports: Insights from Olympian Dr. Tara Peterson

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230: Building Your Brand, Voice, and Impact as a Coach with Shanté Cofield

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229: From Coach to Community: P&PA Coach Krista Williams' Pregnancy & Postpartum Fitness Journey

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228: P&PA Coach Spotlight: Mary DiStasio

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227: The Evolution of Pregnancy and Postpartum Athleticism: 4 Key Updates

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226: Returning to Competition After Motherhood with Bethany Flores

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225: Motherhood, Military Service, and the Olympic Podium: Jasmine Jones' Journey to a 2026 Bronze Medal

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224: P&PA Coach Spotlight: Ashton Koehlmoos

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223: Shanna Birchett on Running with Baby #7 (and a sub 3 marathon at 16 weeks!)

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222: US Olympian Sarah Newberry Moore on Navigating Change, Identity, and Long-Term Athleticism

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221: Redefining Athlete Identity Through Different Seasons of Life with Kristi O'Connell

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220: Motherhood, Identity, and Longevity in Sport with Annie Thorisdottir & Katrin Davidsdottir

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219: Not Fragile, Not Invincible: Adaptable Coaching for the Pregnant & Postpartum Athlete

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218: Reclaiming Strength, Identity, and Confidence Through Motherhood with Julie Snodgrass

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217: A Simple Reset for a New Year: Rebuilding Rhythm as an Athlete Mom

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216: Building a Jiu Jitsu Community from the Ground Up: Battles Jiu Jitsu Opening Jan 2026

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215: Programming, Longevity & The Art of Training with Jason Brown

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214: Birth Trauma, Survival, and the Power of Community with Kayleigh Summers

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213: You Asked, We Answered: AMA with Pelvic Floor Physical Therapist Mindy English, DPT

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212: Olympian Hannah Miley on Motherhood, Identity, and Returning to Sport

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211: Constipation and the Pelvic Floor: What You Need to Know with Mindy English, Orthopedic & Pelvic Health PT

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210: Arielle Loewen is Pretty Strong for a Mom: Her Story from Pregnancy to Podium

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209: Building Resilience in the Fitness Industry with Jordan Syatt

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208: Adaptability, Motherhood, and Longevity in Sport with Michaela North

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207: Pregnant Athletes Are Not Fragile or Invincible: Finding the Middle Ground

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206: Pelvic Health, Healing, and Holistic Care with Dr. Kenael Segal, PT, DPT

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205: From the Octagon to Motherhood: UFC Fighter Katlyn Cerminara on Fertility, Pregnancy, and Postpartum Comeback

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204: Transforming Coaching: Insights from Dr. Sean Pastuch

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203: Beyond the Athlete Identity: Wrestling, Coaching & Growth with Katherine Shai

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202: The Double-Edged Sword of High Achievement with Ashley Rose Faure

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201: Building Battles Jiu-Jitsu: Family, Sport, and a New Chapter

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200: Longevity, Overtraining & Youth Sports: A Deep Dive with Joel Jamieson

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199: Food Noise, Fatigue & Female Physiology: A Real Talk with Dr. Christle Guevarra

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198: Raising an Athlete, Raising a Human: A Birthday Tradition with My Son Cade

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197: Longevity, Injuries & Coaching with Integrity: A Conversation with Dean Somerset

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196: Pelvic Floor, Platforms & Performance: Kristi Brewer on Lifting Through It All

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195: How We're Raising Little Athletes

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194: What to Look for in a Pelvic Floor Physical Therapist with Mindy English, Orthopedic & Pelvic Health PT

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193: From D1 Football to the Mat: Strength, Mental Health, and Jiu-Jitsu with Ty Horn

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192: Jiu-Jitsu and Motherhood: A Journey of Resilience with Rose El-Sharouni

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191: A Lifetime of Athleticism & Midlife Empowerment with Alicia Erickson

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190: Coaching Through the Seasons: Community, Confidence, and Creating Impact with P&PA Coaches Katie Doerksen & Julie Chutter

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189: Redefining Strength and Confidence with Fitness Coach Tara LaFerrara

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188: P&PA Coach Highlight: Mallory Holmes' Journey: From Athlete to Coach

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187: P&PA Coach Spotlight: Katelyn Darkangelo - Empowering Moms Through Postpartum Coaching

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186: Facilitating Connections & Growing in the Fitness Industry with Andrew Coates

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185: The Truth About Fitness, Nutrition, and Motherhood with Joelle Cavagnaro

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184: Training Through Pregnancy with Kari Pearce, 4-Time Fittest American Female

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183: Unlocking Potential as an Athlete Mom with Runner Shanna Birchett

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182: Announcing Our First In-Person Pregnancy and Postpartum Athleticism Coaching Certification Weekend

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181: Incontinence in Female Athletes with Mindy English, Orthopedic & Pelvic Health PT

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180: 10 Things Pregnant and Postpartum Athletes Need to Know

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179: Bridging Science and Practical Fitness with Alyssa Olenick, PHD

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178: What Your Mom Didn't Tell You: Pelvic Health for Female Athletes with Mindy English, Orthopedic and Pelvic Health PT

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177: From Trauma to Triumph: Sarah Beth's Journey of Healing, Motherhood, and Yoga Empowerment

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176: What It Means to Be an Athlete Mom in Every Season of Life

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175: Kicking Off 2025: New Year, New Goals, and Exciting Announcements in P&PA

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174: Getting Legally Legit with Brittany Ratelle: Essential Legal Tips for Fitness Professionals and Online Coaches

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173: Rachel Selman on Breaking Barriers and Building Careers for Women in Fitness

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172: Fighting for Health: Trisha Cicero's Journey from MMA to Empowering Women in Combat Sports

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171: Judo Athlete Julia Scardone's Experience of Pregnancy and Returning to the Mat After a C-Section

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170: How CrossFit Affiliate Owner Adam Fuller Created a Safe and Supportive Environment for Pregnant + Postpartum Athletes with the Pregnancy & Postpartum Athleticism Certification

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169: An Overview of Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy with Mindy English, PT, DPT, OCS

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168: Peeing When You Lift Heavy and Intra-abdominal Pressure with Antonia Henry

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167: Life Update with Retired UFC Fighter Miranda Granger (She's Pregnant Again!)

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166: Being a Pregnant Athlete from the Perspective of OBGYN and P&PA Coach Lamia Zafrani

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165: What It Means to Be a Pregnant Athlete #iamapregnantathlete

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164: Why My Boys Have a 4 Year Age Gap and Why it's Worked for Us

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163: P&PA Coach Spotlight, Katie Davis: From Hairstylist to Full-Time P&PA Coach

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162: Practical Things Female Athletes Should Know About Their Pelvic Health

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161: An Unhinged Interview with Cade for His 11th Birthday

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160: What It Takes to Open and Run a Successful Gym with Hannah Donnelly

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159: P&PA Coach Ryan K. Reynolds on Being a Fire Fighter, Rugby Player, and Advocate for Women

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158: Sports Injuries and Combat Sports with Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Luke Pomerantz

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157: A Raw and Unfiltered Conversation with MMA Athlete Molly Lindsay

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156: How to Make an Income and a Difference with the P&PA Certification ft. Four Successful P&PA Coaches

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155: Behind the Scenes of What Training and Pregnancy Has Actually Been Like with Annie Thorisdottir

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154: Sporty Beth on Her Pregnancy, Being a Content Creator, and Navigating Mental Health Challenges

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153: 5 Considerations When Preparing for Birth with Midwife Elena

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152: Olympian Emily Muskett's Weightlifting Career, Experience at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics, and Transition Into Motherhood

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151: Kate Lyman Opens Up About How She Had Navigated Birth Trauma and Birth Injury as a Fitness Professional

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150: The Story of Angela Lee Pucci, Six Time MMA World Champion and Founder of Fightstory

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149: How to Approach the CrossFit Open as a Pregnant or Postpartum Athlete with Juliann Balley

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148: A Chat with Physical Therapist and Online Educator and Business Owner Doc Jen: The Inner Workings, Becoming a Mom, and Advocating Pelvic Health

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147: Overcoming Challenges, Fitness, and Motherhood with Hannah Bower

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146: 2 Time UFC Champion and New Mom Carla Esparza on Her Impressive History as a Fighter and Entering Motherhood

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145: Athlete Brain is What Makes You and What Breaks You

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144: Interview with BJJ Athlete Kaitlin Martin, Her Story & Training BJJ Through Pregnancy and Postpartum

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143: The (Actual) Best Way to Approach Your Health & Fitness in 2024

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142: How to Improve Your Business and Coaching for 2024

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141: Reflections on My Jiu Jitsu Journey

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140: All About Fertility with Dr. Sasha Hakman

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139: We Are a Jiu Jitsu Family: Chatting All Things BJJ with Jared (who just got his black belt!)

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138: P&PA Coach Spotlight: Rachel Graves - How She Pivoted and Grew a Successful Business with Dedicated Clients (all with her son at her side)

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137: The Unfiltered Behind-the-Scenes of Pregnancy & Postpartum Athleticism

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136: Is Coming Back After Having A Baby Hard?

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135: What You Need to Know About Adjusting Your Training During Pregnancy

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134: A Candid Conversation on Pelvic Health and Pessaries with Carrie Pagliano

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133: The Real Deal About Diastasis Recti with Munira Hudani

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132: Leveraging Athlete Brain to Live a High-Performing Lifestyle

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131: Jenn Fiddler's Inspiring Comeback Story: Competing in BJJ Worlds 1 Year Later After Experiencing a Vertebral Artery Dissection

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130: Q&A: What Living my Healthiest Life Looks Like, Training for Competition, Body Composition Changes, and More

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129: Having a Truly Neutral Approach to My Body for the First Time In My Life

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128: A Second Chance with Chance

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127: Well-Rounded Training for When You're Done Having Babies

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126: What Your Programming Should Look Like for Pursuing a Lifetime of Athleticism

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125: Professional Triathlete Lara Gruden Talks Pregnancy and Mindset and Her Plan to Return to Competition Postpartum

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124: 10 Lessons 10 Years Into Motherhood

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123: I Interviewed Cade for His 10th Birthday (The kid who sparked the creation of Pregnancy and Postpartum Athleticism)

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122: Strategic Moderation and Having a Sustainable Approach to Nutrition with Kristi Vaccaro

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121: My Mom's Inspiring Story That Will Make You Want to Start Lifting Weights: Athleticism Through Grandmother-hood / Happy 65th Birthday, Sharon!

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120: Competing as a Mom and How Not to be Toxic About it, BJJ Competition Recap, and How to Deal When You Lose with Miranda Granger

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119: How Do I Know When I Am Ready to Compete Again?

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118: Athlete Brain vs Athletic Maturity: Navigating Returning To Fitness After A Set Back

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117: Pre/Postnatal Nutritional Considerations and Real Talk with The Sassy Dietitian, Laura Ligos, RDN

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116: How to Make an Income and a Difference with the P&PA Certification ft. Four Successful P&PA Coaches

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115: How OG P&PA Coach Kate Johnson Progressively Overloaded Her Business (and become the pre/postnatal coach at Street Parking)

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114: Leveraging the P&PA Cert As A CrossFit Affiliate Owner with Trish Evangelista

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113: Pole Dancing with P&PA Coach and Chiropractor Emily Rausch

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112: How P&PA Coach Kristi Vaccaro has scaled her fitness and nutrition business (and hired other P&PA Coaches)

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111: UFC Fighter Miranda Granger on Being in the Season of, "Now what?"

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110: The Identity Shift of Motherhood with Alli Hagendorf, TV Host, Music Journalist, Athlete, and Mom of 2

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109: Exercise Programming For The Pregnant And Postpartum Athlete

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108: What You Actually Need to Know about Your Abs and Vag During Pregnancy and Postpartum

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107: Participating In The CrossFit Open As A Pregnant Or Postpartum Athlete

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106: Athlete Brain and How You Can Learn to Leverage it for Yourself and Your Kids

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105: How P&PA Coach Rikki Created a Successful Pregnancy & Postpartum Program in Her Local Community (while being in the trenches of early motherhood)

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104: How to Make Friends as an Adult

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103: Optimizing Training and Nutrition for Female Athletes Across the Lifespan with Steph Gaudreau

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102: The Lie We Tell Ourselves (and have been told by others) About What Our Bodies Can Do

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101: Life, Training and Business Recap + Update

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100: What to Do if You Pee When You Lift Heavy?

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99: Desiree Update: 5 Months Postpartum, and Why Exercise isn't Realistic Right Now for this Cross Fitter

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98: My Framework for Navigating Training During Pregnancy and Postpartum

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97: Moving to Idaho, Part 1

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96: New Research "A Timeline for Returning to Performance Postpartum"

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95: Is Becoming a P&PA Coach Right For You?

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94: The Untold Story of Annie Thorisdottir

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93: How Former Ms. Olympia Nathalia Melo Used the Pregnancy and Postpartum Athleticism Certification to Better Serve Her Coaching Clients

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92: 4 Strategies to Get More Coach Clients with Heather Osby

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91: Coach Robin Renee Talks About New Opportunities After Completing the P&PA Coaching Certification

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Episode 90: How P&PA Coach Laura Jawad Grew Her Online Coaching Business with SEO

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Episode 89: Birth, Recovery, and Motherhood at 4 Months Postpartum with Collette Stohler of Roamaroo

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Episode 88: Behind the Scenes of Building a Business with Rachael of Constantly Varied Gear

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Episode 87: Scared To Have Another Baby?

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Episode 86: What You Absolutely Have in Common with Pregnant and Postpartum Professional Athletes

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Episode 85: UFC Fighter Miranda Granger's Thoughts as she Approaches Her First Fight Postpartum

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Episode 84: 5 Fundamentals of Strength and Conditioning for Women

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Episode 83: Desiree's Birth Story and Postpartum Game Plan

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Episode 82: How Becoming a Mom 9 years Ago Created P&PA

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Episode 81: Navigating Exercise and Pregnancy as a CrossFit Athlete with Desiree Poppens

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Episode 80: Why Adjusting Training During Pregnancy and Postpartum is Actually Important

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Episode 79: POP and Hysterectomies with Dr. Jocelyn Fitzgerald a Urogynecology & Pelvic Reconstructive Surgeon

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Episode 78: Carolyn and Lauren on What Does It Mean to have a Mental Push Plan?

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Episode 77: What Few People Tell You About Motherhood

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Episode 76: Tips for Parenting a Youth Athlete

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Episode 75: P&PA Coach Spotlight, Antonia Henry

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Episode 74: Exercise Programming For The Pregnant And Postpartum Athlete

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Episode 73: P&PA Coach Spotlight, Winnie Okoth from Kenya

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Episode 72: How to Pursue a Lifetime of Athleticism with Dr. Aaron Horshig of Squat University

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Episode 71: What Coaches Should Do To Build Their Business and Name

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Episode 70: Entrepreneurship in the Coaching Industry: Progressively Overloading Your Career

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Episode 69: UFC Fighter Miranda Granger on 7 Months Postpartum Training, Fighting and Pelvic Floor Symptoms Debrief

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Episode 68: Core and Pelvic Floor Basics

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Episode 67: Jasmine Braxton on Being a New Coach in the Fitness Industry

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Episode 66: How Her Pregnancy Has Made Her A Better Lifelong Athlete, Collette Stohler

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Episode 65: Participating in the CrossFit Open as a Pregnant or Postpartum Athlete

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Episode 64: Pelvic Pain & Exercise with Madison Cleckler

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Episode 63: 6 Adjustments for Pregnant and Postpartum Athletes To Make with Heather Osby

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Episode 62: Practical Things Female Athletes Should Know About Their Pelvic Health

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Episode 61: 3 Physical + Whole Person Adjustments for Pregnant and Postpartum Athletes

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Episode 60: Infant Feeding and Exercise with Jessica McKee

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Episode 59: My Coaching Career Trajectory, from a 4 am Client to Online Fitness Entrepreneurship

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Episode 58: How Female Athletes Can Optimize Their Training

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Episode 57: My 1 Year Update After Removing My Breast Implants

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Episode 56: Nutrition During Pregnancy and Postpartum With Kendra Miller and Tiffany Ricci

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Episode 55: Addressing Common Parenting Worries With Pediatrician, Dr. Jessica Hochman

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Episode 54: Why Jiu Jitsu is Good for You (and Your Kid)

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Episode 53: 2020 Olympic Gold Medalist Foluke Akinradewo & Her PFPT On Diastasis And Training For The Olympics

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Episode 52: Tracy Sher On The Value Of Coach And Practitioner Collaboration

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Episode 51: Jordan Lips On Healthy Approaches To Changing Body Composition

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Episode 50: 7 Things Every Postpartum Athlete Should Know

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Episode 49: What Ultra Runner Sophie Power Wants You To Know About Pelvic Health And Training In Motherhood

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Episode 48: Kenzie Riley on Competing at the CrossFit Games at 1 Year Postpartum

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Episode 47: My 6 Month Post Explant Update

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Episode 46: Meg Gallagher On Her Mindset And Training During Pregnancy

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Episode 45: Your Athleticism Does Not End When Motherhood Begins

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Episode 44: What We Wish People Knew When Starting An Online Fitness Business, With Jill Coleman

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Episode 43: Emily King on Being a Pregnant Figure Competitor

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Episode 42: UFC Fighter Miranda Granger Discusses Her Pregnancy, Training and Mindset

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Episode 41: Jasmine Shea on her Fertility Journey

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Episode 40: Alicia McKenzie On Her Evolving Approach To Fitness During Motherhood

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Episode 39: Michelle Thibeau On Being a Pregnant and Postpartum Tactical Athlete

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Episode 38: Returning To Running Postpartum With Dr. Carrie Pagliano

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Episode 37: Alysia Montano on Being a Professional Athlete and Mother

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Episode 36: Michaela North on Being an Athlete, Mom and Navigating Surgery

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Episode 35: What we want you to know about abdominoplasty surgery with Lisa Ryan

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Episode 34: Why I Got Abdominoplasty Surgery

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Episode 33: Recovery & return to exercise post explant

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Episode 32: Why I removed my breast implants

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Episode 31: Your skin and hair questions answered with dermatologist, Dr. Samantha Ellis

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Episode 30: Vanessa Long on her athleticism through motherhood

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Episode 29: The key to working with and helping dancers with Danelle Dickson

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Episode 28: My mom on raising two daughters as a single mom

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Episode 27: What female athletes must know about menopause and perimenopause with Amanda Thebe

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Episode 26: 5 Leadership Strategies that Actually Create Influence

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Episode 25: How Pregnancy & Postpartum Athleticism started

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Episode 24: Leveraging athlete brain in motherhood, career and fitness with Carla Nunes da Costa

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Episode 23: Sex, Pee, Poo and all that's taboo with Juan Michelle Martin

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Episode 22: How diet culture is robbing you of the balanced lifestyle you want with Jen & Annie of Balance365

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Episode 21: How coaches and practitioners are serving the online business world with Dr. Shanté Cofield

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Episode 20: The decision and journey behind having my second son, Chance

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Episode 19: Using Athlete Brain to your Advantage in Motherhood and Life

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Episode 18: Body Image, Diastasis and Representation in Fitness with Inemesit Graham

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Episode 17: The Technical and Tactical of Diastasis Recti with Munira Hudani, PT

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Episode 16: The Power of Bootcamps for Moms with Alexa Smith

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Episode 15: Mental Health in Pregnancy, Postpartum, and beyond with Dr. Alice Pickering

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Episode 14: What you need to know about Pelvic Organ Prolapse and the female athlete with Haley Shevener

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Episode 13: What is a Pregnancy and Postpartum Athleticism Coach?

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Episode 12: Knowing how to support yourself and loved ones through miscarriage or infant loss with Casey Thomas-Hardesty

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Episode 11: 5 ways to be a better coach with Brett Bartholomew

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Episode 10: Considerations for Endurance Athletes during Pregnancy and Postpartum with Katie Makris

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Episode 9: Coronavirus and our changing reality

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Episode 8: Creating Space for Endometriosis with Sallie Sarrel

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Episode 7: Diastasis Recti & the Female Athlete with Lisa Ryan

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Episode 6: A real conversation on juggling motherhood and your calling

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Episode 5: Everything you need to know about Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy with Carrie Pagliano

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Episode 4: How to train during pregnancy with Heather Osby

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Episode 3: Olympic Weightlifter, Quiana Welch, on her pregnancy & postpartum journey

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Episode 2: What you need to know about being a pregnant & postpartum athlete

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Episode 1: The story behind Brianna Battles