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S2, Ep.27: Birthing Wisdom: Deciphering Compound Presentations with Kristen Hosaka
Pros Talk Pregnancy Podcast - January 05, 2024 14:00 - 45 minutesWhat is a compound presentation and how can it make the birthing process potentially more challenging for both the one giving birth and baby? In this episode Chiropractor and Dynamic Body Balancing maven, Kristen Hosaka joins us! She shares absolutely fascinating insights into how she learned to...
S2, Ep.26: Demystifying the world of physiological pregnancy and birth with Adriana Lozada
Pros Talk Pregnancy Podcast - December 01, 2023 14:00 - 1 hourIn this episode, Adriana Lozada of the Birthful podcast joins us to jam out on all things physiological pregnancy prep and birth support. What does the term “physiological birth” even mean? How do our minds influence our physiology? How do chemicals influence our physiology? And, what is conside...
S2, Ep.25: How to provide unique pelvic floor care, birth prep, and birth support for unique bodies with Hayley Kava
Pros Talk Pregnancy Podcast - November 03, 2023 13:00 - 47 minutes“There’s got to be more to it.” This is what physical therapist and PRI teacher Hayley Kava said to herself about pelvic floor care when she was dealing with her own pelvic floor health. Nuance is key when it comes to pelvic floor care, birth prep, birth support tools and really health in genera...
S2, Ep.24: Pelvic floor myths and mysteries unraveled with Lindsey Vestal
Pros Talk Pregnancy Podcast - October 06, 2023 13:00 - 1 hourToday we are joined by Pelvic Health Occupational Therapist, Lindsey Vestal to talk all things myths and mysteries of the pelvic floor. We start with discussing what the pelvic floor really is and what it consists of. What is its actual job? Why is this area of the body so filled with shame, tra...
S2, Ep.23: Advocacy in the birthing room with Denise Bolds
Pros Talk Pregnancy Podcast - September 15, 2023 13:00 - 46 minutesIn this episode we sit down and chat about birth advocacy, prenatal prep, postpartum healing and much more with experienced doula and BRM® Faculty, Denise Bolds! Denise shares her family history and what brought her into birth work. We discuss what is important to know for your client and for y...
S2, Ep.22: Stress & trauma during pregnancy: the role of the birth worker with Ja'Neen Jenkins Washington
Pros Talk Pregnancy Podcast - August 04, 2023 14:00 - 1 hourStress and trauma. We hear that we shouldn’t stress during pregnancy. That stress is bad for our health. But how can we take an action-based approach to stress and trauma reduction and nervous system regulation? What are the options provided for someone struggling with Perinatal Mood and Anxiety...
S2, Ep21: The embodied approach to the body and movement with Lauren Ohayon
Pros Talk Pregnancy Podcast - July 07, 2023 15:00 - 1 hourToday we chat with Lauren Ohayon, creator of Restore Your Core® and co-creator of Body Ready Method®! This is a candid conversation about the embodied approach. How do we meet our clients where they’re at and empower them to experience new patterns in their body? And do it in a way that does no...
S2, Ep20: Changing the perspective of physiological birth with Gail Tully
Pros Talk Pregnancy Podcast - June 02, 2023 14:00 - 1 hourIf you’ve been around the birth world for any amount of time you have likely heard of Spinning Babies®. Today Gail Tully, founder and visionary behind Spinning Babies® joins me at my home to talk all things physiological birth and shifting the paradigm. Gail is truly a trail blazer who has and c...
S2, Ep19: Evolution of birthwork and the power of working together with Adrienne Caldwell
Pros Talk Pregnancy Podcast - May 05, 2023 14:00 - 51 minutesWhat happens when two longtime birth and body workers get together and hit record? Magic, I tell you! Listen in on a very candid conversation on the evolution of birthwork, bodywork within different populations and demographics, breech baby and so much more! Adrienne Caldwell is faculty for th...
S2, Ep18: Our fourth birth: Trauma, personal triumphs and finding community with Lindsay and Matt McCoy
Pros Talk Pregnancy Podcast - April 07, 2023 12:00 - 36 minutesOn this episode of Pros Talk Pregnancy my husband Matt McCoy joins me to share all about our 4th (surprise!) birth. Our final birth story unravels as a completely unplanned pregnancy. After our 3rd baby was born with a critical congenital heart defect that required a lot of medical care includin...
S2, Ep18: Our fourth birth: Trauma, personal triumphs and finding community
Pros Talk Pregnancy Podcast - April 07, 2023 12:00 - 36 minutesOn this episode of Pros Talk Pregnancy my husband Matt McCoy joins me to share all about our 4th (surprise!) birth. Our final birth story unravels as a completely unplanned pregnancy. After our 3rd baby was born with a critical congenital heart defect that required a lot of medical care includin...
S2, Ep17: Our third birth: 43+ weeks pregnant and on the news! with Lindsay and Matt McCoy
Pros Talk Pregnancy Podcast - March 03, 2023 14:00 - 39 minutesYes! You read that right, 43+ weeks pregnant and, true story, a news crew capturing the whole experience for the local news! In this episode I am joined by my husband, Matt Mccoy to share the story of our 3rd birth. This was my first birth after having become a birth professional. It was my lo...
S2, Ep16: Partner Ready: Birth partners need to prep, too! with Lindsay and Matt McCoy
Pros Talk Pregnancy Podcast - February 03, 2023 13:00 - 47 minutesIn this episode we talk all about birth partner support with my husband, Matt McCoy! We often forget about how overwhelming the journey to baby can be for the partners. Pregnancy, birth and recovery are huge physiological events and it’s really easy for birth partners to feel like a deer caught ...
S2, Ep15: Our second birth: How we achieved a profoundly different experience
Pros Talk Pregnancy Podcast - January 13, 2023 15:00 - 54 minutesOn this episode Matt and I chat about our second birth and what a different birth experience it was. Have you ever had an experience that altered the course of your life so deeply and profoundly that you knew your life would not be the same without it? Our first birth wasn’t the experience we’d ...
S2, Ep15: Our second birth: How we achieved a profoundly different experience with Lindsay and Matt McCoy
Pros Talk Pregnancy Podcast - January 13, 2023 15:00 - 54 minutesOn this episode Matt and I chat about our second birth and what a different birth experience it was. Have you ever had an experience that altered the course of your life so deeply and profoundly that you knew your life would not be the same without it? Our first birth wasn’t the experience we’d ...
S2, Ep14: Origin Story: Our first birth experience with Lindsay and Matt McCoy
Pros Talk Pregnancy Podcast - December 09, 2022 16:00 - 42 minutesJoin me and my amazing husband, Matt McCoy, as we recount the story of our first pregnancy and birth, from 2006/2007. Picture two young adults who thought they had it all figured out. Who figured “people have been having babies forever, I’m sure we’ll figure it out.” Who wanted a natural first b...
S2, Ep13: Labor Flow State: A birth-ready mindset
Pros Talk Pregnancy Podcast - November 04, 2022 14:00 - 35 minutesHave you ever heard of the flow state? Have you ever felt “in the zone?” That zone where you seem to have effortless momentum, where time seems to melt away and you are just flowing? Maybe you were running a race, writing, or doing artwork. Maybe you’ve also felt what it feels like to be out o...
S2, Ep13: Labor Flow State: A birth-ready mindset with Lindsay McCoy
Pros Talk Pregnancy Podcast - November 04, 2022 14:00 - 35 minutesHave you ever heard of the flow state? Have you ever felt “in the zone?” That zone where you seem to have effortless momentum, where time seems to melt away and you are just flowing? Maybe you were running a race, writing, or doing artwork. Maybe you’ve also felt what it feels like to be out o...
S2, Ep12: Being too flexible during birth: How much is too much with Monika Patel
Pros Talk Pregnancy Podcast - October 06, 2022 21:00 - 45 minutesHave you ever thought or heard that the best way to have an easier birth is to stretch a lot? Or that flexibility = better birth? Sometimes being too flexible can actually create some problems. While yes, it is important to be mobile, there is a difference between mobility and flexibility. This ...
S2, Ep11: Normalizing and navigating the twists and turns of becoming a parent with Nikki Johnston Beaudoin
Pros Talk Pregnancy Podcast - September 09, 2022 13:00 - 39 minutesIn this episode we talk about the twists and turns of becoming a parent with Nikki Johnston Beaudoin. Nikki is a Body Ready Method® pro, expecting mom, and collaborating author of the newly released The Mom Babes, An Anthology of Motherhood. Nikki gets really vulnerable as she talks through her...
S2, Ep10: Navigating stress, trauma and the effects of epigenetics with Ashley Makan
Pros Talk Pregnancy Podcast - August 05, 2022 13:00 - 1 hourNavigating stress. Trauma. Drama… We all deal with it in one way or another. How do our lived experiences and that of our ancestors impact our bodies, our births, and even what we pass on to kids? When we are living in a prolonged state of stress it can become our baseline. Maybe we always feel ...
S2, E9: Postpartum Planning: What you need to know with Amanda Gorman
Pros Talk Pregnancy Podcast - July 08, 2022 13:00 - 49 minutesOn this episode we speak to Amanda Gorman all about postpartum planning. While getting ready for a baby, oftentimes we miss one of the most important pieces of postpartum; planning for the 4th trimester. That immediate recovery time can be intense and incredibly overwhelming, especially if we ar...
S2, Ep8: Fatphobia in maternity care with Brooke Patmor
Pros Talk Pregnancy Podcast - June 17, 2022 12:00 - 1 hourLet’s face it, we live in a culture that allows for fatphobia. Where mocking larger bodies is socially acceptable. A culture that glorifies a certain body type as the epitome of “health.” This has created a lot of issues in maternal health care, and healthcare as a whole. This also makes those l...
Ep7: Doula Support: Going beyond comfort measures with Lindsay McCoy
Pros Talk Pregnancy Podcast - May 13, 2022 13:00 - 35 minutesJoin me, Lindsay McCoy as I hit “record” and jam out on all things professional birth support. There is a revolution in birth support. While holding the space and offering sips of water and a cool cloth is really important, there’s also so much more a doula can be doing! In this episode, I tal...
S2, Ep7: Doula Support: Going beyond comfort measures with Lindsay McCoy
Pros Talk Pregnancy Podcast - May 13, 2022 13:00 - 35 minutesJoin me, Lindsay McCoy as I hit “record” and jam out on all things professional birth support. There is a revolution in birth support. While holding the space and offering sips of water and a cool cloth is really important, there’s also so much more a doula can be doing! In this episode, I tal...
Ep6: LGBTQ+ Healthcare: Transgender Pregnancy and Birth
Pros Talk Pregnancy Podcast - April 08, 2022 13:00 - 38 minutesOn this episode of the podcast we speak with Jacoby Ballard on LGBTQ+ healthcare and transgender pregnancy and birth. What does it mean to be transgender or non-binary? And what would it be like to go through pregnancy, birth and recovery being transgender male or non-binary? We dive into the re...
S2, Ep6: LGBTQ+ Healthcare: Transgender Pregnancy and Birth with Jacoby Ballard
Pros Talk Pregnancy Podcast - April 08, 2022 13:00 - 38 minutesOn this episode of the podcast we speak with Jacoby Ballard on LGBTQ+ healthcare and transgender pregnancy and birth. What does it mean to be transgender or non-binary? And what would it be like to go through pregnancy, birth and recovery being transgender male or non-binary? We dive into the re...
S2, Ep5: The evolution of Diastasis Recti treatment with Munira Hudani
Pros Talk Pregnancy Podcast - March 04, 2022 15:00 - 48 minutesOur understanding of diastasis recti (abdominal separation) and evidence based treatment approaches has been evolving throughout the years. The pendulum has swung from the days of wrapping a towel around the midsection and crunching to avoiding movement altogether in fear of making things worse ...
S2, Ep4: Dynamic Body Balance: The story behind your favorite birth techniques with Dr. Carol Phillips
Pros Talk Pregnancy Podcast - February 04, 2022 15:00 - 59 minutesHave you ever wondered the origin of some of your favorite prenatal and birth balancing techniques such as the forward leaning inversion and the side lying release? Join us in this informative episode as we meet the amazing Dr. Carol Phillips, a chiropractic doctor and craniosacral therapist who...
Ep4: Dynamic Body Balance: The story behind your favorite birth techniques with Dr. Carol Phillips
Pros Talk Pregnancy Podcast - February 04, 2022 14:00 - 59 minutesHave you ever wondered the origin of some of your favorite prenatal and birth balancing techniques such as the forward leaning inversion and the side lying release? Join us in this informative episode as we meet the amazing Dr. Carol Phillips, a chiropractic doctor and craniosacral therapist who...
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