August 1, 2017
Nothing like a week in the woods with your church community and family to remind one that we are designed to be in and for relationships. Doing life together for a week…deepened old and started new connections. Our family capped our week away with 24-hours in San Francisco, including a bucket list trip to see […]
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July 10, 2017
I bumped into a friend I hadn’t seen in awhile and was surprised to discover that she was 8 months pregnant! I only had a few minutes to give her some advice on how to prep for delivery and to prevent her own injuries as best she could. I came up with three things I […]
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July 3, 2017
The water is getting pretty murky out there, and I am seeing and hearing a lot of confusion regarding this question: alignment (defined as a specific alignment, usually “neutral”, the use of an optimized position) or variability (adopting a variety of postures) for pelvic health or diastasis concerns. Unfortunately, these two ideas have been communicated […]
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June 13, 2017
One of the messages that seems to have infiltrated the pre/post-partum recovery and return to fitness world is to stand and squat with your feet straight. I am not a fan of this message, and never a fan of a formula or an “everyone should” premise. Saying everyone’s feet should go in one particular trajectory […]
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I got a chance to have a chat with @femfusionfitness and talk about a few of my favorite things #prolapse#running ##pelvichealth#returntoplay! Check it out!
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Let’s talk about your return to running with prolapse. This podcast conversation is a classic and full of ideas. Dr. Bri Grogan (now of Vibrant Pelvic Health) and I hash out how to begin to build back to running with pelvic organ prolapse and other issues like incontinence. Prepare for Running with Prolapse Listen in […]
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April 9, 2017
Check out the podcast here: https://graceandgrit.com/podcast-062/ Ep 62: Courtney Townley, a passionate, holistic women’s health coach and experienced fitness pro who speaks into ALL areas of women’s lives through her own work and her podcast! I was excited to have a convo that I hope will continue to advance the message of pelvic floor and […]
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March 30, 2017
I haven’t written a Dear…. letter in a while but some recent interactions and online posts on diastasis have brought out my mama bear and my pen. So here goes…. Dear pros that keep telling mamas that they can’t fix their diastasis if it has been longer than a year since their delivery, Let’s start with….WHY? […]
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March 13, 2017
Fitness isn’t just the goal, it’s the path. This message, fitness as the path back to health and return to play, represents the treatment approach I have taken for 20+ years with all forms of athletes….pilates, yoga, running, gymnastics, ballet, weight training, etc. Whatever your game is…I can use your fitness of choice to help […]
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March 6, 2017
Major #nerdlove for Chris Beardsley of Strength and Conditioning Research. This infographic highlights a study that compared the difference in activation patterns of quads, hams and glutes in a front squat (bar sits at the front of the shoulders) vs a back squat (bar sits on the back of the shoulders). When front loaded, the front of the […]
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