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19 hours ago
5 min

Your Pregnancy Super Power + 6 Tips for Kickstarting Your Postpartum Recovery during Pregnancy

⁠Breathing (well) to manage your intra-abdominal pressure is your super power during your childbearing year.

Jul 5
11 min

Childbirth Preparation for Athletes: Are There Special Considerations?

This post is inspired by a topic near and dear to me: the unique considerations an athlete might consider when preparing for childbirth.

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Jun 27
6 min

What Does Childbirth Education Have to do With a Healthy Pelvic Floor? (+ Class Recommendations!)

General childbirth education is key to a multi-pronged approach to reducing fear and tension and relaxing the pelvic floor.

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May 18
3 min

7 Ways to Manage Pelvic Organ Prolapse Symptoms During Exercise

A prolapse diagnosis doesn't mean you have to give up the activities you love. Here are 7 ways to manage prolapse symptoms during exercise.

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May 4
7 min

A Happy Birth Day, To Me!

In honor of my little guy turning one year old, and with Mother's Day around the corner, I thought it might be time to finally polish up our

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Mar 4
2 min

5 Ways to Support Your Pelvic Floor When You Have a Cold or Chronic Cough

Hello friends! Reporting from coronavirus central (#KirklandWA). Not to make light of our ongoing outbreak, but it seems like a good time...

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Feb 3
5 min

A Love Note to My Friends Trying to Conceive: 6 Ways to Prepare For Pregnancy and Postpartum

To my friends who are trying to conceive, First and foremost, thank you for being here. I know this is a time that can be exciting or try...

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Feb 3
3 min

Laura's Favorite Pregnancy, Postpartum, Pelvic Health and Perinatal Fitness Books

A blog is a great place to answer questions that I get asked a lot. So here's a biggy- Here's my recommended reading for all stages of th...

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Jan 31
4 min

Breathing Strategies in Pregnancy and Postpartum: the Connection Breath

Nailing your breathing strategy is a key consideration during pregnancy (and for that matter, postpartum) exercise.

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Jan 20
2 min

What It Actually Means to "Listen to Your Body" When You're Pregnant or Postpartum

"Listen to your body!" Who else has been given this advice??⁠ ⁠ I’m guessing if you’ve been pregnant, you're raising your hand.

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Jan 15
3 min

Core and Pelvic Health Resources for Seattle's Eastside Communities (Updated June 2020)

Please scroll down to find a directory of women's health/pelvic floor physical therapists, core- and pelvic-floor informed fitness professio

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Dec 17, 2019
2 min

Surprising Benefits of Strength Training in Pregnancy and Postpartum

Strength training is one of the best ways to return to fitness after having a baby.

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Oct 9, 2019
2 min

On Becoming the Coach I Needed.

A personal training credential prepares someone to train the ‘average’ human. But who is that? According to my certification agency, it’s...

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Feb 27, 2019
6 min

An Introduction to Your Pelvic Floor

So, I actually didn't know a thing about my pelvic floor until after I had my daughter. But I wish I did! It's one of those parts of the floor by integrating Kegels with diaphragmatic breathing. It is practiced just enough to automate the coordination of and support the reflexive function of the core, but is not meant to strengthen the pelvic floor in isolation. To learn more about this strategy, visit this blog post or download this comprehensive guidebook. If you're experi

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Feb 18, 2019
7 min

Prenatal Fitness 101: Benefits, Guidelines, and Strategies

Over the last several years, we’ve seen the pendulum swing widely with respect to prenatal fitness. First pregnant people were told to ta...

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