Pelvic Floor, Core & More with THE BALANCED MOMTALITY | Exercise Safely During Pregnancy and Postpartum, Heal Pelvic Floor Leaking, Prolapse and Pain, Balance Self Care for Moms

Written by: Dr. Desiree Cassell | Pelvic Floor Physical Therapist Women’s Health Specialist Strong and Fit Momma
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  • Women’s Health & Wellness* Prenatal Fitness *Postpartum Recovery *Pelvic Floor Exercises *Holistic Health *Whole Body Healing Are you a busy pregnant or postpartum (once postpartum always postpartum) mom that just wants to feel strong and healthy without the stress of having to revolve your life around your diet and exercise? Wanting functional and practical strategies to get in safe and effective exercises without fear of pain, prolapse or peeing your pants? All during your normal daily routines? Are you wanting to stay active and comfortable during your pregnancy, and avoid many of the common aches and pains? While also prepping and optimizing your mind and body for a beautiful birthing experience? Ready to feel confident navigating postpartum recovery, being in-tune to your body, it’s boundaries to activity and avoiding common issues like diastasis recti (DRA), prolapse, and urinary incontinence (leaking)? Hey Momma! I’m Dr. Desiree Cassell, a Doctor of Physical Therapy that specializes in Women’s Health aka Pelvic Floor, a wife, mom of 3, foodie and lover of all things movement and mindfulness (bonus if it’s outdoors)! I can’t tell you how excited I am that you are here checking out The Balanced Momtality Women’s Health and Wellness Podcast! During my first pregnancy I experienced all the typical issues like DRA, urinary incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse (POP) and even hemorrhoids 😳. Only to be told “welcome to #momlife” by society and other moms in my life. So, like you, I accepted it as “normal”. Then, while working for my Doctor of Physical Therapy, I got pregnant with my second (still dealing with all the same issues and more 6 yrs later) and decided to put my new found knowledge to the test. YOU GUYS I was able to not only stop my urinary incontinence and prolapse from getting worse, I STOPPED LEAKING AND FEELING SYMPTOMS ALL TOGETHER! This is when my passion for educating, empowering and supporting other women and moms was born. I just knew I had to shout it from the rooftops that all those “common” symptoms ARE NOT NORMAL! You do not have to suffer and there IS HELP! Unfortunately, I brought all these issues up to my providers during my first pregnancy, only to be brushed off and told to do kegels and exercise. With that advice, I kegeld my life away and took a Pilates class postpartum that actually turned my DRA into an umbilical hernia and caused pain with intercourse because kegels were actually the opposite of what my pelvic floor needed (more on that inside the podcast 😉). Inside this podcast you will learn all about the pelvic floor and core system, common dysfunctions within the system during pregnancy and postpartum (and in general), how to connect and be aware of your body’s limits and how to SAFELY push those limits so you can be the strong, confident, and happy balanced momma you and your family deserve! Now let’s get you out of those pads and back to jumping on the trampoline with your kids and enjoying movement again! Put those airpods in, grab your water, roll out your mat and let’s connect! Learn ＞ www.balancedmomtality.com Connect or Inquiries About Wellness Consults＞ PTDes@balancedmomtality.com Community＞ Facebook＞ @thebalancedmomtality Instagram＞ @the_balanced_momtality
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  • 89- [Best of Replay] Pelvic Floor 101- What is it? How Does it work? What Does Pelvic Floor Dysfunction Look Like? What Can You Do To Restore and Heal Your Pelvic Floor Today!

    89- [Best of Replay] Pelvic Floor 101- What is it? How Does it work? What Does Pelvic Floor Dysfunction Look Like? What Can You Do To Restore and Heal Your Pelvic Floor Today!
    Jan 2 2025

    Hey friend!

    Do you know what the pelvic floor is? I didn’t! At least not until I went to PT school and learned about it, and I had already had a child! Isn’t that crazy?! This is a muscle that is a part of our body and yet many of us don’t even know it exists. Let alone understanding its function and what it looks like when it’s not functioning properly. Which leads us to accepting all these issues like peeing our pants, pain with intercourse, pelvic organ prolapse or heaviness, chronic constipation. These issues we all accept as normal in our society, and its all because we do not know better. So in today’s episode I am going to teach you just that. This is pelvic floor 101 baby. You are going to learn what that muscle is, what it does and what it looks like when it isn't functioning properly and some tools and tips that you can start doing today to start healing and restoring your pelvic floor and core so it functions properly for you. Helping you to not suffer with pelvic floor dysfunction anymore!

    As always, if you are experiencing any pelvic floor/women's health issue like urinary incontinence/leaking, pelvic pain, pain with sex, urgency, heaviness/prolapse or any other back/hip/joint pain let's get you booked for a virtual coaching session or in person physical therapy session for a more individualized plan and one-on-one instructions so you can feel confident in your body and start healing today!!

    I know you are busy momma so Put those airpods in, grab your water, roll out your mat and let’s connect!

    Join my VIP Insider group and receive my Newsletter full of great tips and tricks and upcoming resources! >

    https://newsletter.balancedmomtality.com/

    Learn >

    www.balancedmomtality.com

    Connect or Inquiries About Wellness Consults> PTDes@balancedmomtality.com

    Community> https://www.facebook.com/groups/1696216757461633/

    Facebook> @thebalancedmomtality

    Instagram> @the_balanced_momtality
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    25 mins
  • 88- [The Best of Replay] Breathing- Why It's the Key to RESTORE YOUR CORE and 2 Ways to Make Sure You're Doing It Right

    88- [The Best of Replay] Breathing- Why It's the Key to RESTORE YOUR CORE and 2 Ways to Make Sure You're Doing It Right
    Dec 30 2024

    Hi Love!

    Today we are talking breath work! What does that look like? How should we do it? Why is it the KEY to restoring your core function? So if you have done all the core exercises and haven’t seen the changes you want or have trouble reaching your goals. Or maybe you have heard of breath work, maybe you tried it a couple times, but it didn’t work for you so you stopped? But you are still dealing with pain, leaking and dysfunction. Then it is time to really understand why the breath work is so important and why I beg you not to give it up! Stick with it and inside this episode I promise you will leave feeling confident as to how it's supposed to happen and why you need to use it with everything that you do. It will also bring you a lot of mental peace and reduction in anxiety. Inside this episode we will discuss all the benefits of breathing, how you may be breathing poorly and causing the dysfunction in your body. Mostly we will discuss how you can use the breath for healing and restoring strength within your core and entire body. So if you want to learn the KEY to healing and restoring your core stay tuned! I got you!

    Put those AirPods in, grab your water, roll out your mat and let’s connect!

    Join my VIP Insider group and receive my Newsletter full of great tips and tricks and upcoming resources! >

    https://newsletter.balancedmomtality.com/

    Learn >

    www.balancedmomtality.com

    Connect or Inquiries About Wellness Consults> PTDes@balancedmomtality.com

    Community> https://www.facebook.com/groups/1696216757461633/

    Facebook> @thebalancedmomtality

    Instagram> @the_balanced_momtality
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    34 mins
  • 87- [Best of Replay] Best Glute Exercises for Pelvic and Whole Body Health

    87- [Best of Replay] Best Glute Exercises for Pelvic and Whole Body Health
    Dec 26 2024

    Hey girl!

    You are making the time to workout and strength train, but are you prioritizing the right exercises? It can be so overwhelming to try to create the right workout or fitness plan and our time is limited so we want to make sure we are getting the biggest bang for our buck! Whether it’s during pregnancy, postpartum or beyond, glute exercises are crucial for pelvic floor and whole body health! Did you know that your foot, knee or hip pain can, and probably is, being caused by glute weakness or an imbalance in the pelvic muscles?! Even painful sex can be because there is dysfunction in the glutes and pelvic muscles. As our bodies adapt and shift during pregnancy, postpartum or beyond, it is important to make sure we keep our glutes active and strong to help keep pain and pee-leaks away. However, there are so many leg and glute exercises that it can be overwhelming to try to know which ones to prioritize as busy but active moms!

    Inside today's episode I am going to break down the four main exercises or functional movements that I think are crucial to maintaining balanced strength and stability around the pelvis, as a pelvic health physical therapist. Remember mommas, you do not have to be an experienced lifter to do these exercises. May of these you are already doing on a functional level, so it is more about learning the movement patterns and doing them at body weight or whatever weight feels good for your core and your body and showing up for it consistently!

    If you have any injuries or painful symptoms, make sure to reach out so we can get you booked for a Coaching Session or in person Therapy session for a more individualized plan and one-on-one instructions so you can feel confident as you start strength training and grow that booty!! Make Sure to reach out to> PTDes@balancedmomtality.com

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    Join my FREE Facebook community for ACCOUNTABILITY and a safe and supportive place to share and support each other!> https://www.facebook.com/groups/1696216757461633/

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    23 mins

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