Active Mom Podcast: Pregnancy, Postpartum, Perimenopause, Menopause & Beyond
Welcome to the Active Mom Podcast—where motherhood meets movement, health, and evidence-based insights!
Whether you’re an active mom navigating pregnancy, postpartum recovery, or the challenges of peri/menopause, or a professional supporting women through these stages, this podcast is for you.
Join host Dr. Carrie Pagliano, a pelvic floor physical therapist, as she bridges the gap between research and real life.
Hear from leading experts, researchers, and active moms as we explore everything from running during pregnancy to managing pelvic organ prolapse, diastasis recti, incontinence, and the rabbit hole of hormone shifts heading into peri & menopause!
Moms, gain practical tips to stay strong, active, and confident through every phase.
Professionals, sharpen your knowledge with actionable takeaways to better serve your clients.
🎙️ Honest conversations, expert advice, practical takeaways, and lots of laughs—it’s the whole wild ride of motherhood!
Active Mom Podcast: Pregnancy, Postpartum, Perimenopause, Menopause & Beyond
HOLLY BROOKS- Nordic Ski Olympian on Postpartum Mental Health
Today I speak with Holly Brooks, a 2-time Nordic Ski Olympian, twin mom, licensed therapist working at the intersection of performance and mental health. She is also the co-founder of Moms Matter Now, a group focused on empowering, educating, and supporting women from pregnancy to early motherhood so they don’t lose their minds, selves or relationships. Her two passions are athlete & maternal mental health. Holly’s goal is to give moms tools to be models, not martyrs in their motherhood journeys!
We talk about:
-life after professional sports
-the athlete mindset
-preparing for the uncontrollable
-educating to empower
-matrescence
-knowing when to pivot
-navigating mixed messages of returning to sport
-maternal gatekeeping
-RED-S in moms
Time Stamps
1:00 Introduction
6:08 combining her interests to serve more people
9:17 athletes and first time moms
11:29 ways to guide a mom through pregnancy
17:20 knowledge without anxiety
21:23 dedication and perseverance for athletes and moms
26:30 when to return to sport
31:50 being a mom with goals
36:40 maternal gatekeeping
43:20 be a model, not a martyr
45:30 RED-S
51:12 rapid fire questions
CONNECT WITH CARRIE
IG: https://www.instagram.com/carriepagliano/
Website: https://carriepagliano.com
CONNECT WITH HOLLY
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hollybrooksllc/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/momsmatternow/
Website: https://www.momsmatternow.com/
The Active Mom Podcast is A Real Moms' Guide to pregnancy, postpartum, perimenopause & beyond for active moms & the professionals who help them in their journey.
This show has been a long time in the making!
You can expect conversation with moms and professionals from all aspects of the industry.
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