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
LAUREN COLENO-SEMPLE -Busting the Biggest Myths in Female Fitness and Nutrition
What if most of what you’ve been told about fitness, hormones, and nutrition as a woman… isn’t actually true?
In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Lauren Colenso-Semple, PhD aka @drlaurencs1—muscle physiology researcher, science communicator, and co-owner of the MASS Research Review—to set the record straight on what actually matters for women’s health and fitness.
Whether you’re navigating perimenopause, chasing strength goals, or just tired of sorting facts from fads, this conversation will leave you informed, empowered, and ready to ditch the outdated advice.
We break down the science on:
🔹 Cycle syncing: helpful or just hype?
🔹 Fasting, protein timing, and muscle growth
🔹 What women really need for bone density and strength
🔹 The biggest nutrition myths still circulating
🔹 Why most social media advice doesn’t apply to women
🔹 The future of evidence-based women’s health
If you’ve ever wondered how to train smarter, fuel better, and feel confident in your body at any age—this one’s for you.
👉 Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and share this episode with a friend who’s ready to take back their power through science (not BS).
Time Stamps
1:00 Introduction
3:44 perimenopause lightning round
7:45 understanding the research
10:20 nutrition myths
15:56 communicating the science to the public
18:50 recommendations for women versus men
24:30 opening up the menopause conversation
28:21 fat loss in menopause
33:57 the future of health advice on social media
41:20 most common myths
43:55 bone health and density
50:00 doing activity you enjoy
CONNECT WITH CARRIE
IG: https://www.instagram.com/carriepagliano/
Website: https://carriepagliano.com
CONNECT WITH LAUREN:
IG: https://www.instagram.com/drlaurencs1/
Website: drlaurencs.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.
If you're like me, you don't have a lot of free time (heck, you're probably listening at 1.5x speed), so theses interviews will be quick hits to get your the pertinent information FAST!
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