The Healthy Post Natal Body Podcast
With Post-natal expert Peter Lap. Peter waffles on about everything related to Post-Natal health and exercise. I answer any question listeners send in and regularly have great, expert, guests on. From exercise, diet and mindset all the way down to the smaller things (such as congratulating you for not yet having thrown your tantrum throwing toddler out of a window) Not suitable for kids :)
Episodes
318 episodes
Should an athlete's postpartum program be sport specific?
After last week's new episode here's a classic (which sounds rather self important tbh)I had a wonderful email from someone who said the following;Hi Pete, Long time no see,...
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28:54
How long does postpartum recovery take without help? And, follow the RIGHT science communicators!
This week I, once again, briefly touch on how long it takes to recover postpartum. This after a question from someone who asked "how long it would take to recover if you didn't do anything vs following a program".It's a fascin...
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"Activate your deep core" and "How much protein do you need post partum?
Today I talk about food and "the deep core"!!!After being asked "Should I eat more protein postpartum?", which is an awesome question, we discuss that.I talkabout how to set your plate up if you're looking to eat healthy.W...
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Diastasis; The Depth of the gap is more important? And "Does diastasis cause digestive issues?" again
On this week's episode "The depth of the gap is more important than the width!" is a common phrase you hear these days from "diastasis recti professionals" but is it actually true?Can diastasis recti cause digest...
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Healing Your Own Trauma to Raise Healthier Children with Sari Rose Barron, LMFT
This week I am delighted to be joined by Sari Rose Barron, LMFT, as we're talking postpartum mental health and how this feeds into parenting.What happens when your four-year-ol...
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Exercise during pregnancy and charlatans attacking C-sections
This week I am a little bit upset.Not about the first subject which follows a question about what type of exercise, and at which intensity, is safe to do during pregnancy. That's a great question and a doddle to answer :)<...
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Is your belly doming? Do bodypillows made diastasis worse and give you hip problems? etc etc..more questions!
This week I'm answering some more of your questions and emails,Will using a bodypillow during pregnancy really lead to greater diastasis recti and hip problems?Why learning to breathe properly is the single most importa...
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Body Confidence After Birth with Cat LaCohie
Can burlesque become a tool for postpartum body confidence? This week I'm delighted to be joined by Cat LaCohie and we're talking everything body confidence.We explore the reality of societal pressures that many women face...
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Back Pain and Diastasis: Too many people still don't see the connection!
This week I am returning to the age old subject of diastasis and backpain.I saw a post on Threads this week from a VERY knowledgeable neurosurgeon that I follow, where she posted that she was surprised that after having had di...
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Some housekeeping; Bloating during the period, the FODMAP diet and deadlifting postpartum
I'm changing things around a bit at the podcast so a bit of housekeeping to start the episode withThis week I'm answering some great questions that I've had.You might have heard me talk about bloating and the impact on diastasis ...
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30:57
C-Section Stigma and Diastasis Recti: What Every Mother Needs to Know
This week it's just little old me again as I talk about the weird, frankly insane, stigma surrounding c-sections.A lot of chat on my social media feed was about c-section this week so I thought I'd spend a bit of time going over the ...
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Mental Health Prep: The Missing Piece in Pregnancy Preparation with Kayce Hodos
This week I am delighted to be joined by Kayce Hodos as we're discussing perinatal mental health and why it's soo often overlooked as a natural part of pregnancy preparations.Kayce is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor and Perin...
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"Adolescence"...Raising Tech-Healthy Humans interview with Daniel Sih
I'm tying in with the wonderful "Adolescence" program on Netflix this week as I did an interview that I think a lot of people will love on a subject that the program touches on.A couple of years ago I had the pleasure of talki...
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1:03:08
Homeschooling isn't what you think it is, and it might actually be better. With Linsey Knerl
Every now and again I am lucky enough to talk to someone who educates me about a subject I know very little, or have preconceived ideas about.This is one of those times. I am very lucky to be joined by Linsey Knerl this week ...
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59:10
Open Adoption: The Good, The Unexpected and The Wonderful
Although in the UK Open Adoption is the norm that is not the case everywhere.This week I have the pleasure of talking to Ayo Haynes an, open adoption advocate, about the benefits and process of open adoption.What exactly is it?
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47:22
Understanding Attachment Theory: How Childhood Bonds Shape Our Adult Lives with Bev Mitelman M.A.
This week I am delighted to be joined by Bev Mitelman M.A. as we discuss "Attachment Theory",As I say several times throughout this podcast, this was an eye opening conversation for me.Prior to becoming a Certified Attachment Prac...
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53:04
How Traditional Chinese Medicine can aid your postpartum recovery
This week I'm delighted to be joined by Brehan Crawford from Crawford Wellness as we discuss Traditional Chinese Medicine and the role it can play in your postpartum recovery. Note; We...
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58:58
Don't focus TOO MUCH on the rehab part of postpartum exercise
This week I am waffling through another episode all by myself as I try to get the point across that a very narrow approach to postpartum recovery training will actually hurt you more than it will help.Basically I am saying tha...
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32:40
Understanding and Preventing Pediatric Eating Disorders: Expert Insights with Jessica Setnick
This week I have the absolute pleasure of being joined by pediatric eating expert Jessica Setnick ( MS,RD, CEDRD-S).Jessica is one of my favourite guests to have had on the show.We are talking everything to do with eating disorder...
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39:23
More than Kegels, Postpartum urinary health. Interview with Dr Nigel Brayer
This week I have the pleasure of talking to Dr Nigel Brayer DC, Ph.C., FIAMA about urinary health.Very often we hear stories from women, either postpartum or not, who complain about bladder weakness and leakage.There are a lot of su...
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50:10
Navigating the Scope of Practice: Personal Trainers, Physios, Dieticians, Doctors..What can a personal trainer do?
One of the ongoing discussions people in the health space (I'll include everyone in that; Doctors, Physios, Dieticians, Nutritionists, Personal trainers etc) keep having is about "scope of practice".For instance; Someone who is not a re...
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28:46
Why you're not losing weight even though you think you are doing everthing right
This week we're going back a few years when I talked about one of the questions that comes up regularly in the day-to-day life of any personal trainer and dietitian."I am doing everything right, why am I not losing weight?".Fund...
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Diastasis recti a life long condition? Postpartum backpain is common but it ain't right.
One of the most heard statements people post online, and that I get asked about a lot, is; Diastasis Recti is a lifelong condition that you will always need to manage.So in this episode I talk about why this is clearly ridiculous.Al...
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How to set goals in 2025 and why "SMART goals" won't cut it
This week I talk about "setting goals" and why I don't particularly care for the "SMART goal" thing.I would argue that most people really don't need to set specific goals and that the specificity of the goal is actually one of the reason...
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35:57
Does "good form" really matter, and what does it actually mean?
This week I am talking about "good form". You know the kinds of things you hear "When squatting your knees shouldn't go past your toes", "When doing a deadlift your back should never be rounding", "When doing a core exercise push your l...
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