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
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
Episodes
Thursday Feb 15, 2024
Thursday Feb 15, 2024
Hey Girl!
If the thought of being intimate makes you cringe because you haven’t been able to enjoy intimacy, then this episode is for you! This month, because of Valentines Day, I am diving into all things Dyspareunia, or pain with intercourse. This is a common condition especially women who are postpartum, had tearing/scarring, have history of pelvic/abdominal procedures, have a history of trauma or sexual abuse (even from a papsmear), have any underlying conditions like interstitial cystitis, vaginismus, constipation, endometriosis, cysts, prolapse and even women who are just chronically stressed. While we can have many things contributing to this pain, there is still so much we can do to relieve and resolve symptoms and bring you back to not only a pain-free relationship with sex but a pleasurable one. Inside this weeks episode I am diving into WHAT you can do to help improve your connection and pleasure and reduce and heal from pain, everything from exercises, breathwork, creams, dilators and mindset! My goal is to get you the best orgasm of your life! So stay tuned and let me know what you think and if you would like any more support in achieving any goals around pleasure, intimacy and pelvic pain!
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!! (link for tools and discount code below)
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Wednesday Feb 07, 2024
Wednesday Feb 07, 2024
Hey Girl!
Valentines Day is right around the corner and so I decided to chat about all things intimacy, sex and pleasure and how pelvic pain can impact all of those areas! If the thought of being intimate makes you cringe because you haven’t been able to enjoy intimacy, then this episode is for you! I am diving into a condition I treat regularly called Dyspareunia, or pain with intercourse. This is a common condition especially women who are postpartum, had tearing/scarring, have history of pelvic/abdominal procedures, have a history of trauma or sexual abuse (even from a papsmear), have any underlying conditions like interstitial cystitis, vaginismus, constipation, endometriosis, cysts, prolapse and even women who are just chronically stressed. While we can have many things contributing to this pain, there is still so much we can do to relieve and resolve symptoms and bring you back to not only a pain-free relationship with sex but a pleasurable one. My goal is to get you the best orgasm of your life! So stay tuned and let me know what you think and if you would like any more support in achieving any goals around pleasure, intimacy and pelvic pain!
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!!
Make Sure to reach out to> PTDes@balancedmomtality.com
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Friday Feb 02, 2024
Friday Feb 02, 2024
Hey Girl!
As you navigate your healing and fitness journey it can feel overwhelming and hard to know if you are focusing on what you are supposed to. So I created a Restore your core check list that will guide you through the steps that you need to take when working on recovery and healing. Whether you are pregnant, postpartum and just had a baby, had a pelvic/abdominal or back surgery or just are feeling weak and maybe experiencing some leaking, pain or prolapse this checklist will help guide you so you can make sure that you are not only addressing your symptoms and getting a stronger core, but will also optimize your functional movement patterns and much more! Inside today’s episode I break down the different aspects in the checklist and help give you a framework on where to start with your healing journey! I have also created a checklist hand out that you can access HERE!
restore-your-core-checklist.grwebsite.com
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!!
Make Sure to reach out to> PTDes@balancedmomtality.com
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Wednesday Jan 24, 2024
Wednesday Jan 24, 2024
Hey Love!
While diving into goal making and creating an action plan this last couple weeks (check out the past couple week’s episodes if you haven’t), I talked about creating value based goals and trying not to focus on goals that can set you up for failure. Goals like “No sugar”or weight loss goals can take away from you WHY. WHY do you want to reach those goals. This will shift your mindset around them so that they are more likely to be accomplished because you align with who that person is at the end of that goal. Inside today’s episode I am diving in more to a tool that you should be ditching this year that also is mostly likely going to sabotage your health and wellness goals. I know weight loss is a big goal for many, especially postpartum moms who feel the desire to “bounce back after baby” and get back in their own skin. However, when we approach weight loss goals with the only goal being “Lose the weight”, it can set us up to fail because the weight is not a true indicator of many of the things we give it power to tell us. So if you were making a weight loss goal this year or contemplating your health, make sure to stay tuned to this episode where I dive into ditching this damn thing, but also how you can still reach those goals with a little mindset shift and using a different measure for your outcome! Even during pregnancy this is something that the providers put alot of energy into, but as the pregnant woman, if your provider is not concerned about your weight, neither should you.
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!!
Make Sure to reach out to> PTDes@balancedmomtality.com
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Wednesday Jan 17, 2024
Wednesday Jan 17, 2024
Hey Momma!
Are you feeling motivated and excited as we enter the New Year?! Ready and clear on what and where you want to spend your time and what goals you want to work towards? OR maybe you feel overwhelmed and hopeless at even the idea of goal making because you haven’t been able to be consistent enough in the past to actual accomplish the goals you set for yourself?! Either way, I want to help you shift your mindset so that you can finally BE CONSISTENT and SHOW UP for yourself and your goals in 2024! As busy moms who are balancing homemaking, marriage, pregnancy, postpartum, littles running around, and maybe a career, squeezing in anything for ourselves can feel impossible, and frankly ends up at the bottom of our list and doesn’t get done. However, inside this weeks episode I am going to help you with a big mindset shift so you can feel hopeful and empowered to not only make those goals but also start working towards them one step at a time. It’s not about always getting in what we planned. It is about showing up every week, even if its a little bit. Keep moving forward and put yourself first! Whether it is a fitness/pelvic floor goal or a goal to be more organized, the way we think about that goal can make all the difference. So stay tuned if you want to learn how to shift your mindset to show up consistently this year and crush your goals!
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!!
Make Sure to reach out to> PTDes@balancedmomtality.com
AND/OR
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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Thursday Jan 11, 2024
Thursday Jan 11, 2024
Hey Friend!
Happy New year! I can’t believe it is already 2024 and it’s the most obnoxious time of year.. Jk…kinda! Everyone is making goals and resolutions and most are going to fall off the wagon in a month or two. But I am here to help so that doesn’t have to be you! I know you have the best intentions to grow this year as a woman, a mom, a wife, a friend, a sister, a daughter, a business owner, whatever it is, there are so many aspects of our lives that take our attention and time and without being super intentional and planning your time, the year may pass without you making any big steps towards those goals and intentions. Whether you want to work out at home more, not be overwhelmed and be present with your kids, be consistent with your pelvic floor therapy exercises or get back into the gym, it needs to be something that you value in order to make it easier to show up. So inside today's episode I am diving into how I am navigating this time of year and still making goals, but ones that I feel confident I will be able to show up for because I care about them and because I have an action plan. I would love if you would come over to the FREE and Private facebook group (link below) and share what your takeaways were from this episode and what goals or intentions you have for 2024 so we can all help keep each other accountable!
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!!
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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Thursday Jan 04, 2024
Thursday Jan 04, 2024
Hey Love!
The Holidays are already over, but we are still in the middle of winter break and the pressure is real. The pressure to all of a sudden be on top of all things in life when the New Year comes around is real. On top of the other real pressure to also be a bum on the couch and indulge on all the holiday treats that are still lying around the house. Both of these pressures are real and both of them can be all encompassing if you give in fully to either one. However, I have realized the best thing to do to stay consistent and to avoid sabotaging your progress throughout the year is to give into both. Feel the motivating and inspiring pressure of the New Year to re-evaluate how you spent 2023 and start to dream and visualize what you want for yourself in 2024 and start tackling them NOW. Also don’t restrict yourself from enjoying yummy foods or from lying around and resting more than usual. There is a better way to handle this time of year than to yoyo all over the place and stop working on your health and wellness goals. Which will only cause your symptoms of leaking, joint pain, urinary incontinence, prolapse, IBS, constipation etc. to flare up. Instead lets keep our own health in the front of our minds and still keep ourselves on track, even if its a slower track. Stay tuned for this week's episode where I give you a little pep talk about how you can stay on track through the rest of this slower Holiday season.
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!!
Make Sure to reach out to> PTDes@balancedmomtality.com
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Thursday Dec 28, 2023
Thursday Dec 28, 2023
Hey Girl!
I hope you enjoyed the Stress Series and the last two weeks episodes with Integrative Herbalist Amy McKelvey! If you haven’t yet listened, do it now! This week's episode was inspired by my chat with her and how we as women need to know, appreciate and understand our bodies. We need to know pleasure and what feels good and what doesn’t. As a woman, self pleasure is something that can come with alot of shame and guilt. Which is so silly because men boast about it all over the place, normalizing it, as it should be. However, if a woman talks about masturbating she is made to feel like she has done something wrong. Our culture has failed our women when it comes to our health, especially our sexual health. We need to be the advocates for our body so that we can not only understand our own human vessel, but also so we can understand pleasure and what our bodies like in order to know what our bodies don’t. This connection is also what will prevent many other pelvic health conditions like pelvic pain, pain with sex/intercourse, incontinence, UTI’s, prolapse and more! This is because having an orgasm has SO many benefits!
Inside this week's episode I am diving into all the juicy benefits of having an orgasm and why you need to give yourself one regularly! For the good of your health, and your pleasure. I’m also breaking down the stigma around this topic and talking about it openly to normalize these conversations for other women who are feeling shame around self pleasure and exploring your own body. It may not seem like this is necessary for your health, but listen to this full episode so you can really understand the amazing benefits of the big O.
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!!
Make Sure to reach out to> PTDes@balancedmomtality.com
AND/OR
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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Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
Hey Momma!
This is the last week in the Stress Series on the podcast and we are finishing our chat with Integrative Herbalist and natural products consultant Amy McKelvey. In part 1 of this interview last week, we dove into her story and how she founded her amazing herbal supplement company Her Vital Way. As well as the benefits of using herbs and connecting with our bodies and nature to reduce stress and get to the root cause of your symptoms. In part 2 this week, we are going much deeper into the world of herbs and specifically which herbs can treat and prevent many pelvic floor conditions like frequent incontinence or leaking, UTI’s, pelvic pain or pain with sex, vaginal dryness/irritation, interstitial cystitis or overactive bladder, constipation, IBS and so much more! Part 2 is long, but thats because it is filled with lots of great information and some questions that might make you think about how you treat and view your health and your body as a woman.
These herbs are healing in so many ways especially in helping the body adapt and adjust during hormonal changes like postpartum, perimenopause and menopause. They are here for us to use with very little side effects and Amy has created a supplemental company to bring those herbs to you in a convenient and efficacious way! So you can have a little help when you're feeling tapped out or overwhelmed or navigating big changes or to prevent issues all together! Your pelvic floor and the rest of your well-being will thank you!
If you resonated with this chat with Amy and want to learn more about her supplements and are curious which herbs would be best for your physical and mental health contact her at support@hervitalway.com
Or you can purchase her supplements with %20 OFF for being a listener with code "MOMT20" at www.hervitalway.com
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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!!
Make Sure to reach out to> PTDes@balancedmomtality.com
AND/OR
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/
Join my VIP Insider group and receive my Newsletter full of great tips and tricks and upcoming resources! > https://newsletter.balancedmomtality.com/
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Follow HerVitalWay on socials @hervitalway
Thursday Dec 14, 2023
Thursday Dec 14, 2023
Hey Momma!
This is the last two week in the Stress Series on the podcast and so I have something new and special for you! Inside today’s episode I am chatting with Integrative Herbalist and natural products consultant, Amy McKelvey. She is also the CEO and founder of Her Vital Way, a practitioner recommended wellness brand that sells non-GMO, clinically validated herbs and supplements, at efficacious dosing - direct-to-consumer. Her passion for educating and empowering women on the many medicinal benefits of herbs and how we can use them proactively to prevent stress, pain and disease in the body. Our chat ended up being pretty long and so this is part 1 (of 2).
In part 1 we are discussing the benefits of connecting to the earth and using gardening as a way to de-stress our bodies as well the importance of connecting to our own bodies so that we can find the root cause of our issues. In part 2 We continue the conversation and dive into, not only the benefits of herbs on stress, but also their impact on treating and preventing many pelvic floor conditions like frequent incontinence or leaking, UTI’s, pelvic pain or pain with sex, vaginal dryness/irritation, interstitial cystitis or overactive bladder, constipation, IBS and so much more! These herbs are healing in so many ways especially in helping the body adapt and adjust during hormonal changes like postpartum, perimenopause and menopause. They are here for us to use with very little side effects and Amy has created a supplemental company to bring those herbs to you in a convenient and efficacious way! So you can have a little help when you're feeling tapped out or overwhelmed or navigating big changes, or to prevent issues all together! Your pelvic floor and the rest of your well-being will thank you!
If you resonated with this chat with Amy and want to learn more about her supplements and are curious which herbs would be best for your physical and mental health contact her at support@hervitalway.com for a FREE consultation! You can also purchase her supplements at www.hervitalway.com and get 20% OFF using code MOMT20!
And 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!!
Make Sure to reach out to> PTDes@balancedmomtality.com
AND/OR
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/
Join my VIP Insider group and receive my Newsletter full of great tips and tricks and upcoming resources! > https://newsletter.balancedmomtality.com/
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Learn > www.balancedmomtality.com
Amy is also on Social media @HerVitalWay
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