Best Postpartum Girdles
If you are in a hurry and just want our top pick for best postpartum girdle, we recommend the SRC Recovery Shorts. After I delivered my babies, my core was a limp noodle. It makes sense. As your baby grows, your abdominal muscles separate and weaken. Once the...
The Importance of Pelvic Floor Balance (And How To Get It)
When people talk about engaging the pelvic floor, they most often talk about Kegels and squeezing the muscles to shut off the flow of urine. But squeezing the muscles like shutting off the flow of urine doesn’t activate the entirety of the pelvic floor. Today, we’ll...
C-Section Scar Massage For Core Healing
Is there anything specific that c-section mamas should do to heal their post-baby core & diastasis? This is one of the most common questions I receive. In general, the principles of healing your body from a C-section birth and a vaginal birth are very...
The Mindset That Prevents Postpartum Healing
Today, I’m sharing a mindset that prevents women from healing their cores and pelvic floors. It's not a physical thing. It is a mental thing. Many women struggle to go slow after they've had a baby. What does that look like in women? It shows up as the belief...
Belly Binders For Core Healing: Who Needs One & Who Doesn’t?
Today I want to talk about belly binding and abdominal splints. An abdominal splint is a piece of elastic that you wrap around your belly to support your core. This is a contentious topic in the world of core healing. There are some practitioners who say absolutely...
Sitting Techniques For Optimal Core & Hip Health
I get a lot of questions about how to sit properly without putting pressure on your core or diastasis, or making your hips feel worse. So today I want to share how to sit for optimum core & hip health. Optimal sitting comes down to maintaining proper...
Myofascial Release and Abdominal Massage for Diastasis Recti
This post is for anyone who feels like she is doing everything right for her core, but can’t seem to get rid of her diastasis (abdominal separation). What do I mean when I say doing everything right? There are some key principles you should be working on to help...
9 Unexpected Causes of Hip Pain
When women experience hip issues like feeling tight, achy, or unstable, they usually assume...it’s all in the hips. But many of the issues we have in our hips are caused by imbalances elsewhere in the body. These unexpected causes of hip issues may surprise you but,...
3 Ways To Strengthen An Underactive Pelvic Floor
When you have an underactive pelvic floor, the goal is to strengthen and balance the muscles of that area. (If you’re asking…how do I know if my pelvic floor is underactive? Head over to this post for our guide. If your symptoms sound more like an overactive...