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

By: Dr. Desiree Cassell | Pelvic Floor Physical Therapist Women’s Health Specialist Strong and Fit Momma
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  • 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
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  • 86- [The Best of Replay] Prenatal Fitness in the First Trimester//What to Prioritize and How to Exercise safely During Pregnancy

    86- [The Best of Replay] Prenatal Fitness in the First Trimester//What to Prioritize and How to Exercise safely During Pregnancy
    Dec 23 2024

    Hey Mom Friend!

    I know there are soo many feelings and questions during pregnancy, especially around activity and what “safe” exercises during pregnancy even are. Our time and energy in the first trimester is limited and it can feel so overwhelming navigating the prenatal world and changing body. You want to make sure your time and especially your energy, is used wisely and not causing harm to you or your growing baby. I have been there with my own pregnancy journey before I knew all the pelvic floor and prenatal information I know now, and man was it confusing and scary and uncomfortable! I was peeing myself and battled many of the common pregnancy aches and pains: SIJ pain, round ligament pain, sciatica, SPD (pubic bone pain), prolapse and even hemorrhoids! For six years I struggled with some residual leaking and low back issues, until I learned all the tools and exercises I should actually be spending my time on! Then I was able to not only prevent worsening of issues with my subsequent two pregnancies, I was able to heal my leaking and issues while I was pregnant!

    Inside this week's episode I am letting you in on all the basic foundational core and pelvic floor information that every pregnant woman should know, and frankly every human. So even if you are not pregnant this episode is going to help you get back to the basics and strengthen your foundation so you can heal! Stay tuned as this is the first of three in my “Prenatal Fitness Series”!

    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/

    Follow and get tips/tricks on:

    Facebook> @thebalancedmomtality

    Instagram> @the_balanced_momtality

    Learn > www.balancedmomtality.com
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    35 mins
  • Ep 85- Post-Iliac Stent Placement for Pelvic Pain// An Update on My PeVD (Pelvic Venous Disorder) Journey aka Pelvic Congestion

    Ep 85- Post-Iliac Stent Placement for Pelvic Pain// An Update on My PeVD (Pelvic Venous Disorder) Journey aka Pelvic Congestion
    Dec 20 2024

    Hey Friend,

    For those that haven’t been following along, I have been struggling with symptoms of Pelvic Venous Disorder or PeVD or better known as, Pelvic Congestion Syndrome, for the last year. It all started with an ovarian cyst like pain, but I later learned that my “menstrual cramps” I was feeling on and off throughout the month, not just during my menses, was also due to these enlarged veins. The heaviness and cramping was starting to get so uncomfortable that standing or sitting for too long was painful, and even exercise started to become painful. Thankfully sex was never painful, but painful intercourse or dyspareunia, especially pain or cramping with and after arousal or orgasm, is a very common symptom of PeVD. I was not a typical presentation for this diagnosis, so it surprised me when I found out from an ultrasound. So I share my story so that others with pelvic pain, constipation, heaviness, sharp abdominal pain, low back pain or pain with sitting, standing, or exercising, can start to become aware of this diagnosis and advocate for yourself. As many gynecologists do not believe this condition is a cause of pain…. And I can tell you… it most definitely IS!

    After two procedures using coil embolization and sclerotherapy to close off the dysfunctional varicose veins in my pelvis, it was identified that a compression of my Iliac vein was pretty severe and needed to be treated with a stent. I am two weeks postop and recovery has been a journey. Many things I was not expecting, so again, I wanted to share with the World so that maybe you can feel more prepared and aware of the treatment options out there for you! Thanks for following along on my health journey and sending all the love and supporting messages, it has meant a lot!

    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/

    Follow and get tips/tricks on:

    Facebook> @thebalancedmomtality

    Instagram> @the_balanced_momtality

    Learn > www.balancedmomtality.com
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    33 mins
  • 84- Is Your Mindset Limiting Your Success?? How You Can Get Out of Anxiety and Overwhelm to Reach Your Goals with Women’s Health Coach Ashley Filllmore

    84- Is Your Mindset Limiting Your Success?? How You Can Get Out of Anxiety and Overwhelm to Reach Your Goals with Women’s Health Coach Ashley Filllmore
    Dec 12 2024

    Hey Girl,

    This time of year with the Holidays everything starts to feel stressful and overwhelming and this is a common time that people tend to “fall off the wagon”. When in reality staying on track with some basic health and wellness pieces, can be a game changer for keeping your pain and symptoms away and keep you feeling good! That doesn’t mean you have to power through and just do it all. NO. In fact its the opposite, remove some things off your plate and prioritize the things that make the biggest changes in not only your physical health, but your mental health. Mindset is huge for your overall health and wellness and we cant forget that its something we have to monitor and continue to work on throughout your entire life.

    This week I am so excited to have a special guest on the show to help you understand more about how much mindset can be impacting you and how you can optimize your mental health so that you can continue to show up consistently even when you don't have the motivation! Ashley Fillmore is a leading expert in sustainable weight-loss. She helps women heal their metabolism, balance their hormones, and achieve body-composition changes that last a lifetime. Ashley has a BSc in Exercise and Nutrition and is a certified personal trainer, professional nutrition coach, and health educator with nearly twenty years of experience! Ashley is the host of the Cheers to Your Success Podcast and the founder and president of Metabolic Fix™ – a premium online coaching company that has helped thousands of women finally break free from chronic dieting and achieve long-term, sustainable results using the Metabolic Fix Method™. She is deeply committed to helping women better their lives, and strives to inspire others to embrace the life of health, happiness, and self-love they deserve.

    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/

    Follow and get tips/tricks on:

    Facebook> @thebalancedmomtality

    Instagram> @the_balanced_momtality

    Learn > www.balancedmomtality.com

    Contact and Learn from Ashley:

    IG Handle: @ashley_fillmore1

    Website: https://metabolicfix.purfitstudio.com/one

    Podcast -- Cheers to Your Success: https://metabolicfix.purfitstudio.com/podcasts/cheers-to-your-success

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    Free Hormone Assessment and Hormonal Guide: https://metabolicfix.purfitstudio.com/hormone-quiz

    Weight Loss Calculator: https://metabolicfix.purfitstudio.com/weight-loss-calculator

    Metabolic Damage quiz: https://metabolicfix.purfitstudio.com/md-quiz
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    35 mins

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