Active Mom Podcast: Pregnancy, Postpartum, Perimenopause, Menopause & Beyond podcast

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Active Mom Podcast: Pregnancy, Postpartum, Perimenopause, Menopause & Beyond

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  Carrie  

Welcome to the Active Mom Podcast — where real motherhood stories meet real science. Hosted by Dr. Carrie Pagliano, double board-certified physical therapist, runner, mom of two, and internationally recognized expert in pregnancy, postpartum, pelvic floor, and perimenopause performance. Whether you’re a mom navigating running with prolapse or leakage, a clinician supporting active women, or a lifelong athlete trying to stay strong through every hormonal season — this show gives you evidence-based guidance and real life mom stories without the fear, confusion, or shame. Each week, Dr. Carrie brings candid conversations with researchers, clinicians, elite athletes, and everyday moms to explore what it actually takes to run, lift, jump, and live confidently through pregnancy, postpartum, perimenopause, and beyond. We talk about: • Postpartum return to running & lifting • Pelvic floor symptoms (leakage, prolapse, pain) • Pregnancy exercise myths & safety • Strength training at every age • Perimenopause performance & hormone changes • Mental health, identity shifts & motherhood • The realities of being an active mom in a busy life Real talk. Real science. Real moms. Because you deserve to feel strong and supported — at every stage of your active life.

Welcome to the Active Mom Podcast — where real motherhood stories meet real science. Hosted by Dr. Carrie Pagliano, double board-certified physical therapist, runner, mom of two, and internationally recognized expert in pregnancy, postpartum, pelvic floor, and perimenopause performance. Whether you’re a mom navigating running with prolapse or leakage, a clinician supporting active women, or a lifelong athlete trying to stay strong through every hormonal season — this show gives you evidence-based guidance and real life mom stories without the fear, confusion, or shame. Each week, Dr. Carrie brings candid conversations with researchers, clinicians, elite athletes, and everyday moms to explore what it actually takes to run, lift, jump, and live confidently through pregnancy, postpartum, perimenopause, and beyond. We talk about: • Postpartum return to running & lifting • Pelvic floor symptoms (leakage, prolapse, pain) • Pregnancy exercise myths & safety • Strength training at every age • Perimenopause performance & hormone changes • Mental health, identity shifts & motherhood • The realities of being an active mom in a busy life Real talk. Real science. Real moms. Because you deserve to feel strong and supported — at every stage of your active life.

 

#263

My Personal Pessary Search: 5 Miles Downhill in the Dark, Maybe Bears | Solo Episode

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25 Sep 2026

47 MINS

47:11

25 Sep 2026


#262

Kegels to CrossFit: A Pregnancy & Postpartum Exercise History | Crossover with Practice Brave, Brian...

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18 Sep 2026

1 HR 13 MINS

1:13:53

18 Sep 2026


#261

The First Real Data On Climbing While Pregnant | JOY BLACK

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11 Sep 2026

1 HR 15 MINS

1:15:09

11 Sep 2026


#260

REWIND Summer Finale// Pregnancy And Postpartum Exercise Research Is Years Ahead Of What You're Bein...

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09 Sep 2026

57 MINS

57:23

09 Sep 2026


#259

12 Weeks to Return to Run isn't Set in Stone - Solo episode

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04 Sep 2026

46 MINS

46:27

04 Sep 2026


#258

REWIND // "Cleared at 6 weeks" doesn't mean cleared to run — what the research actually says — DR. S...

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02 Sep 2026

1 HR 18 MINS

1:18:51

02 Sep 2026


#257

Do Hypopressives Lower Intra-Abdominal Pressure? Here's What the Research Says with Silvia Saraiva

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28 Aug 2026

45 MINS

45:04

28 Aug 2026


#256

REWIND // You're Not Running Wrong: Running Myths Debunked | RICH WILLY, PT, PhD

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26 Aug 2026

49 MINS

49:55

26 Aug 2026


#255

STILL A RUNNER, NOW A MASTERS HYROX ATHLETE, AND NOT SLOWING DOWN AT 55 | HILARY CAIRNS

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21 Aug 2026

1 HR 08 MINS

1:08:15

21 Aug 2026


#254

REWIND // Pelvic Girdle Pain, Relaxin & Pregnancy Support: What Women Really Need to Know — with DR....

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19 Aug 2026

1 HR 10 MINS

1:10:28

19 Aug 2026


#253

THE POSTPARTUM EXERCISE GUIDELINES MOMS ACTUALLY ASKED FOR | DR. MARGIE DAVENPORT

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14 Aug 2026

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:04

14 Aug 2026


#252

REWIND // EP 251: POSTPARTUM RUNNING RESEARCH YOU ACTUALLY NEED: WHAT SCIENCE SAYS ABOUT RETURNING T...

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12 Aug 2026

1 HR 15 MINS

1:15:03

12 Aug 2026


#251

Everything We Now Know About Women's Health. Nobody Told the Women. | MEGHAN RABBITT

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07 Aug 2026

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:25

07 Aug 2026


#250

REWIND // Everything you've been afraid to ask about prolapse — answered by a urogynecologist — DR. ...

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05 Aug 2026

39 MINS

39:31

05 Aug 2026


#249

Pulmonary Embolism in Pregnancy: Symptoms You Shouldn’t Ignore — with RACHEL ROSOVSKY, MD

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31 Jul 2026

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:29

31 Jul 2026


#248

REWIND // YOUR ESTROGEN TANKED AND NOBODY TOLD YOU WHY POSTPARTUM & PERIMENOPAUSE DR. RACHEL RUBIN

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29 Jul 2026

34 MINS

34:22

29 Jul 2026


#247

The Thoughts You're Too Scared to Say Out Loud — Birth Trauma, Intrusive Thoughts & Postpartum Menta...

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24 Jul 2026

47 MINS

47:29

24 Jul 2026


#246

REWIND // Will working out hurt your milk supply? — KELLY KENDALL, RN, IBCLC aka @thebalancedboob

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22 Jul 2026

18 MINS

18:42

22 Jul 2026


#245

Everyone's calling it a 'tight pelvic floor'… but can we actually feel it? — with Gosia Starzec-Pros...

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17 Jul 2026

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:35

17 Jul 2026


#244

REWIND // Why Moms Leak When They Run: What Urinary Incontinence Research Gets Right (and Wrong) wit...

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15 Jul 2026

59 MINS

59:51

15 Jul 2026


#243

You don't have to look like a runner to be one — with Melanie Cote (@the.curvy.runner)

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10 Jul 2026

55 MINS

55:26

10 Jul 2026


#242

REWIND The strength work that actually returns you to running — and what's just wasting your time —...

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08 Jul 2026

54 MINS

54:42

08 Jul 2026


#241

Can I Run with Prolapse? Solo Episode — with Dr. Carrie Pagliano, PT

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03 Jul 2026

39 MINS

39:03

03 Jul 2026