“Once you birth a child, you’re always postpartum.”

“When women understand their bodies, they get shit done.”

In this episode we interview Annie Hopkins, who is a physical therapist and yoga teacher. She developed a passion for helping pregnant and post-partum people feel at home in their changing bodies and specializes in pelvic health. We talk about what that means, and how understanding pelvic health and redefining the postpartum “normal” plays a part in the Postpartum Revolution.

In this episode:

-Annie’s recovery from adrenal fatigue

-What she had to change in her life to feel better

-What to do with your inner Mean Girl

-Postpartum identity shifts

-Grieving your former self

-When you can’t do the things you once did

-Erin’s postpartum confusion

-Redefining postpartum “normal”

-Normalizing support - and how to start getting it

-Building out a healthcare team

-Annie explains the pelvic floor - and why you need to get familiar

-Are you peeing your pants? This applies to you!

-Are you constipated? This applies to you!

-Pelvis, Poop, Pee & The Queen of Shame

-Postpartum movement: yay or nay?

-How to breathe

-What to expect with a pelvic PT exam - and why you probably need one

"You don’t have the conditions for healing, and yet we’re being told to heal in a 6 week timeframe.”

Resources mentioned:

The Postpartum Revolution Podcast: https://www.fullbloomwellness603.com/podcast

Annie’s website fullbloomwellness603.com

Annie’s Instagram: fullbloomwellness603

Annie’s Facebook: fullbloomwellness603 Your Hormone Revival: https://www.erinholthealth.com/hormones

Erin on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.funktional.nutritionist/

Episode 53: When Your Doctor Doesn’t Believe Your Pain https://www.erinholthealth.com/funktional-nutrition-podcast/2019/3/20/episode-53-when-your-doctor-doesnt-believe-your-pain