The Expecting Aerialist: Recent Episodes
Kerry Wee
Explores how pregnancy and motherhood intersect with the aerial lifestyle. This interview show with Host Kerry Wee brings you stories from aerial mamas, insight from experts and gives a voice to the shared experiences of this specific population of badass women.
She’s a boy mom who found her niche in teaching children beginning aerial in her community of Ventura, CA. We talk about how everyone has to start somewhere when teaching aerial, taking opportunities when they show up and how she started a kids aerial program. Find her @aerial.dance.mama
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She’s the creator and owner of Knocked Up Fitness, an online platform that is chock full of digital resources for perinatal women. Pregnancy fitness is Erica’s speciality and she’s here to share her perspective on maintaining a healthy core, weight training, running and correcting postural issues after baby. Find her at Knocked Up Fitness
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As a 53 year old, she was hypermobile and also going through perimenopause with hip pain and limitation of range of motion. Lisa tried everything including physical therapy and cortisone shots before pulling the trigger for a hip replacement.
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She ended up with an emergency C-Section, a NICU stay and an unknown amount of brain damage for her second child. We discuss the anxiety of reaching milestones for her kid and the shear amount of change the woman must go through in motherhood.
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She’s three months postpartum and a first time mom. Anna shares her experience with prenatal training, unmedicated labor and co-sleeping.
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Emmy & her husband opened The Apollo Center in Colorado thirteen years ago and have since then brought three girls into the world. She shares a day in their life, how her pregnancies went and how exactly she balances it all.
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When it’s not as magical as you thought it would be. Karissa’s a writer, aerial hobbyist & boy mom. She planned for a vaginal delivery but her baby came early in distress. After his heart rate dropped while in labor, she ended up with an emergency c-section and an amniotic embolism that put her life at risk.
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She’s ten months postpartum with her second child and both parents will eventually be back to work full time. Anna talks about navigating the nuts and bolts of getting both kids in daycare and getting to her own job when it comes time. Find her @banannagram88
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She’s a studio owner and studied & is involved in social circus with @circusup. We discuss the importance of social circus and the inclusion of underserved communities. Then we dig into her experience in pregnancy where she experienced six months of nausea & vomiting then jump in to what it’s like being around circus when you can’t physically participate. Find her @iamherscules @commonwealthcircus
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We pick up the story after her third miscarriage in this episode. I’m sure you’re on the edge of your seat as I was recording this interview. Sarah brings us to the present time with her epic story in becoming a mother. Find her @paperdollmilitia
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At thirty-eight, her and her husband began the journey of beginning a family and it did not go as planned. Sarah joins us in her twenty-eighth week in her fifth pregnancy to share the pain, growth and beauty of the last few years of her life. Find her @paperdollmilitia
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She’s back for a check in after a hernia repair and tongue tie release. Jessica underwent myo-functional physical therapy for her tongue and also gives guidance on infant tongue ties. Find her @matrescence_ot
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She’s a physio and aerial hobbyist who works with aerial, acro & cheer athletes in the UK. We dive into preventative tips for healthy shoulders as well as shoulder dyskenisia and dislocation recovery. Beth just had ACL surgery herself and is launching a podcast called Growth Thru Movement.
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Aaron grills me this time on the trends I’m seeing with my guests. We discuss the how pregnancy creates or increases an anterior pelvic tilt, how shoulder participation in inversions can pick up the slack while the core is recovering and how using functional movement principles can help mom’s prevent injury when picking up a toy while holding a toddler or constantly breast feeding. Find him @circkoz
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Who doesn’t need a circus podcast crossover? Aaron’s the host of CircSi, coach and more. We nerd out on weight training for pregnant people and about pelvic floor health for every human. He feels like a brother from another mother. This is part one of our conversation. Find him @circkoz
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When nothing really goes as planned and you also have Rheumatoid arthritis to manage. Brittney is back to give us a postpartum update. She ended up with a a horrible cold the last month of her pregnancy, an unexpected C-section, trouble with breast feeding and a big RA flareup. Find her @ra_aerialist
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She shattered her ankle and broke the tibia coming down into the mat at the wrong angle while practicing. Lucy is currently a few months past her surgery and just beginning weight bearing exercise. We talk about both our injuries and the painstaking process back to health. Find her @aerialucy
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At one point, she owned five studios, four yoga and one aerial studio. Annika currently has two yoga in Sydney, AUS and tells us how she does it all with two kids under 5. Find her @ninyoga_
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She owns a pilates studio in Southern California, is a mom of two and a dancer. We talk about perinatal Pilates, a day in her busy life and geek out on her pilates equipment. Find her @Ilovemypilates
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She’s the mom of four, a pilates trainer and co-owner of Aerium in San Antonio, TX. We discuss how they started a studio in the pandemic, how she balances everything plus homeschooling her seven year old daughter. Find her @the.aerial.ninja
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She’s a registered dietitian and endo-warrior with a speciality in endometriosis and all the ways it affects women including with fertility issues. Find her @endo.fertility.dietitian
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She’s an Austin-basedtrapeze specialist who’s created her own circus company, Cirque Vida. She’s a former Cirque du Soleil performer and is currently three months postpartum with her second child and gives us a debrief on her experience. Find her @circus_xochitl_
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Her mom was diagnosed with breast cancer at 41 so Trista started to get screened via mammograms, ultrasound and MRI as early as 21. After years of screening and taking a hard look at her risk factors, Trista opted for an elective double mastectomy followed by reconstruction. Find her @tristabelakila
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She’s a straps aerialist in Phoenix, AZ who also suffers from polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS). It took five cycles of ovulation medication and a year and a half to get pregnant. Crissy is currently in her third trimester, continuing to coach her students and also just starting a home renovation. Find her @crissyscurious
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She was diagnosed with gestational hypertension at 37 weeks. Heather was induced unsuccessfully in the hospital for three days only to get sent home. On the second try, she ended up with an unplanned C-section due to the baby’s heart rate dropping. Heather trained until her 3rd trimester and talks about coming back to her practice.
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Nicole Harvey is back to talk about Crohn’s disease which she’s suffered from since age 19. She’s been through a roller coaster of flares while also giving birth to her three girls since then. Nicole is now in remission and we discuss how anxiety plays a role, how she navigates vacations and how it affects her training.
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She’s a trapeze specialist who became pregnant at the height of her aerial strength. Kalina wanted a home birth free of interventions but after 36 hours, she was still at 6 cm. We talk about traumatic birth and recovery from C-section. Find her @kalinasuter
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What do you do when you get your baby home and they refuse to sleep in the way that all the books and doctors say they should - facing up, swaddled & alone in their bassinet. It’s a good question that doesn’t have a good answer. SIDS, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome is something that all new parents this day and age are very aware of and there’s not a lot of assistance for parents of infants who refuse to comply. Christine is back right after her 4th trimester and we commiserate on all things sleeplessness. Find her @peaceloveandaerial
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She and her husband are Duo Rose Trapeze in the Chicago-area. Sylvie’s second baby boy is just three months old and she experienced a fast progressing labor with both pregnancies. She’s already performed eight weeks postpartum and we talk about her ongoing process back to her trapeze. Find her @duorosetrapeze
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She created a pop up circus show last fall in Los Angeles and walks me through, how she did it, the challenges and her next steps. Sarah’s a dancer and aerialist who realized that her heart was really on the other side making and producing the show. Her company is Madmann’s Playground and she’s also involved in operating the Toledo Show, a long running LA-based cabaret and Sweven, an erotic performance art company. Find her: @madmannsplayground @ziru.dance @toledodiamondfilmnoirsoul @sweven_la
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She trained until 40 weeks in her pregnancy and experienced online bullying about her prenatal aerial posts. Natalie owns Skylab Aerial Studio in Ho Chi Minh City. We chat about the challenges of opening an aerial studio in her part of the world. Find her @nataliengochoang and @sky_lab_aerial
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She’s also a yogi, social media manager and a toddler mama in Jacksonville Beach FL. Kylie had her rainbow baby in a 24 hour home birth and we discuss exactly how it felt and how her training came into play. She struggled with DMER - Dysphoric Milk Ejection Reflex which is characterized by a wave of negative or even devastating emotion just prior to letdown. Read more at d-mer.org
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Buffy was happily hypermobile in the air but when she got pregnant, all the shit hit the fan. She suffered from perinatal carpel tunnel, preclampsia and the feeling that her bones were getting peeled apart as her pregnancy progressed. Find her @missb.haze
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She’s the busy mom of three girls and decided to take her first aerial class six months ago after watching her kiddos in class. Nicole takes us through her everyday life and how aerial helps her physical and mental health.
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She’s is 21 now, a toddler mama and two years into her aerial practice. In utero, Nirvana had gut issues that the doctors weren’t able to diagnose. Following the birth, Melody found herself in a stressful situation until they finally diagnosed malrotated intestines. She talks about being a young mom and her budding aerial practice. Find her @melodyrrose
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Because we can’t get enough of Dr. Janae Davis, the Queen of Gynecology and the resident doctor of Greener Grass and The Expecting Aerialist podcasts. This episode is all about how we can have better sex. Dr. Janae educates us on everything from what is healthy vs. dysfunctional sex, what changes happen in women going thru perimenopause and menopause and answers the questions that we’ve never had answered on everything vagina, clitoris and penis shape.
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He’s a choreographer & aerialist and has created a new dating app “Red Flags” that is now in its beta-testing phase. We discuss his motivation for this new venture, about his career in dance, circus and education and all the directions that he’s gone in professionally. Find him @noahdach and @redflags_official
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She gained 50 lbs in pregnancy which caused carpel tunnel in her pregnancy. Hallie Jane paused her aerial practice because of swelling & intense pain in her hands, wrists and arms. We talk about her feeding her now picky 9yr old and how a postpartum anterior pelvic tilt can contribute to what is commonly called mama pooch. Hallie Jane now owns Aerial Butterflies, a performance booking company located in Long Beach, CA. Find her @aerialbutterflies and @hj_theringmaster
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Dr. Steffany Moonaz is a yoga therapist and researcher. She completed undergraduate work in biology and dance at Oberlin College, earned a MFA from University of Maryland and spent eight years at Johns Hopkins University, helping to develop and evaluate a yoga program for individuals with the chronic diseases of rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis, which became the basis for her PhD in public health.
Dr. Steffany has a podcast The Yoga Rhuem and authored the book Yoga Therapy for Arthritis and brings a lot of wisdom and nuance to the conversation of how to navigate movement with RA.
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Like many of us, Brande characterizes her labor as traumatic. Induced at 37 weeks due to Cholestasis, she was in labor for five days before receiving an epidural. After birth she suffered from PPD which led to suicidal ideation. She credits her pilates practice and community for helping her out of that time. We also chat about hypothyroidism and Hashimoto’s. Find her @thebrandeshow and @aerialspiritdance
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She’s got rheumatoid arthritis and is currently pregnant with her first baby. I asked Britteny to share her personal experience navigating aerial & life with RA. It turned out that she’s also pregnant, so we get all the first hand account of what it’s like to maneuver through the daily ups and downs of this autoimmune disease. Find her @ra_aerialist
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She’s a dancer/aerialist, dance captain of the tour and toddler mom. Tracy and her physical therapist hubby are on the Summer Carnival Tour with Pink. She’s here to talk about their daily lives on the road with a pop tour.
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Her first child underwent premie heart surgery weeks after birth because of a heart defect. Listen here. This time around Justine tried a TOLAC, trial of labor after cesarean with no luck and ended up with a C-section eighteen hours after her labor started. Now she’s juggling a toddler with the breast feeding, sleep schedules and all that comes with a newborn.
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Lena quit her very stable job and took the big leap into circus arts in her mid thirties. Now she’s a working contortionist/aerialist and the studio manager at Womack & Bowman The Loft. Lena’s contortion practice is thriving and also pain-free at 46 years old. Find her @lena_fumi
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Dani is a single mom of four who found aerial after divorce. She shares her past struggles with an eating disorder and how devastating it was when her ex husband decided to cancel their forever plans. Aerial turned into a healing force in her life and she shares advice for anyone having doubts about starting aerial as an adult.
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She’s the Director of Language Program at the GLOBE Academy, a K-8 public school in Atlanta and also an aerial instructor. Sandra joins us to talk about how language diversity in our schools and aerial community allow greater access to our art form to students who don’t speak English as their first language. As well as also giving english speakers in both spheres greater opportunities to thrive.
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She performs with Cirque Du Soleil’s KA, they own VIA - Vasquez Integral Arts in Las Vegas and she’s the mama of twins. We talk about breast feeding for two, the sleep situation, the work/parenting balance and much more. Find her @lisannapaloma and Vasquez Integral Arts @via_vazquez_integral_arts
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She’s an American Naturopath living in France gives us some great tips on making healthier choices in our daily lives. Adrienne gives us tips on what water to drink, her thoughts on popular diets and how to set ourselves up for success with just a few tweaks to our routine. Find her @apirascatherin
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I know her as @VancouverAerialist on Instagram and her and her husband own a circus gym. Kimberly is in her 2nd trimester with their 2nd kid and has embraced her new normal which is not at the gym 24/7. She’s got a full-time job to do and a kiddo at home to take care of in the evenings. We get into her transition away from aerial in hopes that it can help to inform the rest of us who have yet to get there.
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Jessica is a mama of two and an occupational therapist who specializes in helping women transition into motherhood with in-home visits where she tries to get to the bottom of what mom really needs. She has her own business Matrescence Occupational Therapy in the Austin-area. Find her at matrescenceot.com
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72 year old aerialist Carolyn came on the podcast back in February to share how she started her practice at 68. Months later I saw on social media that she had just survived a heart attack. She’s back to recount her harrowing experience and how’s she’s moving forward.
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Part 2 of her story through loss, the realization that her body wouldn’t be able to give them another baby and having one via surrogate.
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She tells us how to teach our babies and toddlers how to sign before they’re able to verbally communicate. Roya breaks down how to bring no-stress signing into our family life. Find her @royacaviglia
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Trigger Warning: Today’s episode is about abortion.
Katrina & her husband discovered in the 2nd trimester that their baby had anencephaly, a serious birth defect in which a baby develops without parts of the brain and skull. The pregnancy was life-threatening and they made the heartbreaking decision to terminate the pregnancy. Katrina accounts the last two years where she endured and grieved her pregnancy, a DNC and the passing of her father all during the pandemic.
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She began aerial at the age of 30 and has begun a professional career while struggling to get pregnant with their third child. Pamela moms hard as she steps out into our circus industry. We talk about how we wish the world would support families more and what it’s like to chase two dreams at once. Find her @pamelakaymacdonald
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From going smoothly to not-so-smoothly, Sarah is back to share her adventures in parenting while her husband is touring. Find her @sarahromanowsky
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Her husband Christian just booked Pink’s World Tour “Carnival” and Sarah’s back for a check in now that she’s the solo parent on the ground with their toddler Zary. Find her @sarahromanowsky
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Born without legs then given up for adoption and raised by her family in a small town, Jen blazed a path of her own. She became a competitive tumbler then an acrobat & aerialist. In 2009 she toured with Britney Spears then in 2012, her story broke with the news that her biological sister was none other than the Olympic gymnast Dominique Moceanu. Jen and her husband recently moved back to their hometown and are now pregnant with their first child. Find her @jenbricker
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Karineh is the regular voice in my life reminding me that the toddler years are very specific and that I’m not going crazy. Her and her husband survived their kids’ young years and she’s here to guide us in taking a deep breath, take care of ourselves and how survive it.
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The old-fashioned way isn’t always a piece of cake. Christine talks about everything including her irregular cycle, HSG uterus flush, peeing on sticks and ovulation-on-demand sexy time to get to where there are today in their 2nd trimester. Find her @peaceloveandaerial
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She suffered from Stage II Endometriosis and her husband was diagnosed with Testicular Cancer when they were just in their early 20’s. Kate now has a beautiful baby girl via IVF and tells the story of how they went through the journey of fighting cancer and getting her healthy enough to do IVF, all of it through the pandemic.
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As Tracy moved closer to menopause, she lost her sex drive, started to put on visceral belly fat, experienced vaginal dryness and a host of other symptoms. She went to her primary care doctor, was told there was nothing that could be done and to just "deal with it." Tracy shares her story and how finding the NYT article "Women Have Been Misled About Menopause" by Susan Dominus reinvigorated her to keep advocating for herself. Find her @fabricaerial
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Certified nutritionist and mama of two kids melted away her baby weight with Keto. Jen gives us specific examples of Keto meals and debunks the “cholesterol is bad” myth. We talk about farm living, raising cows and how it all fits into her continuing aerial practice and nutrition coaching. Find her @jenlivengood
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When dating as a job fails and you say eff it & throw caution to the wind. Caitlyn got pregnant casually dating and the timing couldn’t have been worse. The world went into lockdown and she endured her pregnancy away from her new partner and without regular doctors visits. Her daughter suffered from anaphylaxis and eczema due to allergies creating a tough 4th trimester where Caitlyn experienced PPD and started to self-harm. Find her @_fit_to_fly
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She’s grown up with a phone in her hand and gives us a master class on how Gen Z builds an online brand. Cami plays the game the best way it can be played while showcasing diverse body types and all the colors of the rainbow with her pole and yoga collective. Find her @camiarboles and @mbs.collective
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She trained at circus school in London, went on to freelance and was performing OVO by Cirque Du Soleil before the pandemic shut it down. Beth sits down with me in the midst of the fourth trimester and has a circus school in the works south of London. Find her @circus.beth
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She had what she calls prenatal depression and brings a different perspective to the conversation around losing our aerial identity as we become mothers. Laura messaged me last year to share her anxiety around it and how it’s different for women who don’t do aerial as a primary job. Find her @lashank and she trains with @moonlight_circus and @phoenixdanceville
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What happens when the mother doesn’t feel an instant bond with the baby? It happens more than we want to admit to. After all, in the months after birth the little squish does little more than eat, sleep and dirty their diapers. Jacqueline gives some guidance on what it might look like to have trouble bonding, what babies are capable of in those early months in bonding with you and when to seek help.
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Our favorite OBGYN is back on the pod to talk everything pregnancy prevention! Buckle up for an education in contraception that includes the pros and cons of spermicide, diaphragms, the pill /patch/ring/shot and of course the IUD.
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He’s an award-winning chiropractor and co-founder of the Berlin Wellness Group in Los Angeles. Dr. Elliot explains how he helps perinatal women with sciatica, piriformis syndrome, round ligament pain, pubic symphysis and much more. Find him @doctorberlin and The Informed Pregnancy Podcast.
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A former Performance Medicine Athletic Trainer for KA, Corteo and Amaluna before settling in the Netherlands, Mayumi’s a mom of three girls who suffered from abdominal adhesions due to three c-sections. Now with her own practice, MamaBodyology, she’s helping women bridge the gap in postpartum care. We discuss her work with contortionists and aerialists in the shows, fourth trimester neuromuscular reconnection and diastasis recti. Find her @mamabodyology
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She co-owns The LOFT in Los Angeles with Brett Womack and their digital business which includes Master the Silks, Silks Stars and much more. Rachel shares how it’s survived and thrived over almost a decade plus a pandemic and advice on starting an aerial business. Find her @womackandbowman
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She’s now the mama to beautiful Charlotte after two devastating losses, IVF and genetic testing. This is the third installment of her story. Check out Part 1 and Part 2. Find her @alter.ego.aerial
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Carolyn began aerial at the age of 69 and now it’s her passion. Her practice which includes flying trapeze, lyra and silks five times a week has turned into a weight loss journey as well. She’s shares advice for those her age who might feel hesitant to try and gives a master class on giving zero f*cks. Find her @mothergriggs
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She’s a hammock specialist and a toddler mom. Holly Ann shares her birth story, her 4th trimester journey and what it was like to do it all during the pandemic. Find her at hollyannjarvis.com, Ladies & Lattes on youtube and @hollyannjarvis
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She’s a freelance aerialist in Las Vegas and a toddler mama. Sarah was my first guest ever and she shares how exactly she manages it all day-to-day with a partner who’s in an on-going Cirque Du Soleil show. Find her @sarahromanowsky
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The C-Section & The Aerialist with Sarah Romanowsky
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The Aerial Roundup: Gigs with Sarah Romanowsky and Meredith Ostrowsky
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From staying show-ready 24/7 to maintaining competence on a bazillion apparatuses, Tania Holt displays how an aerialist can stay on top of the freelance game in Los Angeles for 20 years. Find her on Instagram @dangle.house and @wigglydangler
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Brooke Cates joins the pod to share her experience as a creator, trainer, studio owner and mama. She’s coached pre-natal and postpartum women for a decade, opened a perinatal focused brick and mortar in Boulder and created the App, Studio Bloom to bring her approach to women where they’re at… in their homes that is.
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She's a trapeze soloist for the traveling big top show Luzia by Cirque Du Soleil and a mama. Morgane and her husband both perform in the show and travel the world with their son in tow. She shares the in's and out's of touring with her entire family, how she manages show days and gives advice to aspiring circus artists. Find Morgane on Instagram @m0mishka
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Kyla had the first of her three now grown children when she was still in high school. She ended up two episiotomies that she’s not convinced were necessary. This inspired her to study midwifery at the age of thirty. She found circus at forty and now teaches at SANCA. Kyla shares her thoughts on prenatal exercise and so much more. Find her on Instagram @kylamarise
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I’m so excited to start Season 3 with such a pillar of the circus community. Serenity began touring with The Ringing Brothers at 18 years old, went on to contracts with Cirque Du Soleil and others. Then her and her twin sister created their company Nimble Arts and what is now the longest running professional training program in the US, NECCA, The New England Center for Circus Arts. Serenity shares the decision to start a family, her transition to motherhood while performing and much more.
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She’s back to give us the 101 on how to understand shoulder pain and gives us an update on all of the amazing things she’s been up to.
This is the last episode of Season 2. Thank you so much for going on this wild ride with me, I appreciate you! See you guys in 2023! With Love, Kerry
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Here’s an encore of Dr. Janae’s first appearance of this podcast. She BREAKS IT DOWN with the details of every incision she makes and how the surgery differs when it’s scheduled verses an emergency.
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Our resident OBGYN returns to the pod to educate us on how a tubal litigation is done, what the risks and benefits are and how our options have really changed in fifty years.
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She first came on the pod last year to talk about the traumatic birth of her first baby where little Aria swallowed too much meconium in the womb, had to be born via emergency C-section and spent her first weeks of life in the NICU. We check in with my friend JLo in the 4th trimester of her second pregnancy to see how she’s feeling and what challenges this pregnancy brought. Here's her first episode in Season 1.
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She’s the creator of Core Exercise Solutions, a physical therapist and a climber herself. We talk about abdominal pressure, choosing exercises when you become pregnant, signs of pelvic floor tension, how PF tension and diastases recti tie together and how stress and cortisol can affect belly fat and muscle building. Find Dr. Sarah at Core Exercise Solutions and on Instagram @drsarahduvall
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She’s a brand new mama, an aerialist/instructor at UpFlyingYoga LA and a digital marketing professional. Kaylee carves out some time during what can be the hardest time of being a mom to share her experience.
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Masha, an aerialist based in LA jumps on the pod to talk about her unique perspective on the war between Russia & Ukraine. I’d been wanting to take this tangent with her ever since the war started. *She’s a trained aerialist and contortionist, but it’s not the focus of this episode.
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Bayleigh is a ballet teacher and aerialist from Tulsa, OK and she’s just had her second child. We talk about the sleep version of “tag-you’re-it,” her sciatica, her postpartum body journey and her thoughts on guiding young ballet dancers in a healthier way. Bayleigh trains at Tribe Circus Arts and you can find her on Instagram @Bayleigh.h
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She’s the Director of the Flagstaff Shakespeare Festival, an aerialist and a new mama. Dawn had trouble with prenatal weight gain, struggled with Raynaud’s Syndrome while breast feeding and is still navigating postpartum air anxiety. Dawn’s podcast is Untamed Shrews and find her on Instagram @circusgirlnextdoor @momentumaerialarts
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In part two of my interview with Asia, she give us some tools for language delay for toddlers and we discuss the process of bilingual learning.
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She’s a childhood speech therapist and is currently 8 months pregnant with her second child. In this two parter, we start with her first pregnancy and the challenge of wrapping her head around an emergency C-Section when her baby wasn’t dropping down into the vaginal canal.
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She’s worked in Hollywood for the last two decades as a dancer then as an aerialist & choreographer. Loriel and I catch up on her pandemic pregnancy, what it’s like working as an aerialist in Hollywood vs. in the circus world and how the game has changed over the years. Find Loriel on Instagram @lolodva
We go down a LA-dance world rabbit hole and I want to bring y’all along with us, so here’s links to the dancers & choreographers who we talked about.
Margerite Derricks
Dave Scott
Brian Friedman
Super Dave Royster
Tania Holt
Rachel Bowman
Tracy Shibata
Khasan
Fernando Miro
Meredith Ostrowsky
Lesley Vaughn
Mental Head Circus by Terry Beeman
King King Hollywood
The Living Art of Armando
Sarah Von
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She’s 29 weeks with twins in her first pregnancy. This Aussie aerialist educates me on how twins are cooked in there and shares her experience.
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As a young and rising gymnast in Montreal, she suffered career ending injuries which led her to switching to diving. Caroline took to it quickly and was on the road to the Athens Olympics as a synchro diver when she got a case of the "twisties," most recently made mainstream knowledge by Simone Biles in the last summer Olympics.
With not one but two careers ended too soon, she found the circus and hasn't looked back since. Caroline joins me on the podcast and shares her experiences in performing, the start of her other career in real estate and how she balances it all with a five year old daughter.
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A traumatic vaginal birth left her with an extreme case of pelvic floor dysfunction. Mary has a hypertonic PF which causes lower back pain and various other side effects including shoulder pain, painful sex and tailbone subluxation. Find Mary on IG @uttermostmary
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They’ve got regular jobs, families and do silks. My long time students join me to share their perspective on taking this hobby very seriously.
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After having a healthy baby girl through a trying pregnancy that started with hyperemissis, an emotionally and physically tough vaginal delivery and problems with breast feeding, Nina and her partner try for number two about three years later only to suffer two losses. She explains why the idea of gestational surrogacy resonated with her and the process of getting to where they are now, which is in the first trimester of surrogacy.
Reference: The Light Between Oceans
She’s an Aussie, a lyra and trapeze instructor and already a mom of a toddler. Samantha joins me in her 35th week of her second pregnancy. Find Samantha @the_metal_aerialist
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She was part of original creative team for LE REVE in Las Vegas, has traveled the world as a performer with her young daughter at the time and has now owned an aerial studio in Ventura, CA for over 12 years. Find Carmen @airealyoga and @theaerialstudio
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She’s a studio owner, doula and a wealth of knowledge for pregnant aerialists. Kim was my very 1st guest and she’s back for an update. We talk about her heart shaped uterus, her three uterus surgeries, C-section numbness, placenta abruption and so much more. Find Kim @upflyingyoga
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We begin today talking about our big emotions about Roe v. Wade being overturned. Then Laurel shares her journey with hyperemisis, hypnobirthing, engorgment and mastitis while trying to breast feed and her process getting back in the air. Find her @sonic_su
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She’s back to give us an update on her journey to have a baby.
Rebecca first came on to share her second trimester pregnancy loss due to a terminal diagnosis called Bilateral Renal Agenesis and her experience with a D&E procedure. Her second pregnancy ends with caring for a medically complex baby with a poor prognosis due to a genetic disorder called Cornelia de Lange Syndrome (CdLS).
Rebecca is now in her second trimester after a process of IVF and genetic testing. We discuss all the shots, the cost, the stress, her successful implantation and finally our thoughts on the leaked Supreme Court draft and our thoughts on Roe v. Wade potentially being overturned. *This was recorded before the decision was made.
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IVF This Podcast
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💥 Trigger warning - Story of loss
Jodi is a warrior who’s battled rheumatoid arthritis, an autoimmune disorder, had a heart attack and a hysterectomy before the age of 50. She finds solace in her aerial practice and shares with me the wisdom she’s gathered throughout the process.
“To get back up and do it again is a choice. For those who actually push thru it and do it, my gosh, how powerful. And I think that’s what bonds me to the the community is these powerful people that CHOSE to pick themselves up. That’s testament and it transcends aerial. it transcends into life and that’s what creates an aerial family and that’s what I love about the (aerial) community.”
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She’s come back to the air between the births of her three boys while also working as a nurse. Hykui suffered from postpartum depression after every birth and shares her new found approach to her aerial practice. Find her @hykui86
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Carlie is a studio owner and mom of three. She started her aerial practice after having all three of her children, suffered from hyperemisis and works with prenatal and postpartum students.
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Our favorite dietitian is back to give us all the info on eating when you’re pregnant and after the baby is born. Find Jeani at Veggie Lush Nutrition and on Instagram @hormone.health.rd
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She’s the owner and artistic director of MOTH Live Entertainment and a mom of two. After a robust career in dance, circus and gyrotonics, she tried to have a second child only to have five ectopic pregnancies in a row followed by a successful IVF pregnancy. Deena recalls the challenges of being a studio owner throughout the losses and the surgery she just underwent three weeks ago to correct her diastasis recti.
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She tells us how to set yourself up for success when preparing to get pregnant with specifics on macro and micronutrients.
Jeani Hunt works with women to take control of PCOS, infertility and endometriosis at VeggieLush Nutrition. She loves working with women and people with uteruses who struggle with symptoms and are looking for an evidence-based approach to treatment. Find her on Instagram @hormone.health.rd and at Veggie Lush Nutrition.
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She’s a licensed clinical social worker and therapist with a specialty in infant, child, family and perinatal mental health. Jacqueline joins me to discuss the very important issue of mommy mental health especially around Mother’s Day.
Book suggestions from this episode:
Good Moms Have Scary Thoughts By Karen Kleiman and Molly McIntyre
Parenting From The Inside Out By Dan Siegel
Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain By Dan Siegel
Whole-Brain Child By Dan Siegel
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She serves those who have survived trauma and those who identify as part of the LGBTQIPA, kink, ethical non-monogamous and sex worker communities as a psychotherapist in the DC-Metro area. Asha is a mom of two with an active aerial practice who experienced prolapse. Find Asha at Blue Box Psychotherapy.
Book Recommendations from this episode:
Not Every Princess
Fred Gets Dressed
Gay B C
My Princess Boy
I Am Jazz
Julianne Is A Mermaid
Anti-Racist Baby
Jacob’s School Play Starring He, She and They
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A super REAL breakdown of what to expect in the 4th trimester. What your vagina might feel like, why the uterus might hurt afterwards, why sex is so painful and the difference between baby blues and postpartum depression.
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You may have seen the CMT Awards and the awesome hammock routine that Carrie Underwood performed while singing. Brenda choreographed the performance as well as the Vegas Residency REFLECTIONS at Resorts World Las Vegas that opens again in May. I catch up with Brenda about her artistic process. Find Brenda on Instagram @aerialbee. Check out Carrie Underwood's performance on the CMT Awards
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Mary started pole at 57 years old and is now award-winning pole athlete, the creator of a clothing line and a chocolatier! With the combination of congenital hip dysplasia and a nagging injury, she decided to go ahead with a hip replacement. Mary joins me two years after her surgery.
“I had a pity party and nobody came.” - Mary when she found out that she needed a hip replacement.
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Find her clothing line at Mary Caryl Designs
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He’s a healer, my master bodywork teacher and helps his clients live pain-free through massage and movement programing. Sensei Tan explains what structural energy is, how he blends eastern and western massage techniques and how he can assess what’s wrong just by looking at you!
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At the beginning of the pandemic, Brett hurt his shoulder and two years later, he joins me to share the physical, mental and emotional journey all the while running a business during a pandemic. Find him on Instagram @womacksback and @womackandbowman
Brett performing Bow choreography that is mentioned in this episode HERE
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After a miscarriage, Katie experienced 2nd trimester bleeding and low-amnionic fluid before birthing her beautiful baby girl. She shares her journey back to her silks practice whilst navigating postpartum SI joint pain.
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She’s an aerialist and instructor from Northern California joins me this week to share her frustrating journey through multiple injuries and gives us inspiration on flying after 50. Find Tracy on IG: @fabricaerial
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In part two of my conversation with Dr. Cait, she tells the story of her long journey of recovery from an eating disorder that began at twelve years old. She details her daily habits, how it caused damage to her body and relationships and how she eventually got healthy. Find Dr. Cait HERE
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Dr. Cait talks about all the reasons why sex can be painful postpartum and that sexual enjoyment is a headspace that is sometimes hard to be in when you’re sleep deprived, breast feeding and in full mom-mode. Bonus at the end with us talking about momming and her birthing twins.
Dr. Cait Van Damm, OTD, RYT-500, is a pelvic floor specialist and owner of Ritual Pelvic Health in Boston. She believes in partnering with patients using a mixture of modalities, including yoga, pilates, and craniosacral therapy, to achieve optimal results.
When Cait is not working, she's cooking, taking a walk, or playing with her twin toddlers. You can get more pelvic health wisdom from Cait on her weekly substack, http://pelvichealth.substack.com.
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She’s built a successful aerial business from the ground up over the last ten years and I wanted to know HOW! Jill shares her humble beginnings with just a handful of clients and a tiny 12 ft high studio to where she is now - with a studio in LA, teacher training, youtube tv and an app. Find Jill on Instagram HERE.
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She’s a ballet and contemporary dancer, aerialist and mom of two from Salt Lake City. Kate shares with us what it was like to be in the aerial world before it was mainstream and how she came back to the air after the birth of her two kids.
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Aerialists and pole artists have so much in common, yet we live in different spheres. Natasha is well-known in her world and joins me to exchange perspectives and weigh how our industries are surviving the pandemic. Find her on Instagram @polecricket and check out Natasha's online course HERE.
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WARNING: Graphic Imagery and adult language - Have you ever wondered how a Ceasarian is actually performed? Me too! I asked OBYN Dr. Davis to BREAK IT DOWN and she details every incision she makes and how the surgery differs when it’s scheduled verses an emergency.
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She’s silks hobbyist of eight years, mama of two and a special needs teacher. Erin is also my student and was in my class practicing an egg beater slack drop and suffered a knee cap dislocation due to the force of the slack drop. We recall the nail biting aftermath where we wait for the ambulance while she’s in the most pain she’s ever experienced before. Register for the FREE Mini Course by Wrap Your Head Around Silks HERE.
After her first kid, Niki found hypnobirthing, did the training and found herself looking forward to giving birth. She also suffered from a condition called polyhydromnios where there’s excess amniotic fluid. Niki is based in the UK and found aerial in her 30’s after having all three of her children. You can find her on Instagram @aerial_frog
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She’s the creator of the app Cirque Plus, has just given birth to her third baby and owns an aerial studio to boot. Allie joins me to talk about her balancing act. Find Allie on Instagram @alliecooper_
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She’s an Aussie, momma of two, aerialist, tango dancer and dialect coach. Paige came down hard on her right leg during rehearsal and shattered a bone in her ankle into twenty pieces. She tells all about her mental and physical journey as well as how she balances all of the parts of her life. Find Paige on Instagram @paigewalker_youramericanvoice
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Kaity found aerial after her first pregnancy and it successfully got her out of the fog of postpartum depression. Now she’s an owner of Fly Studios YXE in Saskatchewan, acupuncturist, bodyworker and mom of two. We commiserate about our babies not sleeping and she’s gives the 101 on acupuncture. Find Kaity on Instagram @fox.yxe
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After having a C-Section with her first child, she really wanted to have a vaginal birth. Krissy tells all about her process A-Z, what her labor was like and how she fought for her VBAC.
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Trigger Warning - She’s a stunt woman, juggler, aerialist and owner of JJ Gym in Los Angeles who started as a PE teacher in Seattle and broke into Hollywood as Kirstin Dunst’s Stunt Double for the first of the modern Spiderman movies. Jeri met her husband Jack and got pregnant with twins. The story continues with a NICU stay and tragedy. Find JJ Gym online.
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She trained throughout her pregnancy, went to school, completely changed her career with an infant and has lived to tell the tale. We talk about her pregnancy, the LA aerial community and we nerd out about physical therapy. Find Dr. Su on Instagram @doctor_su_dpt
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This aerialist and instructor had 5 children and suffered from Gestational Diabetes in every single pregnancy. Elizabeth also had an episiotomy, first-trimester bleeding due to a cyst and gestational hypertension. She tells her story of gaining weight, bringing her kids into the world and getting back into shape via aerial at every step. Find Elizabeth on Instagram @ellesmera22
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She’s a mom, aerialist and physical therapist from the DC Metro-area. Angie has a disorder called Uternine Didelphys. It represents a uternine malformation where the uterus is present as a paired organ when the embryogenetic fusion of the Mullerion ducts fails to occur (Wikipedia). She walks us through the successful birth of her son and we delve into the road back to inversions postpartum.
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This sports chiropractor and aerialist had a pregnancy chock full of surprises. Including an intrauterine growth restriction, a velamentous cord insertion, amniochorionic separation separation and her now 14 month old daughter went though heart surgery at only 3 lbs due to a coarctation of the aorta. You can find Justine on Instagram @justinefpaula
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She spent years touring with Cavalia’s Odysseo, spinning on duo straps with her husband onboard AIDA Cruises and devising ensemble circus theater with the Acrobatic Conundrum. Jacki is now a toddler mom and the Communications Manager at The Circus Project in Portland, Oregon. During the pandemic, Jacki took up hair hanging and tells all about the pain journey. We talk about how we may or may not be balancing life and how mom-life has shifted our priorities. Find Jacki on Instagram @jacki.w.k.
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She’s spent the past seven years dancing on The Immortal Tour and most recently on MJ One in Las Vegas. Tammy and her husband juggle raising two young boys while working full time performance contracts. We discuss the transition to motherhood as performers, retirement from the stage and her new role as Artistic Casting Advisor for Cirque Du Soleil. Register for the FREE Mini Course by Wrap Your Head Around Silks HERE.
This social worker and aerial hobbyist shares her prenatal experience with gestational diabetes and her birth story where her daughter suffers from meconium aspiration. It’s when the infant swallows the mud-like fecal matter in the amnionic fluid before being born. She spends five weeks in the NICU before going home. Both mom and baby are now thriving and Jenn lets us in on the entire story.
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Rebecca is a physician and an aerial instructor. She shares her second trimester pregnancy loss due to a terminal diagnosis called Bilateral Renal Agenesis and her experience with a D&E procedure. Her story continues when her second pregnancy ends with caring for a medically complex baby with a poor prognosis due to a genetic disorder called Cornelia de Lange Syndrome (CdLS). She and her husband say goodbye and grieve the loss after nine weeks of life.
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Learn about CdLS and Osteopathic Doctors
Books: “It’s OK that you’re not OK” - Megan Divine and “Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief” - David Kessler with the late Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
She’s an aerialist and aerial yoga instructor. Fifteen years ago, she had a molar pregnancy which led to a cancer diagnosis and treatment with chemotherapy. While most Americans have never heard of it, Helen was aware that it was a possibility as its more common within asian women. She shares her entire journey in family planning which concludes with IVF and the birth of her two beautiful children. Reference: Mayo Clinic article
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Erica spent a good part of a decade flying on straps for Cirque du Soleil’s KA in Las Vegas then starred in their film Worlds Away in 2012. After an incredible twenty years of performing in circus, Erica and her partner decided to focus on starting a family in LA but life had other plans. She joins the pod to tell the story of child loss in a pandemic and hopes that others may feel seen and heard in the process. You can find Erica on Instagram @ericalinz
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Ever wonder how to train in the air safely with hypermobile joints? Me too! Dr. April joins us to discuss what hypermobility syndrome is, how it affects different bodies in different sports and how to condition our bodies to move forward safely and effectively.
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With more than twenty years of experience as a birth worker, Candace explains what it is to be a midwife and what the experience might be like to have an at-home birth. You can find Candace on Instagram @empoweredflowstudio
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She’s the woman behind Womack and Bowman - the performance duo, the brick and mortar studio in LA and the online platform. Rachel shares her prenatal experience, birth story and what it’s like to balance her daily life as a mom, aerialist and business owner. As mentioned in today’s episode, Silk Stars by Womack and Bowman will be open for registration this week. Go to Silks Stars and IG: @womackandbowman. For The Aerialist’s Shopping Guide on Amazon, click HERE.
Holy Relaxin and what kind of magic and havoc is it creating in our bodies pre-natal and postpartum? The Circus Doc to the rescue! Find her on IG @thecircusdoc
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This Russian-Dominican aerialist, acrobat, contortionist turned dad and coach trains Team USA. Leading up to the Rio Olympics in 2016, he was the flexibility coach for US Synchronized Swimming and now he’s working with US Rhythmic Gymnastics. You can find him on IG here. Check out the Aerialist's Shopping Guide on Amazon.
The first ever dad on the podcast is an aerialist and acrobat. He talks about his achilles rupture, ankle fracture and his road to recovery, his tramp wall and rope practices and how his “show-mance” with Sarah Romanowsky turned into years of traveling the world, marriage and a beautiful baby girl. You can find Christian on Instagram @acro_sanchez.
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The sport of synchronized swimming, behind the scenes of the underwater stages at Cirque’s O and Le Reve at The Wynn in Las Vegas and Teresa’s other career as an occupational therapist. As mentioned in today's episode, let me do the shopping and check out my curated aerialist list of goodies on Amazon.
Feeding baby in the first days after birth, how to deal with engorgement or too little supply, mastitis and weaning. Resources: Stanford.edu, LaLeche League, Southern Nevada Breastfeeding Coalition, WIC
My book UNDERSTANDING AERIAL SILKS is now for sale on Amazon. It’s designed to be a companion to an aerialist's training, for those looking for a deeper meaning to the basic instruction given in a class setting. As a special gift for podcast listeners, get the E-Book FREE.
The process of building pain tolerance, how we hold trauma in our soft tissues and how to train our bodies to more safely absorb dropping shock. Find Faegann at Soul Fly Life and @ Resources: PainScience.com, DermoNeuroModulating article, NCBI, Very Well Health article.
As mentioned in today’s episode, my new E-Book UNDERSTANDING AERIAL SILKS on Amazon for pre-sale. It’s designed to be a companion to an aerialist's training, for those looking for a deeper meaning to the basic instruction given in a class setting. As a special gift for podcast listeners, get the E-Book FREE.
There are three types of Prolapse. I had no idea! Dr. April gets specific on the symptoms, how it might look and feel, how a doctor might diagnose you and the levels of dysfunction. Find Dr. April on Instagram @mypt2go
As mentioned in today’s episode, I’ve just released my new E-Book UNDERSTANDING AERIAL SILKS on Amazon for pre-sale. It’s designed to be a companion to an aerialist's training, for those looking for a deeper meaning to the basic instruction given in a class setting. As a special gift for podcast listeners, get the E-Book FREE.
Director of Nurses and long-time pediatric nurse Holly Nagatoshi gives new parents guidance on choosing a pediatrician, how to survive the first few months of baby’s life and shares her opinion on vaccines. Free parenting resources: American Academy of Pediatrics , National Association of Nurse Practitioners, CDC Childhood Immunization Information
As mentioned in today’s episode, I’ve just released my new E-Book UNDERSTANDING AERIAL SILKS on Amazon for pre-sale. It’s designed to be a companion to an aerialist's training, for those looking for a deeper meaning to the basic instruction given in a class setting. As a special gift for podcast listeners, get the E-Book FREE. Reserve my book!
April is the moderator for the Aerial Mamas and Pregnant/Postpartum Parents Safety and Support Facebook Group. We get into her pelvic floor recovery and commiserate on all things momming. Listen to her first episode with me HERE
Find April on Instagram @tworopesandabar
As mentioned in today’s episode, I’ve just released my new E-Book UNDERSTANDING AERIAL SILKS on Amazon for pre-sale. It’s designed to be a companion to an aerialist's training, for those looking for a deeper meaning to the basic instruction given in a class setting. As a special gift for podcast listeners, get the E-Book FREE. Reserve my book!
Owner of the Aerial House in LA Anna Cicone joins the pod thirty-seven weeks pregnant having training throughout. She shares what her pregnancy has been like and her birth plan. Find her on Instagram @00silkdrop
As mentioned in today’s episode, I’ve just released my new E-Book UNDERSTANDING AERIAL SILKS on Amazon for pre-sale. It’s designed to be a companion to an aerialist's training, for those looking for a deeper meaning to the basic instruction given in a class setting.
As a special gift for podcast listeners, get the E-Book FREE. Reserve my book!
What is it and what is it’s role in the body? Then what happens when it expands during pregnancy? Gayle and I deep dive into the mysterious Myo-Fascia! Resources: Stecco, Yoga Tune Up, Anatomy Trains
As mentioned in today’s episode, I’ve just released my new E-Book UNDERSTANDING AERIAL SILKS on Amazon for pre-sale. It’s designed to be a companion to an aerialist's training, for those looking for a deeper meaning to the basic instruction given in a class setting.
As a special gift for podcast listeners, get the E-Book FREE. Reserve my book!
Let’s take a break from the detailed and heavy podcasts this week with gig stories that will hopefully make you laugh and learn something in the process. You can find Sarah and Meredith on Instagram.
As mentioned in today’s episode, I’ve just released my new E-Book UNDERSTANDING AERIAL SILKS on Amazon for pre-sale. It’s designed to be a companion to an aerialist's training, for those looking for a deeper meaning to the basic instruction given in a class setting.
As a special gift for podcast listeners, get the E-Book FREE. Reserve my copy!
The creator of Fit & Bendy, Kristina Nekyia gives flexibility training guidance for pregnant, postpartum and non-pregnant bodies. You can find her at www.fitandbendy.com
The Circus Doc talks about how we might safely and effectively train during pregnancy and postpartum by explaining how the core works in the air, how the neuromuscular system works to help the body get back postpartum and lots more. You can find Dr. Emily on Instagram @thecircusdoc.
Sarah Romanowsky is back! This time, she recounts her aerial accident and recovery 11 years ago. We share our recovery struggles and how we got through it. Find Sarah on Instagram @sarahromanowsky
Occupational therapist and movement educator, Dr. Carlin recounts her challenging 4th trimester and how it inspired her to specialize in supporting women as a postpartum doula. You can find Dr. Carlin on Instagram @supportedmama. Resources: DONA and Postpartum Support International
After a non-aerial related accident, Cassie had her index finger surgically removed. She recounts the accident, the rehabilitation process back to the stage and to her full recovery. You can find Cassie on Instagram @cassiecutler19.
Lightning crotch, vaginal steaming & butthole breathing - WHAT? Dr. Nadia Fakhoury specializes in prenatal, postpartum and pediatric chiropractic care. She explains everything including pubic symphysis, round ligament, SI joint & carpel tunnel pain and how this work can help balance the pregnant and postpartum body to improve sleep, morning sickness and other topics like “mommy wrist.” You can find Dr. Nadia on Instagram @cocoonchiro. Resources from today’s podcast: Webster Method.
She's a HUSTLIN' working mama. Meet Shannon Beach a veteran aerialist, dancer & choreographer based in LA. We throw it back to peeing on sticks and the growing pregnant body then get into the working mom balancing act. You can find Shannon on Instagram: @shannon.beach
You may know April Moore Skelton from the Facebook Group Aerial Mamas and Pregnant/Postpartum Parents Safety and Support. She shares with me her postpartum struggles with the births of her two boys. You can find April on Instagram @tworopesandabar
Our resident physical therapist Dr. April Douglas tackles Diastasis Recti, which is abdominal separation due to pregnancy. I ask her exactly what it is, how it affects our core strength, why it occurs and how and when to treat it. Resources from today: Brianna Battles, Girls Gone Strong, Pelvicguru.com, pelvicrehab.com and APTA.org.
You can find Dr. April on Instagram @myPT2go
A discussion on Perinatal Depression, Anxiety, ODC, Bipolar & Psychosis with Jacqueline Steinberg, a Certified Perinatal Mental Health Professional. You can reach Jacqueline at jsteinberglcsw@outlook.com. Resources mentioned: Postpartum Support International, Maternal Mental Health Now, Infant Risk & Medication and Mother’s Milk by Thomas Hale.
This week’s guest is Kimberely Simonetti, owner and creator of Up Flying Yoga in Los Angeles. She's an aerialist, mom of two, a doula and a leader in our aerial community. Listen to her journey through IVF, uterine surgery, c-section recovery and the transition to motherhood.
You can find her on Instagram @UpFlyingYoga
This week’s guest is Sarah Romanowsky, the Las Vegas based aerialist and new mom. We’ll get into her pre-natal and postpartum training regimen, why she opted to schedule a C-Section and her journey though the fourth trimester. Before the pandemic and the birth of her daughter, she toured with Cirque du Soleil’s AXEL, their ice skating meets circus area tour and performed in Radio City's Christmas Spectacular. You can find her at @SarahRomanowsky on Instagram.
Welcome to The Expecting Aerialist! Here's an introduction to what it's all about! I'm excited to get the conversation started about how our aerial lifestyle intersects with pregnancy and motherhood.