I am excited to introduce you to parental mental health therapist, Jessica Barnes! Jessica has been in private practise for five years, and has specialized trainings in maternal mental health, pregnancy and infant loss, and birth trauma.

She will be sharing with you her top 5 ways to thrive postpartum.

At 3.5 years postpartum I signed up for Olympic weightlifting. If you don’t know - Olympic weightlifting is a sport where you train to lift heavy barbells from the ground to overhead (snatch and clean and jerk). It was the part of CrossFit I loved the most, and it’s been SO GREAT to have a sport just for ME again.

How do I know if I have a diastasis?

First of all, you may be wondering...

WTF is Diastasis? (also known as "mommy tummy" or "mommy pooch" on the interwebs)

Diastasis recti is the normal and necessary separation of the two sides of the rectus abdominal muscles (your “6-pack” muscles).

Diastasis recti occurs in nearly 100% of women by the 3rd trimester of pregnancy. This is a process that needs to happen to make room for baby!

This blog will help you understand what diastasis is, and how to start rebuilding your core strength postpartum.