262: Jen Oliver - Core Rehab • Travelling With Young Kids • Saying Thank You

Jen Oliver (IG: @lovejenoliver) is the author of the international bestselling book, The Love FitMama Way and host of the FitMama Podcast. As a Core Transformation Coach, podcaster and speaker, she inspires, educates and motivates moms around the globe to begin all things with self-love.

What Jen is most passionate about is spreading the message that if you love the body and life you have, you will have the body and life you love. She shares this message beautifully in her recent TEDx talk, How to Love Yourself to the Core.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Jen's chronic back injury
• Explaining core rehab
• How pelvic floor muscles change after pregnancy
• Sharing positive birth stories
• Educate yourself about pregnancy and childbirth
• Preparing the body for pregnancy
• Why you should see a pelvic floor physiotherapist
• Incontinence & pelvic floor dysfunction
• What is a prolapse?
• Give yourself permission to heal
• Heed your needs
• Breathe back your body
• Practice pearl pull-ups
• The greatest gift of Jen's upbringing
• Take interest in people around you
• Jen shares what her family learned traveling together
• Fostering a positive sense of self in her children
• Saying thank you
• Bring back permission to "just be"
• How Jen fell into entrepreneurship
• It's never too late to rehab your core

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Related links:

Jen Oliver - The Love FitMama Way (book)

Jen Oliver's website

Follow Jen Oliver on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter

FitMama Podcast (Jen's podcast)

FitMama Core Education Video #nocrunches

Learn Pearl Pull-Ups (audio)

Join FitMama Facebook Group

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206: Josh Gitalis – Support During Pregnancy • Boost Your Immunity • Testing For Heavy Metals

204: Meghan Telpner – A "Natural" Birth Story

079: Joy McCarthy – Natural Pregnancy | Work-Life Balance As A New Mom | Should You Exercise While You're Pregnant?

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