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We’re coming up on the one year anniversary of my nutrition program and community: EatWell. We can hardly believe it! When we launched this program last March, our vision was to simplify nutrition (in a world that over complicates it) and to provide a coach and community to walk with women on their health journeys. ThisContinue reading “EatWell Just Got Better!”

When can I start exercising again? How do I return to exercise postpartum? Newly postpartum mamas are asking these questions and they deserve access to information that they can trust. I remember being eager to return to exercise after the birth of my daughter. I had an unplanned C-section and, aside from light and shortContinue reading “I Had a Baby, Now What?”

It’s been 6 weeks, time for that postpartum check up. You get to the waiting room and are handed a questionnaire that’s supposed to give them an idea of whether you are struggling with postpartum depression or postpartum anxiety. You make it to the examination room and they ask a few questions about your recovery,Continue reading “The Six Week Check up”

Over the weekend, I taught my first ever pelvic floor workshop. Thank you to PowHer Performance for hosting me! My passion for pelvic health started shortly after having my daughter in 2020. On my postpartum healing journey, I began learning about the pelvic floor (for the first time ever) and it’s role in our health.Continue reading “Your Pelvic Floor: The Essentials”

I still remember the day I hit my breaking point. I was working out at a local gym. I wasn’t doing anything “heavy” in comparison to what I used to lift. I took a 20 pound weight and started a set of goblet squats. That was when it happened. I leaked in a squat. I’mContinue reading “Prolapse: My Healing Journey”

Did you know that prolapse is experienced in up to 50% of women? This is a high number that affects women of all ages and stages, not just postpartum women. With a statistic so high, it’s so important to educate women and get the word out. When it comes to prolapse (or anything pelvic healthContinue reading “What is Prolapse?”

It had been about 4 months after my daughter, Nora, was born. I had completed pelvic floor physical therapy (PFPT) and felt like I had healed from my long labor that included pushing and ended in a C-section. I was so eager to get back to doing things I used to do…..like running and strengthContinue reading “Prolapse: My Unexpected Postpartum Struggle”

Dear Friend, If you don’t know me, I’m Olivia. I’m a certified personal trainer and nutrition coach. And, after my own difficult postpartum experience, I became certified in pregnancy and postpartum exercise. Over the coming weeks I’ll be sharing pieces of my own story, frustrations of my own postpartum healing journey, and my 2023 plansContinue reading “My Birth Story”

Dear Friend,If you didn’t know, in August of this year, I moved training locations. I had a very short time window between getting out of my old location and needing to find somewhere new. My client, Valerie Kemp, had briefly mentioned to me the idea of opening a women’s boutique fitness studio right here inContinue reading “PowHer Performance & LivWell”