Able Active Moms

This episode Brynda Bond, Jeremy's mom joins him to chat about all the benefits of a healthy active life. Never let age be an excuse that holds you back.

Bone health is a topic that we often don't even consider until later in life, but how can a lifespan of healthy choices help to set us up for a vibrant and active late life? This episode Deborah M. Kano, MD, MS, Professor of Medicine with Stanford University School of Medicine shares detailed information on bone health through every age, adolescence through geriatric. It's never too soon and never too late to make a positive change.

When children develop an appreciation for sports, play, and movement at a young age they are much more likely to be healthy and active adults. This episode, Jon Solomon joins to talk about Project Play an initiative of the Aspen Institute focused on improving access and participation in youth sports. How can we encourage our kids to be more active? How do we create a space for open play? How do we inspire a lifetime of healthy activity?

A healthcare system with so many advancements and so much to offer can often just mean confusion and frustration for the person seeking care. How can we help our family and loved ones, needing care navigate the system and focus on healing? This episode Caitlin Donovan with the National Patient Advocate Foundation joins us to share her knowledge and experience on this complex topic. We'll discuss being seen as an individual not a diagnosis, the intersection of healthcare and personal finance, the challenges to being a caregiver, and what resources are available to those who take on this role. This challenging topic is one that affects us all.

The balancing act of being a mom: taking care of your family, thriving in your career, and finding time for yourself can be an overwhelming feat. In this episode Damara Murphy, The UnNesting Mom joins us to share her story and insight with all those moms out there feeling the pressure. How do you prioritize responsibilities, make commitments to yourself, align your mindset, and find a healthy balance for you and your family? Listen in this week to find out.

What is the core? It's a hot buzz word, but what is everyone talking about? What do we want it to do? What does it mean to engage or connect to your core? How important is core strength? This episode Jeremy will be breaking it all down; sharing his insight, expertise, personal experience, and tackling some common misconceptions. He'll discuss posture, breathing, postpartum exercise, diastasis recti, and why it might be of value for everyone to start from the foundation of a healthy core.

The true path to health and wellness requires holistic focus on the balance of mind, body, and spirit. Never before have so many resources been available to assist us on that journey. Shannon Hershman of Be Well My Body joins us this week to finish the story about her journey to wellness, and how it led her on a path to become a healer, specializing in multiple modalities. We'll be talking fitness, mobility, nutrition, breathing, energy work, the power of the mind and the potential influence of all of these on autoimmune disease and chronic inflammation. How do you balance mind, body, spirit and being a mother of two with a third on the way? Part two of the journey unfold in this week's episode.

Our modern lifestyles can be fast paced and complicated. Sometimes you have to accept the necessity of modern convenience just to make it all work, but at what cost? This week Katy Lush of Lush Living joins Jeremy to talk about movement and the balance of physical health and modern life. Life at a desk, transportation, modern medicine, footwear, furniture... how do we acknowledge and address the hidden costs of modern conveniences?

Is there a time in our life that it's too late to make an impactful change? From a perspective of health and wellness the midlife transition provides a powerful opportunity to assess, shift focus, and align our resources and values. This episode Sheila Dugan, MD will be sharing the most current nationwide data on women's health in midlife, and it's impact on our lives and choices. What challenges are most common? What are your assets and strengths? How do your wellness choices today help create a vibrant and capable life in your later years? It's never too soon, and never too late to make a change.

Suzanne Badillo PT, DPT, WCS will be joining to share insight on a part of postnatal recovery that is too often ignored, pelvic health. We'll cover everything from the importance of preparation pre-delivery to recovering normal function postpartum, a discovery process it's never too early or too late to begin.

Everything in life is about balance, including fitness. This episode Jeremy will be sharing his top tools and strategies for a lifetime of physical wellness, helping you and your loved ones build a balanced fitness program. Appropriate for all ages and activity levels, these simple tips focus on wellness being about much more than just breaking a sweat.

The true path to health and wellness requires holistic focus on the balance of mind, body, and spirit. Never before have so many resources been available to assist us on that journey. This week Shannon Hershman of Be Well My Body joins us to talk about her journey to wellness and how it led her on a path to become a healer, specializing in multiple modalities. We'll be talking fitness, mobility, nutrition, breathing, energy work, the power of the mind and the potential influence of all of these on autoimmune disease and chronic inflammation. How do you balance mind, body, spirit and being a mother of two with a third on the way? Find out on this week's episode.

What's the big deal with the pelvic floor? Is there more to know than Kegel exercises? Why does it matter for moms? Pregnancy is a physical challenge like no other and your pelvic floor bears more of the burden than any other body part. Pelvic health specialist, Judith Florendo, PT, DPT joins us to help to explain the basics and beyond. Part 1 of a 2 episode series on pelvic health.