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Moms In Motion
Welcome to the Moms In Motion podcast! Your hosts are Krista Williams (pregnancy & postpartum athleticism coach) and Jenn Perna (pelvic floor physical therapist). We are running our businesses, running our households, and trying not to run ourselves into the ground while juggling it all. We are here to support you through all stages of motherhood with honest, relatable, and sometimes unfiltered conversations.
Tune into this show weekly so we can help you build your village, reconnect with your mom bod, and possibly even navigate business ownership and motherhood, better.
We are located in the suburbs of Philadelphia, and refer to each other constantly to best support moms in the area. We believe the relationship between a personal trainer specializing in working with moms, and pelvic floor PT is an absolute must for moms to thrive in motherhood. Please remember that this show is not meant to treat or diagnose any medical condition, so don't ever hesitate to contact your own provider team with any concerns.
Thanks for joining us, and please reach out with feedback or questions!
krista@thestrongmomproject.com - @strong.mom.project
jenn@vividwomenshealth.com - @jennperna_dpt
Follow the show @momsinmotionpodcast
*Intro song credit to artist: Akira Sora, song: Polo House, source: free music archive and license type: CC BY
Episodes
70 episodes
#70: Parenting Styles - A Look Inside How We Raise Our Kids as Two Experienced Moms
We love an 'inside look' episode and we have found that you do too! Today's episode is about our parenting styles. As two experienced moms with 6 kids between us and almost a decade of parenting under our belts, we are sharing what we have foun...
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#69: Good Physical Therapy is Not Just 'A Sheet of Exercises' - Why This Assumption Won't Fix Your Body
Pelvic Floor PT or even Orthopedic PT, doesn't matter - good quality PT is so much more then just a one-size-fits-all sheet of exercises. If this has been your PT experience in the past, or if you think you just need to go to PT to simply be gi...
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#68: Strength Training Basics - How to Actually Get the Results You are Looking For
Lots of moms know that strength training is an important component of fitness for women, but do you actually know how to best get the results you are looking for?‘Long and lean’ by picking up light weights is a marketing technique - the ...
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#67: How to Get Started Working with Us as a Patient or Client
If you are new around here, this is the episode to listen to! If you have never been a patient at Vivid or a client at Strong Moms - welcome! You may have been thinking this is the year you will finally take care of yourself better, and we are ...
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#66: You're Probably Doing it Wrong - Sucking In Your Belly is Not Engaging Your Core
This is one topic that is so very basic to us as movement professionals, but needs to be discussed in detail because every single client and every single patient needs to be taught the difference in order to get the results they are looking for...
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#65: Urinary Leakage While Coughing - Tis' the Season for Illness and Pelvic Floor Issues
The pelvic floor struggles are real this season! If you and your family have been sick this winter, you may or may not have experienced urinary leakage when coughing. Even if this has never been an issue for you before, there's a first time for...
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#64: Core Training During Pregnancy - The Benefits You Need vs the Myths You Have Heard
We all know the benefits of having a strong core, but core training is one area of fitness that often gets overlooked during pregnancy. With all of the fear, hard rules, and myths surrounding it, it's no wonder most expecting women simply avoid...
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#63: Bladder Irritants - 6 Things You are Doing That Make Your Bladder Angry
Bladder dysfunction is annoying, and can totally get in our way as we go about our everyday activities. Today, we are going over 6 habits you might have, or things you might be doing on a regular basis, that can be contributing to your bladder ...
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#62: Life/Business Update - How We Are Surviving & Thriving as we Find Routine in 2025
It's been awhile since we've done a personal and business update! We hope you enjoy catching up with us as much as we enjoy chatting about what business owner mom life is really like right now!We will have 3 different types of episodes ...
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#61: Your Basic Habits Matter Most if You Have Big Goals in 2025
This episode might not be what you want to hear, but its likely what you need to hear to be successful towards your fitness, pelvic floor function, and aesthetic goals this year. Today we are talking about feeding yourself well, sleeping better...
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#60: Ditch the Unrealistic Expectations for Your Postpartum Body in 2025
Happy New Year! We are pumped to finish 2024 with 60 episodes! Thank you for being here and please rate and review us to show some love when you get a chance. Today, we are talking about unrealistic expectations that moms put on th...
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#59: Pelvic Floor Tension - A Common Problem, and Likely Causing your Pelvic Floor Issues
There are a lot of things happening this time of year that lead to pelvic floor tension - stress, feeling cold, taking care if babies/small kids, standing in lines (postural issues), sickness... and more stress! Most women seem to worry about p...
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#58: Protecting Your Peace - How to Make Sure YOU Enjoy the Holiday Season too
As moms we all need this reminder around the holidays, we even need it ourselves! We are pushing you to put boundaries in place, and stick to them, and do whatever it takes to protect your peace this holiday season. Moms deserve to enjoy the ho...
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#57: Get Your Ass in Gear Now - Why You Shouldn't Wait Until 2025 to 'Do You' Better
It's a busy time of year - we all feel that. Lots of events, obligations, year end deadlines, and things we feel we 'should' be doing. What you really need to be doing, though, if you aren't already, is prioritizing yourself and taking care of ...
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#56: BirthLab - Why Your Hospital's Prep Class Isn't Enough to Prepare You to Give Birth
The next BirthLab Class is happening at Vivid Women's Health THIS Saturday, 12/7 at 9:30am! In-person spots are full, but you can still join via live stream. This class won't run again until the Spring, so be sure to sign up if you are due befo...
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#55: Postpartum Rehab - Why No Mom Can Afford to Skip Putting in the Work to Properly Recover from Birth
We get asked all the time... "Do I really have to do this?" Meaning taking the time for intentional rehab postpartum, before returning to 'regular' exercise. No matter who you are, what you did or didn't do during pregnancy, and how much you kn...
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#54: Diabetes Awareness - Jenn's Journey as a Type 1 Diabetic Mom
Maybe you didn't know that November is Diabetes Awareness month, and maybe you also didn't know that Jenn's oldest son is a Type 1 diabetic. Their journey to getting a diagnosis and learning to manage this disease wasn't an easy one! Even if yo...
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#53: New Mom Expectations - How to Better Prepare to Take On the Hardest Job in the World
Being a new mom is so hard, especially if this is your first baby! It is probably the biggest life change a woman will experience, so with all the pressure, expectations, and adjustments, it is no wonder new moms can find themselves in a dark p...
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#52: Why Surgery is NOT the Final Solution for your Problems & Pain
No matter if you are facing a pelvic floor repair, an orthopedic surgery, or some type of elective cosmetic surgery, the surgery itself is not going to solve all your problems. Sorry to break it to you! Of course it seems like it will, but surg...
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#51: The Little Dents Matter - Your Body or Your Car... No One Wants a Junker
Your body or your car - no one wants a junker! In today's episode, we are talking about a problem that everyone has been guilty of at one time or another... ignoring the little dents. Find out why this tendency ends up costing you a lot more in...
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#50: Celebrating 50 Episodes! Committed to Consistency & Which Episodes Have been Most Popular!
Today we celebrating making it to the big 5-0... FIFTY episodes in 50 weeks! We have enjoyed bringing you this important content and are looking forward to many more episodes! We are committed to sticking with this even though the large ...
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#49: Your Menstrual Cycle - Everything You Never Learned About 'That Time of the Month'
Your period is so much more than just a monthly inconvenience - it truly is a window into your overall health. Why aren't more women learning more about their monthly cycle early on? We are wondering the same thing. No matter if you are thinkin...
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#48: Postpartum Recovery - Jenn's Journey & What You Need to do to Promote Healing
If you are a brand new mom, expecting mom, or even just hoping to grow your family in the future, this episode is a can't miss! We discuss Jenn's healing from the delivery of baby #4, and what she is doing to work on her own recovery and return...
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#47: Business Behind the Scenes: Future Planning for Vivid & Strong Moms
It’s been awhile since we’ve done a business episode! It’s always busy behind the scenes, and today’s episode is a look into our future plans for Vivid & Strong Moms!We will have 3 different types of episodes and one will drop each ...
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#46: Baby #4 is here! Jenn's Birth Story - No Longer Just a Boy Mom!
Congrats to Dr. Jenn! We are excited to have Jenn share her birth story on today's episode, which we waited for and have had zero conversation about before recording this! No matter if you are a first time expecting mom or a seasoned mom with m...
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