“𝑾𝑶𝑾, 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒋𝒐𝒓 𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒓𝒚!” a friend said when she saw my cesarean scar. Yes, yes it was. So why then are cesareans the only major surgery where you aren’t sent home with a rehab plan?

Intuitive eating with Hannah Pfohl of Mind Belly Soul Nutrition

Check out my recent workshop in partnership with Hatch Collection — “Intuitive Movement for Mamas”!

I discovered the importance of clean beauty when battling with PCOS, adrenal fatigue, & infertility. Check out my fave Beautycounter Clean Makeup Routine here!

Read my feature on the Bumpdate app blog! “Too Healthy: A Personal Trainer’s Journey to Motherhood”

When I found Beautycounter, I was so relieved! Beautycounter products are rigorously screened for questionable and harmful chemicals. They are also effective and high-performing. My skin now looks better at almost 40 and has a smoother, more even texture than when I was 30!

At Motion Melissa, intuitive movement works both ways. As your guides, we use our own intuition to “read” your body and design optimal movement patterns just for you. As our student, we teach you to tap into your own intuition and learn to move in tune with what your body truly needs. This is the key to cultivating a healthy lifelong relationship with exercise and your body.

Does “fragrance” really matter if we see it virtually everywhere, including in some “clean” and “natural” products? The short answer is YES. “Fragrance” can be harmful to both human health and the health of our planet

I’ve been using Goli gummies for years, and now they’ve launched their NEW chocolatey chewy BITES! If you need some zen time like me, try Goli Calm Bites, formulated with KSM-66® Ashwagandha to help you relax and unwind. There is also a multivitamin bite available if you are tired of swallowing pills every day.

Because I use beauty and personal care products every day and many of them are applied and absorbed directly on the skin (e.g., body lotion, facial care, hair care, makeup), I knew that was a category I wanted to focus on first. I tried so many different brands and products, but none of them were as high performing as I was used to, non-toxic, and “fragrance” free.
When I found Beautycounter, I was so relieved! Beautycounter products are rigorously screened for questionable and harmful chemicals. They are also effective and high-performing.

I was recently honored to be featured on the Entering Motherhood podcast with Sarah Marie Bilger. We discussed my mama hood journey with PCOS, Factor V Leiden, a breech baby, and intuitive movement.

Eating disorders have genetic AND environmental links. It’s so important to me that I raise Grace in an environment that is anti-diet culture and pro-body positive.

What are some key ways we can prevent creating an environment that fosters disordered eating in our kids?

Weight loss is the most common thing new clients mention when I ask about why they want to work with a personal trainer. I hear it from all women, regardless of their size. Why is it that we, as women, constantly strive to be smaller? To shrink and take up less space?

It is time to stop associating workouts with weight loss. It is time to stop punishing ourselves with exercise. It is time to find fitness freedom! Simply put, intuitive movement is the practice of moving WITH your body instead of AGAINST it.

JUST STOP. FitPros, nutritionists, influencers, celebs — let’s end the “WHAT I EAT IN A DAY” nonsense!

What is the problem with it? Well, there are several.

Your ideal weight is the one where you can live your life. Where you can enjoy food without fear, exercise because it feels good, and use your brain for more important things than calculating calories. Those “extra pounds” you regularly fixate on losing — that is where your body naturally wants to be — that is YOUR LIFE! You do not have to spend it constantly trying to take up less space.

You may have heard women talk about “mommy tummy,” “the pooch,” or “mom belly” when referring to a stubborn bulge or doming in the middle of the abdomen post-baby. What these terms actually describe is the effect of diastasis recti abdominis (DRA). So, what is DRA?

This photo shows about 2 months of Lovenox injections I have done every morning of my pregnancy (& must continue until 6 weeks postpartum). That will be over 300 injections total. Why? I have Factor V Leiden.

Carb fear is real with PCOS (Polycycystic Ovarian Syndrome)! Over the years, since being diagnosed in my early 20’s, I’ve had several doctors say things to me like “watch your carbs,” or “try a low carb diet.” As a perfectionist, I did just that. Little did I know that this “perfect eating” was stressing out my body and causing adrenal fatigue.

It truly takes a village! That’s what I’ve learned throughout my fertility and pregnancy journey, so far.