Pelvic Floor, Core & More | Healing Beyond Kegels: Core Rehab, Prenatal Fitness, Birth Prep, Postpartum Recovery, Nervous System Regulation, and Holistic Self-Care for Moms

In this episode of Pelvic Floor, Core & More, we’re diving into what most postpartum plans miss completely: how to actually support your healing in the first 6 weeks after birth. (Even with some exercises… yes you don’t have to wait 6 weeks to move your body.) These exercises are gentle and intentional

This isn’t about “getting your body back” — it’s about coming back into your body.

So if you’ve ever wondered: 💭 “What can I ...

In this episode of Pelvic Floor, Core & More, we’re talking about something that doesn’t get enough space in healing conversations:

✨ What it really means to choose yourself — in the middle of the mess. Motherhood, healing, and life can feel like a swirl of demands. And in that chaos, so many women lose the one thing that keeps them grounded — their own voice, needs, and nervous system.

If you’ve ever felt like there’s no spac...

In today’s episode of Pelvic Floor, Core & More, we’re diving into the sneaky, normalized postpartum patterns that silently sabotage healing — and no, I’m not talking about exercise.

From holding your breath while lifting the car seat to collapsing into your core while feeding your baby, these everyday habits are creating pressure, disconnection, and pain in your pelvic floor and core system.

We’ll unpack:

• What’s really ca...

Summary: Let’s talk about that quiet ache you can’t put into words — the one where you feel off, shut down, or numb. That feeling of being disconnected from your body? It’s more common than you think… and it's 100% healable.

In this episode, I walk you through how disconnection happens — and how to begin the sacred work of reconnection. This isn’t about perfect movement or pushing through. It’s about breath, awareness, softness, a...

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Let’s talk about the part of your body that’s holding more than just your organs — your core is your emotional center, your nervous system translator, and your power source. But is yours actually supporting you… or silently sabotaging your healing?

In this episode, I break down:

• The difference between a braced, reactive core and a functional, responsive one

• Why gripping, leaking, pressure, or pain are sig...

Your body talks. The question is — do you know how to listen? In this episode, I teach you the #1 practice I give every client: the Body Check — a quick daily scan to reconnect with your posture, breath, and tension patterns so you can begin healing from the inside out. This isn’t a fix — it’s a foundation. Learn how to use your own awareness to unwind leaking, pain, and disconnection, and why softening is just as powerful as stren...

Let’s talk about something too many women suffer with silently: pain during intimacy. In this episode, I unpack the real connection between your pelvic floor, nervous system, and emotional safety — and why healing your core goes way beyond muscles and kegels. Whether you're experiencing discomfort with sex, numbness, or disconnection from your body — this is your invitation to reclaim pleasure through awareness, breath, and full-bo...

You’ve done the work to reconnect with your pelvic floor and core… but now you're ready for something more. Or maybe you have started over and over again and want more support and holistic tools to make sure this time it actually is a lifestyle change and not just a "phase". You are going to want to pay attention.  In this episode, Dr. Des introduces The Empowered Core, a 6-month group coaching experience for women who want to exp...

Are you a mom who's navigating the shifts of postpartum recovery, or someone preparing your body during pregnancy for what’s ahead? Whether you’ve been cleared at 6 weeks or are years past delivery, feeling disconnected from your core, leaking when sneezing, or struggling with pelvic pain isn’t something you have to “just live with.”

In this episode, Dr. Des shares why pelvic floor healing must go beyond kegels and quick fixes — an...

Hey Girl!

You know those moments that just make life feel so full circle? Well, that's what this episode felt like when I was interviewing my special guest for the show this week! Almost 8 yrs ago, I was just like you, searching instagram and social media for “Pelvic floor Exercises”, “Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy”, “Pregnancy Safe Exercises”,  “Prenatal Pelvic Floor” and more! Coming Fresh out of Grad school, pregnant with my sec...

Hey Momma!

Is this your first baby? Or maybe it has been a while since your last pregnancy and you are trying to prepare yourself for the journey ahead. Either way, this episode is going to let you in on (many but not all) the things that can happen during pregnancy, delivery and postpartum, so that you can be more prepared than the rest of us! I polled over a hundred women to see what they wish they knew and now I’m giving you all...

Hey Girl!

Have you struggled with chronic pain? Do you feel like your body is extra sensitive? Maybe your pain is moving around and you don’t know what is going on? Or maybe you have already been diagnosed with fibromyalgia and you don’t know what that means for you and managing your pain and your function. Either way, you are not alone. Fibromyalgia is very misunderstood and can be a frustrating diagnosis to get because you are no...

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Do you struggle with TMJ or jaw pain? Maybe tension headaches or migraines from grinding your teeth? Or have you been told you grind at night and need to wear a mouth guard? If you have any of these TMJ dysfunction symptoms or any pelvic floor dysfunction symptoms like overactive bladder, pelvic pain, pain with intercourse, urinary urgency and more, then you will want to pay attention to this week’s episode! I have me...

Hey Love!

Are you a busy mom who is sick of letting the bathroom control your life but can't quite find the time to heal or do the work you know is necessary to stop leaking, heaviness or pain? I know the struggle! As a busy mom of 3 myself, it has taken me years of deep inner and outer work to create a sustainable lifestyle that feels doable and not overwhelming.  After having coached hundreds of women on how to prioritize themsel...

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It is the 100th episode of Pelvic Floor, Core & More with The Balanced Momtality aka me, Dr. Des and also the TWO YEAR Anniversary of this show! I cannot believe it has already been this long and we are still here, impacting, educating, inspiring and growing together! I am so proud of what we have accomplished in the last two years and for the fact that I have been able to show up for this project consistently for t...

Hey Love,

Are you frustrated because you are sick of living with leaking, pressure or pain but you just can’t seem to show up for yourself to do the work? Maybe you were doing good but then you got sick or kids disrupted your sleep so you are exhausted? Or you are pregnant and fighting nausea and fatigue or postpartum and you are overwhelmed and can’t seem to find the time for you? Maybe it’s day 1 of your cycle and you are crampin...

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It is not only my birthday week, but also @Podcasthon week where over 1,000 podcasters are donating an episode to charity.  So this week I am having a very special guest on the show to talk about a foundation that is very important to me. Sally Fellers is the founder of the David Fellers Healing Art Foundation, and also my grandmother. She started the foundation after the death of my uncle David Fellers, who spent his l...

Hey Momma,

Are you pregnant or planning to get pregnant and you’re curious about this whole pelvic floor thing? Or just wanting to make sure you are doing all the right things so you and baby can stay healthy, but maybe you’re worried about exercise and if you will do the right or wrong things? Wondering what the best types of exercises are or maybe you are getting ready for delivery and wondering when you should see a Pelvic PT li...

Hey Friend,

Have you been practicing your breath work and deep core breathing? Hoping to help heal back pain, or pelvic or tailbone pain? Or maybe pain with sex? Or maybe you just know that breath work is the key to healing and restoring a strong core system.  Either way, everyone should be doing breath work, especially if they have any pain or pelvic floor or core dysfunction. I have talked on many episodes about balancing and len...