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Active Mom Podcast: Pregnancy, Postpartum, Perimenopause, Menopause & BeyondAuthor: Carrie
Welcome to the Active Mom Podcastwhere motherhood meets movement, health, and evidence-based insights! Whether youre an active mom navigating pregnancy, postpartum recovery, or the challenges of peri/menopause, or a professional supporting women through these stages, this podcast is for you.Join host Dr. Carrie Pagliano, a pelvic floor physical therapist, as she bridges the gap between research and real life. Hear from leading experts, researchers, and active moms as we explore everything from running during pregnancy to managing pelvic organ prolapse, diastasis recti, incontinence, and the rabbit hole of hormone shifts heading into peri & menopause!Moms, gain practical tips to stay strong, active, and confident through every phase. Professionals, sharpen your knowledge with actionable takeaways to better serve your clients. Honest conversations, expert advice, practical takeaways, and lots of laughsits the whole wild ride of motherhood! Language: en-us Genres: Education, Health & Fitness, Medicine Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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I Tried Everything… and Still Leaked. One Athlete's Road to Pelvic Floor Surgery — with AIMEE OLIVER (@bodyfitmums)
Episode 229
Thursday, 7 May, 2026
Send us Fan MailShe was mid-serve at a volleyball match in Cyprus when the device fell out completely. It landed in her underwear. There was a crowd. She ran off the court, grabbed it, and ran back on—so fast her coach didn't even process what happened.That's Aimee Oliver's life as a high-impact athlete with stress urinary incontinence. And after 10 years of trial and error, devices, physio, compression shorts, counting how far she'd have to run to find a toilet before a Hyrox race—she finally reached her breaking point on a long run and said: enough.In this episode, Aimee opens up about the full arc of her journey—from the third-to-fourth degree tear after her first birth, to navigating leakage while representing Northern Ireland in volleyball, to qualifying for the Hyrox World Championships in Sweden and scheduling surgery for the Tuesday after she flies home. It's one of the most honest, specific, and relatable pelvic floor conversations we've had on this podcast.This isn't a story about giving up. It's about a woman who promised herself she would try everything—and what happens when you actually follow through on that promise.In this episode:What stress incontinence actually feels like during high-impact sport and competitionThe devices Aimee tried—what helped, what didn't, and one very memorable moment in CyprusWhy she dehydrated herself for years during national training camps (and what she knows now)Is pelvic floor PT always enough? A real, honest answerThe emotional weight of feeling broken in your own body as an athleteChoosing surgery: how she got there, how she picked her surgeon, and what urodynamics testing actually involvesCompeting in Hyrox Worlds—and scheduling surgery for two days after she lands homeThe genetic component: her mum, her daughter, and a pattern that can't be coincidenceRecovery realities: 3 months out of her training world and what she's doing with her headTime Stamps1:00 introduction4:42 speaking about her pelvic floor issues11:10 emotional struggles of feeling restricted15:43 investigating the cause of her symptoms23:50 overcoming the DIY hurdle27:35 deciding to have surgery and the experience39:04 doing all of the things42:23 life post-surgery50:00 rapid fire questionsCONNECT WITH CARRIEIG: https://www.instagram.com/carriepagliano/Website: https://carriepagliano.comCourse waitlist: https://course.carriepagliano.com/RSAWLCONNECT WITH AIMEE:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bodyfitmums/Website: www.bodyfitmums.co.ukThis podcast is for educational purposes only and does not cThe Active Mom Podcast is A Real Moms' Guide to pregnancy, postpartum, perimenopause & beyond for active moms & the professionals who help them in their journey. This show has been a long time in the making! You can expect conversation with moms and professionals from all aspects of the industry. If you're like me, you don't have a lot of free time (heck, you're probably listening at 1.5x speed), so theses interviews will be quick hits to get your the pertinent information FAST! If you love what you hear, share the podcast with a friend and leave us a 5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ rating and review. It helps us become more visible in the search algorithm! (Helps us get seen by more moms that need to hear these stories!!!!)
