Your body isn't broken: We're Talkin Postpartum Recovery, Pelvic Floor Myths, & Building Through the Seasons

About this episode

Dr. Alexis Griffin discusses postpartum recovery and pelvic floor health with Alexis Contos, challenging common fitness industry myths.

Your body isn't broken. You just haven't had the right person in your corner. Dr. Alexis Griffin is a Doctor of Physical Therapy, a board-certified sports clinical specialist, and the woman who has kept NFL players, NBA athletes, and Olympic competitors performing at the top of their game. She has also navigated four pregnancies, four unmedicated deliveries, and four postpartum recoveries — each time rebuilding herself with the same rigor she brings to elite athletes. Now she's opening a gym in Austin and entering one of the most expansive seasons of her career. In this episode, Alexis Contos sits down with her friend and PT, Dr. Alexis Griffin, to talk about what women's bodies actually need — and what the fitness industry keeps getting wrong. In this episode: Why your pelvic floor needs to yield, not just strengthen — and what that actually means The difference between stability and strength, and why stability wins every time How moving well in daily life (picking up a baby, bending over the crib) is more powerful than 45 minutes at the gym Four unmedicated births: what they taught her about trusting her body — and herself The season she stepped away from her PT practice for a…

People in this episode

Host: Alexis Contos

Guest: Dr Alexis Griffin

Topics covered

• postpartum recovery
• pelvic floor health
• women's health
• fitness industry misconceptions
• parenting
• dual-income households

Keywords

• physical therapy
• unmedicated births
• stability vs strength
• family dynamics
• effort modeling for children

Mentioned in this episode

Products: gym, physical therapy services

Places: Austin, Texas

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