Breastfeeding is often portrayed using images of serenity—a mother and baby, often reclining or relaxing inside the house, mother gazing lovingly at her baby. If we take a step back, we could look at breastfeeding…
Movement, Period. Podcast Ep. 50
Episode 50: Movement, Period. This episode of Katy Says isn’t just for females! If you’re a real anatomy geek or student of human movement, this show is for you. Because if periods didn’t exist, neither…
Diastasis Recti:The Book! Podcast Ep. 35
Episode 35 Diastasis Recti—The Book! Katy Dishes on her Most Anticipated Book Yet Katy Bowman’s 6th book is out—and looks like it might be the biggest yet. Why? Because so many people deal with diastasis…
Skinny Jean and Compressive Garment Injury
The news of a “skinny jean injury” hit the press this morning. This is just one type of issue that can arise from garments that compress areas of your body. You move through your environment, but…
The Core, Podcast Ep. 10
DANI: Hi, and welcome to Katy Says. I’m Dani Hemmat, and Katy and I are going to talk about core stuff today. The Core, with a capital T and capital C. What’s going on, how…
This Birth “Helper” is a Stretch
Here’s the gist of today’s post: A company called Materna Medical is conducting research on a device that will pre-stretch a woman’s pelvic floor during the first stage of labor. NO I AM NOT JOKING.…