The Healthy Post Natal Body Podcast

Updated: 08 Jun 2025 • 317 episodes
www.healthypostnatalbody.com

With Post-natal expert Peter Lap. Peter waffles on about everything related to Post-Natal health and exercise. I answer any question listeners send in and regularly have great, expert, guests on. From exercise, diet and mindset all the way down to the smaller things (such as congratulating you for not yet having thrown your tantrum throwing toddler out of a window) Not suitable for kids :)

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Send us a text This week I, once again, briefly touch on how long it takes to recover postpartum. This after a question from someone who asked "how long it would take to recover if you didn"t do anything vs following a program". It"s a fascinating question tbh and it kind of all depends on what you mean with "post part

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Send us a text Today I talk about food and "the deep core"!!! After being asked "Should I eat more protein postpartum?", which is an awesome question, we discuss that. I talkabout how to set your plate up if you"re looking to eat healthy. Where should you start? Which macros matter.... How much protein is enough and is

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Send us a text  On this week"s episode "The depth of the gap is more important than the width!" is a common phrase you hear these days from "diastasis recti professionals" but is it actually true? Can diastasis recti cause digestive issues? One "diastasis specialist" claims it could "because muscles aren"t working prop

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Send us a text This week I am delighted to be joined by Sari Rose Barron, LMFT, as we"re talking postpartum mental health and how this feeds into parenting. What happens when your four-year-old"s tantrum suddenly has you responding exactly like your father did—despite promising yourself you"d never parent that way? Why

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Send us a text This week I am a little bit upset. Not about the first subject which follows a question about what type of exercise, and at which intensity, is safe to do during pregnancy. That"s a great question and a doddle to answer :) But I"m upset about the single worst Instagram video I have seen from someone work

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Send us a text  This week I"m answering some more of your questions and emails, Will using a bodypillow during pregnancy really lead to greater diastasis recti and hip problems? Why learning to breathe properly is the single most important thing you can do for your post-partum recovery. I"m also talking about "doming"

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