Today I speak with Danielle Friedman, an award-winning journalist and a regular contributor to The New York Times’ Well section, where she has written about everything from the joys of being a slow runner to the importance of pelvic floor conditioning. She is also the author of Let’s Get Physical: How Women Discovered Exercise and Reshaped the World, which was selected as a New Yorker and Amazon Best Book of 2022. She lives in New York City with her husband and their two young sons.  She is a passionate believer in the ways that movement can benefit mental health and instill a sense of strength that extends beyond muscles and into other areas of our lives — and an advocate for making movement inclusive of and accessible to every body. Danielle is also a fierce advocate for speaking openly about women’s bodies and lived experiences, and de-stigmatizing areas of women’s health that have historically been considered too taboo for polite conversation.  We talk about: -history of women’s fitness -leaders of the different fitness movements -exercising for joy -loosing control -the value of community -“back of the pack” athletes -exercise for mental health  Time Stamps 1:00 introduction 2:02 beginning the research for her book 7:40 the idea of a “good body” 11:25 fitness going into pregnancy 16:51 pregnancy loss and subsequent pregnancies 21:21 transitioning to two kids 24:20 the value of community 33:40 biggest impacts and what’s next 38:50 raising boys in a modern world 43:35 rapid fire questions   CONNECT WITH CARRIE IG: https://www.instagram.com/carriepagliano/ Website: https://carriepagliano.com  CONNECT WITH DANIELLE Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/daniellefriedmanwrites/ Website: https://danielle-friedman.com/ The Active Mom Postpartum Podcast is A Real Moms' Guide to Postpartum for active moms & the postpartum professionals who help them in their journey. This show has been a long time in the making! You can expect conversation with moms and postpartum 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 start 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!!!!)