Coming in at #4 of our top episodes of 2023 is my conversation with Megan James. She is a  PhD Student at Cardiff Metropolitan University. In her studies, she is exploring returning to running after childbirth. Her goal is to help bridge the gap between clinicians and research, and has collaborated with other researchers and clinicians on recent publications. We look at all of the different factors that can play into a mom’s experience in returning to run after having a baby. Megan shares insight from her research and how it can help clinicians better serve their patients. This interview is full of great takeaways! Her e-survey is currently open and she would appreciate responses to help us in this under-researched area! Criteria is over 18, have given birth in the last 2 years and ran for at least 30 minutes per week prior to most recent pregnancy: https://cardiffmet.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cHC95M4ejaiVlki We talk about:-choosing PhD area of study-uplifting others in pelvic health-rehabing after childbirth-fear of injury-personalized care within the guidelines-educating soonerTime Stamps1:00 choosing postpartum women & running for PhD studies6:44 biggest impacts on moms returning to run12:20 the role running plays in a mom’s life 18:10 biggest gaps between research and patient careCONNECT WITH CARRIEIG: https://www.instagram.com/carriepagliano/Website: https://carriepagliano.comCONNECT WITH MEGANIG: https://twitter.com/meganljames16The 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!!!!)