Tend and Befriend
Tend & Befriend – The Podcast for Pregnancy, Birth & Beyond
Hosted by Deborah the Doula, a birth professional with over 20 years of experience, Tend & Befriend is your go-to source for evidence-based insights, real birth stories, and expert advice. After two decades in the birth world, I’ve learned a thing or two—and I want to make sure you have access to that knowledge.
Join me as we dive into the topics that matter most during pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. Whether you're preparing for labor, navigating new motherhood, or reflecting on your own birth journey, you'll find support, wisdom, and connection in every episode.
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Tend and Befriend
Canadian Olympic Athlete Melissa Bishop
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Melissa Bishop Nriagu is a Canadian Professional Athlete from Eaganville Ontario, she is a 2 time Olympic Athlete for the 800 metre distance. She is only the 3rd woman to achieve a time under 2:00 minutes and is currently the record holder for this distance at an amazing time of 1:57.01. Melissa is here to talk about Training and Exercise during pregnancy, as well as Postpartum. We discuss the fact that no matter what other women have experienced or professionals say is typical, this may not be the journey for you. Pregnant women often hear mixed information about what physical activity is safe or dangerous during pregnancy and when you SHOULD feel like exercising postpartum. Melissa share’s with us that no matter how much you know and plan for - Your body sometimes doesn't respond the way you think it will. We share Melissa’s journey of training during pregnancy and her path of finding the right professionals to guide her while keeping her baby girl Corinne safe. We talk about returning to postpartum training and how that looked for her.
How would training during Covid look and attempting to qualify when there are no races and a very touchy topic of the lack of Maternity leave for Canadian Professional Athletes.
You can find out more about Melissa Bishop Nriagu at this link and don't forget to follow her journey in this years Olympics in Tokyo.
GO CANADA!
https://olympic.ca/team-canada/melissa-bishop/
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