by Jessie Mundell | Dec 31, 2016 | Blog
A couple days ago I was out by myself running some errands. I had finished up at the last store, got in my car and texted my husband to tell him I was on my way home. Something about that felt right in a lot of different ways. The ‘coming back home’ bit....
by Jessie Mundell | Dec 6, 2016 | Blog
I was that mom whose birth went differently than she expected it to and hoped it would. I believed. I prepared. I educated myself. Had the best team. I did the things. Yet, it didn’t go anything like how I thought it might. Turns out, after much reflection, it...
by Jessie Mundell | Nov 23, 2016 | Blog
Erin Brown, a fellow Girls Gone Strong Advisory Board Member and mom, refers to self-care as taking exceptionally good care of yourself and encourages people to do ‘Queen Shit’ in order to do so. I love this. My definition of self-care and Queen Shit has...
by Jessie Mundell | Nov 16, 2016 | Blog
I’m not going to try to scare you, or suggest you should never go to CrossFit after pregnancy so don’t fear! Returning to or beginning CrossFit, or any form of more intense exercise with heavier weight lifting and higher impact exercise, needs a plan...
by Jessie Mundell | Nov 1, 2016 | Blog
Do I have to wait until 3 months postpartum before I lift any weights? Do I have to finish the Core + Floor Restore program before I start strength training? How do I know when I can lift heavier? Today I’m sharing a super simple guideline that you can keep in...
by Jessie Mundell | Oct 26, 2016 | Blog
October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. We wanted to honour the moms and families that have lost their loves with a story from a very special guest, my friend, Ashley. TRIGGER WARNING. When I first met Ashley we talked about the emotional turmoil of...