Essentials

Movement

What I actually reach for to feel strong in my body — the resources I trust through every season of pregnancy, postpartum, training, and the days in between.

Pregnancy & Postpartum

Movement that meets you where you are — through pregnancy, recovery, and the season after.

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Expecting and Empowered

Pregnancy & Postpartum Program

Built by two sisters — a labor and delivery nurse and a doctor of physical therapy — this is the app I followed through both of my pregnancies and into postpartum. Workouts that change with your body and respect the recovery your pelvic floor actually needs.

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Pre-Workout & Hydration

Clean fuel before and clean minerals after — without the artificial colors, sweeteners, or mystery ingredients.

Just Ingredients orange pineapple pre-workout powder
Just Ingredients

Orange Pineapple Pre-Workout

A clean pre-workout sweetened with monk fruit and free of artificial dyes, synthetic sweeteners, and the mystery filler ingredients most pre-workouts hide behind. The orange-pineapple is what I reach for when I want a little extra push before a strength day.

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Just Ingredients caffeine-free strawberry limeade pre-workout powder
Just Ingredients

Caffeine-Free Strawberry Limeade Pre-Workout

Same clean formula, no caffeine — what I grab for late-afternoon or evening workouts when I still want the performance support without losing sleep over it. The strawberry-limeade is also a solid pick during pregnancy, breastfeeding, or any season I'm being intentional about stimulants.

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Just Ingredients lemon lime electrolyte powder
Just Ingredients

Lemon Lime Electrolytes

Real minerals, real flavor, and nothing I can't pronounce — the everyday electrolyte I keep on the counter for hot days, after a workout, or any time I notice I've been sipping water without really replacing what I lost.

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Seeking Health Optimal Electrolyte powder
Seeking Health

Optimal Electrolyte

An unflavored, professional-grade electrolyte powder with real minerals — sodium, potassium, magnesium — that I can stir into water, coffee, or a pre-workout without changing the taste. Just the minerals I actually came for, nothing extra.

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LMNT Recharge electrolyte drink mix, citrus salt
LMNT

Recharge Electrolyte Drink Mix

The flavored stick packs I keep in my purse and my gym bag. Same clean math — 1000 mg sodium, 200 mg potassium, 60 mg magnesium — with no sugar and nothing artificial. Citrus salt is the classic for a reason.

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Recovery

What I lean on after the workout — protein, collagen, creatine, and the tools that help my body actually adapt instead of just feeling beat up.

Just Ingredients protein powder
Just Ingredients

Protein Powder

Grass-fed whey blended with real-food ingredients — no synthetic sweeteners, no gums, no fillers. The post-workout protein I trust to round out a meal without adding things I don't want in my body.

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Perfect Supplements grass-fed collagen peptides
Perfect Supplements

Grass-Fed Collagen Peptides

Pasture-raised, third-party tested for heavy metals and glyphosate — the standard collagen brands rarely meet. Goes into coffee, smoothies, and soups without changing texture.

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Thorne Creatine monohydrate powder
Thorne

Creatine

The most-studied performance supplement on earth, and one of the few with real evidence for women's strength, bone density, and brain health. Pure creatine monohydrate, NSF Certified for Sport. Five grams in water, done.

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Theragun Prime percussive massage device
Therabody

Theragun Prime

Percussive massage that actually moves the needle on sore traps, tight hips, and the postpartum upper back that comes with carrying a baby all day. The recovery tool I reach for most.

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Toups and Co Organics magnesium balm
Toups & Co

Magnesium Balm

Topical magnesium on tight calves and a tense jaw before bed. Tallow-based, clean ingredients, and the only magnesium application I use without a second thought during pregnancy and breastfeeding.

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A note on links: some of the links above are affiliate links, which means I may earn a small commission if you purchase through them — at no extra cost to you. I only recommend products I personally use, recommend to my patients, or would use with my own family. Individual results vary; this is not medical advice. Always check with your own provider before starting a new fitness or supplement routine, especially during pregnancy or postpartum.

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