Episodes
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Jenna is back much earlier than anticipated from her podcast break- she just couldn't stay away! Tune into this solo episode to hear about the major milestone that is the first night spent away from baby, as well as life updates such as the start of an Invisalign journey, sleep challenges (for mama not baby!) and more!
Call for guests: Jenna is looking for podcast guests! If you or someone you know would like to come on the show and chat about anything related to motherhood, pole, health and wellness, fitness, or any other topic you think our audience might be interested, please email Jenna at [email protected] or connect on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/thedancermamapodcast/
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After many weeks without publishing a new episode, Jenna is back, but unfortunately to say goodbye for now. She gives a life update, talking about the pros and cons of being a stripper mama in the early years of parenting, a quick update on the pelvic floor scenario, nursing, and bedsharing, the mental weight of the world, busy toddler fun, and more! While almost everything is going great, it all amounts to just a little too much these days time-wise, and as she is unable to commit to any sort of regular upload schedule at this time, Jenna has decided to take a step back from podcasting for the time being. This will not be the end though- Jenna may well start the podcast back up in the next chapter of her motherhood journey.
Thank you all so much for listening and supporting the podcast over the last year and a half. Have a wonderful holiday season and goodbye for now!
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!Content Warning! : Today's episode contains some sensitive topics such as pregnancy loss, fertility challenges, NICU stays, and parenting a child with complex disabilities.
Today Jenna is thrilled to host Emily Laura on the podcast, in which she tells her incredible story of resilience in motherhood and passion for pole. Emily is a pole, heels, and felxibiltiy instructor with an extensive range of certifications, allowing her to serve her students in a unique way informed by education and physiology. She is a former lawyer, mom of two (including her first son who has complex disabilities) and is currently expecting her third. Emily shares her story, relaying the challenges she faced on her parenting journey with grace and eloquence. This episode contains many nuggets of wisdom and solidarity and Jenna is so grateful to Emily for sharing!
You can learn from Emily Laura at
https://www.emilylaura.com/
and connect with her on Instagram at
https://www.instagram.com/emily.laura_/
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*Content warning*- discussion of digital safety, general mention of child sexual abuse and exploitation, adult themes.
Last week's solo episode ended with the question: should adult content creators, or any one of us, be posting our children on social media for the world to see?
This week's episode picks up the conversation, delving deep into the topics of "sharenting", both in the context of large influencer accounts and regular social media users just sharing our kids online. Drawing from the educational and awareness raising efforts of @mom.uncharted Jenna discusses how we got to a place where it's so normalized to post intimate moments of our kid's childhoods online and what the concerns are, from digital safety to disrespecting our kids fundamental rights to privacy and dignity. The digital age we are living in is wild, and for most of us, sharing our lives online is something we do without a second thought. But when it comes to our children, a great deal of thought and reflection is needed in order to do right by them.
This is a heavier episode with some potentially triggering topics- it may even feel triggering to hear that we shouldn't be posting our kids online! But Jenna feels this is an essential and timely conversation that we ALL need to be having.
With this episode in particular, please consider sharing, or sharing @mom.uncharted on Instagram to spread this conversation far and wide!
https://www.instagram.com/mom.uncharted/?hl=en
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*Content Warning: This episode contains frank discussion of adult themes, specifically adult film and adult content creators, and the accompanying mention of sex and sexual relations. Please take care around sensitive/little ears!*
For this week's solo episode, Jenna finally dives into a very specific topic she has been wanting to take on for weeks: a discussion of sex workers as mothers and what happens when they are open about both their work and their families online. Using recent events involving fabulous adult content creators and mamas Lena the Plug and Riley Reid as case studies, Jenna talks about the misogyny, stigma, and over all misunderstanding and hate women receive when they openly participate in sex work. Jenna tells the recent story of Lena the Plug making content with a man (other than her husband) and the extreme hate and backlash she received, with people condemning her as a horrible wife but also as a horrible mother. Some commenters went so far as to say that adult content creators should never be allowed to have children...
The intended audience for The Dancer Mama podcast is both pole dancers/athletes and/or sex workers of various kinds. Jenna takes destigmatizing sex work seriously, and she was profoundly disturbed to see the level of misogyny, patriarchal double standards, and misunderstanding playing out online in the case of these two women.
This episode is part one of two separate but related episodes: this episode ends with questioning NOT whether porn stars should be moms, but whether or not they should be sharing their children online. Next weeks episode will dive much deeper into that second question.
Resources mentioned in the show to learn more about sex work from sex workers themselves:
https://strippedbysia.com/
https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/touchy-subject-with-lena-the-plug/id1632271097
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For today’s guest episode Jenna is so excited to welcome back the podcast’s first return guest, pelvic floor physiotherapist Dr. Ariel Sernek! First things first: congratulations are in order as Dr. Ariel is now a mama! After sharing her professional knowledge and recommendations regarding the perinatal season in episode 20, Dr. Ariel is back to share her own pregnancy, birth and postpartum experience with us. She shares whether she was able to walk the talk and follow her own advice, how becoming a mama has changed how she relates to patients, why would should refrain from commenting not just on women’s bodies but also baby’s bodies, and more. It was so amazing to have Dr. Ariel back on the show for another insightful conversation.
Content warning: Dr. Ariel shares her birth story which includes an IV, Pitocin, and an epidural.
Connect with Dr. Ariel at
https://www.instagram.com/drariel_pelvicpt/
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This week’s solo episode is a special life update coming at the time of a big milestone: 1 year of being a mama! Jenna’s son is a year old now, and she reflects on how the year has crept and then flown by, how her body has changed, her nursing journey, how work is going, and more. Jenna is currently feeling like motherhood is the best thing ever, even as it feels a little relentless and all consuming!
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This week's guest episode is with pole mama, marathoner, obstacle runner and overall powerhouse Manda Ritz! Manda is now a proud mama to two boys, however, there was a time in her life when she wasn't 100% sure she wanted to be a mom. The decision of whether to have kids, how many to have, and changing one's mind is a topic that is less discussed in the motherhood space, and this is an amazing, vulnerable conversation that is sure to make many women feel heard and seen. Manda also shares highlights of her pole career, how she stayed active through her pregnancies, and her shifting priorities in the early motherhood season.
Connect with Manda on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/themomwiththepenguintattoo/
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In the first episode back after a short summer break, Jenna recaps her trip with the husband and baby to the Netherlands! Most of her worries about the trip proved to be unfounded, as babyFelix crushed both the long travel days and the time change. The Netherlands is a delightful country, and reflecting on the experience, Jenna can safely say it was one of her best trips ever (minus departing from the Amsterdam airport which was an actual nightmare!)
Jenna also shares the change in her family's housing situation which resulted in a big, unexpected life milestone, not to mention a stressful move which had to happen immediately upon returning from Europe!
Thank you for tuning back in after the break! Stay tuned for a new episode every two weeks, alternating between solo and guest episodes.
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This is the last episode for a little while! Jenna will be taking a summer break, with plans to return to recording new episodes in August.
In the meantime, enjoy this recap of PSO Canada West: Jenna's first in person competition since 2019 and certainly her first competition since becoming a mama. Jenna shares some of the uncontrollable events that cropped up in the weeks leading up to the competition, the drive from Calgary to Vancouver with a 9 month old and 2 dogs, and a play by play of the weekend. She answers a couple listener questions about her competition experience, including the key differences between this comp and pre-mama comps. Jenna also shares some reflections about medaling, placements, and the nature of competitions.
Thank you all so much for listening to The Dancer Mama Podcast! Enjoy your summer and talk to you all soon.
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This week’s guest has been one of Jenna’s top pole mama inspirations for years, and has been on her dream guest list since day one of the podcast- Felicity Logan, aka Felicitybambidoll on Instagram! Felicity is an OG pole icon who needs little introduction: she is renowned for her extreme back flexibility, her signature pole tricks and shapes, and her one of a kind sensual performance style. Felicity is truly an open book on her Instagram, sharing vulnerably and openly about her pole and flexibility journey, her career as an exotic dancer, her motherhood journey, and how she has overcome struggles with mindset, self doubt, and more.
In this episode, Felicity shares more about her career as an international exotic dancer, her pregnancy and transition into motherhood, her breastfeeding journey, and balancing mom life and entrepreneurship. She shares valuable insights for pole, motherhood, and life in general, such as focusing on the process and not the result. Listen to the end for an invaluable tip about traveling abroad with young children- the tip is not what you might expect!
Connect with Felicity at
https://www.instagram.com/felicitybambidoll/?hl=en
And train with her online at
https://alignwithfelicity.com/
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In this long awaited, highly anticipated (for Jenna at least!) solo episode, Jenna is recapping her return to work in the strip club! This is truly a postpartum milestone, considering there were many points in both pregnancy and postpartum when Jenna doubted she would ever return to the club. In this episode, Jenna discusses how she and her husband handled the logistics of childcare, sleep, handling extreme fatigue, and more. She shares some of her worries heading into her first weeks back, as well as the very specific postpartum body insecurities she is working around. Finally, Jenna basks in the joys of being back on stage, the knowledge that she can still do this job WHILE doing the ultimate full time job of being a mama, and takes a moment to acknowledge how far she and Felix have come in recent weeks.
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This week Jenna is thrilled to share her conversation with pole and aerial focused chiropractor, Dr. Emily Rausch! Dr. Emily is known on Instagram for sharing her wealth of knowledge regarding injury prevention and rehab in her signature tough love, no nonsense way. She chats with Jenna about her journey to obtaining her Doctor of Chiropractic, how her pole journey intertwined with her education, and the need she saw for a physiological, scientific approach to pole training and injury prevention. She and Jenna talk about the pros and cons of social media when it comes to people’s relationship to their training, why the way hobbyist pole dancers approach their sport that might make them more injury prone, the importance of cross training and more.
Dr. Emily is very knowledgeable and is a straight shooter, but she is incredibly kind and approachable as well! This conversation is a must listen for anyone involved in the pole and aerial world, especially instructors and studio owners.
Connect with Emily and check out her digital offerings at
www.instagram.com/dr.emilyrausch
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This week Jenna is chatting with Kat Bailey, an accomplished pole competitor and entrepreneur from the UK, who at the time of recording is about to welcome her third child! Kat shares the ups and downs of her pole journey which spans over a decade, from battling the stigma and public pushback she experienced when first starting pole, to weathering the storm of the pandemic as a studio owner, to pole dancing in Kenya to raise money for charity. She also shares her experience pole dancing throughout all three of her pregnancies, her journey to motherhood through fertility treatment, her struggles with pre and post natal depression and more! Kat’s journey is inspiring, and her tenacity, commitment to pole, and love of trying new things truly shine through in this conversation!
Connect with Kat at
https://www.instagram.com/polekatfitness/
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This week Jenna provides a brief update on how life has been with a now 8 month old bubba, including some sleep challenges, teething, and the joys of watching him grow! Then, inspired by Alex Artsy’s birth story from episode 39, Jenna explores how her thoughts about birth have changed, in light of her own birth experience and hearing the stories of others. Drawing from her own experience as well as the work of Elinor Cleghorn in her history of women and medicine, Unwell Women, Jenna explores how having the option of effective pain relief in labor was and still is a feminist issue, central to women’s ongoing struggle to assert their bodily autonomy and informed consent in interaction with the medical sphere.
If you are interested in Elinor Cleghorn’s book, Unwell Women, Jenna cannot recommend it enough. A link is provided for your convenience: https://www.amazon.ca/Unwell-Women-Misdiagnosis-Man-Made-World/dp/0593182979/ref=asc_df_0593182979/?tag=googleshopc0c-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=578815590441&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=4038428295646686820&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9001334&hvtargid=pla-1595841669723&psc=1
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This week Jenna is bridging time zones once again to bring you this incredible conversation with Alex Artsy! Alex is a German pole dancer, competitor, graphic designer and recent first mama. She chats with Jenna about her pole journey, what the pole scene is like in Germany, and her experience living and training pole in Australia for a year! They talk about competing and the difference between competing solo and as part of a doubles pair. Alex talks us through her pregnancy, and also shares her birth story in its entirety, sparking reflection on the unpredictable nature of birth and the challenges it presents to mamas to be.
(Content warning: Alex’s birth story contains talk of being induced, epidurals, hemorrhaging, and birth trauma. Her birth story begins at 26:20, and if you would like to skip the birth story to avoid any potential triggers, you can skip ahead to 43:00).
You can connect with Alex at:
https://www.instagram.com/alex_artsy/
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This week's solo episode is a flashback, recorded back in August while Jenna was still pregnant and indulging all the pregnancy cravings! Jenna talks through her approach to nutrition, her food aversions and her cravings trimester by trimester, touching on preconception nutrition, the importance of going with the flow, and the socio-cultural component of pregnancy cravings. What is the reason behind a pregnant woman craving things she hasn't eaten in years? (In Jenna's case, Frappuccinos, muffins, and pepperoni pizza!)
This is a fun episode, relevant to anyone who is, has been, or plans to be pregnant, or anyone who loves to talk food!
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This week Jenna is chatting with gogo dancer, preschool teacher, and proud mama, Juicy Lucy! Lucy chats with Jenna about her gogo dancing career, her motherhood journey, her early and how she finds the energy to balance it all! She shares her guiding principles in life, her beliefs about energy and the laws of attraction, and more. Lucy’s energy and joy in all she does is absolutely infectious- listening to this episode is like sitting in the sunshine drinking a coffee!
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Connect with Lucy at:
https://www.instagram.com/lucethegoose2.0/
https://www.instagram.com/_juicylucy86/
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In this week's solo episode Jenna reflects on her body, brain, and life at 7 months postpartum. It is a cliché that time goes by even faster when you're a parent but Jenna is certainly finding this to be true- the weeks and months just keep slipping by! That said, every week can make a significant difference when it comes to regaining strength on the pole, healing from pregnancy and birth, and adjusting to life with a little one. Tune in for a pelvic floor update and to hear how things are going on the pole!
Then Jenna shares a bit about the recent boudoir shoot she did to celebrate her postpartum body, as well as her top tips for pole and boudoir photoshoots.
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This week Jenna is chatting with Canadian pole icon Rosalyn Mow! Rosalyn is a born and raised Vancouverite, Canadian Pole Fitness Champion, notary public, and mama to one little girl! Jenna and Rosalyn talk about her dance and gymnastic background, her incredibly successful competitive career, and some of the stand out public pole performances she has given. Rosalyn shares how she balances mom life with her career as a notary public, as well as her experience returning to pole and flexibility training postpartum. Rosalyn’s story of her return to pole postpartum reaffirms what so many pole mamas have shared on this podcast: you will get back to pole, but it will be on your body’s time, not your brain’s!
Connect with Rosalyn on Instagram at:
https://www.instagram.com/rosalynmow/?hl=en
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