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BECAUSE MAMAS DESERVE
All
Better
Even if she is longing to hold a baby in her arms
Hey Mama!
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I'm Ashton!
I'm living out my best living in rural Iowa, living on my husband's family farm, and raising 3 earthly boys with a heavenly son watching over us as a stay-at-home mom and solopreneur. All of which...I never pictured for myself, but if I've learned anything, life has a way of giving you want you need.
Today, I help other Mamas in the chapters of TTC - Postpartum navigate their fitness and lifestyle so they can do their mom lives better. My heart lies in helping the Mama navigating the seasons of infertility treatments, IVF, pregnancy loss, and pregnancy after loss as my own story to motherhood includes all of those.
My business began 5 years ago after I left my 12-year career in the in-person fitness field to become a SAHM. We endured 4.5 years of infertility of both my husband and I (you can check out more on my story to motherhood here), and when our son joined us, I didn't want to miss a moment.
At 6 months postpartum though, I was met with some of the most debilitating back pain of my life with my breaking point being when I could barely get off the toilet to tend to my son. On top of that, I was peeing my pants and sex....well it wasn't pleasurable.
As I began to heal my body, discover my powerhouse of a deep core system, and learn that what I did during pregnancy and early postpartum is why my body felt so broken, I found myself saying over and over again, "Gosh, WHY is NOBODY talking about this?!?!" I couldn't sit on what I was learning so I launched my business and never looked back.
It's my pleasure to welcome you into my little corner of the internet, where I have coached, supported, and encouraged many Mamas like yourself to take back their body and build a foundation for your fitness and life that you never have to rebuild again. Where you understand the WHY behind what you're doing, so you feel empowered to make decisions that support YOUR body in WHATEVER season that is 💜
My Goal is to Help You...
Feel strong again and begin taking back things in your life that either you or someone else told you you're not capable of anymore
Make empowered decisions that are best for YOUR body as it navigates the different seasons of motherhood in both your lifestyle and fitness.
Be seen and heard because mom life is hard. And even more so if your story includes infertility, pregnancy loss, and pregnancy after loss.
Live out a mom life where you're not afraid of hurting yourself or peeing your pants when playing in the yard with your kids.
Why, Learn From Me?
vs. ALLLLLL the other fitness coaches out there
I Get You're Short On Time
Like really, I geeeeet it because I'm in it too which is why you workouts flow from 1 exercise to the next
I Take a "Whole Person" Approach
I want to know the TMI in your daily living because it affects how you move in your workouts
I Love to Teach
I want you to know the "why" behind the "how" and I won't give up on your until it clicks in your body
"You Just Have a Way of Saying It"
This is my superpower. I take the complicated concepts and break them down so you not only understand, but also know how to implement
Because I Can Likely Say "Me Too"
From my journey to motherhood to core and pelvic floor dysfunction. There is a lot I've overcome which allows me to relate to exactly what you're navigating
Fast Facts
PERSONALITY TYPE
Type A
FAVORITE FOOD
Anything with lots of cheese
FIRST JOB
Cook at Golf & Country Club
SECRET TALENT
Interior Design
FAVORITE SPORT
Softball - playing & watching
FAVORITE SEASON
Summer
Where I Fill in the Gaps
Core & Pelvic Floor Integration
I call this your body's POWERHOUSE! It's the system no else talks to you about, but I can't (and won't) shut up about.
Pressure Management Strategies
The root cause of core and pelvic floor dysfunction is intra-abdominal pressure mismanagement. I'll teach not only when to breathe, but different ways that best protect your core and pelvic floor.
How to ACTUALLY Listen to Your Body & What to Do
Trust me, you don't know what you're looking for and if you do, you probably don't know what it means When you learn this, you can now make empowered decisions for YOU.
TTC, Pregnancy, Pregnancy After Loss, & Postpartum Considerations
How you do your fitness and life during these chapters makes a huge impact on your future self. I take the guess work out and help you see the long game while also validating the present game
Lifestyle Considerations
I want to know how you stand, breathe, handle stress, pick up your kids, and even go to the bathroom. I want to know because what you do here carries into your fitness and vice versa.
Wondering if we are a You
Good Fit?
My Journey to Motherhood
Disclaimer. . . it involved a lot of needles & grief
Can I just say it?!? Infertility and pregnancy loss f'ing suck!
First, you grieve a child you've never met, then you grieve a child and all the dreams you had for them from the moment you found out you're pregnant. Then you begin to wonder why no one is shedding light on these topics because you've never felt so alone in your life.
I hear you Mama...and I see you.
My husband and I endured a long infertility journey - 4.5 years to be exact and we both had problems (my husband's diagnosis of which was a COMPLETE shock). Our journey began working with NaPro Technology where it was discovered that I had Stage 1 endometriosis, a blocked fallopian tube, enlarged ovaries, low progesterone, and wasn't ovulating (a LUFs diagnosis where I could grow the follicle, but it never ruptured). My husband was diagnosed with a "rare" sperm count which was single-digits -🖐️(5). So there we were, a woman that didn't ovulate and a husband who had essentially no sperm trying to have biological children.
We worked under the care of Dr. Catherine Keefe at Pope Paul VI Institute for almost 4 years were we underwent 3 surgeries, hundreds of doctor appointments, thousands of supplements, and a million tears between the two of us. Six months after my 2nd surgery, we had done all we could
Our miracle child Oliver was born in Nov. '19. We thought our hard roads were behind us, especially after our next transfer was also a success. But then...
Gabriel Rae, our 2nd son, was born at 16 weeks gestation.
Shattered. Broken. Empty. Devastated.
It felt as though I had hit rock bottom as both a Mama and individual. I was working to launch my business and gain a new identity, but 7 words - I'm sorry, Ashton, there is not heartbeat - changed EVERYTHING and I no longer knew who I was or what I wanted to do.
Then 6 months - to the day - we went from walking into a hospital to deliver my stillborn son to walking into a different one to transfer our now rainbow baby who is Mason, our 3rd son.
His pregnancy went like something was sitting on my chest the entire time. I could never fully exhale. It didn't matter how well an appointment went or how much movement I felt (you would have thought he was hyped on caffeine all the time), I still couldn't exhale.
It wasn't until they placed him on my chest that I could finally take breathe normal again.
Then again, shortly after Mason turned 1, we transferred who we now know as Lincoln - our 4th son.
In complete transparency, the moment I learned we were having another boy, I didn't want him anymore. I delt with so much gender disappointment and grief of a not having a daughter during that pregnancy. Another boy not only felt like the "same thing", but I also struggled to know who he would be to me. My first was the baby I always longed for, my 2nd was my angel baby, my 3rd was my rainbow baby, and my 4th.....yeah I couldn't come up with anything either.
I really struggled to experience much joy and anytime anyone asked of the pregnancy, I changed the topic. My only motto was faking it until I made it.
When he was born, I'll be honest, it was hard. I didn't feel bonded to him at all. He felt like a stranger to me. Then at 10 days old, he got RSV and it was the best thing that could have happened to our bond. At 10 weeks old, I could finally say, my 4th was my baby I never knew I needed.
I share my story to let you know that you're not alone....I see you.
I'm a HUGE believer in the power of "me too". I believe we become better Mamas when we share BOTH our triumphs and our struggles which I why I always stare bravely, openly, and courageously my story.
And I encourage you to do the same 🫶