Pregnancy

Strengthen Your Pelvic Floor Without Kegels

I’m going to tell you something a liiittle controversial, but I’m going to speak up because it needs to be talked about in women’s health. >>Kegels are not an effective way to strengthen your pelvic floor.<< Now, I know that that’s a different take than what you’ve been taught in the past, so let me explain. From what I’ve learned…

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Pregnancy

How to Naturally Improve Digestion

Mama, do you want to naturally improve your digestion? *I got you.* Naturally improve digestion by calming down the inflammation! This is the simplest way to get your gut moving. It takes pressure and stress off of your body, core, and pelvic floor. Digestion is intertwined with improving deep core function. It’s not something that we initially think has a…

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Pregnancy

What Peeing Your Pants Is Telling Your Body

Wanna know why peeing your pants should not be considered normal?  *Silly question, I get it.* The answer? There is something you can do to heal it. It’s really common for women to experience incontinence (peeing your pants) after they’ve had a baby, YEARS after they’ve had a baby, or even if they’ve NEVER had a baby. So, let’s talk about…

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Pregnancy

Safe Movements in the First Weeks Postpartum

When you’re newly postpartum, you are told by your OB/GYN to hold off on exercise until you hit that 6-week mark. After working with thousands of moms and going through postpartum recovery three times myself, I soon realized that doing nothing in those first weeks postpartum could do more harm than good to your body. Now, I’m not saying to…

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Fitness

Anike Ekina: An exceptionally talented upcoming music artist talks about her success story

Anike Ekina writes on her website “Dreams are there to live them, I live my dream and adapt to my goals. I am not perfect, who is that? And by my handicap, also a little limitation in many things, but I find 93 – 63 – 93 is also ok. Faith in yourself is what […]

Fitness

5 Tips for Upcoming Models: by Vanessa Ponce de León, Miss World 2018

Modeling can be both demanding and stressful career option along with the glamour factor. WF team caught up with Miss World Vanessa Ponce de León, Miss World 2018. In her interview she shares, 5 Tips for Upcoming Models Healthy is Beautiful. The industry makes you think that you are prettier the skinnier you get, and […]

Health

Ashley Tisdale’s Upcoming Album 'Symptoms' Was Inspired by Her Anxiety

Ashley Tisdale’s career has come a long way from her starring role in High School Musical, but when she opened up about the inspiration behind her new album at a Create & Cultivate conference in Chicago on Saturday, she had a message for the crowd that harkened back to her HSM days. When it comes […]

Fitness

SELF Is Holding an Open Casting Call for Upcoming Fitness Shoots

SELF is excited to announce our first open casting call for upcoming fitness shoots. We’re interested in casting personal trainers, instructors, and fitness enthusiasts with a regular workout practice (who are not professional models/athletes). If you love working out, think you’re pretty good at it (and consider yourself fit), but don’t often see your body […]