Thrive Body & Birth

03/19/2026

If you’re an active mom in Puyallup, WA then welcome, you’re in the right place!

If you’re a mom who trains, competes, or performs and struggles with nagging injuries and/or pelvic symptoms, you’re definitely in the right place.

This is Thrive Body & Birth, a private athletic training practice that specializes in birth prep, postpartum rehabilitation, and performance support for recreationally and competitively active women.

We’re changing the game in pregnancy and postpartum wellness by giving you the tools to support your whole system to be able to continue doing the things you love at a high level, without symptoms, throughout every stage of motherhood.

We’re not in the business of making assumptions about what your body needs, what you can and can’t do, or what the root cause of your symptoms are. Around here, we take the time to assess the entire organism and let your body tell us what it actually needs, holding the belief that bodies (especially mom’s bodies!) are designed to be adaptable and self-healing.

If this sounds like your vibe, then please follow along, shoot me a message, or schedule a free 15 minute discovery call to learn what it looks like to work with me!

02/16/2026

🏃‍♀️ If pesky pelvic floor symptoms like leaking, pressure, or abdominal pain only seem to rear their head near the end of a run or workout, try resetting your posture, pressure, and foot strike with these check-in’s 🏃‍♀️

02/09/2026

I believe that birth is meant to be surrendered to, not controlled. I also believe that birth doesn’t just happen to us, it is an experience that we can shape with our choices and actions.

You wouldn’t run a marathon without training and expect to not have to be scraped off the asphalt at the finish line. You wouldn’t climb a mountain without preparing and expect to make it back down in one piece. If your goal is a physiologic birth, it will almost definitely take more than a list of birth preferences and your doula’s good vibes to get you there.

Careful preparation for me looked like gathering knowledge early so that I could make educated choices on everything from my provider and birth location to pregnancy care, labor supports, breastfeeding, and newborn interventions.

It meant knowing the things that would “risk me out” of my desired provider or birth location and then doing all the things to prevent myself from falling into that category.

It also involved intentional movement, even when I didn’t feel like it; Nourishing my body well, even when I wanted to give in to cravings (and knowing what my body needed and eating to meet those needs); And making time and space for mental preparation even when life felt more demanding than ever.

Call these my birth biases - I am admittedly coming to you as someone whose primary coping mechanism is gathering information, and an eldest daughter who has never enjoyed being told what to do 😂 but this is why I have a hard time swallowing the idea that a mother can “do all the right things” and still not get her desired birth experience.

You really do have the power to impact your pregnancy and birth experience. And I think that belief alone is a beautiful place to start.

02/06/2026

🌱 A whole-organism approach to a common breastfeeding complaint - just a peek inside working with a holistic women’s health athletic trainer 🌱

🤱🏻I’m 9 months in to my second breastfeeding journey and had been battling a recurrent painful clogged duct on my left side. The last few times it came with some flu-like symptoms and I knew I was toeing the line with mastitis.

I knew I had to help my body get fluid flowing well to clear this out, so I put together some things I’ve learned from @ movementrev on the viscera and swelling reduction, and was not surprised when it worked every 👏 time 👏

Side bar to say that I never dealt with this with my first baby and I exclusively breastfed him for over 2 years so I still can’t explain what the flip caused these bouts. What I will say is that when I went through this bodywork/movement series, along with some additional things below, the clog and associated symptoms would usually resolve within the next 24 hours.

My process looked like:
😡 Realize I was developing a clog again
💧 Increase water intake
💆🏻‍♀️ Perform bodywork/movement series
🛀 Soak and hand-express in Epsom salt bath
🤱🏻 Nurse baby through the night

Other things I’ve implemented:
🍋 Hot lemon water first thing in the morning
🪮Dry brushing
⌚️ Quit wearing my Apple Watch
📞 Keep my IBCLC on speed-dial 😅

✌️ Hope this helps!

01/12/2026

Yay! Excited to add this one to the repertoire. Very enlightening with lots of impactful techniques for my mamas-to-be. A Monday well spent! 💻 📝🤰🏻

Holistic Treatment of the Pregnant Body | Institute for Birth Healing

01/02/2026

In honor of the New Year and the new faces here, allow me to re-introduce myself!

I’m Amy, the heart and hands of Thrive Body & Birth. I’m a certified athletic trainer (ATC) with a specialty in pregnancy and postpartum corrective exercise (PCES). I use manual therapy and movement to help athlete moms & active women achieve a pain-free pregnancy, prepare for birth, and recover and rebuild postpartum.

I’m a mom of two (3yo 🩵 and 8mo 🩷), lean heavily toward crunchy, am a former collegiate distance runner, and am intimately familiar with the struggle of trying to prioritize your own athleticism and wellness within the competing demands of motherhood, career, and life.

That’s the struggle that Thrive was born out of (hello starting a business during maternity leave lol) and the one it was designed to help solve - Make pelvic health and birth wellness accessible, simple, a full-spectrum one-stop-shop 🙏 and make it waayy more than doing kegels laying on your back on a table 🥱

I created Thrive with a dream of filling the gap in maternity care where athlete moms are being let down with garbage advice by providers who just don’t know any better - from “just keep doing what you’ve been doing” during pregnancy to “you’re cleared to return to exercise” at 6 weeks postpartum or “welcome to being a mom” when you’re peeing your pants for no reason. We all deserve access to nuanced guidance and the support to get and stay active at any phase of life.

I’m here for the moms who know what it’s like to train hard and push their limits, are looking forward to birth as an opportunity to truly step into their power, and want both holistic recovery and functional high-level rehab to help them meet the demands of training and motherhood alike 💪

So, welcome! Here’s to finding the support we need to thrive in motherhood together in 2026 🥂

12/23/2025

THE WHY:
• As the ribs flare out and abdominals separate during pregnancy, the obliques tend to tighten and grip to help provide stability.
• In postpartum, tightness here can contribute to continued rib flare and make it harder for the abdominal muscles to approximate and the diastasis to narrow.

THE HOW-TO:
• Lay on your back next to a wall with pillows under head and shoulders to support you in a position that allows your bottom ribs to be in contact with the ground. (Height of bolsters will depend on your degree of rib flare)
• Let your knees fall toward the wall, putting your obliques on a bit of a stretch. Adjust distance from the wall to allow your knees to rest against it while keeping your bottom ribs in contact with the ground.
• Reach across with your opposite hand as far as you can toward your spine, and using gentle pressure with the pads of your fingers drag the tissue around your side and toward the midline. This should feel gooood!
• Repeat, working your way from bottom of rib cage down to crest of hip bone, always pulling at an angle toward your belly button.

This can be done any time postpartum, or during pregnancy to help reduce tension (although with a big belly in the way, you may want to ask for help from a partner 🙂)
Give this a try and let me know if it helps!

12/01/2025

The day is finally here! Come see me in this beautiful space and let’s get to birth preppin’ and building back better after baby 🤰 🏋🏽‍♀️

11/27/2025

Happy Thanksgiving 🦃 Whether it’s poor posture leaning over the stove or your mother-in-law making you clench your bu****le, let it goooo. Your pelvic floor will thank you 🫶

11/25/2025

Less than a week until our first day at MELT! Take some time for yourself amid the holiday madness and book your spot to come see me!

✨ Exciting News at MELT! ✨
We are thrilled to announce that Thrive Body & Birth is joining our studio beginning next month! 💕

Amy, the founder, brings an incredible blend of prenatal bodywork, birth prep, postpartum recovery, and pelvic floor rehab. Her approach is truly transformative for women at every stage of motherhood!

🌿 She’ll be available in-studio on Monday’s starting December 1st! Founding rates are available for a limited time, so this is the perfect opportunity to start working with her and experience the difference a knowledgeable, compassionate pelvic floor + perinatal specialist can make.

We are SO excited to welcome Thrive Body & Birth into our space and can’t wait for you to feel the magic she brings!

👉 Reach out to Amy with any questions and follow her page for bookings and more info!

11/24/2025

💆🏻‍♀️ I know you don’t want to touch it, but that scar deserves some TLC. Good scar care from the beginning is so important to preventing pain and the dreaded “c-section shelf” down the road.
And if you still don’t want to do it, I’m happy to do it for you 🙋🏻‍♀️

11/22/2025

Grateful that research is beginning to catch up with the needs of active mothers, and thankful that I get to do my part to close the gap!

SiriusXM/Doctor Radio featured a full segment Monday morning on the Journal of Athletic Training study “Advancing Care for Pregnant and Postpartum Athletes: A Call to Action for Athletic Trainers.” The discussion showcased the essential role ATs play in supporting the health, performance and overall well-being of pregnant and postpartum athletes.

Key topics included:
• Evidence-based recommendations for active and pregnant individuals
• Pelvic floor and other key clinical considerations
• Whole-person, collaborative care models
• The importance of AT-led injury prevention and monitoring
• Encouraging safe, continued activity throughout pregnancy

A great spotlight on how ATs are leading in women’s health and performance care. Segment will be available online soon for those with a Sirius subscription.

Read the JAT study here: https://nata.kglmeridian.com/view/journals/attr/60/10/article-p698.xml