004: Realistic and Self-Compassionate Physical Activity for Postpartum Women

On today’s episode we have Megan Filiatrault, a Bachelor of Kinesiology student at the University of the Fraser Valley. She’s joining us today to talk about her research project with Dr. Iris Lesser, and how qualitative research has informed her work with postpartum women on realistic and self-compassionate physical activity goals. 

Please note, this episode was recorded in summer 2025 and so minor details have changed since the time of recording.

References from the episode:

• UFV’s 2025 Community Service Award: Examining the Impact of Postpartum Weight Retention on Physical Activity, Body Image, and Self-Compassion by Megan Filiatrault
• Archway Community Services’ Best for Babies program
• Mother’s Moving Forward: A postpartum guide to being physically active by Corliss Bean, PhD and Iris Lesser, PhD
• The research paper—MomBod: Exploring body-related perceptions and the influence of physical activity imagery among postpartum women by Iris A. Lesser, Megan Filiatrault, Amanda Wurz, and Taniya S. Nagpal—has since been published since the time of recording