439. Dr. Abby Bales Takeover Edition

Ali on the Run Show

Ali Feller

Run, Health & Fitness, Women, Inspiration, Runner, Entrepreneur, Sports, Fitness, Health, Running

4.9 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 2 November 2021

⏱️ 84 minutes

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Summary

"You’re honestly doing a really good job. I know all you see is all the ways you think you’re failing. But I promise, you’re doing OK, and no one has it all figured out, despite what you see on Instagram! Stop scrolling. Read a book."

In 2019, I interviewed Dr. Abby Bales — a pelvic floor physical therapist and the owner and founder of Reform Physical Therapy — as part of the Ali on the Run Show's Motherhood Mondays series. Ever since, Abby has asked when I would be willing to flip the script; when I would be willing to hand over the microphone so I could answer her questions. And today is that day. Welcome to the Dr. Abby on the Run Show! On this episode, Abby is in control, asking me questions about Crohn's disease, motherhood, life with a chronic illness, running, career stuff, and how they all intersect. (Listen to Dr. Abby's previous conversations on the Ali on the Run Show here, here, and here.)

SPONSOR: The AGA IBD Parenthood Project — Follow the link for resources and support on your own journey navigating parenthood and life with an inflammatory bowel disease.

What you’ll get on this episode:

Why now? (4:40)
My Crohn’s disease story (7:45)
On Crohn’s and the decision to have children (10:45)
My experience with postpartum anxiety… (16:00)
…and my decision to finally start therapy (20:45)
On having a support system (29:30)
Do I worry about Annie getting Crohn’s? (36:15)
Talking to Annie about feelings (48:20)
How having a chronic illness has made me more resilient, and helped me better relate with people (52:00)
How Crohn’s disease has affected my career (58:00)
How living in New Hampshire has helped my health (1:01:15)
What goals now seem possible? (1:06:00)

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Transcript

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0:00.0	This episode of The Alley on the Run Show is brought to you by the American Gastroenterological
0:05.6	Association's IBD Parenthood Project.
0:09.9	If you or someone you know has inflammatory bowel disease, including Crohn's disease,
0:15.3	or ulcerative colitis, go to IBDparenthoodproject.org for resources and support on your journey to and
0:24.2	through parenthood. Welcome to The Alley on the Run Show. Don't pause your podcast. You are in the right
0:35.0	place to hear your favorite running podcast today, but it's Alley on the Run that take over edition.
0:42.6	I'm your host, Dr. Abby Bales. I'm a mom and a physical therapist in New York City and my very special
0:47.8	guest today is the one and only you know her. You love her. Alison Feller, Alley, welcome to your show.
0:56.2	Can I have you do this on every episode? I am like smiling and cracking up. I love this and you
1:02.4	so much. It's an honor to be here, Dr. Abby. Thank you so much for having me. Well, we're really
1:07.4	excited to get to know you a little bit better on your show today, but first, you know, we always
1:12.0	start with a warm-up. So why don't you tell your listeners who you are, where you call home,
1:17.5	and how you spend your days. Okay. Oh, how you spend your days. That's good. I might steal that.
1:23.8	My name is Alley Feller. I am the host of The Alley on the Run Show podcast. I am a race announcer.
1:30.6	I am a freelance writer and editor. I am a mom. I am a dog mom. I am a wife. I live in Hupkinton,
1:38.3	New Hampshire with my husband, our three-year-old daughter Annie, and our six-year-old dog,
1:43.2	Alley. And is it weird to say that you live in New Hampshire after saying that you lived in
1:48.1	York or to Jersey for so long? Like, do you fully identify as a live, free, or die New Hampshire?
1:55.1	Now, is that how you feel in your heart of hearts? Oh, man. It's so weird. I feel like I can't
2:01.8	stress that enough because I grew up here. I spent my whole life here. I'm literally back in the
2:06.8	town that I said I would never come back to, except to visit my parents. And I love it, and I'm so
2:11.9	happy. And we still have our New Jersey license plates because I can't bring myself to change them.
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