Pregnancy Week 26: Pelvic Floor Therapy, Fish Eggs & Workouts

Pursuit of Wellness

Mari Llewellyn & Pursuit Network

Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Fitness, Nutrition

4.8 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 4 September 2025

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

In this special solo episode, I’m recording from home (comfy in bed, laptop in hand!) to catch you up on everything happening in my life right now. At 26 weeks pregnant, I’m reflecting on how my journey is unfolding, the emotional and spiritual connection I feel with my baby, and how this sacred season is shifting my approach to health, career, and even this podcast. I share the highs and lows of pregnancy so far, from nesting mode and hypnobirthing classes to my first pelvic floor therapy session (and the wild stats I learned about strength training while pregnant). I also talk about why I’m making some changes to Pursuit of Wellness during this time, how I’m thinking about maternity leave, and what you can expect from the show moving forward. If you’ve ever wondered what it feels like to balance wellness, work, and life while preparing for motherhood, this one’s for you. For Mari’s Instagram click here! For Pursuit of Wellness Podcast’s Instagram click here! For Mari’s Newsletter click here! For Fi’s Instagram click here! Topics Discussed 00:00 Introduction and Personal Updates 02:47 Pregnancy Journey and Nesting 05:43 Career Reflections and Podcast Changes 09:04 Hypnobirthing and Pelvic Floor Therapy Insights 11:53 Closing Thoughts and Future Plans Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is the Pursuit of Wellness Podcast and I'm your host, Marie Llewellyn.
0:09.2	Hi, guys, welcome back to the Pursuit of Wellness Podcast. It's Mari. I'm actually recording from
0:17.1	home today. I'm in my bed. Very chill. No cameras, just my laptop. So if you hear a
0:25.1	difference in quality, that might be why. And that kind of intros just what I want to fill you guys in on
0:34.8	today. I feel like we have a lot to catch up on. I haven't really
0:38.2	spoken to you guys in a while. I miss this community so much. So I'm really excited to be here
0:44.6	today and in a comfortable environment. So I'm currently 26 weeks pregnant as of today. He is the size of a spaghetti squash, which is one of Greg's favorites. So we were very excited about that this morning. I honestly feel so good. Like I have had a very pleasant pregnancy. I feel him moving all day long now. I definitely feel big.
1:13.8	Like I feel like in the last week, he kind of had a growth spurt, and so did I. So I definitely
1:20.3	feel like I'm bumping. It's so funny looking back on pictures of myself at the beginning
1:26.8	when I thought I was bumpinging and I most definitely was not.
1:29.7	But, you know, it's such a fun journey.
1:32.8	And honestly, one of the most beautiful spiritual connections I've ever felt in my life.
1:40.8	Like, this little human is living inside me and I just feel so connected to him and
1:47.2	just so appreciative of this experience that I'm having. And, you know, obviously I worked so
1:54.6	hard to get here and it took so long that I just can't believe it. And I'm so grateful for
2:00.6	it. We were in so grateful for it.
2:05.1	We were in Colorado in Aspen for a whole month, and that was amazing.
2:06.9	I was hiking every single day.
2:09.0	The altitude was a little tough.
2:10.2	Like, I definitely couldn't breathe.
2:13.5	Trying to keep up with Greg on the hikes was so hard.
2:21.8	But I had the best time. The weather was perfect, so much nature, so much outdoor time,
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