HeyJaredStrong & Nourished Momma | Quick & Healthy Meals, Postpartum Weight Loss, Boost Energy, Workout Routines, Nutrition Habits
TOP 2.5% GLOBAL PODCAST Are you a postpartum mom struggling to feel like yourself again?Exhausted, overwhelmed, and wondering how to lose baby weight, heal your core, and boost your energy while caring for your little one?
- Indexed episodes, last 90 days
- 12
- Latest publication
- Sep 21, 2026
- Audience
- Checking…
- Earliest in this view
- Jul 6, 2026
Latest episodes
118 | She Lost 20 Pounds of Fat & Gained Muscle Postpartum — Without a GLP-1. Here's Exactly What We Did. (opens the original)
Read excerpt
Last week's episode was about GLP-1s. This week, Val walks through the other real path — an anonymized client who lost over 20 pounds of fat and gained muscle postpartum, without medication. No shortcuts, no crash plan. Just three real phases, over about two years. In This Episode: The other side of last week's GLP-1 conversation — what's possible with time, consistency, and the right foundations, no medication involved Meet the client: 4 months postpartum, second baby, not breastfeeding — and w
117 | GLP-1s for Weight Loss: What Postpartum Moms Actually Need to Know (opens the original)
Read excerpt
Everyone's talking about GLP-1s right now — but almost nobody is talking about what YOU actually need to know before considering one. No fear-mongering, no hype, no "you should get on one" pressure. In this episode, Val breaks down what these medications actually are, why timing matters more than people realize, and the questions to bring to your doctor instead of Google at 11pm. In This Episode: Why this conversation isn't just for "5-months-postpartum" moms — it's for any mom in the thick of m
116 | Why Gut Health — Not Willpower — Might Be Blocking Your Postpartum Weight Loss (opens the original)
Read excerpt
You've tried fasting. You've tried cutting carbs. You've tracked every bite and cut your calories way down. And the scale hasn't budged. In this episode, Val breaks down a piece of postpartum weight loss that almost nobody talks about: slow gut motility — and why it might be the real reason you're stuck, bloated, and exhausted, even when you're "doing everything right." In This Episode: Why "eat less, move more" isn't working — and why it's probably not a willpower problem What slow gut motility
115 | Postpartum Weight Loss Myths I'm Tired of Hearing (Let's Set the Record Straight) (opens the original)
Read excerpt
Enrollment for the 8-Week Group Coaching Program for Moms is OPEN!! Save $100, get a FREE coaching call with me, plush a FREE 6-week strength program! Save your spot today - https://wellnessbyval.com/program Eat less while breastfeeding. Do more cardio. Wait until you're "cleared" at six weeks. If the scale isn't moving, nothing's working. Momma, these myths are everywhere — and most of them are wrong. In this episode, Val busts five of the most common postpartum weight loss myths, including a r
114 | What Changes When Postpartum Moms Stop Waiting for the Perfect Time (opens the original)
Read excerpt
"I'll start when things calm down." "I'll start Monday." "I'll focus on myself once the kids are older." Sound familiar, momma? In this episode, Val breaks down why waiting feels safe — and why the "right time" is a moving target that never actually arrives. She shares her own realization going into postpartum that it would be easy to put herself last, plus real patterns she hears from clients over and over, to show exactly what changes when you stop waiting and start small, right where you are.
Publishing over time
Last 90 days. Choose a month to open its work.
Recurring subjects
Named in the text we hold. One piece can cover several.
Audience
No verified audience measurement yet.
About this data
Counts cover the work we have indexed. Tone needs enough text and a confident classification. Excerpts and episode notes are not full articles or transcripts.
Identity or attribution wrong? Suggest a correction.