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For women who push themselves — runners, lifters, endurance athletes — there's a specific kind of frustration that comes with a body that stops responding the way it used to. Postpartum. Perimenopause. Years into a sport you love. You do everything right. You get "cleared." And then something feels off, and no one has a good answer for what to do next. This week in The Five & One, we sat down with Dr. Carrie Pagliano — a pelvic health PT and lifelong runner who's navigated this personally and professionally. We talked about: → Why the pelvic floor compensates for everything else in the body → The gap between healing and being ready for impact → How to return to training without losing what you've built → And why more women are coming back postpartum stronger than before "It's about finding that edge. Not blasting past it." — Dr. Pagliano Full conversation is in this week's Five & One newsletter. Not signed up? Link to sign up is in the comments! #womenshealth #pelvicfloorhealth #PT #change #system #51and