Mother Runner

What’s harder than running a marathon? Motherhood. As Dana Wiker approaches the starting line of the Chicago Marathon, she thinks about the road it took to get her there. Having just had a baby, she feels like she had lost herself to motherhood until she took up running. Marathon running. In this episode, Dana explores the struggles, the night sweats, the broken sleep and emotional toll new motherhood took on her. And how running set her on a new path. Join her as she explores her story along with fellow special guest mother runner, Kristin Stokes. Do you have a postpartum story to share? Email us at [email protected] Guest Our very first guest, Kristin Stokes, is a marathon runner, a mom of two, a running coach and a cheerleader to her Instagram community of mother runners. Follow her on Instagram @k_stokes829 Find Us Online - website: danawiker.com - patreon: patreon.com/motherrunnerpodcast - instagram: instagram.com/motherrunnerpodcast Credits: Creator & Host: Dana Wiker Podcast Art: Cristina Lalli About Us Exploring what happens when a mother feels lost postpartum...and she decides to train for a marathon. Hosted by Dana Wiker, this podcast explores the gray area of postpartum that's not talked about a lot; identity loss and how running can bring us back to ourselves. Join Dana every other week as she sits down with a different mother runner to talk about all things postpartum, running, and how we make time to care for ourselves.

When Dana Wiker became a mom, she became someone new. Someone whose only purpose in life seemed to be taking care of another human being—losing the part of herself that made her, her. Feeling isolated in her postpartum journey, she set out to find herself again by training for the Chicago Marathon. And now, she's on a journey to ask other mother runners about the impact running has had on them and how they navigated postpartum. In Mother Runner, host Dana Wiker talks with mothers about postpartum identity, the messy and isolating realities of early motherhood, and the ways we can start to discover ourselves again through running. You don’t have to be a runner to listen. You just have to be a mom figuring it out—one step at a time. Episodes coming soon! Email: Do you have a postpartum memory to share? Email us at [email protected] Follow us: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/motherrunnerpodcast/ Join our Patreon to support the show! Credits: Creator & Host: Dana Wiker Podcast Art: Cristina Lalli