Lindsey Vonn, Pain, and Identity
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athlete mom project overview
February 16, 2026•9 min read
Welcome To The Athlete Mom Project
A science-based guide to training through pregnancy, postpartum, injury, and pain. Learn how load vs capacity, nervous system regulation, and progressive strength help athlete moms stay strong — witho... ...more
athlete mom project overview
February 13, 2026•9 min read
HI, I'M CHANDLER!
I am so glad that you are here. I’m a nutrition and movement coach, Jiu Jitsu athlete, mountain mom, and the founder of The Athlete Mom Project. I help driven moms get stronger, fuel properly, and train through pregnancy, postpartum, injury, and pain — without putting their life on hold.
After three knee surgeries, chronic pain, pregnancy, postpartum recovery, and years of navigating my own identity shifts, I realized something: women don’t need less movement. They need better frameworks. We need to understand load versus capacity, nervous system regulation, fueling, and long-term tissue adaptation — not just “rest and hope.”
The Athlete Mom Project is where I share the science, mindset, and real-life application behind sustainable strength. You’ll find practical education on pain, pelvic floor health, breathwork, tendon resilience, performance nutrition, and what it actually looks like to build capacity in motherhood.
I believe movement is medicine. I believe strength should support your life, not compete with it. And I believe moms deserve to feel powerful in their bodies — in every season. Stronger. Not smaller. Always.
ATHLETE MOM PODCAST
Training your body. Rebuilding trust. Living without compromise.
Motherhood changes everything—your body, your energy, your priorities, and the way you relate to movement. The Athlete Mom Project Podcast is where we talk honestly about how to train, fuel, and live well through pregnancy, postpartum, and every season of motherhood that follows.
This podcast is for moms who love movement and adventure—but are tired of feeling exhausted, stuck, or disconnected from their bodies. Moms who are dealing with back pain, knee pain, pelvic pain, diastasis recti, or burnout and wondering if they’ll ever feel strong and confident again. Moms who don’t want extreme fitness advice, restrictive nutrition, or another “just push through it” message.
Here, we take a different approach.
Want To Go Deeper?
If you’re ready for more than information—and want real support applying this work to your own body and life—coaching is where we go deeper.
Education without implementation, doesn't get you very far. So you better believe that I have coaching containers that can support you beyond all the goods you can learn from both the Athlete Mom pod and Substack.
And the good news - I have a lot of ways that we can work together.
This is personalized guidance for athlete moms navigating pregnancy, postpartum, pain, fatigue, and burnout, so you can train smarter, fuel better, and feel confident in your body again.
If you’re tired of spinning your wheels and want a path that actually works for you, I’d love to connect.
This isn't another quick fix you found on the internet. This is where we change your life for good so that you can find freedom in your body without compromise.
