Lynn Schulte and Dr. Mary Ellen Kramp are back for part two of their deep dive on diastasis recti, and this episode gets into territory that most postpartum exercise programs completely ignore. They talk about how the breasts, rib cage, and thoracic posture all affect the abdominal wall, why some women are walking around in what Lynn calls "the pregnancy posture" long after birth, and what it actually takes to get those muscles firing again. Lynn shares why the oblique muscles tend to bully the rest of the core after birth, why jumping straight into an exercise program often strengthens the wrong muscles, and why manual therapy is the missing piece for so many women. She and Mary Ellen also address the longer view: birth affects the body for life, and getting support sooner rather than later matters more than most people realize. Lynn closes with a message that will resonate with every mom who has been told she's "fine" at her six-week checkup: you deserve care too