The BIRTHFIT Team consists of individuals who have made it their mission to shift the perspective around strength and conditioning within pregnancy and the initial year postpartum. This team stays motivated to deliver the highest quality holistic training programs.
Founder and CEO
Dr. Lindsey Mathews
Lindsey is committed to supporting women in the various seasons of their lives. She started BIRTHFIT in 2013 with a deep belief that movement can be the bridge to cultivate our own intuition and a trust in our bodies. Lindsey is a Nervous System Based Chiropractor, Mercier Therapist, Birth Doula, NLP Practitioner, and Strength and Conditioning Coach. Through all the hats she wears in this world, she created BIRTHFIT as she saw a huge gap for sustainable, nervous system based movement and training for women in all chapters and cycles of their lives, specifically cycling, preconception, pregnant, and postpartum women.
At the very core of every BIRTHFIT program is the nervous system as Lindsey firmly believes that nothing can heal, restore, and grow without the nervous system being regulated and nourished. She vibes on the Polyvagal Theory of our Autonomic Nervous System as it explains the importance of the feeling of safety and adaptive physiological states shifts based on cues from our environment and relationships. Lindsey believes that a baby is a hitchhiker on the mother’s nervous system; and therefore, the expression of conception, pregnancy, birth, and healing postpartum for mom and baby will largely be dependent on the range of motion of the mother’s nervous system.
Lindsey has taken BIRTHFIT from small classes in a garage gym to virtual programs that reach thousands across the globe at one time, while at the same time teaching BIRTHFIT Leaders and Coaches on how to best show up in their communities.
Beyond BIRTHFIT, Lindsey works in her chiropractic wellness practice, Willow Haus, that she cofounded with Dr. Bria and Matt Mutch. Majority, if not all, of her clientele that she sees in office are women and pediatrics. In her spare time, Lindsey enjoys connecting with her husband Lance, working in her garden, and taking long, slow walks.
Lindsey’s core values are LOVE, FREEDOM, and CONNECTION.
Online Program Director
Leah Barto
Leah is a gym owner, strength and conditioning coach, and a birth doula. Born and raised in Houston, TX, Leah, her husband Aja, son Kai, daughter Ruby and two dogs still call Houston home. Leah started coaching in 2010, and they opened their affiliate in 2012.
In addition to loving the entire birthing process, Leah has always been most passionate about supporting women through the ebbs and flows of life. Leah especially loves coaching movement and educating women on healthy lifestyles to support them through their female cycle, fertility, pregnancy, and postpartum journeys. She enjoys any opportunity to learn, travel, connect, love, and have deep, meaningful conversations.
Leah’s core values are connection, mindfulness, empathy, courage, and boundaries.
Administrative Director
Kat Granville
Kat (short for Kathleen) is a BIRTHFIT Coach, group fitness instructor, founder to Chartered Creatives and ultimately a connector of people. Kat, her husband Roth and their three daughters (plus their two pups, Cam and Dixie) reside in Kalispell, Montana.
She claims to be built to talk but also built to learn and listen. She is constantly seeking the best for every human and strives to push others to find their purpose and passions through conversations and connections.
Behind the scenes admin work is something her company was founded on and works hard for fluidity and organization!
Video Editor and Graphic Designer
Hannah King
Hannah is the founder of Oona Birth, a mom to Bear and a birth attendant. She is the mind behind the videos, graphics and designs for BIRTHFIT.
Administrative Assistant
Ruth Yeh
Ruth is an administrative assistant with Chartered Creatives, supporting BIRTHFIT behind the scenes. She is also a yoga teacher in Houston, TX.
She loves what she does: serving and supporting others’ in reaching their dreams so together we can create meaningful and lasting positive change in the world.
Her values are compassion, empathy, integrity, loyalty, and responsibility.
