Meet Your Experts

Laura Bhatt, LCSW

Hi! I am Laura Bhatt, LCSW, clinical social worker and psychotherapist, specializing in perinatal mental health. I received my masters in social work from Columbia University. I have a special interest in the mental load, which is the cognitive labor of the invisible, non-tangible tasks of mothering, household tending, managing relationships, work and family life. This job has fallen even harder on mothers over the past 2.5 years. 

“The rhetoric of natural motherhood is implicitly child-centered. I am for the child, but I am for the mother, too. I believe their interests have been set up in an opposing zero-sum game, where a gain to the mother is assumed to be a loss to her child. But mother and child are not rivals: It is in each of their interests that the other is well and content.”

-Eliane Glaser “Motherhood: A Manifesto”

Thea Hughes CSFC1, CPT, pre/postnatal pilates, PN1 nutrition coach

Thea connects people and ideas, create community, and provide wellness tools — as seen through the female  Thea created Max Effort, a creative movement studio, to empower people and brands to be their best for themselves, and the world around them. Her approach is honest, accessible and rooted in service over self-interest. 

Most recently, Thea launched issue 01 of  Max Effort Magazine, a wellness playbook, as well as a private movement studio IN Brooklyn to provide her community with tools, programs, and new perspectives.

Molly Knauer, MS, RD 

Molly Knauer is a registered dietitian with her master's degree in clinical nutrition from NYU. She is the co-founder of The Motherhood Method app offering trimester specific workouts and recipes for prenatal and postpartum women. She also works as a nutrition consultant for several brands in the food, wellness and beauty space. 

@themotherhoodmethod themotherhoodmethod.com

Rina Rios, 

AdvCD/BDT(DONA), CLC, LCCE, FACCE 

I am Rina Ríos, a lifelong New Yorker and mother of two teenagers. I’ve been a birth doula for fifteen years and a doula trainer for ten. I am also a Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator, and a Fellow of the Academy of Certified Childbirth Educators as well as a writer of short form nonfiction stories and a personal coach. 

“One cannot actively help a woman give birth. The goal is to avoid disturbing her unnecessarily.” —Michel Odent

Carolyn Wright, PT, DPT

Hi! I'm Dr. Carolyn Wright, pelvic health and orthopedic physical therapist, yoga teacher, and surfer. I received my doctoral degree in physical therapy from University of Colorado and have dedicated my career to helping my patients move better and reach their movement goals!

Meet Your Host

Kristen Lettenberger,  PT DPT, CSCS, P&PA

Director of Bespoke Women

My passion is helping women at every age and level of athleticism learn and excel with strength training.  In the world of training and physical therapy there is a serious void to the education and guidance given to women during pregnancy and postpartum. I aim to remedy this problem.

Hence Bespoke Women, our women's health initiative at Bespoke Treatments. Where we empower and educate Women using top-tier evidence to develop balance, harmony, and knowledge in their health, wellness, and fitness.

"Together, We  can adapt, build and transform the idea of what an Athletic Mother is."

-Kristen Lettenberger, PT, DPT, CSCS, P&PA Director of Bespoke Women