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Shop My Picks Here Last year we shared with you a fall shoe round-up of my favs, and it was such a hit, we thought it would be fun to do with you again! So let’s go – here are my favorite picks this year – most of them are also fair trade! You’ll find […]
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Have you had this experience: You’re told you have diastasis, given a brace to wear, and then instructed never to do sit-ups or planks again? Unfortunately, this is all too common, and I’ve had several patients with this exact story. There’s a LOT of noise around diastasis and what you can and can’t do. And […]
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The other day in stories I received this question: What’s the one thing you wish every woman knew? My immediate thought was, “That’s a tough question to narrow down!” So I’m cheating and giving you the top TEN things I wish every woman knew: 🙂 Your body is created GOOD, right now EXACTLY as you […]
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Myth Debunked Kegels are not the only pelvic floor exercise. In fact, ANY exercise can be a pelvic floor (and deep core!) exercise when we know how to incorporate our breathing and deep core activation into them. Why is this important? Because the pelvic floor isn’t just a group of muscles that keep you from […]
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A tip for living well: Feel your feelings. And test your thoughts. Do you know that your feelings and thoughts affect your physical body? I’ve learned from talking with friends and clients that some of us are great at feeling our feelings…and we get stuck there. Others of us would like to push them down […]
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Here’s my Wednesday QUICK TIP to help your pelvic floor…Stop hovering in public restrooms. “Why is hovering bad? Public restrooms are gross!” Yes, I totally agree, but please hear me out. Hovering is a bad habit because we want our pelvic floor to be RELAXED to fully empty, and it’s nearly impossible to fully relax […]
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A few years ago after I had my 5th (and last) baby, I slowly started weeding through my wardrobe and began making the switch over to more quality clothing. After 9 years of being pregnant, nursing, gaining and then losing weight, I had a lot of clothes in my closet of all varying sizes, and […]
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Sharing with you today TEN Things you don’t have to settle for: Debilitating pain during pregnancy – when asking a group of pregnant women whether or not they experienced pain during pregnancy, 75% raised their hands and said they had, but very few actually pursue treatment for pain. Most assume that pain in pregnancy is […]
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Motherhood Realization: life will always be busy…it’s just that the way busy looks changes through each stage of life. I’m not going to lie – the start of the school year has NOT been what I expected. I expected to get MORE things done. I expected to find relief with 4 kids gone multiple days […]
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Can I let you in on a secret? It took me a year to quit my job. I had many signs saying it was time. Life was falling through the cracks and me with it. But I couldn’t do it bc I was so scared of losing what I had – great hours right in […]
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The beginning of each summer is absolutely insane in my house. With 4 of my 5 kids in ball, we have anywhere from 12-15 games/week! We do some divide and conquer, but for the most part we try to get to as much as we can. Between games, camps, and trying to see some patients, […]
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I happen to see a fair amount of women who have actually seen a pelvic PT before they come and work with me – either in-person or through one of my courses. Some common stories I hear from them are: “I was just given kegels, and there wasn’t a lot more that we did.” “ […]
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Hi friends, we love making cookies at our house! Here is one of our favorites – It comes from Baker by Nature and you can find her website here. Ingredients:1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature1 cup creamy peanut butter, at room temperature2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract1 and 1/2 cups light brown sugar, packed1/2 cup […]
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Do you NOT have enough time to work out, or is it just not a priority? 😬 This is NOT meant to shame you! But I like to be honest with myself, especially when I feel like I “don’t have enough time.” I’ve never worked with a mom who said… “I’m not super busy right […]
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1. Your story deserves to be heard. Sharing your story is a huge step towards healing. We often minimize our stories, thinking they aren’t important. But processing and sharing your story is a necessary step towards getting well. There is not enough time to do this in traditional medicine – we’re rushed through appointments because of […]
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Aging can be beautiful…it can also be hard. And it doesn’t have to define you or your abilities. It doesn’t have to decide who you become or what you are (or aren’t) capable of. I long for realness. Real conversations. Real pictures of what true aging looks like. I want to be the woman who […]
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