The Refine Blog

This is a no-shame zone. You have a good body. End of story

I’ve got some hard truth today bc I’ve walked it 5x, I’ve worked with so many women in this life stage, and I need to share these words with you: You. Are. You. You are not your friend, your mom, your sister, or your cousin. And you SURELY are not that one person you follow […]

Not everyone loses tons of weight with breastfeeding You can lose the weight and still be in a different size  You can’t compare to someone else’s weight loss journey or even your own at a different time in life. Shame feels like a motivator but it never leads to Freedom 9 months in and 9 […]

Have you ever been in a group of moms laughing about not being able to jump on the trampoline anymore? Or about how they have to wear black leggings to the exercise class? Or how they need to run out of the room as soon as they start jumping jacks? I have. Numerous times. And […]

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 […]

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 […]

If you are a female and you’ve had babies, there is a good chance you have either a c-section scar or a perineal scar. A scar does not share the same characteristics of “normal” tissue, and it typically has extra adhesions that can begin attaching themselves to underlying tissue and muscle! This can affect how […]