I had my first pelvic floor therapy client over 3 years ago. Every one of my clients has been a mom and almost all of them have been postpartum up until 14 months ago when I made the shift to…
Insomnia is one of the most common symptoms of pregnancy that women often just suffer through because the usual fixes are not safe in pregnancy… I would argue that they’re not safe for anyone but we will let that…
Summertime is here and I don’t know about you but I could really use a slow down in the pace of life! Over the last week I have been hurriedly trying to finish all the things I had planned…
Pregnancy pulls us forward posturally… this leads to all sorts of common compensations that result in a cascade of events that can lead to more discomfort during pregnancy and less than optimal positioning of the baby. But here is…
You find out you are pregnant and some time later the thought comes to mind… “how the heck am I supposed to prepare for birth?”… right? So you ask Google and your doctor…and rapidly achieve overwhelm with the vast…
Ugh…sacroiliac pain!! IYKYK!! If you’re not sure what I’m talking about… sacroiliac pain is pain in your VERY low back right where your pelvis attaches to your sacrum (spine). This is known as the SI joint and it is…
8 years ago about a few weeks from now, I found out I was pregnant for the first time. My singular focus in my pregnancy was to have an unmedicated birth. I did a lot of reading about birth…
My short answer is because they are the foot devils!! My controversial answer is because they are a construct of men objectifying women and only came to be in patriarchal societies. My anatomical answer is because they shorten your…
I went skateboarding with a mom friend today. It was a little mix of catching up while doing something fun and I highly recommend it! We were talking about all the usual mom things and all the sudden I…
This is one of my favorite quick coping strategies I have had in my bag of tricks for so long I’m not sure where I picked it up. S-T-O-P is for those moments when you feel like the day…