Trauma-Sensitive Yoga by Andree Philpot
Yoga has long been celebrated for its ability to promote physical and mental well-being. But when it comes to individuals who have experienced trauma, traditional yoga classes may inadvertently trigger distressing emotions and memories. This is where trauma-sensitive...
Connections by Suzanne Lavender
I've been teaching Pilates for over 20 years and have had many clients with varieties of issues. Over the years I've found that there are some people that have a hard time connecting their core and specifically, their deep abdominal muscles to their movements. Having...
Conquering Unhealthy Habits by Abby Thrasher, MS, OTR/L, A-CFHC, NBC-HWC
There’s a lot of advice about incorporating new healthy habits but that’s only part of it. What about eliminating the unhealthy habits that are detrimental to our health? A little bit of neuroscience: For our brain, habits become automatic, so when we try to stop an...
Caring For Yourself During Life Transitions
In our families, careers, and social lives, we often experience transitions as our lives ebb and flow. Whether it's something large like a job transition or the birth or loss of a family member, or something small, like the beginning of the school year, we often feel...
Three Strategies for Tackling School Stress Together
Many parents welcome August and the start of the new school year. After the summer shuffle of vacations and summer camps, parents can be ready for the return to a set schedule. However, with school comes its own new to-do lists and additions to the "mental load," as...
How Has Therapy Failed You, Series Finale
In this third & final part of this series... I want to touch on the third main way I believe therapy has failed moms. As a perinatal mental health therapist, my specialty is working with individuals in all stages of raising a family. In my years of...
How Does Massage Therapy Dictate Our Overall Wellbeing?
Massage strongly impacts the nervous system which, in turn, helps dictate our overall wellbeing. Recently, a new client came in and began telling her story of six months of chronic upper body pain, muscle spasms, periodic tingling in her hands plus lack of...
How Has Therapy Failed Moms, Part 2?
As a perinatal mental health therapist, my specialty is working with individuals in all stages of raising a young family. From pregnancy to postpartum and beyond, I focus on helping those who feel like they are overwhelmed, stuck, or lonely in their stage of life....
Trusting the Process
As a personal trainer with 11 years of experience I have trained all types of people. My areas of expertise are in corrective exercise and athletic performance. The biggest hurdle that I must overcome is the mindset of my potential clients. In my initial consultations...
Happy National Simplicity Day!
Today is a good opportunity to pause and take inventory of how we are living our lives each day and what we are filling our time with. Reflecting on our values can guide us in determining what we want to keep in our lives and what is no longer serving us. In...