Postpartum Health – Why Moms Should Give Themselves Grace by Dr. Jessica Chavez-Kline
Postpartum Health Why Postpartum Moms Should Give Themselves Grace The hustle and bustle of preparing for a baby are glorious, especially when it’s your first child. The freedom of moving independently while growing a human is remarkable. We all have these ideals of the perfect pregnancy and delivery. Inevitably, something goes awry but none of […]
Once You Become a Mama, Who Are You? by guest contributor Karena Skibinski, OT
There’s this weird sense of familiarity when you meet another rehab professional. It’s like you’ve been in some long-distant tribe that despite having never met, you already understand one another. Meeting Karena felt very familiar– there wasn’t an awkward moment and the conversation could have gone on forever. Through adulthood, I’ve always heard that you’ll […]
How I Know Your Body is Perfect by Meredith Amann
How I Know Your Body is Perfect by Meredith Amann Meredith Amann is one of those people that just gets things. She doesn’t settle for understanding anything superficially, she just won’t settle for that. Her yearning for more knowledge doesn’t just apply to the didactic, she wants to understand and feel everything. The physical part […]
Stress Management by guest contributor Jenn Simpson
Two Worlds Collide Growing this business has allowed me the opportunity to network and meet with really interesting providers of health and wellness services that I likely wouldn’t have otherwise met. The internet really is a fascinating tool– what did we do before social media connected us with hashtags? I was introduced to Jenn through […]
Moving Toward Well-being During Stressful Times by Meredith Amann
A constant calm If you’ve ever met Meredith, you know that she is a calm and collected individual. She’s even-keeled and level-headed. Not much gets a rise of out her. And she always knows the right thing to say, very well calculated, and likely doesn’t regret much (although I can’t speak for her). So, how […]
Finding Motivation by guest contributor Amanda Valentine
Serendipity Do you ever come in contact with someone and just feel like there was something bigger that put you in touch with one another? That’s what happened to me when I met Amanda Valentine. She is one of those electric personalities and is so passionate that she oozes charism and charm. From the moment […]
Social Connections Improve Health
Relationships Impact Health: The Strong Mental and Physical Link Human connection is a big part of who we are, but did you know that being able to CONNECT has an impact on your health? We all have family members, coworkers, service providers, customers, parishioners, and/or strangers we interact with on a daily basis. Although there […]
Our fight-or-flight response in chronic stress
You’re just stressed, right? We all go through periods of stress in our lives. It usually ebbs and flows, but often has a distinct start and stop points. Getting into college, graduating college, grad school, engagement, wedding, new jobs, pregnancy, infancy, toddlerhood, teenagers, work, empty-nest, retirement, illness, loss of a parent, etc. Those all sound […]
How Much Exercise Is Too Much? by guest contributor Dr. Ashley Solomon
Can Too Much Exercise Affect Your Mental Health Negatively? By Guest Contributor Dr. Ashley Solomon There are people who come into your life and have a profound effect. I can say this is true about Dr. Ashley Solomon, PsyD. As the owner of Galia Collaborative, Dr. Solomon has cultivated a community of forward thinkers who […]
Why your mom may be wrong about Kegels
Walking Away From Delivery Kegels are the universal prescription for pelvic floor dysfunction among women. But is that really enough to effectively treat and restore the pelvic floor after pregnancy and delivery? Most people do not consider pregnancy to be an injury however we should consider that for a moment. During the forty weeks in […]
