Balanced By Beth

Stephenie Lievense is a wife and mom to 2 boys, as well as a Marriage & Family Therapist. She owns a private practice in La Canada, and is an adjunct professor at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, CA. She specializes in couples work using the Restoration Therapy Model by Dr Terry Hargrave. In this episode we discuss this Therapy Model and how people can move from Pain to Peace. Stephenie shares some experiences that have developed inner strength and the lessons she learned from going through hard things. She talks about her journey of health & wellness, and gives some tips for self care. Stephenie has taught me how to love life and embrace the moment.

Today we will be talking about Women’s Health & the Pelvic Floor. We give an introduction about what the Pelvic Floor is, discuss Stress vs Urge Incontinence and offer guidance to find solutions. Tiffany shares stories about issues she has had, and her experience with an Internal Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy Evaluation. She explains why a Personal Individualized Pelvic Floor Treatment Plan is important. Our discussion is centered around training the Pelvic Floor and how to maintain optimal Pelvic Floor health.

Tiffany Waniczek is a Doctor of Physical Therapy from USC and now practicing Physical Therapist in Pasadena, California. She double majored in human biology and dance from the University of California San Diego. Tiffany has been dancing since she was three years old.

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In this Podcast, we learn what it means to seek guidance and how we have to reverse our traditional way of thinking. Ron shares about his journey of staying curious, asking good questions, seeking wise teachers and sustaining a posture of learning. We discuss the importance of listening to yourself before you can listen to others for guidance. Nurturing the ability to listen to your body and your inner voice, is a key aspect to rehabilitation & healing. Discover how a balance of healthy practices, can guide your journey toward health & wellness.

Ron Kochevar is a Doctor of Physical Therapy, Board Certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist, Board Certified Geriatric Clinical Specialist, Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga Teacher, and a Shamanic Energy Medicine Practitioner. He has a private Concierge Physical Therapy Practice in Los Angeles. He teaches in several residency/fellowship programs as well as being an adjunct professor at Universities in California and Puerto Rico.

Physical Therapist Bonnie Lasher believes in Progress Not Perfection. In this podcast, she shares how life challenges have given her courage to try new things, step into difficult situations and dare to do things different. She tells stories of struggles, what she learned, and how she developed resilience. She recently received her Doctorate of Physical Therapy from Chapman University. She is now a practicing Physical Therapist in Orange County specializing in Pelvic Floor. Her bachelor degree is from San Francisco State University where she studied Cinema. We discuss how to build resilience in life, build strength in our bodies, and how to recover quickly from injury.

Dr Beth Teran interviews her workout partner Leandra Soop for part 2 about Motivation & their weekly routine of running up Mt Wilson Trail (a 5,000 foot elevation). In part 1, Leandra spoke about how her emotions hinder her from exercising. In this episode, Leandra shares how Emotionally Focused Therapy has given her the framework to journey toward Health & Wellness. She shares personal stories of working toward emotional health and how it has helped her feel lighter to say “yes” to exercise and to create structure for her running & workouts.

In this episode, Beth & Leandra share stories about how emotional & physical obstacles have taught them to embrace the challenge, reframe the experience, and allow it to change them for the better. Tune into this Episode of Balanced by Beth & join the journey toward healthy living.

Motivation: 2 Moms 1 Mountain

In this first episode from Balanced by Beth, listeners get to hear from Dr. Beth Teran as she interviews her workout partner and dear friend Leandra Soop. These two friends discuss their struggles and what motivates them to engage in emotional and physical health- and how the two are interconnected. Leandra has her Master’s in Social Work, specialized in clinical work with children and family. These two met 9 years ago when their son’s were playing AYSO soccer and were on Beth’s husbands team.

Their current physical endeavour is running up Mt.Wilson trail every Sunday together. Beth and Leandra will describe a friendship that offers support and motivation to one another, as they encourage each other to not only stay physically fit but to lead lives that are meaningful and authentic.