Birth Healing Summit Podcast

When it comes to pregnancy and postpartum, it is hard to sift through what we should and should not be telling our clients; however, when it comes to Vitamin D, the research is clear – Vitamin D plays a crucial role in the health of our pregnant clients and their infants.

Today, Lynn Schulte, PT is joined by Jen Aliano, the Executive Director of GrassrootsHealth, as Jen dives into the incredible data on the critical, yet often overlooked, role of vitamin D in pregnancy, chronic disease prevention, immune function, and overall health.

Learn how vitamin D deficiency is contributing to poor health outcomes—which are often completely preventable. Join the conversation and connect with GrassrootsHealth to learn more about what can be done to raise awareness about the research behind the essential needs for Vitamin D.

✨Episode Highlights:

• Vitamin D & Pregnancy
• Why Deficiency Is So Common
• Breastfeeding & Infant Health
• Racial Disparities in Deficiency
• Immunity & Chronic Disease Prevention
• Testing & Individual Needs
• Policy Action – Capitol Hill, Sept 10

🧾 To Get Involved and Interview Links:

• Donate and learn more: https://www.grassrootshealth.net/a-major-opportunity-is-knock
• Link to Testing: https://daction.grassrootshealth.net/tests/
• Watch the Dr. Carol Wagner YouTube Video: https://www.grassrootshealth.net/blog/vitamin-d-deficiency-the-canary-in-the-coal-mine-the-indicator-of-suboptimal-health-in-pregnant-women/
• Watch the Dr. Hollis YouTube Video: https://www.grassrootshealth.net/blog/behind-research-exclusive-interview-dr-bruce-hollis/
• Watch the Dr. Weiss YouTube Video: https://www.grassrootshealth.net/blog/lessons-learned-rct-prenatal-vitamin-d-asthma/

About Today’s Speaker

JEN ALIANO, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF GRASSROOTSHEALTH

Jen Aliano, MS, LAc, CCN, has been working in the field of nutrition since 2004, with over 10 years of experience in vitamin D research and education specifically. She is currently the Executive Director of GrassrootsHealth, a non-profit public health promotion and research organization supported by over 40 international senior vitamin D scientists and experts. GrassrootsHealth has been running the world’s largest public health intervention study – the D*action field trial – to solve the vitamin D deficiency epidemic, while focusing on promoting optimal health worldwide through nutrient research, education, and advocacy, with a primary focus on the role of vitamin D.

Website: https://grassrootshealth.net

Email: [email protected]

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Visit Institute for Birth Healing to learn more about how to care for the pregnant and postpartum body: CLICK HERE

If you want to save time and effort plus get incredible results in your postpartum body treatment sessions, then today’s episode with Lynn Schulte is a must listen.

In her 30+ years of practice, Lynn has been fine-tuning how to best work with the postpartum body. Today, she shares with you the essential steps and areas to treat to get the best and quickest results for your postpartum clients. Stop the heavy lifting and the forced releases by connecting what you find both from your external and internal assessments and treatments to help clients recover quicker and more fully after birth. 

✨Episode Highlights:

• External Before Internal
• Uterus-on-Bladder Technique
• Case Study Insight
• Link Between Internal Muscle Tension & Bone Position.
• IRF (Ischiorectal Fossa) Importance
• Collagen Type and Birth Response
• Reflexive Core Activation

Lynn encourages pelvic health therapists to deepen their skills and knowledge by going beyond standard training with courses that empower practitioners to use their expertise and intuition to create more impactful and effective results with lifelong benefits.

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Want to learn more? Check out Lynn’s pregnant and postpartum body courses to elevate your practice.

Have a comment or question about today’s episode? Message Lynn on Instagram or Facebook, or Email Lynn.

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To learn more visit: InstituteforBirthHealing.com

Visit Institute for Birth Healing to learn more about how to care for the pregnant and postpartum body: CLICK HERE

As a pelvic health therapist, you are in a position to help clear blocks that may be impacting your client’s fertility! Do you want to learn how? Listen in to today’s conversation as Dr. Yeni Abraham joins Lynn to share incredible wisdom and insight around what we can do to help clients navigate infertility and miscarriage. This conversation will expand your care on multiple levels.

Today’s episode will dive into:

• How cultural and emotional grief with infertility and miscarriage can create shame, community ostracism, isolation, and feelings of betrayal by one’s body.
• How grief can get held as trauma in the body and ultimately impact fertility.
• How to spot red flags, integrate trauma-informed care, and confidently treat the emotional layers stored in tissue.
• What we can do to help build emotional safety for our clients, so they can relax and engage more deeply in their healing.
• What you need to know in terms of clinical discernment, collaboration, and trauma-informed, whole-person care to better guide your clients.

Don’t miss this important episode and the opportunity to provide more expansive and necessary care to your clients.

Have a comment or question about today’s episode? Message Lynn on Instagram or Facebook, or Email Lynn.

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ABOUT TODAY’S SPEAKER

Dr. Oluwayeni Abraham, PT, DPT, is a pelvic physical therapist and pelvic educator. She practices and teaches from a place of purpose to address the fertility concerns, pelvic pain and pregnancy related conditions women struggle with. 

As patients fondly call her, “Dr.Yeni” is also a mentor, teacher and practices using gynovisceral manipulation techniques to treat and manage female mechanical infertility. Her use of these skills in practice has addressed hormonal issues, ovulatory concerns and numerous reproductive diagnoses impacting fertility. 

Dr.Yeni is a fertility warrior who is now a mother after a battle with infertility. She is happily married with a wonderful son, passionate about mentoring young women and aiming to provide expert level care for all women. 

“I’ve always believed that the marriage between holistic and western medicine can do wonders in the field of pelvic and reproductive health. As a licensed pelvic floor physical therapist who specializes in fertility and pelvic pain, I use my understanding of the female lumbopelvic region and my passion for curating manual treatment techniques to address the pervasive obstacles that contribute to both mechanical and hormonal problems in women trying to conceive. Working in this population provides the opportunity to empower women who are in a vulnerable season in their lives. Though the healing work is physical, the results are life-changing.”

 - Dr. Yeni Abraham

Dr. Yeni’s Website: https://www.triggeredacademy.com/home

Visit Institute for Birth Healing to learn more about how to care for the pregnant and postpartum body: CLICK HERE

I am so excited to share this fascinating case study today that brought up a surprising connection between my client’s abdominal tension during pregnancy and a past injury in her lower extremities. It caught me by surprise as my normal release techniques were not making effective changes, but I got curious – and the results were beautiful!

The body is incredible in its ability to tell us when something is not right. It is our job to listen and find the connection – in this case the connection was between a past left ankle fracture and persistent abdominal tension. The tension was keeping the body in restriction and may have led to a challenge in labor and delivery.

Listen to this case to learn:

• What you can do when pain or tension returns even after a release
• How to stay curious when tissues don’t respond as expected
• What to reassess after a release
• How past injuries can silently influence uterine mobility, ligament tension, and even fetal positioning

Treating the whole body—not just the area of dysfunction—is essential to your pelvic health practice. Whether you're a therapist, bodyworker, or clinician working with pregnant clients, this episode offers eye-opening insights into fascial relationships and introduces techniques taught in Lynn’s Holistic Treatment of the Pregnant Body course. A must-listen for anyone ready to elevate their hands-on skills and deepen their understanding of the body's subtle but powerful connections.

Have a comment or question about today’s episode? Message Lynn on Instagram or Facebook, or Email Lynn.

If you enjoyed today’s podcast and are interested in more topics to support your clinical practice and treating your clients, find us on your favorite podcast app and subscribe so you don’t miss an episode.

To learn more visit: InstituteforBirthHealing.com

Visit Institute for Birth Healing to learn more about how to care for the pregnant and postpartum body: CLICK HERE

If you want to know what a Live Training with Lynn is like for the Holistic Treatment of the Pregnant Body course – listen to today’s podcast as Lynn shares an incredible experience from a course in Springfield, Missouri. In the live trainings, not only will you get lots of hands-on practice and individualized attention, but you get to experience the techniques first hand and see live demonstrations, including live demos on pregnant clients for many locations.

Spoiler Alert: You don’t have to wait until Lynn is coming to a location near you to get started with this training as you can dive into the coursework required for the live training by starting the online course today! This will help your knowledge of the techniques sink in even deeper for greater mastery of the skills!

If you are interested in building your confidence and effectiveness in clinical practice, listen in to learn more about how to really get this work into your hands.

Have a comment or question about today’s episode? Message Lynn on Instagram or Facebook, or Email Lynn.

If you enjoyed today’s podcast and are interested in more topics to support your clinical practice and treating your clients, find us on your favorite podcast app and subscribe so you don’t miss an episode.

To learn more visit: InstituteforBirthHealing.com

Visit Institute for Birth Healing to learn more about how to care for the pregnant and postpartum body: CLICK HERE

Today, I share one of my top teaching wisdoms – you need to address the pelvic bones with ALL of your pelvic health clients. In today’s episode, you will learn the importance of working with the pelvic bones not just to release the open birthing pattern, but when assessing and treating all of your pelvic health patients.

Listen in to hear multiple case studies that focus on how to work with the pelvic bones and what you can do to address issues from falls, injuries or other traumas that patients may not even remember. There is even a case where the connection between the sacrum and the cranial dural system alleviated a client’s headaches!

Key takeaways from this episode include:

• Assessing beyond just the soft tissue
• Techniques for release of the pelvic bones
• Comprehensive applications that expand beyond postpartum care
• Energetic connection for tissue release

Listen in to learn more about working with the foundation of your client’s pelvic health!

Have a comment or question about today’s episode? Message Lynn on Instagram or Facebook, or Email Lynn.

If you enjoyed today’s podcast and are interested in more topics to support your clinical practice and treating your clients, find us on your favorite podcast app and subscribe so you don’t miss an episode.

To learn more visit: InstituteforBirthHealing.com

Visit Institute for Birth Healing to learn more about how to care for the pregnant and postpartum body: CLICK HERE

From fingertips to the ulnar edge, our hands can become finely tuned instruments for sensing tissue responses – particularly in specialized work like intravaginal therapy.

Our hands are an extension of our heart and play a profound role in the therapeutic process. In today’s episode, Lynn shares new insights around the healing power of our hands. She demonstrates how to balance neutral hand placement with imparting and receiving energy and offers tips on how to explore these dynamics in your sessions. Lynn also talks about the importance of touch and what you can do to help promote healing with your touch.

Whether you’re a seasoned therapist or new to bodywork, you’ll learn new insights about the power of touch, the importance of energetic awareness, and the magic that happens when we get out of our heads and into our hands.

Have a comment or question about today’s episode? Message Lynn on Instagram or Facebook, or Email Lynn.

If you enjoyed today’s podcast and are interested in more topics to support your clinical practice and treating your clients, find us on your favorite podcast app and subscribe so you don’t miss an episode.

To learn more visit: InstituteforBirthHealing.com

Visit Institute for Birth Healing to learn more about how to care for the pregnant and postpartum body: CLICK HERE

Today, join Lynn as she recounts a compelling case study of a client’s recovery from intense pelvic and back pain after childbirth. The client who was suffering from a history of low back pain and a traumatic labor experience, felt as though her pelvis might split in two. Despite these challenges, profound healing unfolded during her second session.

Through her work, Lynn uncovered blocked energy flow in the dural tube and limiting beliefs rooted in the client’s labor experience that were inhibiting her ability to heal. After addressing these areas, the results were nothing short of remarkable – immense pain relief, emotional release, and a renewed sense of well-being.

Discover the transformative power of restoring birth energy flow and the impact it can have on both the physical and emotional health of your postpartum clients. In this incredible journey, Lynn shares key insights for working with both physical and emotional pain and how these techniques heal all the way to the heart.

Resources: 

Tami Lynn Kent’s Book: Wild Mothering  https://www.wildfeminine.com/

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As pelvic health practitioners, we can positively impact birth and postpartum outcomes – but we need OBGYNs to know what is possible and why it is necessary. Today, I will share with you what I wish every OBGYN would know to ensure we are doing our best together in providing care for our pregnant and postpartum clients.

In today’s episode, discover what I believe every OBGYN needs to know about pregnancy and postpartum care from a pelvic health perspective. This episode is packed with tips to improve outcomes, reduce trauma, and empower moms for smoother births and recoveries!

Lynn shares the critical importance of addressing back pain during pregnancy and how referrals to pelvic health specialists can make a world of difference. She talks about why baby’s positioning is more than just being “head down”, and how the flexibility of the uterine ligaments is crucial for a smoother birth experience.

Lynn dives into postpartum recovery and what can be done to address scar tissue mobility and cervical mobility for healing, comfort and sexual wellness. She also highlights the value of standing assessments for prolapse and the growing need for effective pessary fitting to provide holistic care for postpartum mothers.

Key Takeaways for OBGYNs and Birth Professionals:

1. Learn simple ways to differentiate back pain causes and refer effectively to pelvic health specialists.
2. Understand how the nuances of baby positioning can make labor smoother for both mother and baby.
3. Explore how to better support postpartum recovery by addressing tissue and scar mobility.
4. Discover actionable tips for empowering your presence in the birthing room to reduce trauma.
5. Gain insight into standing assessments for prolapse and fitting pessaries to provide holistic care.

Let’s spread this valuable knowledge and empower practitioners to collaborate and enhance outcomes for clients everywhere. Share this episode with your colleagues and connect with the Institute for Birth Healing for more insights into optimizing maternal care.

Tune in, share widely, and join us in creating smoother births and faster recoveries. 

Have a comment or question about today’s episode? Message Lynn on Instagram or Facebook, or Email Lynn.

If you enjoyed today’s podcast and are interested in more topics to support your clinical practice and treating your clients, find us on your favorite podcast app and subscribe so you don’t miss an episode.

To learn more visit: InstituteforBirthHealing.com

Visit Institute for Birth Healing to learn more about how to care for the pregnant and postpartum body: CLICK HERE

Pelvic pain remains shrouded in cultural stigma, often misunderstood and feared. Today, Suzanne Scurlock, craniosacral therapist and founder of Healing from the Core® and I explore how the body’s innate wisdom and compassionate touch can unlock transformative healing and empowerment to create profound restoration – mind, body and soul.

Today, host Lynn Schulte and Suzanne Scurlock, CST-D, an esteemed craniosacral therapist instructor with over 35 years of teaching experience and founder of Healing from the Core®, unravel the complexities of pelvic pain and its connection to emotional trauma and ancestral healing. Suzanne shares about “energy cysts” and together, Lynn and Suzanne highlight the importance of early education and connection to our power centers.

This episode is a must-listen for anyone ready to explore the deep connections between body, mind, and spirit in trauma recovery. Whether you’re a pelvic health therapist, bodyworker, or someone on a personal healing journey, you’ll leave with impactful and actionable insights and a renewed understanding of the body’s capacity for transformation.

Resources

• FREE Webinar for Women with Suzanne Scurlock: Pelvic Pain & Dysfunction: Causes & Solutions 
• https://hpc.healingfromthecore.com/pelvic-pain-replay?am_id=lynnschulte2
• Healing from the Core® Workshops: Explore Suzanne’s 5-day immersive retreats in Asheville, NC, and Claymont, WV. Learn more about movement practices, ancestral healing, and hands-on sacred ceremonies.
• Visit Suzanne's website:: https://healingfromthecore.com/home
• Contact: Reach out for workshop details or to connect with a dedicated team member for support: https://healingfromthecore.com/contact/

Tune in to uncover the profound wisdom your body holds and take the first step toward lasting healing.

Have a comment or question about today’s episode? Message Lynn on Instagram or Facebook, or Email Lynn.

If you enjoyed today’s podcast and are interested in more topics to support your clinical practice and treating your clients, find us on your favorite podcast app and subscribe so you don’t miss an episode.

To learn more visit: InstituteforBirthHealing.com

Visit Institute for Birth Healing to learn more about how to care for the pregnant and postpartum body: CLICK HERE