Bunions are often blamed on genetics or years of wearing the “wrong” shoes—but that’s only part of the story.

In this episode, I’m breaking down what a bunion actually is, why it forms, and how your daily habits—from the shoes you wear to the way you walk—play a much bigger role than you might think.

As a physical therapist (and someone who wore pointe shoes and heels for years), I’ve personally reversed my own bunion progression—and I’m sharing the exact framework I use with clients to do the same.

The goal isn’t to give up cute shoes forever.

If you’ve noticed your big toe starting to drift, a bump forming, or you’re dealing with foot pain from standing, walking, or chasing kids all day—this episode will give you practical, realistic steps you can start today.

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In This Episode, You’ll Learn:

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Simple Takeaways:

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If you want help addressing foot pain, bunions, or building a body that supports your daily life, you can learn more or book a session here:

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Interested in one-on-one ergonomic coaching to reduce pain and feel better in your mom life?

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🤍 Join the free Everyday Ergonomics for Working Moms Facebook community for more practical tips and support.

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Don’t forget — you can also download my free ebook for even more quick, practical tips to reduce pain while mothering:

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If this episode opened your eyes to how much your feet impact your body, here’s where to go next:

If you’ve ever left your kid’s game more sore than they are… this episode is for you.

Between hard bleachers, hauling all the gear, and sitting in awkward positions for hours, it’s no surprise so many moms deal with back pain after sports days. But the good news? You don’t need more time, more workouts, or a total routine overhaul to feel better.

In this episode, I’m walking you through simple, realistic ergonomic tweaks that can make a huge difference—starting at your next game.

These are the exact kinds of “small hinges that swing big doors” changes I teach inside my coaching 🤍

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💡 Quick Win from This Episode:

Before your next game, bring one thing for back support—a folding chair, a lumbar roll, or even a towel. That one small change can completely shift how your body feels.

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If you’re tired of ending your day in pain from the things that are supposed to be fun, I can help.

Check out the website:

👉 amandarabincoach.co

Interested in one-on-one ergonomic coaching to reduce pain and feel better in your mom life?

👉 Book your call here

Follow me on Instagram for daily ergonomic tips and mom-life hacks:

👉 @dr.amanda_ergocoach

🤍 Join the free Everyday Ergonomics for Working Moms Facebook community for more practical tips and support.

👉 Join here

Don’t forget — you can also download my free ebook for even more quick, practical tips to reduce pain while mothering:

👉Download the ebook here

Before you shop: some links are affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases—at no extra cost to you. These are the same mom-life and ergonomic tools I use and genuinely recommend to simplify your days and support your body. 🤍

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If this episode hit home, here are a few more to help you feel better in your body during everyday mom life:

Have you ever lifted the infant car seat out of the car and felt that little tweak in your back? That 15–25 lb seat plus your baby might not seem heavy… until it’s your low back, shoulders, and core feeling the strain.

In this episode, I share the exact car seat lift that protects your back, shoulders, and core — plus a few tricks most moms don’t know. You’ll learn:

If you’re a mom tired of ending every day with aches, this episode is for you. Because small tweaks in everyday movements can create big relief.

Want More Simple Ergonomic Tips for Mom Life?

Check out the website:

👉 amandarabincoach.co

Interested in one-on-one ergonomic coaching to reduce pain and feel better in your mom life?

👉 Book your call here

Follow me on Instagram for daily ergonomic tips and mom-life hacks:

👉 @dr.amanda_ergocoach

🤍 Join the free Everyday Ergonomics for Working Moms Facebook community for more practical tips and support.

👉 Join here

Don’t forget — you can also download my free ebook for even more quick, practical tips to reduce pain while mothering:

👉Download the ebook here

Before you shop: some links are affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases—at no extra cost to you. These are the same mom-life and ergonomic tools I use and genuinely recommend to simplify your days and support your body. 🤍

👉shop recommendations here

Spring cleaning can cause a lot of back pain for moms, especially when you’re bending, lifting, scrubbing bathrooms, and hauling laundry baskets in one long cleaning session.

In this episode, learn simple ergonomic strategies to help you clean your home without wrecking your back, neck, or shoulders.

If your back aches after vacuuming, scrubbing bathrooms, or carrying laundry baskets, you’re not alone. Many moms experience pain from cleaning because of repetitive bending, twisting, and doing too much in too little time.

Today I’m sharing how to approach spring cleaning using the same 3-step ergonomic method I teach inside my coaching:

• Adjust your environment

• Improve your movement patterns

• Build resilience with simple posture resets

Because motherhood already asks a lot from your body. The goal isn’t to stop doing the tasks that keep your home running — it’s to do them in ways that support your body instead of breaking it down.

Small ergonomic tweaks can make everyday tasks easier — so you can keep up with both your day job and your mom job with less pain and more ease. 🤍

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If you’re working on making everyday household tasks easier on your body, these episodes will help too:

• Episode 20 – Laundry Ergonomics: Mechanics for Loading, Unloading, Folding, and Transporting

• Episode 16 – Vacuum Pain Free: The Number 1 Tip to Keep Pain Away

• Episode 7 – 5 Tips to Take the Ache Out of Raking Leaves

• Episode 37 – Mom Hacks for Grocery Shopping: Tips to Save Time and Save Your Back

Small ergonomic tweaks can make everyday tasks easier — so you can keep up with both your day job and your mom job with less pain and more ease. 🤍

Want More Simple Ergonomic Tips for Mom Life?

Check out the website:

👉 amandarabincoach.co

Interested in one-on-one ergonomic coaching to reduce pain and feel better in your mom life?

👉 Book your call here

Follow me on Instagram for daily ergonomic tips and mom-life hacks:

👉 @dr.amanda_ergocoach

🤍 Join the free Everyday Ergonomics for Working Moms Facebook community for more practical tips and support.

👉 Join here

Don’t forget — you can also download my free ebook for even more quick, practical tips to reduce pain while mothering:

👉Download the ebook here

Before you shop: some links are affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases—at no extra cost to you. These are the same mom-life and ergonomic tools I use and genuinely recommend to simplify your days and support your body. 🤍

👉shop recommendations here

Motherhood asks a lot from your body.

Think about what your body does in a typical day as a mom: lifting kids, carrying awkward loads, bending down to pick up toys, standing while cooking, sitting at a desk, driving to activities, and helping with bedtime routines.

It’s constant physical work.

And yet most moms are never taught how to support their bodies through these demands.

In this episode, ergonomic coach and physical therapist Amanda Rabin explains why motherhood can feel physically exhausting and why so many moms experience back pain, neck pain, and shoulder tension throughout the day.

You’ll learn why these aches and pains often happen not because your body is weak, but because it’s being asked to do more than it has the support or endurance for.

Amanda also shares the three-step framework she uses with working moms to reduce pain and help their bodies better handle the physical demands of daily life.

In this episode you’ll learn:

• Why motherhood can feel like an extreme sport for your body

• The hidden physical load moms carry every day

• Why many moms experience back pain, neck pain, and shoulder tension

• Simple ergonomic strategies that can make everyday tasks easier

Because motherhood is already demanding enough. Your body deserves support too.

Check out the website: amandarabincoach.co

Don’t forget — you can also download my free ebook for even more quick, practical tips to reduce pain while mothering: Download the ebook here

Follow me on Instagram for daily ergonomic tips and mom-life hacks: @dr.amada_ergocoach

🤍 Join the free Everyday Ergonomics for Working Moms Facebook community for more practical tips and support.

👉 Join here

Interested in one-on-one ergonomic coaching to reduce pain and feel better in your mom life?

👉 Book your call here

Before you shop: some links are affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases—at no extra cost to you. These are the same mom-life and ergonomic tools I use and genuinely recommend to simplify your days and support your body 🤍

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If your neck hurts at the end of the day, you’re not alone. Many working moms experience constant neck pain from a combination of desk work, phone use, driving kids around, and everyday parenting tasks.

This “tech neck” posture happens when your head spends hours tilted forward while texting, scrolling, working on a laptop, or looking down throughout the day. Over time, that extra strain can lead to tight shoulders, headaches, and persistent neck pain.

In this episode, ergonomic coach and physical therapist Amanda Rabin explains why moms develop tech neck and how small adjustments can make a big difference.

You’ll learn simple ways to set up your screens, move smarter during the day, and strengthen the muscles that support your neck so you can reduce pain and feel better in your body.

Because motherhood already asks a lot from your body—and a few small tweaks can bring real relief.

If you’re dealing with:

• neck pain from phone use

• tech neck from desk work

• shoulder tension from laptop posture

• headaches after a long workday

this episode will give you practical strategies you can start using today.

Check out the website: amandarabincoach.co

Don’t forget — you can also download my free ebook for even more quick, practical tips to reduce pain while mothering: Download the ebook here

Follow me on Instagram for daily ergonomic tips and mom-life hacks: @dr.amada_ergocoach

🤍 Join the free Everyday Ergonomics for Working Moms Facebook community for more practical tips and support.

👉 Join here

Interested in one-on-one ergonomic coaching to reduce pain and feel better in your mom life?

👉 Book your call here

Before you shop: some links are affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases—at no extra cost to you. These are the same mom-life and ergonomic tools I use and genuinely recommend to simplify your days and support your body 🤍

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Infant car seat back pain is incredibly common — especially in the postpartum months. If you’re dealing with wrist pain from carrying a car seat, arm fatigue from the infant carrier, or shoulder and low back pain after lifting the baby seat, you’re not alone.

Carrying an infant car seat places uneven load through your wrist, shoulder, and spine, and most moms were never taught how to lift or carry it in a way that protects their body. Over time, that daily strain adds up.

In this episode, Amanda, physical therapist and ergonomic coach for working moms, breaks down how to carry an infant car seat without back, arm, or wrist pain using simple ergonomic adjustments, better lifting mechanics, and targeted strength support.

Because while the car seat is part of daily life, ongoing back and wrist pain doesn’t have to be.

If you’re ready to stop powering through postpartum pain and start supporting your body in the real tasks of motherhood, learn more about Motherhood and work body’s coaching at amandarabincoach.co

Don’t forget — you can also download my free ebook for even more quick, practical tips to reduce pain while mothering: Download the ebook here

Follow me on Instagram for daily ergonomic tips and mom-life hacks: @dr.amada_ergocoach

🤍 Join the free Everyday Ergonomics for Working Moms Facebook community for more practical tips and support.

👉 Join here

Interested in one-on-one ergonomic coaching to reduce pain and feel better in your mom life?

👉 Book your call here

Before you shop: some links are affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases—at no extra cost to you. These are the same mom-life and ergonomic tools I use and genuinely recommend to simplify your days and support your body 🤍

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If your neck and shoulder start hurting every school year when activities pick back up… you are not imagining it.

More driving. More sitting. More carrying backpacks, sports gear, and tired kids.

It adds up fast.

Last week, my own neck and shoulder locked up after a sudden increase in driving time, school drop-offs, and carrying my toddler barefoot across parking lots.

But here’s the important part:

It wasn’t random. And it wasn’t a mystery.

In this episode, I walk you step-by-step through how I used my Simple Support Framework to identify the root cause, fix the real problem, and start building long-term resilience.

Because relief doesn’t come from random stretches.

It comes from understanding what your body actually needs.

This episode will help you understand:

If you’re a working mom dealing with neck pain, shoulder tension, or back pain from driving, carrying kids, or balancing work and motherhood—this episode will change how you look at your pain.

The Simple Support Framework:

Step 1: Adjust your environment

Fix the setup that is overloading your body

Step 2: Move smarter

Change how you lift, carry, and interact with your daily world

Step 3: Build resilience

Strengthen your body so it can support your life long-term

If you’re tired of chasing temporary fixes…

If your neck, shoulder, or back pain keeps coming back…

I want to help you fix this at the root.

Inside my 1:1 Ergonomic Coaching, we identify exactly what’s causing your pain and create a simple, realistic plan to help your body feel better and stay better.

Check out the website: amandarabincoach.co

Don’t forget — you can also download my free ebook for even more quick, practical tips to reduce pain while mothering: Download the ebook here

Follow me on Instagram for daily ergonomic tips and mom-life hacks: @dr.amada_ergocoach

🤍 Join the free Everyday Ergonomics for Working Moms Facebook community for more practical tips and support.

👉 Join here

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If you’re a working mom dealing with back pain, neck pain, shoulder tension, or constant physical exhaustion, you are not alone.

So many moms struggle with pain from:

And most moms assume this is just part of motherhood.

But it’s not.

In this episode, I’m sharing the Simple Support Framework—the exact ergonomic coaching method I use to help working moms reduce pain, improve posture, and feel strong and comfortable in their bodies again.

This framework focuses on three key areas:

These small, practical changes can dramatically reduce strain on your back, neck, and shoulders—and help you stop relying on the heating pad at the end of every day.

This episode is especially helpful if you:

My website is now live, and you can learn more about my 1:1 ergonomic coaching for working moms.

I would love to support you.

Check out the website: amandarabincoach.co

Don’t forget — you can also download my free ebook for even more quick, practical tips to reduce pain while mothering: Download the ebook here

Follow me on Instagram for daily ergonomic tips and mom-life hacks: @dr.amada_ergocoach

🤍 Join the free Everyday Ergonomics for Working Moms Facebook community for more practical tips and support.

👉 Join here

Interested in one-on-one ergonomic coaching to reduce pain and feel better in your mom life?

👉 Book your call here

Before you shop: some links are affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases—at no extra cost to you. These are the same mom-life and ergonomic tools I use and genuinely recommend to simplify your days and support your body 🤍

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Ending every workday with a headache isn’t normal—and it’s not just stress.

In this episode, I break down why desk work commonly leads to headaches and walk you through my 3-Step Simple Support Framework using one of the most common pain complaints I see in working moms.

We talk about how your desk setup, screen habits, and daily movement patterns quietly contribute to head and neck tension—and why fixing the right things can change how your body feels by the end of the day.

If you work at a desk, juggle motherhood, and feel like pain is just part of the job, this episode will help you start thinking differently about support.

In This Episode, You’ll Learn:

Don’t forget — you can also download my free ebook for even more quick, practical tips to reduce pain while mothering: Download the ebook here

Follow me on Instagram for daily ergonomic tips and mom-life hacks: @dr.amada_ergocoach

🤍 Join the free Everyday Ergonomics for Working Moms Facebook community for more practical tips and support.

👉 Join here

Interested in one-on-one ergonomic coaching to reduce pain and feel better in your mom life?

👉 Book your call here

Before you shop: some links are affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases—at no extra cost to you. These are the same mom-life and ergonomic tools I use and genuinely recommend to simplify your days and support your body 🤍

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