Healing At Your Core Podcast

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  • Nourishing Women Through Life with Rachel Rood

    In this episode of Healing At Your Core, the host interviews dietitian Rachel Rood about women’s relationships with food, diet culture, and intuitive eating. Rachel shares her background (WIC, hospital work, teaching nutrition, eating disorder treatment, and private practice at Positive Change Nutrition) and discusses how dieting can lead to disordered patterns that are often normalized. They explain intuitive eating as flexible, individualized eating and movement that support health, and clarify it is not a free-for-all; it blends intention (regular fueling) with hunger/fullness awareness. They cover restriction, intermittent fasting, orthorexia, and the restrict-binge cycle, plus strategies for honoring cravings. The conversation addresses body image during pregnancy, postpartum “bounce back” pressure, and perimenopause/menopause changes, emphasizing adequate fueling, variety, hydration, and balanced meals. Rachel rapid-fire debunks common nutrition myths and encourages aligning with, not warring against, the body.


    00:00 Food Myths

    01:35 Rachel’s Background

    02:44 Dieting and Disordered Eating

    04:29 Good vs Bad Foods

    05:44 Diet Culture and Thin Ideal

    08:36 What Is Intuitive Eating

    11:18 Listening to Your Body

    13:25 Nutrition Without Rules

    15:09 Restriction and Fasting

    18:38 Cravings and Permission

    23:10 Pregnancy Body Changes

    28:03 Breastfeeding Hunger Reality

    29:18 Healing Nutrition Essentials

    31:34 Perimenopause Body Changes

    34:02 Protein Without Obsession

    37:25 Intuitive Eating Mindset

    38:47 Healthy vs Disordered Eating

    42:14 Gut Health and Fiber Balance

    45:32 Rapid Fire Nutrition Myths

    48:38 Building Balanced Meals


    Thank you for listening to Healing at Your Core. If today's conversation resonated with you, please share this episode with someone who could benefit from it. Every share helps us reach more women who may be silently living with symptoms they think they have to accept, when healing is truly possible.


    Have a wonderful day.


    Bree Allred, PT, DPT, PRPC


    "Common does not mean normal. Healing begins when we start the conversation."


    CONNECT with Bree & Access Trusted Pelvic Health Resources


    Discover expert education, practical tools, and evidence-based guidance designed to help you better understand your body and take the next step toward healing. You'll also gain access to valuable resources and become part of a supportive community of women who are restoring comfort, confidence, and quality of life through every season.


    Join FREE at:

    www.aylarapelvichealth.com


    Follow Bree on Social Media:

    Facebook | Instagram | YouTube | LinkedIn


    Bonus Resource:

    Schedule your FREE Discovery Call and learn how personalized pelvic floor physical therapy can help you restore movement, comfort, and confidence.


    About Rachel

    Rachel Rood, MS, RD, earned both her bachelor's and master's degrees in Nutrition Science from Utah State University. She is a Registered Dietitian and the founder of Positive Change Nutrition, where she specializes in treating individuals with eating disorders. Rachel also works with clients who want to improve their relationship with food, manage nutrition-related health concerns, and make sustainable lifestyle changes. Through individualized nutrition counseling, Rachel meets clients where they are at with food and body concerns and collaborates with them to establish realistic goals to progress on their path to healing and wellness. Rachel empowers her clients utilizing a non-diet, weight-inclusive approach with a focus on evidence-based nutrition and Intuitive Eating principles. Outside of her professional work, Rachel loves spending time with her family, traveling, attending Broadway musicals and sporting events, and relaxing at home with her husband.


    Links

    Website https://positivechangenutrition.com/

    54 min
  • Breast Cancer Rehab: Restoring Mobility, Reducing Pain, and Rebuilding Strength After Surgery

    This episode of Healing at Your Core explains common lingering problems after breast cancer treatment—shoulder and arm mobility limits, pain, chest wall tightness, scar restrictions and sensitivity, cording, lymphedema-related swelling, back tension, numbness, and menopausal or treatment-related stiffness (including frozen shoulder)—and how physical therapy can help through scar mobilization, graded strengthening, mobility work for the chest/ribs, and lymphedema education. It emphasizes that breast surgery can affect breathing mechanics, core and pelvic floor pressures, fatigue, deconditioning, and painful intercourse, especially with added radiation scarring or hormonal changes. Guidance includes resting about two weeks, then gradually resuming walking and gentle arm motion, progressing after six-week lifting clearance, and monitoring lymph response. The host highlights that early rehab helps most with range of motion, but it’s never too late to address strength, scars, and function.


    00:00 Why Symptoms Persist

    01:02 Surgery Effects Explained

    02:43 Shoulder and Back Issues

    04:24 Chest Tightness and Breathing

    05:08 Scar and Nerve Sensitivity

    06:42 Whole Body Rehab Approach

    07:58 Safe Return to Movement

    09:37 Lymphedema Caution Tips

    10:57 Rehab Should Be Standard

    12:13 Common Questions Answered

    17:09 Never Too Late for Help


    Thank you for listening to Healing at Your Core. If today's conversation resonated with you, please share this episode with someone who could benefit from it. Every share helps us reach more women who may be silently living with symptoms they think they have to accept, when healing is truly possible.


    Have a wonderful day.


    Bree Allred, PT, DPT, PRPC


    "Common does not mean normal. Healing begins when we start the conversation."


    CONNECT with Bree & Access Trusted Pelvic Health Resources


    Discover expert education, practical tools, and evidence-based guidance designed to help you better understand your body and take the next step toward healing. You'll also gain access to valuable resources and become part of a supportive community of women who are restoring comfort, confidence, and quality of life through every season.


    Join FREE at:

    www.aylarapelvichealth.com


    Follow Bree on Social Media:

    Facebook | Instagram | YouTube | LinkedIn


    Bonus Resource:

    Schedule your FREE Discovery Call and learn how personalized pelvic floor physical therapy can help you restore movement, comfort, and confidence.

    21 min
  • Areola Restoration with Calais Mumford


    In this episode of Healing at Your Core, the host continues a breast cancer recovery series focusing on areola restoration after surgery, featuring tattoo artist Calais Mumford of Sleekline Beauty. Calais shares how she moved from microblading (starting in 2017) into medical areola tattooing after training courses and hands-on instruction in Texas, noting tattooing is not regulated in many states. They discuss the emotional impact of 3D areola tattooing on survivors’ confidence, body image, and intimate relationships, including the host’s experience as a breast cancer survivor. Calais explains consultation, timing (at least six months post-surgery with doctor approval), mapping, color selection, pain expectations and numbing, healing and aftercare, touch-ups (six-week perfecting and every 3–5 years), working over scars, nipple mound vs flat 3D techniques, and that insurance may reimburse costs.


    00:00 Meet Kalei Mumford

    04:07 Training and Credentials

    08:54 Survivor Story

    12:55 Partners in the Process

    17:46 Designing Color and Shape

    19:58 Pain and Numbing

    22:13 Touch Ups and Longevity

    23:52 3D Tattoo Basics

    24:03 Nipple Mound Basics

    26:55 Choosing Your Artist

    27:59 Aftercare and Healing

    30:16 Color Settling Touch Ups

    31:48 Tattooing Over Scars

    33:42 Client Mirror Moments

    37:26 Insurance Coverage Explained

    38:04 Wisdom for Survivors


    Thank you for listening to Healing at Your Core. If today's conversation resonated with you, please share this episode with someone who could benefit from it. Every share helps us reach more women who may be silently living with symptoms they think they have to accept, when healing is truly possible.


    Have a wonderful day.


    Bree Allred, PT, DPT, PRPC


    "Common does not mean normal. Healing begins when we start the conversation."


    CONNECT with Bree & Access Trusted Pelvic Health Resources


    Discover expert education, practical tools, and evidence-based guidance designed to help you better understand your body and take the next step toward healing. You'll also gain access to valuable resources and become part of a supportive community of women who are restoring comfort, confidence, and quality of life through every season.


    Join FREE at:

    www.aylarapelvichealth.com


    Follow Bree on Social Media:

    Facebook | Instagram | YouTube | LinkedIn


    Bonus Resource:

    Schedule your FREE Discovery Call and learn how personalized pelvic floor physical therapy can help you restore movement, comfort, and confidence.


    Guest Bio

    Hi! I am a professional tattoo artist specializing in areola restoration, permanent makeup, fine line tattoos, scar camouflage. I’ve been in the tattoo industry for 9 years. I absolutely love what I do and love helping others feel more confident and comfortable in their own skin.


    Links

    Website Www.sleeklinebrows.com

    47 min
  • Breast Cancer Diagnosis: Breast Reconstruction Options with Whitney Collins, DNP

    In this Healing at Your Core episode, the Dr. Bree Allred interviews Whitney Collins, DNP at Logan Plastic Surgery, about the breast cancer surgery and reconstruction journey. They discuss early education after diagnosis, lumpectomy versus mastectomy decision factors (cancer type/stage/location, nipple- or skin-sparing options, genetics, symmetry concerns), and reconstruction choices: implant-based versus tissue-based (including DIEP flap, with latissimus flap as a later option). Whitney explains tissue expanders, AlloDerm, fat grafting (typically 60–70% take), immediate versus delayed reconstruction, typical recovery milestones, drains and practical tips, pain control and nerve blocks, and potential complications such as infection and wound-healing problems and ways to reduce risk (antibiotics, protein, activity). They address emotional impacts, partner support, insurance coverage laws, implant follow-up (MRI at five years), common myths, and defining successful reconstruction as confidence, wholeness, and empowerment.


    00:00 Meet Whitney Collins, DNP

    02:21 First Visit After Diagnosis

    03:47 Lumpectomy Basics

    05:26 Fat Grafting After Lumpectomy

    07:50 When to Choose Mastectomy

    08:29 Unilateral vs Bilateral Decisions

    12:31 Reconstruction Options Overview

    13:16 Tissue Expanders Explained

    16:33 Recovery After Mastectomy

    19:49 Choosing Implant Type and Size

    22:29 Tissue Flap Reconstruction Options

    24:45 Timing With Chemo and Radiation

    26:17 Finishing Touches and Revisions

    26:46 Fat Grafting Timing

    27:23 Liposuction Recovery Tips

    29:28 Emotional First Look

    32:23 Pain Control Basics

    35:05 Back to Activity Safely

    37:25 Delayed Reconstruction Cases

    38:55 Complications and Prevention

    41:21 Partner Support Guidance

    44:01 Implant Maintenance Checks

    45:57 Myth Busting Round

    49:49 Feeling Whole Again


    Thank you for listening to Healing at Your Core. If today's conversation resonated with you, please share this episode with someone who could benefit from it. Every share helps us reach more women who may be silently living with symptoms they think they have to accept, when healing is truly possible.


    Have a wonderful day.


    Bree Allred, PT, DPT, PRPC


    "Common does not mean normal. Healing begins when we start the conversation."


    CONNECT with Bree & Access Trusted Pelvic Health Resources


    Discover expert education, practical tools, and evidence-based guidance designed to help you better understand your body and take the next step toward healing. You'll also gain access to valuable resources and become part of a supportive community of women who are restoring comfort, confidence, and quality of life through every season.


    Join FREE at:

    www.aylarapelvichealth.com


    Follow Bree on Social Media:

    Facebook | Instagram | YouTube | LinkedIn


    Bonus Resource:

    Schedule your FREE Discovery Call and learn how personalized pelvic floor physical therapy can help you restore movement, comfort, and confidence.


    About Whitney

    Whitney Collins is a doctorally prepared Family Nurse Practitioner specializing in plastic and reconstructive surgery at Logan Plastic Surgery. She earned her doctorate from the University of Utah College of Nursing in 2020 and has worked in plastic and reconstructive surgery for the past six years, following eight years as a registered nurse. Whitney is especially passionate about helping women navigate breast cancer surgery and reconstruction, making sure patients understand their options and feel supported throughout the process.


    Links

    Website: https://intermountainhealthcare.org/locations/budge-clinic/plastic-surgery

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/whitney-collins-dnp/

    56 min
  • Improved Wellness through Thermography with Shayla Shearer

    Dr. Bree Allred interviews Shayla Shearer of Cache Valley Thermography about thermography and how it may complement medical screening. Shayla explains that thermography uses infrared imaging to create heat maps reflecting physiology such as blood flow, inflammation-related activity, metabolism, muscle activity, and nervous system patterns, with symmetry used as a key reference. It is not diagnostic or structural imaging and cannot identify specific conditions like cysts, but can flag abnormal or asymmetric patterns and suggest follow-up with appropriate clinicians and diagnostic tests. The episode covers benefits such as no radiation and use during pregnancy and breastfeeding, its usefulness for dense breast tissue, and common scan areas beyond breasts (thyroid, pelvis/torso). Shayla outlines appointment prep, acclimation and imaging steps, result timelines, typical rescan intervals, misconceptions, and where to find Cache Valley Thermography in North Logan, Utah.


    00:00 Shayla’s Thermography Journey

    01:33 Thermography Basics Explained

    03:59 Screening vs Diagnosis

    04:35 Readers vs Technicians

    07:11 Breast Findings and Next Steps

    09:52 Beyond Breasts Thyroid and Pelvis

    10:30 Inflammation Injuries and Hormones

    13:31 What to Expect at Your Appointment

    16:31 Misconceptions Safety and Implants

    17:13 Who Should Get Scanned and How Often

    18:48 When to Skip and See a Doctor

    19:31 Empowerment Preventive Mindset


    Thank you for listening to Healing at Your Core. If today's conversation resonated with you, please share this episode with someone who could benefit from it. Every share helps us reach more women who may be silently living with symptoms they think they have to accept, when healing is truly possible.


    Have a wonderful day.


    Bree Allred, PT, DPT, PRPC


    "Common does not mean normal. Healing begins when we start the conversation."


    CONNECT with Bree & Access Trusted Pelvic Health Resources


    Discover expert education, practical tools, and evidence-based guidance designed to help you better understand your body and take the next step toward healing. You'll also gain access to valuable resources and become part of a supportive community of women who are restoring comfort, confidence, and quality of life through every season.


    Join FREE at:

    www.aylarapelvichealth.com


    Follow Bree on Social Media:

    Facebook | Instagram | YouTube | LinkedIn


    Bonus Resource:

    Schedule your FREE Discovery Call and learn how personalized pelvic floor physical therapy can help you restore movement, comfort, and confidence.


    About Cache Valley Thermography

    Cache Valley Thermography is a local, woman-focused thermal imaging service dedicated to helping people in Northern Utah take a proactive look at their health. Using safe, non-invasive thermal imaging, we offer a simple way to check in on your body and support the wellness choices you're already making. No radiation, no compression, no discomfort, just a caring, informative experience designed to fit into a busy life. We're proud to serve Cache Valley families who want more tools for living well.


    Links

    Website https://idealfamilychiro.com/thermography

    Facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61555565019344

    Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cachevalleythermography/

    24 min
  • My Breast Cancer Story

    Dr. Bree Allred shares her personal breast cancer story to encourage listeners to trust their instincts and listen to their bodies. Diagnosed at 28 in December 2011 after noticing a persistent lump post-weaning from pumping for twins, she describes imaging, biopsy results showing high-grade ductal carcinoma, and subsequent planning with surgeons and the Huntsman Cancer Institute, including MRI and lymph node biopsy (negative). She chose a right unilateral mastectomy with tissue expander and later silicone implant reconstruction, declined IVF embryo preservation before chemotherapy, and underwent ACMT chemotherapy with significant side effects, hair loss, and community support. She discusses survivorship anxiety, later having two more children and breastfeeding, chemo-induced temporary menopause, and eventually a prophylactic mastectomy and symmetry surgery on the left side, which was cancer-free, introducing a Breast Cancer Awareness Month series on breast cancer experiences and rehab.


    00:00 Why This Matters

    01:41 Finding a Lump Postpartum

    03:20 Ultrasound and Biopsy

    05:56 Reading the Diagnosis

    08:07 Treatment Planning and Timeline

    11:20 MRI Results and Surgery Choice

    13:35 Mastectomy Recovery and Reconstruction Options

    16:05 Fertility Decisions and Starting Chemo

    18:22 Chemo Reality and Hair Loss

    23:28 Reconstruction and Life After Cancer

    25:17 Prophylactic Surgery and Looking Ahead


    Thank you for listening to Healing at Your Core. If today's conversation resonated with you, please share this episode with someone who could benefit from it. Every share helps us reach more women who may be silently living with symptoms they think they have to accept, when healing is truly possible.


    Have a wonderful day.


    Bree Allred, PT, DPT, PRPC


    "Common does not mean normal. Healing begins when we start the conversation."


    CONNECT with Bree & Access Trusted Pelvic Health Resources


    Discover expert education, practical tools, and evidence-based guidance designed to help you better understand your body and take the next step toward healing. You'll also gain access to valuable resources and become part of a supportive community of women who are restoring comfort, confidence, and quality of life through every season.


    Join FREE at:

    www.aylarapelvichealth.com


    Follow Bree on Social Media:

    Facebook | Instagram | YouTube | LinkedIn


    Bonus Resource:

    Schedule your FREE Discovery Call and learn how personalized pelvic floor physical therapy can help you restore movement, comfort, and confidence.

    30 min
  • Hormone Myths with Cassie Milligan

    The episode continues the discussion between Dr Bree Allred speaking and Cassie Milligan, FNP on who may be a good candidate for hormone therapy, emphasizing individualized assessment beyond sex hormones and noting that many men and women—including some cancer survivors—may still be candidates with different approaches (e.g., estriol/bi-est, localized vaginal use). It reviews the Women’s Health Initiative, stating the black box warning stemmed from synthetic estrogen/progestin combinations and that later large-scale research and the FDA’s removal of the warning increased estrogen demand, contributing to patch shortages. The conversation compares delivery methods (patch, cream, pellet, troche, capsule, injections) and highlights why tablets are not preferred by the clinician. It covers when not to prescribe (e.g., high labs, recent cancer, estrogen blockers, prostate cancer) and stresses lab testing, conservative dosing, and monitoring. Hormone changes’ effects on vaginal dryness, atrophy, painful intercourse, GSM, UTIs/yeast infections, and pelvic floor issues are outlined, along with the role of probiotics and pelvic floor therapy.


    00:00 Who Is a Candidate

    01:58 Black Box Warning Explained

    04:41 Estrogen Patch Shortage

    10:44 Who Should Avoid HRT

    15:17 Vaginal Health and Atrophy

    16:55 Postpartum Pain and Pelvic Floor

    19:55 Pelvic Pain and Prolapse

    20:19 GSM and Bladder Symptoms

    26:23 Rapid Fire Symptom Check

    27:50 Perimenopause Myth Busting

    28:57 Find the Right Practitioner

    31:23 Whole Body Team Approach

    33:35 Feeling Like Yourself Again


    Thank you for listening to Healing at Your Core. If today's conversation resonated with you, please share this episode with someone who could benefit from it. Every share helps us reach more women who may be silently living with symptoms they think they have to accept, when healing is truly possible.


    Have a wonderful day.


    Bree Allred, PT, DPT, PRPC


    "Common does not mean normal. Healing begins when we start the conversation."


    CONNECT with Bree & Access Trusted Pelvic Health Resources


    Discover expert education, practical tools, and evidence-based guidance designed to help you better understand your body and take the next step toward healing. You'll also gain access to valuable resources and become part of a supportive community of women who are restoring comfort, confidence, and quality of life through every season.


    Join FREE at:

    www.aylarapelvichealth.com


    Follow Bree on Social Media:

    Facebook | Instagram | YouTube | LinkedIn


    Bonus Resource:

    Schedule your FREE Discovery Call and learn how personalized pelvic floor physical therapy can help you restore movement, comfort, and confidence.


    Links

    Website: reviveutah.org

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/revivewellaesthetics

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/revivewellnessaesthetics/

    LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/cassie-milligan-502aa0132


    36 min
  • Why You Don’t Feel Like Yourself with Cassie Milligan

    The episode features Dr Bree Allred speaking with Cassie Milligan a family nurse practitioner and owner of Revive Wellness and Aesthetics, discussing why many women feel exhausted, anxious, overwhelmed, gain weight, and sleep poorly despite being told their labs are “normal.” She explains her functional, cash-based approach to hormone optimization that considers the whole body—sex hormones, thyroid, adrenals, gut health, iron/ferritin, and symptoms—rather than treating lab ranges alone.


    00:00 Not Feeling Like Yourself

    01:10 Meet Hormone Expert Cassie Milligan

    05:23 Functional Whole Body Approach

    08:16 What Optimal Really Means

    10:56 When to Test Hormones

    21:51 Adrenals And Cortisol Basics

    24:03 Hormones In Plain English


    Thank you for listening to Healing at Your Core. If today's conversation resonated with you, please share this episode with someone who could benefit from it. Every share helps us reach more women who may be silently living with symptoms they think they have to accept, when healing is truly possible.


    Have a wonderful day.


    Bree Allred, PT, DPT, PRPC


    "Common does not mean normal. Healing begins when we start the conversation."


    CONNECT with Bree & Access Trusted Pelvic Health Resources


    Discover expert education, practical tools, and evidence-based guidance designed to help you better understand your body and take the next step toward healing. You'll also gain access to valuable resources and become part of a supportive community of women who are restoring comfort, confidence, and quality of life through every season.


    Join FREE at:

    www.aylarapelvichealth.com


    Follow Bree on Social Media:

    Facebook | Instagram | YouTube | LinkedIn


    Bonus Resource:

    Schedule your FREE Discovery Call and learn how personalized pelvic floor physical therapy can help you restore movement, comfort, and confidence.


    Links

    Website: reviveutah.org

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/revivewellaesthetics

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/revivewellnessaesthetics/

    LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/cassie-milligan-502aa0132

    32 min
  • Why I Created Aylara Pelvic Health

    Dr. Bree Allred explains why she created Aylara Pelvic Health, citing that women have been underserved by a medical system historically based on male biology and siloed specialties, leaving many pelvic health concerns dismissed or normalized. She describes common issues women bring—painful periods, painful intercourse, infertility challenges, postpartum dysfunction, bladder and bowel problems, exercise-related leaking, pelvic organ prolapse symptoms, and perimenopause/menopause changes—and her goal of being a last stop for answers through evidence-based care, transparent guidance, and appropriate referrals (e.g., endometriosis specialists, colorectal surgeons, OBGYNs, urogynecologists). Aylara’s values emphasize safety, love, growth, collaboration, and hope, with care across life stages and outside an insurance-driven model. She shares the name’s origin: from “Ayla” (Turkish for moonlight) and “Ara,” meaning outer light meeting inner light to create wholeness.


    00:00 Purpose of Aylara

    01:25 Stories That Sparked Aylara

    02:57 Being Heard and Believed

    04:32 Education Options Collaboration

    06:21 Clinic Values Safety Love

    08:47 Care Across Life Stages

    11:23 Changing Healthcare Culture

    14:28 A Different Kind of Clinic

    16:31 Why Join the Movement

    17:10 Meaning Behind Aylara



    Thank you for listening to Healing at Your Core. If today's conversation resonated with you, please share this episode with someone who could benefit from it. Every share helps us reach more women who may be silently living with symptoms they think they have to accept, when healing is truly possible.


    Have a wonderful day.


    Bree Allred, PT, DPT, PRPC


    "Common does not mean normal. Healing begins when we start the conversation."


    CONNECT with Bree & Access Trusted Pelvic Health Resources


    Discover expert education, practical tools, and evidence-based guidance designed to help you better understand your body and take the next step toward healing. You'll also gain access to valuable resources and become part of a supportive community of women who are restoring comfort, confidence, and quality of life through every season.


    Join FREE at:

    www.aylarapelvichealth.com


    Follow Bree on Social Media:

    Facebook | Instagram | YouTube | LinkedIn


    Bonus Resource:

    Schedule your FREE Discovery Call and learn how personalized pelvic floor physical therapy can help you restore movement, comfort, and confidence.

    21 min
  • Nervous System Regulation and Chiropractic Care with Dr. Tyler Shearer

    Dr. Bree Allred hosts Dr. Tyler Shearer of Ideal Family Chiropractic to discuss nervous system regulation and how stress affects pain, muscle tension, sleep, digestion, pelvic health, and well-being. Shearer explains sympathetic (fight/flight/freeze) versus parasympathetic (rest/digest) function, emphasizing the vagus nerve’s role in returning the body to rest, and notes dysregulation can be measured via heart rate variability, surface EMG, and a rolling thermal scan. They review common sympathetic-dominance symptoms (sleep issues, jaw/neck tension, headaches, bowel changes, fatigue, increased pain sensitivity, pelvic floor tension) and mention dysautonomia/POTS. Shearer describes how stress can increase pain through reduced proprioception and increased nociception, and how chiropractic adjustments may restore proprioceptive input, reduce pain signals, and support various adult and pediatric concerns. They advocate multimodal care, practical tools beyond “relax” (breathing, massage, walks, quiet time), and evaluating the nervous system for adults and kids.


    00:00 Welcome and Episode Focus

    01:19 Tyler’s Chiropractic Journey

    02:35 Why the Nervous System Matters

    03:18 Regulation and the Vagus Nerve

    03:59 Measuring Dysregulation

    06:11 Sympathetic vs Parasympathetic

    07:24 What Stress Should Do

    08:31 Signs You’re Stuck On

    11:05 Why Stress Hits Differently

    13:29 Stress and the Pain Cycle

    16:31 Feeling Safe to Move Again

    18:40 Why Relax Isn’t Helpful

    20:57 Where Chiropractic Fits In

    22:20 Evidence and Research Reality

    25:31 Lifestyle Tools That Support Care

    27:50 Practical Regulation Tips

    30:05 Daily Habits and Final Takeaways


    Thank you for listening to Healing at Your Core. If today's conversation resonated with you, please share this episode with someone who could benefit from it. Every share helps us reach more women who may be silently living with symptoms they think they have to accept, when healing is truly possible.


    Have a wonderful day.


    Bree Allred, PT, DPT, PRPC


    "Common does not mean normal. Healing begins when we start the conversation."


    CONNECT with Bree & Access Trusted Pelvic Health Resources


    Discover expert education, practical tools, and evidence-based guidance designed to help you better understand your body and take the next step toward healing. You'll also gain access to valuable resources and become part of a supportive community of women who are restoring comfort, confidence, and quality of life through every season.


    Join FREE at:

    www.aylarapelvichealth.com


    Follow Bree on Social Media:

    Facebook | Instagram | YouTube | LinkedIn


    Bonus Resource:

    Schedule your FREE Discovery Call and learn how personalized pelvic floor physical therapy can help you restore movement, comfort, and confidence.


    Guest Links

    Website: https://idealfamilychiro.com/

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPorBo_pVU3p7qPmrB1CBuA/videos

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IdealFamilyChiropractic

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/idealfamilychiropractic/

    35 min

About Healing At Your Core Podcast

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Healing at Your Core is a podcast for women seeking trusted answers about pelvic health, recovery, and whole-body wellness. Hosted by pelvic floor physical therapist Bree Allred,…