Healthy Midlands Podcast

Samantha Owen is a paediatric osteopath with a sparkling reputation among families in the West Midlands. In this episode she sits in with colleague and host, Emily, to discuss the benefits of cranial osteopathic treatments for babies.

Samantha gives examples of babies with colic and reflux, movement difficulties, or digestion issues, have been brought in to see her by their parents. Samantha and Emily discuss the practical difficulties of building an evidence base for cranial osteopathy, particularly in a paediatric population.

If you want to find out more, head to www.ebrookosteopathy.co.uk

Hunger Foods co-creator Aaron Morris joins Emily to discuss the importance of meal preparation, all while keeping his customers satiated and thrilled with delicious recipes. Aaron and his business partner Callum infuse their meals with inspiration from their travels. Middle Eastern, Pan Asian, Latin American and Caribbean flavours dominate their offering in both events catering and their meal prep service, based out of their kitchens in Burton.

A local company with a national presence, Aaron and Callum are invested in their community and environment, aiming to do the best they can for both.

If you'd like to find out more, visit https://www.hungerfoods.co.uk

Jenny Richards is a coach in the West Midlands, mainly working with people for their work, and leadership roles. Jenny joins me to talk about the role of Coaching, how it all links with our biology, and a fair bit of brain science thrown in too!

How do we gain tools to manage conflict? How do we identify our strengths and weaknesses? And how can we use become the best future-versions of ourselves?

If you want to find out more about Jenny as a coach, go to https://jennyrichardscoach.co.uk

Rachel Priestly is an Infant Feeding Coach and Lactation Consultant working in the West Midlands. Rachel works with families to smooth the bumps in the road of their infant feeding journeys. She works with a specialist interest in more complicated feeding journeys, LGBTQI+ and surrogacy journeys.

Rachel takes time in this episode to talk to Emily about her role in private practice, societal ideas around breast feeding, and creating a more supportive and empathic environment for us all to learn.

*Note, the sound quality on this episode is quite poor on Emily's microphone, and there is a little bit of construction noise from outside - BUT the important person to listen to here is Rachel, so we decided to hit publish anyway!

Laura Greenwood is an Osteopath working at Ebrook Osteopathy and Sports Clinic in Sutton Coldfield and Lichfield. Having been supporting her husband Dale in his triathlete efforts for many years, including his entry to the Kona World Championships in Hawaii, Laura uses her skills and experience to help other triathletes improve their performance and stave off injuries.

You can find more about Laura and book to see her at www.ebrookosteopathy.co.uk

Warning: This episode contains details of Tash's experience of Anorexia and her recovery. If you struggle with topics of this nature, there are lots of other episodes of the Healthy Midlands Podcast for you to enjoy. Tash's story is one of inspiring resilience, in which she makes a complete recovery.

Tash Turner is a personal trainer at The Gym in Kings Heath, and during lockdown Tash turned entrepreneur with the creation of her brand Buff Bombs.

Today Tash discusses her experiences with sport and body image, and how she used Pole Fit to turn her mindset around and recover from Anorexia in her early twenties.

Her brand Buff Bombs uses Epsom salts in their formulas to aid recovery after exercise, and can be found at www.buffbombs.com

You can find out more about Tash as a personal trainer at www.tashfit.com

I can't tell you how much fun I had with Nikki Murphy recording this episode!

Nikki is not your usual yoga teacher. Raw, real and down-to-earth - Nikki shatters any perception of a yoga teacher you might have previously imagined. That's what makes her unlikely!

Find out more about Nikki at https://unlikelyyogi.co.uk/wp/

Sports Therapist Lizzie Watters is an integral part of the team at Ebrook Osteopathy and Sports Clinic in both Sutton Coldfield and Lichfield.

Lizzie has been running in the Midlands area for the past decade, going from slow park run attendee, to coming in the top 350 entrants of the Staffordshire Half Ironman this year. Lizzie explains the dedication it takes to improve your running, along with some insight to her gait analysis services she offers from Sutton Coldfield.

Lizzie chats through some of the challenges on her training journey, and her anticipation for this year's London Marathon.

You can find out more and book appointments with Lizzie at www.ebrookosteopathy.co.uk

Welcome to this special mid-season solo-cast with your host, Emily Ward.

Emily takes this opportunity to talk about her work at Ebrook Osteopathy and Sports Clinic, and shares a very potted and slightly incorrect history of Osteopathy. She talks about the difference between Osteopaths and Sports Therapists, and why having a Podiatrist on the team has made such a difference to the work group-chat.

Find out more and book appointments in Sutton Coldfield and Lichfield by going to

www.ebrookosteopathy.co.uk

Jordan Chapman, or Chapperz as he's known to his friends, is a sports scientist and nutritionist based in the West Midlands. Today, Chapperz is demystifying the concept of superfoods. What are they? Why do we need them? And are they really as super as their name would suggest?

If you want to find out more about Jordan and get advice and inspiration for healthy living, follow him on instagram @daily_energy__