Kumbay'all: The Whole Woman's Resource

Episode 45

Prevention is Possible

Have you been told that your health concern can’t be prevented from getting worse? 

That you just have to wait for your issue to be bad enough so you can qualify for medication or treatment for it? 

Do you feel like your family history of a health concern automatically means that you’ll have to deal with that issue too? 

Don’t believe it!

Prevention is possible with your health - please don’t let anyone tell you otherwise! 

Listen to Kumbay’all episode 45 for examples and encouragement to put effort into preventing health concerns.

It’s easy to want to put off what isn’t on fire right now, but attending to your body’s whispers means you save yourself the pain and headache of waiting for it to yell.

#KnowledgeIsPower and #PelvicHealthIsWealth

About Amanda:

Amanda Shipley, PT, DPT, MTC is a pelvic physical therapist in Atlanta, GA with more than 15 years of experience helping patients prevent and heal pelvic floor issues. Her mission is to change the standard of care so that pelvic physical therapy is a part of a complete wellness strategy, like going to the dentist. Dr. Shipley believes in a holistic approach and focuses on treating the whole person and not just their symptoms. After having two unmedicated homebirths, Dr. Shipley is especially passionate about helping birthing people have as smooth a childbirth as possible. She believes that everyone would benefit from seeing a pelvic physical therapist during pregnancy. Dr. Shipley sees patients at her practice, Renew Pelvic Health, and creates online courses in pelvic health through Progressive Pelvic Education. In addition, she is the creator and host of the podcast Kumbay'all: The Whole Woman's Resource.

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Episode 44

Following Your Intuition With Your Health

Healthcare should be a collaborative effort between you and your provider. Knowing how to collaborate effectively involves tuning into your body and listening to what it is telling you. 

Listen to Kumbay’all episode 44 to get 3 tips to learn how to follow your intuition with your health. 

In addition to these tips, Amanda will cover: 

• What questions to ask yourself

• What to do before and during your healthcare appointments

• What is important to remember with any provider/patient relationship

About Amanda:

Amanda Shipley, PT, DPT, MTC is a pelvic physical therapist in Atlanta, GA with more than 15 years of experience helping patients prevent and heal pelvic floor issues. Her mission is to change the standard of care so that pelvic physical therapy is a part of a complete wellness strategy, like going to the dentist. Dr. Shipley believes in a holistic approach and focuses on treating the whole person and not just their symptoms. After having two unmedicated homebirths, Dr. Shipley is especially passionate about helping birthing people have as smooth a childbirth as possible. She believes that everyone would benefit from seeing a pelvic physical therapist during pregnancy. Dr. Shipley sees patients at her practice, Renew Pelvic Health, and creates online courses in pelvic health through Progressive Pelvic Education. In addition, she is the creator and host of the podcast Kumbay'all: The Whole Woman's Resource.

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Episode 43

Should You Hold Your Stomach In?

Who doesn’t want a flat stomach? We all feel this pressure, so even if you weren’t taught to suck in your stomach throughout the day, you’re probably still doing it without thinking about it.

But is holding in your belly good for your body?

Listen to Kumbay’all episode 43 to hear Amanda’s answers to these questions:

• How does holding your stomach in affect your pelvic floor?

• What might happen if you hold your belly in constantly?

• Should your stomach be flat all the time?

• What can you do instead of holding your belly in?

About Amanda:

Amanda Shipley, PT, DPT, MTC is a pelvic physical therapist in Atlanta, GA with more than 15 years of experience helping patients prevent and heal pelvic floor issues. Her mission is to change the standard of care so that pelvic physical therapy is a part of a complete wellness strategy, like going to the dentist. Dr. Shipley believes in a holistic approach and focuses on treating the whole person and not just their symptoms. After having two unmedicated homebirths, Dr. Shipley is especially passionate about helping birthing people have as smooth a childbirth as possible. She believes that everyone would benefit from seeing a pelvic physical therapist during pregnancy. Dr. Shipley sees patients at her practice, Renew Pelvic Health, and creates online courses in pelvic health through Progressive Pelvic Education. In addition, she is the creator and host of the podcast Kumbay'all: The Whole Woman's Resource.

If you enjoyed this episode please share it, leave a review, and subscribe to the podcast. We love hearing from you and we appreciate your support!

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Episode 42

Another Way to Relax Your Pelvic Floor

We teach our patients to take deep breaths hourly throughout the day to check in with their bodies and relax their pelvic floor with inhalation.

But did you know that you can also check in with your pelvic floor through other areas of your body?

Listen to today’s quick podcast episode to learn 3 tips to help relax your jaw, and why this helps your pelvic floor. 

They’re easy to do and they’re good for your pelvic health - a double win!

About Amanda:

Amanda Shipley, PT, DPT, MTC is a pelvic physical therapist in Atlanta, GA with more than 15 years of experience helping patients prevent and heal pelvic floor issues. Her mission is to change the standard of care so that pelvic physical therapy is a part of a complete wellness strategy, like going to the dentist. Dr. Shipley believes in a holistic approach and focuses on treating the whole person and not just their symptoms. After having two unmedicated homebirths, Dr. Shipley is especially passionate about helping birthing people have as smooth a childbirth as possible. She believes that everyone would benefit from seeing a pelvic physical therapist during pregnancy. Dr. Shipley sees patients at her practice, Renew Pelvic Health, and creates online courses in pelvic health through Progressive Pelvic Education. In addition, she is the creator and host of the podcast Kumbay'all: The Whole Woman's Resource.

If you enjoyed this episode please share it, leave a review, and subscribe to the podcast. We love hearing from you and we appreciate your support!

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Episode 41

Pep Talk from a Pelvic PT

Do you ever feel like you’re ‘broken’ or a ‘mess’? Especially if you learn something new about yourself or your body that you weren’t aware of before?

You’re not alone! 

But we also want to help you re-frame those feelings of overwhelm or discouragement.

In today’s quick pep talk, Amanda gives some perspective and a big dose of love. She also shares three affirmations you can do anytime you’re feeling overwhelmed. 

We hope that today’s episode will encourage you and help you give yourself a little more grace and understanding. 

About Amanda:

Amanda Shipley, PT, DPT, MTC is a pelvic physical therapist in Atlanta, GA with more than 15 years of experience helping patients prevent and heal pelvic floor issues. Her mission is to change the standard of care so that pelvic physical therapy is a part of a complete wellness strategy, like going to the dentist. Dr. Shipley believes in a holistic approach and focuses on treating the whole person and not just their symptoms. After having two unmedicated homebirths, Dr. Shipley is especially passionate about helping birthing people have as smooth a childbirth as possible. She believes that everyone would benefit from seeing a pelvic physical therapist during pregnancy. Dr. Shipley sees patients at her practice, Renew Pelvic Health, and creates online courses in pelvic health through Progressive Pelvic Education. In addition, she is the creator and host of the podcast Kumbay'all: The Whole Woman's Resource.

If you enjoyed this episode please share it, leave a review, and subscribe to the podcast. We love hearing from you and we appreciate your support!

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Progressive Pelvic Education - online courses on pelvic health

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Episode 40

A New Way to Think About Prolapse

If you have prolapse, there is hope that you don’t need surgery! 

As a follow-up to last week’s episode on tensegrity, Amanda shows how this model applies to prolapse from a pelvic physical therapist’s perspective.

Some of the topics addressed in Kumbay’all episode 40 are:

• How did we use to think about prolapse? 

• What is the new way to think about prolapse? 

• What are some commonalities of people who have prolapse?

• What is a more comprehensive way to heal prolapse?

About Amanda:

Amanda Shipley, PT, DPT, MTC is a pelvic physical therapist in Atlanta, GA with more than 15 years of experience helping patients prevent and heal pelvic floor issues. Her mission is to change the standard of care so that pelvic physical therapy is a part of a complete wellness strategy, like going to the dentist. Dr. Shipley believes in a holistic approach and focuses on treating the whole person and not just their symptoms. After having two unmedicated homebirths, Dr. Shipley is especially passionate about helping birthing people have as smooth a childbirth as possible. She believes that everyone would benefit from seeing a pelvic physical therapist during pregnancy. Dr. Shipley sees patients at her practice, Renew Pelvic Health, and creates online courses in pelvic health through Progressive Pelvic Education. In addition, she is the creator and host of the podcast Kumbay'all: The Whole Woman's Resource.

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Episode 39 - A New Way to Think About Your Body - with Dr Liliana Warner

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Episode 39

A New Way to Think About Your Body - with Dr Liliana Warner

When you think of chiropractic care, do you think of bones cracking or spine adjustments?

Chiropractic care isn't just about cracking bones! Today we learn about a gentler and more holistic method of chiropractic and an architectural concept that applies to the human body as well. It may change how you think about your body!

In Kumbay’all episode 39 Amanda asks Dr Liliana these questions and more:

• What is Bio-Geometric Integration? How does this differ from other forms of chiropractic care?

• What is tensegrity in the human body? And why should people care about this concept?

• How does the concept of tensegrity affect how you approach chiropractic care?

• What can people do to apply this concept to improve their health?

About Dr Liliana:

Dr Liliana Warner is a Doctor of Chiropractic, Wellness Educator, and Owner of Lotus of Life Chiropractic in Decatur, GA. She has an undergraduate degree in Psychology from James Madison University in Virginia and a Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Life University in Atlanta, GA. Dr Liliana’s practice focuses on family, pediatric, and pregnancy care because she was able to see firsthand how much of a difference it makes when started at an early age. She is passionate about helping her patients harness their body’s internal healing power so they can enjoy health and wellness. She is certified in the Webster technique (which is used during pregnancy to help patients have a smoother delivery), and has extensive training on Bio-Geometric Integration.

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Lotus of Life Chiropractic - Dr Liliana’s practice in Decatur, GA

Anatomy Trains - tensegrity model

Architecture of Life - PubMed link to article on the role of tensegrity in the architecture of organic structures

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Episode 38

How Much Pain With Sex is Normal?

Have you ever wondered if pain during sex is normal? Have you ever been told that sex is going to hurt?

If so, this episode is for you!

In Kumbay’all episode 38 Amanda shares information about these questions:

• How common is painful sex?

• Are there certain times in life when painful sex is considered normal? 

• What are some things that may cause pain with sex?

• What are some things you can do to avoid painful intercourse?

About Amanda:

Amanda Shipley, PT, DPT, MTC is a pelvic physical therapist in Atlanta, GA with more than 15 years of experience helping patients prevent and heal pelvic floor issues. Her mission is to change the standard of care so that pelvic physical therapy is a part of a complete wellness strategy, like going to the dentist. Dr. Shipley believes in a holistic approach and focuses on treating the whole person and not just their symptoms. After having two unmedicated homebirths Dr. Shipley is especially passionate about helping birthing people have as smooth a childbirth as possible. She believes that everyone would benefit from seeing a pelvic physical therapist during pregnancy. Dr. Shipley sees patients at her practice, Renew Pelvic Health, and creates online courses in pelvic health through Progressive Pelvic Education. In addition, she is the creator and host of the podcast Kumbay'all: The Whole Woman's Resource.

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Episode 37

Top 3 Tips to Help You Bond with Your Baby - with Karla Arredondo, OTR/L

What does it mean to bond with your baby? What does this look like and why is it important? 

This is a great episode whether you’re a first-time or a many-time parent! 

In Kumbay’all episode 37 Amanda talks with Karla Arredondo, OTR/L about what attunement is, in addition to these topics:

• Why is attunement so important to child development?

• Does attunement have anything to do with attachment theory? 

• How does maternal mental health affect mother-infant attunement?

• Is there a timeframe when attunement needs to happen? 

Listen today to also get Karla’s top 3 tips to help you bond with your baby!

About today’s guest:

Karla Arredondo has a bachelor's degree in psychology and a masters in occupational therapy. She's been a pediatric occupational therapist for seven years, and for the last five years she's also specialized in women's health occupational therapy.

As a women's health occupational therapist, Karla supports women and all birthing people in planning for the fourth trimester - this includes things like home modifications and ergonomic education, pelvic health, breastfeeding & sleep support, maternal mental health, infant attachment and attunement, and safe return to work and exercise. She has additional training in postpartum functional exercise, perinatal health, and maternal mental health. 

Karla is passionate about bringing kind, compassionate, and culturally-sensitive care to women, breaking the stigma of mental health in the Latinx communities, addressing health from a preventative approach, and empowering people through education and by helping them rebuild confidence in themselves.

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Episode 36

Why You Need a Lactation Consultant - with Nicole Schwartz, IBCLC

If you’re getting ready to have a baby, this episode is for you! 

In Kumbay’all episode 36 Amanda interviews Nicole Schwartz - an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant and founder of Beyond Birth Collective about why you need a lactation consultant as part of your support team. 

Nicole was a tremendous help to Amanda when she had breastfeeding issues with her second child, and Amanda is excited to share this information with you! 

In today’s episode they discuss:

• Why you should see a lactation consultant individually when there is so much free information on social media

• Why just seeing a lactation consultant in the hospital isn’t always enough

• How working with a lactation consultant during pregnancy can help you

• The top 3 myths about breastfeeding that Nicole sees online

• How Amanda’s experiences breastfeeding her two children were different, and how working with Nicole helped her at a critical time for her baby

We hope you’ll share this episode with any friends or family who are expecting a child. It’s great knowledge to have before baby arrives and may help them avoid or handle a stressful situation more easily.

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