Living a Better Life

In this very quick episode I share what is going on with the podcast, projects I am working on and where to find me for the time being.

Links

How to work with Labour Pain www.ecophysio.com/minitraining

Prepare for Birth online Program www.ecophysio.com/bbm

Incontinence Program www.ecophysio.com/BIFF

Somatic Business Website: www.bqforbusiness.com

Waitlist for Mastermind/Circle: https://www.subkit.com/bqforbusiness

In this episode I interview Dr. Patricia Mills MD about balancing hormones. We talk about normal life stages in a woman’s reproductive life and what normal hormonal changes look like. We talk about 3 ways our hormones can be unbalanced and cause us to have unpleasant symptoms. We talk about not only healthy whole food diets, but how to prepare healthy food so its actually healthy for our body and hormones. We talk about not only sex hormones but all the hormones that interact to keep us feeling great. This is a DO NOT MISS episode. It’s everything you wish you were taught at school about your body.

 

Contact info for Dr. Patricia Mills

https://discover.drpatriciamills.com/rebalancing-your-hormones-naturally

https://www.facebook.com/wildwisdomforwomen/

https://instagram.com/dr.patriciamills

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCq7PQBdX-jRW0NSY1Bh_Q_w

 

In this episode I chat about how business can be a source of our healing and how we can be in the marketplace without losing ourselves. I share how when a problem arises, most of us come from a context of fear, worry and doubt, which is natural and also the cue that there is inner work to be done. When a problem arises and we feel fear, worry and doubt its usually because 1 or more of the 5 wants is being threatened. You’ll have to listen to learn the 5 most common human wants.

When we become aware of the threat, from there we can work on accepting the parts of us that are scared and support that part to integrate and we become more whole. Our personal work is to find the parts of us that got fragmented, integrate them and move towards being our true selves. I believe business provides many opportunities to show us our shadow sides, to show us our triggers and to also show us our true passions that may need unfolding.

This podcast is an introduction to my passion project. Helping people connect back to their bodies so that can show up and operate their business from a place of openness, joy, passion, alignment and return to wholeness.

I mentioned in the podcast my Drama Pattern Quiz and you can take it here, its free: https://courses.ecophysio.com/pl/2147552715

Waitlist for Mastermind here: https://www.subkit.com/bqforbusiness

Learn More about Somatic Coaching and Join Waitlist for Intro Course: www.bqforbusiness.com

In this solo podcast, I talk about postpartum rehab from 0 weeks onward. I chat about pelvic floor and diastasis recti rehab. I chat about my approach and provide additional details about our postpartum rehab program.

To request additional information or to book click here: https://www.ecophysio.com/forms-and-booking/

In this episode I chat with Steve Haines, a body worker about how do we know we have body. What is our body in relation to the mind and the environment? We talk about feeling states and our sense of them, our interaction with them and how they influence our interaction with others, nature and life itself. We talk about the power of touch, the different types of touch and how we can use touch to influence the experiences in our body.

Bio: Steve Haines has been a bodyworker for over 25 years. He is the author of the award winning ‘Anxiety Is Really Strange’, part of a series of graphic books that include ‘Pain Is Really Strange’, ‘Trauma Is Really Strange’ and 'Touch Is Really Strange'. Understanding the science of pain and trauma has transformed his approach to healing. He has studied Yoga, Shiatsu, Craniosacral Therapy, Chiropractic, and Trauma Releasing Exercises TRE®. He teaches TRE and Cranial all over the world. His treatments use movement, education, embodied awareness, and slow touch to help people move more freely and be more present. Steve lives and works between London and Geneva.www.bodycollege.net

Contact Details:

https://bodycollege.net/books/

Instagram: stevehaines66

Twitter: @stevehaines66

Facebook: @bodycollege |

Web: www.bodycollege.net

In this episode I chat with Emily Fazio about peri-natal mental health support. We chat about peri-natal support workers and what they do. Pros and Cons of professionals vs friends. Some reasons people might reach out for help. What would calling a support line be like and what other types of support might be beneficial.

Contact Info:

www.bluesandbeyond.ca

Support Line: 1-833-340-3344

Instagram: @bluesandbeyond_

In this podcast I chat with Dr. Katie Rothwell ND, Naturopathic Doctor about thyroid care. This podcast is for practitioners and any individual with a thyroid or suspected thyroid issue. We get into the difference between conventional hypothyroidism and Hashimotos. We talk about what a full thyroid panel test includes and 3 mistakes Naturopaths make when treating thyroid conditions.

Links to Dr. Katie

Instagram: @your.thyroid.nd

Patient Freebie: https://mailchi.mp/9ec58eb16175/decode-my-thyroid

Practitioner Freebie: http://thethyroidacademy.ck.page/big3mistakes

In this episode Madelaine shares why pelvic health matters. She takes listeners through the different layers of the pelvic floor and their functions. How pelvic health is not just about physical health, but about mental, emotional, relational and even spiritual health. She shares why it’s important to know our anatomy and how we need to move away from shaming and calling down there “dirty.” She also talks about why prenatal physiotherapy is beneficial and what to look out for postpartum.

Links:

Website: www.ecophysio.com

Online birth program: www.ecophysio.com/bbm

Online Incontinence program: www.ecophysio.com/BIFF

Online FREE mini training www.ecophysio.com/minitraining

Instagram: @madelainegolec

TikTok: @madelainegolec

In this solo podcast I chat about if it’s time for a new paradigm to emerge. One in which our IQ thinking mind isn’t the only dominate force, but instead a paradigm that includes Body Intelligence BQ and Emotional Intelligence EQ. Our IQ has brought us far in our evolution as a society but unfortunately not all problems can be solved through thinking. Not all creativity and innovation comes from the thinking mind alone. Our emotions and our body have so much intelligence that when they get a seat at the table the dynamics change. We move from our limited thinking to a deeper wisdom.

In this podcast I also delve into health, how our symptoms in our body are not solely physical manifestations but emotional manifestations too. Our body, our emotions and our thought are all electrical chemical signals and when we perceive or come into potential threat, all of these systems will come online to protect us. What happens when our body heals but we still have pain? What is happening when the bladder tests come back negative but I still have symptoms? Can there be things in my thinking and emotional intelligence that needs attention and is using the body as a way to get our attention?

I think it’s time to expand what we value and bring in the old but new ways of thinking about health, wellness and dis-ease.

Did you know about these resources?

My free Mini-training: How to work with labour pain to have a more positive birth experience. Check it out www.ecophysio.com/minitraining

My online DIY Birth Preparation program from a pelvic health perspective www.ecophysio.com/bbm

My online DIY program for Bladder Leakage: www.ecophysio.com/biff

My group physiotherapy program for management of unpleasant sensations associated with a bowel or digestive dysfunction www.ecophysio.com/group

Body Intelligence Coaching for Business: coming soon!

In this part 2 episode I chat with friend and colleague Robyn Synnott about what it means to be a trauma informed physiotherapist. We delve into how we got into the Poly-Vagal Theory and how that has changed the way we practice and educate clients. We talk about how being trauma informed and using the Poly-Vagal theory is in our scope of practice and why we as physiotherapist may be resistant to these types of approaches.

We discuss how we have implemented the Poly-Vagal theory into our practices and incorporated with other aspects of trauma informed care.

We chat about how we are using the DIMs and SIMs exercise in practice in light of the Poly-Vagal theory. We share important concepts, ideas we have learned from mentors over the years both within our practice with clients but also as part of our self-care approach. We get into top down versus bottom up approaches to care, central sensitization and the biopsychosocial approach to physiotherapy.

We have many mentors we would like to thank for their contribution to our growth as therapists and I’ve also included which episode to listen to of The Living A Better Life Podcast to hear from the mentors themselves.

Lindsey Vestal @functionalpelvis Episode 73 Pelvic Floor Myth Busting

Carolyn Vandyken @reframerehab Episode 74 The End of Physiotherapy as we know it

Neil Pearson @paincareu Episode 77 Safety, Danger and Hope

Shelly Prosko @proskoyoga Episode 39: Yoga and Physiotherapy

Dr. Bessel van der Kolk @bessel_van

Dr. Gabor Mate @drgabormatemd

Dr. Stephen Porges

Dr. Peter Levine

Maddi Rundle @maddi.rundle

Contact Info for Robyn

Website https://www.yourebbandflow.com/

Instagram: www.instagram.com/physio.robyn

Link to her course: BECOMING A RESILIENT PRACTITIONER WITH A TRAUMA-SENSITIVE PRACTICE: LIVE-ONLINE – APRIL/MAY 2022

https://courses.pelvichealthsolutions.ca/collections/live-online-courses-1/products/becoming-a-resilient-practitioner-with-a-trauma-sensitive-practice-live-online-april-may-2022

Contact Info for Madelaine

Group Physiotherapy Program: www.ecophysio.com/group

Instagram www.instagram.com/madelainegolec

Website for Business coming soon https://www.bqforbusiness.com/