Pelvicpreneur Podcast

Annette Cashell, from @movementmakeovers is on a mission to get those of us working from home moving more, and moving better. With more of us working from home right now, do you think people are moving more, or moving less as a result? Listen in to find out the real truth. As fitness professionals, we tell our clients that sitting kills, and we also advocate that exercise is hugely beneficial for them, but is exercise really the answer to excessive sitting, because as Annette explains, there's a difference between "movement"and "exercise"? Prepare to have your eyes and ears opened in this interview as Annette shares her top 3 tips for moving more whilst working from home; how a few simple changes to your current workstation set up can encourage more movement; and as you'll discover, things weren't always rosy for Annette: she's got quite a back story to tell that involves horrendous neck pain from a "proper job" in Silicon Valley a lifetime ago. Pop your ear buds in, take us on a walk for the ultimate in natural movement, and enjoy!

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Sign up to Annette's FREE webinar "Health Hacks for Working From Home"

Check out Annette's library of movement classes

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Paula Billig is a Herbalist, Pilates instructor and full-body pelvic floor specialist and she cleverly combines all 3 of these skills together to help heal her clients from top-to-toe, and from the inside and out! In this fascinating interview, Paula shares a huge array of helpful information about how herbs have incredibly powerful healing qualities, and she dives deep into which herbs specifically can help clients with pelvic floor dysfunction. Prepare to have your brain filled with fascinating insight into the holistic field of herbalism, and hear how Paula blends plants, Pilates and pelvic floor together for one amazing package. Take a walk in nature for this episode, or even better, put the kettle on and sip on your favourite herbal tea whilst listening in to discover its healthy properties.

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Check out Paula's First Steps courses

Work with Paula here

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Are you a Pilates instructor? Learn more about teaching the full-body approach to your own pelvic floor clients here

Ever had a client say "My mum has a weak bladder and so do I" and wondered if this is actually genetic, or if there's something else at play here? Were you aware that bunions can attribute to pelvic floor dysfunction? However, just because someone's mother had bunions, doesn't necessarily mean that every daughter that's born to said mother will have bunions too. Yep. In today's episode, Claire is debunking some common pelvic floor myths that are often perceived as genetic and therefore accepted as the norm. Claire aims to have your eyes and ears opened today and will hopefully have you questioning what is genetic, and what's acquired environmentally, culturally and generationally.

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Episode 5 -My 5+ Year Foot Pain Story

Episode 40 -Why Period Pain + PMS Are Not Normal with guest Ginny Parham

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Ginny Parham, a specialist Period Coach helps women ditch PMS in 90 days or less, so they can live their lives free of period pain. Contrary to belief, period pain and PMS are not normal, and there are a lot of factors that attribute to menstrual cramps and mood swings (particularly in this stressed, modern world we live in). In this interview, Ginny shares her personal story experiencing debilitating period pain herself, and after seeing no change in her symptoms with the mainstream advice provided, she decided enough was enough so sought out holistic, natural and herbalist alternatives and hasn't looked back! Ginny's here to share her top 3 tips to eliminating period pain and PMS, so we'd both encourage you to pop your ear buds in, to take a walk in nature with us, and enjoy!

Links and resources:

Follow Ginny Parham on Instagram

Ginny's Free Masterclass - link.rhythmandroot.com/free

Ginny's Peaceful Period Protocol - https://www.rhythmandroot.com/course

Clare Makin, The Pelvic Floor Coach, is a Yoga, movement + lifestyle coach helping women regain and maintain pelvic floor happiness. Following the birth of her son, she suffered with stress incontinence herself, and was mortified to be referred to the Incontinence Clinic, so decided to take matters into her own hands and go on her own journey of healing which involved looking for alternative answers to "do your Kegels". Clare shares her own pelvic floor story which includes qualifying as a Yoga teacher, and she is here today to educate you on the importance of modifying Yoga for this specialist population, and how simple it is to fuse the full-body approach into your teaching to benefit your clients and set you apart. Enjoy!

Links and resources:

Follow Clare Makin on Instagram

Check out Clare's website

Join Clare's 8-week course "8 steps to pelvic floor happiness" here

Learn how to teach the full-body approach to pelvic floor dysfunction here

Ever wondered if you're asking the RIGHT questions on your PFD client health form? Do you feel like you want to gather as much information from your client as you can, but unsure how to succinctly do this to save time? Want to know which questions might be better asked face-to-face to give you a thorough health history? Well, in this episode, Claire answers all of these questions and more, and lists several ways you can ask questions that help build rapport, address goal setting and ultimately attribute to clients getting quicker results. Enjoy!

Links and resources:

Episode 5 -My 5+ Year Foot Pain Story

Episode 24 -When Is The Perfect Time To Teach The Squat To The PFD Client

Free online masterclass giving tips on how to get PFD clients to do their homework

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Steph Neal is a Train-The-Trainer to Reformer Pilates instructors and her mission is to get teachers to get creative with lesson planning, stop trying to plan a NEW class every single week, and gain confidence in their teaching abilities. With a journey that includes Steph employing a staff of 8 Pilates teachers in a bustling studio in Victoria, Australia, to making the hard decision to close up shop and work solely online, this is definitely an interview you do NOT want to miss.

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Follow Steph Neal on Instagram

Check out Steph's website

Sign up to Steph's FREE masterclass "4 Steps To Becoming A More Confident Reformer Teacher"

Nicola Beard, The Foot Health Specialist, is a Pilates instructor on a mission to educate her 40+ female clients on the link between foot pain and pelvic floor dysfunction. Nicola decided to niche down into foot mechanics/dysfunction just as lockdown hit, and really hasn't looked back since. With a long and personal journey out of foot pain herself, her story is definitely one to NOT miss, so pop your barefoot shoes on (or perhaps take them off for even better foot function!), and jump in with both feet here today to hear what Nicola has to say.

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Connect with Nicola on Facebook

Follow Nicola on Instagram @the_foot_health_specialist

Head over to Nicola's website for more info on her foot pain services

Check out Nicola's FREE "From The Feet Up" membership

Find out more about Claire's Your Pelvic Matters Teacher Training program by signing up to her FREE masterclass now!

Feeling like no one is seeing your stuff on social media right now? Putting all this effort in to creating tonnes of "how-to" content, only to have a tumbleweed for company? Want to know how to get more interaction, bump your Instagram or Facebook Page up the algorithm and get more eyes on your amazing work? Well, listen in to this week's episode where Claire lists 10 social media post ideas that will cut through the noise AND get your clients commenting and reappearing out of the woodwork. Enjoy!

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Free online masterclass pelvic floor Pilates instructors

Are you procrastinating about creating an online course because it has to be perfect? Do you see other people in your space launching online programs, getting their clients results and you feel like you want in on the action, but lack the tech skills and/or confidence to put yourself out there? Do you know where your battles with perfectionism originally stem from? Well, listen in to this week's episode where Claire shines a light on how little time it's taken her to produce some of her past online products, and what perfectionism tendencies she's let go of to forge her business forward.

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Episode 33 -Outsourcing+ Employing Support Staff

Take Your Niche Online

Episode 11 -How To Successfully Map Out Your Online Course

Free online masterclass pelvic floor Pilates instructors

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