In this episode, Kelly talks with online client Diane Bloom. Diane is in her late 70s and started with The Tummy Team after being diagnosed with Uterine Cancer. She has a long history as a labor and delivery nurse and midwife and is a huge advocate for women's health.  Diane has a unique take on functional core and pelvic floor rehab. She was able to use our program to prepare for surgery and heal after her procedure. She has some fun insight on how important this work is for women of all ages.  Please join us for this inspiring and educational story. 

In this episode, Kelly is joined by Pelvic Floor PT Megan Miller to discuss common core and pelvic floor conditions we see in kids.  While both Kelly and Megan work with kids they see different ages and different conditions.  We touch on diastasis recti in babies and toddlers, bed wetting, urinary and bowel issues in elementary school kids and more.  What most people do not realize is chronic constipation is the underlying factor in many core and pelvic floor issues that we see in kids. So this conversation really revolved around how we can identify constipation, how it impacts the core and pelvic floor and what we can do to help kids and parents navigate these life impacting issues. Join us for this great discussion and get some tools that you can use even if you don't have kids. 

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Poop Chart for Kids by Dr. Steve Hodges

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Tummy Team online client Zipporah, mother of three babies in four years shares how The Tummy Team helped her to not only close her diastasis but to treat herself with grace and love.  Zipporah shares how she had a "fierce" relationship with fitness and high expectations on how her body was supposed to bounce back after pregnancy.  She avoided getting care for over three years, thinking she could just workout harder and fix her core.  Take a listen to hear how she learned that shifting a few key things in her posture and show she moved throughout the day could actually help her core be strong.  

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Today joining us is Pelvic Floor Physical Therapist and owner of The Pelvic Floor Place, Christina Trautman, DPT.  Christina is a long time colleague and collaborator with me and we discuss how you can overcome all the obstacles that get in the way of getting help with your core and pelvic floor issues.

Both Christina and I have worked with thousands of pelvic floor clients over the years and we see time and time again how hard it can be to just take that first step.  So we are here to help you. We will tackle every excuse, reason, rationale and obstacle in your way and give you hope and encouragement to move forward.  No shame, no condemnation, only grace, hope and support.  You are not alone.  You can do this.  

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Joining us in this episode is Online Tummy Team Client, Rosemary Barlett.  Rosemary shares her journey through core rehab during a year of chemotherapy.  Just days after signing up for a full year of The Tummy Team, Rosemary was diagnosed with breast cancer.  Instead of canceling her membership, Rosemary decided to go through each course in the Women's Core Collection step by step during her year of cancer treatments. 

Join us today to see how The Tummy Team courses helped her prepare and heal from surgery, chemotherapy and the grieving process of Cancer.  You will be inspired by her story. 

Welcome back to The Tummy Team Journey Podcast for our first episode of Season 4! We took a break for a bit, but now we are back and thrilled to have a brand new video platform as well as audio podcast to share with our listeners. 

Todays episode is with me,  Kelly Dean, MPT and Tummy Team Online Extraordinaire, Miranda Anderson.  Miranda and I take a trip down memory lane to share the back story behind The Tummy Team -- how we started, what turns we have taken and how we became what we are today.  The more you know about why we do this work, the more you will understand how committed we are to helping every person we can. 

Living with a strong core can change your life and we are passionate about helping people live their very best lives.  Please join us for this fun conversation and learn more about how The Tummy Team is more than just a PT clinic to us. 

Join Kelly as she interviews online client Heather from upstate NY as she shares her personal journey through Core Foundations and Floor of Your Core on a mission to reconnect with body. Heather realized she had been holding on to birth trauma for years and as a teacher during the pandemic realized she internalized stress and disconnected from her body to power through life. Core Foundations helped her to reconnect and recharge so she could be there for her family and herself moving forward. Join us as she shares her experience.

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Core Foundations is available in our Tummy Team Family PLUS membership for $45/month.

How Trauma is Stored in the Core

Kelly's Journey to returning to competitive swimming. After being diagnosed with a severe (6 finger wide) diastasis, Kelly was told by a diastasis rehab specialist that she should never swim again. Listen to Kelly share her story and how that information was incorrect and how she used swimming as a way to completely close her diastasis. Sometimes the things we love to do can actually become part of our healing story.

Additional Resources:

⁠DR and Swimming Video⁠

⁠10 Life Lessons from US Masters National Swimming Championships⁠