Bellies, Babies and Birth!

Come enjoy this conversation with 2 guys who are doing things differently! Chayce Hernandez and Keaton Criswell

Their motto is Move better, feel better, perform better!
 - We share a commitment to education, passion and helping people with more than just a singular goal. 

- Acknowledge what you're doing already 

- recognize that having a baby changes a lot more than just fitness 

- we're not going back so how can we best move forward

Their podcast - Fitness Advocates

IG Haven_training

 - Knowing yourself

- we discussed the DISC assessment and Strengths Finder assessments

- links and her consult below.  

- Hangups of Self-judgment and judging others 

- How to avoid suffering in our decision making

Diane Palacios LPC, LISAC, PMH-C is the owner and psychotherapist at

Palacios Crew Counseling LLC and has grown up in AZ, is an intercultural

marriage for over 12 years with three children ages 11, 9, and 7.

Diane has worked in the mental health field and has served the community in

many capacities for over 27years. She graduated from NAU with a BA in

Psychology in 2002. Diane then moved to Pasadena, CA to attend Fuller

Theological Seminary and graduated in 2004 with a Masters in Multicultural

Ministries and Hispanic Studies and is bilingual in Spanish and English. In 2009,

Diane went back to graduate school at Grand Canyon University and graduated

in 2011 with a double Masters in Professional Counseling and Addictions

Counseling. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and Licensed

Independent Substance Use Counselor (LISAC) as well as an Arizona Board of

Behavioral Health Approved Clinical Supervisor. Diane is a Certified Perinatal

Mental Health Professional and a Certified EMDR therapist and an Approved

EMDR Consultant in Training who specializes in working with women and

families in the perinatal period by helping new parents adjust to the changes in

life, processing birth trauma, grief and loss, or previous trauma, as well as

treating Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders.

Diane serves on the Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners as well as is

a board member of Post -Partum Support International-Arizona Chapter.

- 4 tips to regain sense of self

- what does self care look like now

- Find a village

- be honest with yourself

- what the 1 thing most critical to your sanity

Whole spectrum of post partum mental health factors

PMADS - Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders

We discuss the differences between baby blues, post partum depression, PP anxiety, PP OCD (much less known), and PP psychosis

We also discuss PP PTSD and birth trauma

Treatments - parts therapy, inner child work

EMDR - eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy

We discuss the importance of finding a practicioner certified in perinatal mental health

Amy specializes in postural restoration and she herself is marathon runner. She learned how to help herself by staying loose, limber and calm adn to use her nervous system for better functioning. She created the PABR Institute in 2019 which stands for Pain Awareness Breathing Relief. 

She is also an extraordinary nature photographer.

We talk about the nervous system and how to reset.Notice how animals shut down and then get up and reset with stretches, movements and shaking. Great example of how spinal mobility and alignment can be so important. 
We discuss healthy sleep cycles

Julie LaCroix, M.A. Ed. is a career counselor in private practice in Southern California serving adults of all ages with launching, establishing and advancing their careers. She works with adults throughout the country via individual counseling sessions, workshops, and online services.

Have you ever had pain in your pelvic or genital areas? Did you know that treatment is possible through a pelvic health physical therapist?

We discussed this topic and more for this week’s episode of the Weekend Wellness Hour Show with Amy Vander Linden.  Amy owns Moment of Truth Physical Therapy and has been a physical therapist for over 20 years with a specialization in pelvic floor health.  

We discussed what is meant by “pelvic floor” and the most common conditions she sees for men and women. She explained that treatment can involve both internal and external work in the pelvic area depending on the patient’s comfort.   

Amy went through some of the changes that happen when women become pregnant and deliver a baby. She notes she often works with women to undo excessive practice of Kegel exercises.  She notes women are often taught to tighten up all the muscles in their pelvic area which leads to some of the problems they are experiencing.  

She also went through some of the types of prolapse that can afflict women and why her treatment can help them avoid surgery.  We also dove into incontinence and the importance of educating women to not just live with the condition but to seek help and learn how to sense their bodies differently.   

Amy stressed the importance of men receiving help for their pelvic health and how the pelvic floor muscles differ in the number of layers compared to women. She explained that both men and women need her help for painful sexual intercourse.   

Amy was a wealth of knowledge in this area and has her own podcast called Bellies, Babies, and Birth. She also trains other therapists who want to specialize in this area.   

Please join us to learn more about the treatment of pregnancy, incontinence, prolapse and painful intercourse.

“You have a 100% track record of figuring it out.” It’s easy to think that when everything is going your way, but that’s the same mantra Amy thought as she learned she had north of $100,000 stolen from her as she was starting a new office. Once you go through something like that, and come out the other side still standing, you’ve gained a bit of perspective…

In this podcast, Amy opens up about the many struggles, hardships, and wins she’s experienced along her “mompreneurial” journey. If you love a good triumph story, grab yourself some coffee and become inspired!

Check the timestamps below if you’re short on time and want to dive down a specific topic!

Timestamps

Having the entrepreneurial spirit while being a parent (3:30)

What led Amy to become a Physical Therapist (9:00)

Having $100,000 stolen from her (12:30)

Finding appreciation from a sh*t sandwich (26:30)

Living in low-level suffering (33:12)

Do you have to experience suffering to succeed in business (41:49)

We can’t not talk about CrossFit (51:00)

Learning to love working “on the business” vs. “in the business” (1:00:35)

Amy’s Gut Check Moment (1:04:20)

Show Notes

Website: Moment of Truth Physical Therapy

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