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“We get caught in this idea that it’s going to pass…..and it doesn’t necessarily just pass.” -Renee Groenemann Big T and little t traumas affect our mental health AND our physical health. Our body remembers these traumatic events and often holds onto a trigger that will stimulate our sympathetic nervous system into the fight, flight, or freeze cascade. In other words, these triggers can cause not only nervousness and anxiety, but also muscular tightness and pain. Much like as we go throughout our days and the stress builds we often tense our shoulders, as we experience any type of trauma our b ..read more

“I had this belief that is I went to sleep, my baby would die.”  -Renee Groenemann Pregnancy, Birth, and Postpartum can be a whirlwind of events that can fly by in the blink of an eye. Some of these events can be more traumatic than we initially realize. Trauma comes in 2 main forms:  Big T- things like rape, assault, war, near death experiences. little t- things that are more emotionally charged, but are not life threatening.  These little t’s can add up over time and are unfortunately very common surrounding our birth experiences. Things like: Deviating from your birth plan ..read more

Hi! And welcome to episode 6 of the All out motherhood podcast- I’m so glad you’re here! I wanted to change it up a bit and take a minute to just introduce myself finally.  So, Hi I’m Allyson. I have a doctorate in physical therapy and specialize in women’s health. I’m also a medical yoga therapist, women’s health and nutrition coach, and entrepreneur.  I’ve actually worked in health care for 20 years now since I was 16 working as a pharmacy tech and have always had a strong interest in women’s health.  I’ve seen a lot of changes in healthcare during this time period, however th ..read more

"Stress stays with you and sleep is a good time to heal the body. Our body can only take so much until it's like "I'm out!" and you start to have health issues." -Dr. Amisha Klawonn Sleep. Just saying the word makes me imagine myself snuggled up in my comfy, cozy bed just about to fell asleep. But, then I realize it's 3p on a Monday and I only have 2 hours of work time left before I have to get the kids. So often we are trying to be productive right up until our eyes close and then we start again as soon as they open. Laying in bed scrolling our phones, checking email as soon as the alarm goes ..read more

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“Nobody in the history of relaxing has ever relaxed when someone says relax.” -Dr. Melanie Struzzi Sutton Did you know that physical therapists can help with things like pain with sex, bladder leaking, IBS, recovery after pelvic cancer, and lymphedema? Well, you do now.  MEET MELANIE Dr. Melanie Struzzi Sutton is a PT with certifications in women’s health pelvic floor, lymphedema, and oncology. Melanie shared her wealth of knowledge in this episode of the All Out Motherhood podcast as we chatted about her experiences with treating women’s health patients. PAIN WITH SEX Have you ever had p ..read more

“You have to rehab your body to your new self and accept the changes that come with having a baby, but acceptance doesn’t mean you have to settle.” -Dr. Libby Trausch First, let’s get 2 things straight.  Vagina is not a dirty word. Once postpartum, always postpartum. I don’t care if you had your baby 50 years ago or last week. Let’s just go ahead and get number one out of the way. No vagina is not a dirty word. I know that we were hardly taught anything about our bodies or what happens to them throughout life in school, but I hope that the narrative is changing on this one. The more we ..read more

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