The Masterful Art of Self Care

Quick Check-In...Where Have I Been?

Just wanted to hop on and give you all a quick update on where things stand with this podcast and what I hope to have in store for you all in the beginning of 2021!

Episode 55: Self-Care Shaming

With this global pandemic, I am frequently catching myself shaming and critiquing how I am not doing enough self-care. I am not getting up early enough in the morning for my self-care routine, I am not as physically active as I should be, I am not doing all of the fun activities with my daughter or not sticking to a homeschooling schedule, I am not super productive enough and I am not doing enough for my business. So many "shoulds" and even more of feeling like I am not "doing enough". Maybe som...

Episode 54: Jill Miller-The Queen of Self-Care

This is needed right now, we are in a global pandemic and what is needed is real self-care. Caring for ourselves so that we can be there for others, whether you are a mother or a healthcare professional or teacher. I have dubbed Jill Miller, one of my first influential yoga and movement teachers, as the queen of self-care, because she has truly helped me bring ore body awareness and self-soothing that my body needed when all I was doing was punishing it. With intuitive self-care, you are introdu...

Episode 53: Self-Care Practices Gone Wrong: Social Isolation vs. Social Distancing

Corona Virus AKA COVID 19 is now a pandemic and self-care and community care are an absolute must right now. We can either continue to hold our selves in a constant state of fear, uncertainty, and anxiety or begin to use the tools of self-care to help us overcome this current crisis. Definitely not going to offer one answer that will fit all needs, but to be aware that if you are taking part in social isolation, that you are still staying in contact with loved ones and people in your community e...

Episode 52: Bethany Drohmann-How She Integrates Self-Care as a Busy Mom

Bethany Drohmann is one busy woman, with three kids and a business, maintaining a regular movement practice for a dancer and mover like herself would seem pretty challenging. Listen in on ways that Bethany has been able to find a creative and novel way of integrating movement/self-care into her busy life with kids. ***Apologies for the sound quality, this was recorded in a cafe last year during the power outages in the Bay Area when I had no power in my home, so I apologize for some of the backg...

Episode 51: Self-Care Practices Gone Wrong-Hair Care Self Care

Another episode of Self-Care Practices Gone Wrong and I am talking about hair. If you don’t know me or haven’t met me, I am a woman of color and have loc’ed hair. Growing up, hair has definitely been a big part of my life, which helped me define beauty unfortunately and was also the wellspring for change in my life. How does our hair define self-care for us? Can the damaging effects on what we do to our hair speak to the care and love we give to ourselves if we may actually be poisoning ourselve...

Episode 50: Dr. Carrie Pagliano, Women's Health Physical Therapist

For the 50th episode, I have Dr. Carrie Pagliano, a PT who specializes in women's health come on to the podcast to talk about her own journey through self-care before becoming a mom, as a mom and now as a mom to two children while also holding down a very successful PT practice. We then spend some time discussing how some of the myths that women are fed during postpartum (diastasis recti, prolapse) can actually be damaging and how changing that narrative can be meaningful to how they perceive th...

Episode 49: Self-Care Practices Gone Wrong-Vaginal Steaming

A self-care practice that has been in use for ages and was still done by immigrants to the US and other Western countries but popularized in the last 10 years. We delve into what yoni or vaginal steaming is, the process of this practice, what conditions this self-care practice can help with and some of the theories or claims for and against it. http://www.rebellesociety.com/2015/07/07/learning-the-art-of-vaginal-steam-healing-an-ancient-tradition/ https://www.mamavation.com/health/first-study-va...

Episode 48: Sukie Baxter-Perfect Posture For Life

Welcome back and welcome to a New Year! As we kick off off Season 4, I am happy to have Sukie Baxter, a posture and movement specialist come on the podcast to discuss various aspects of posturing, alignment, how posturing affects our brain, and her perspective on chronic pain and where the focus should lie. Even though this was recorded in the fall and we talk about the holidays, she shares some great self-care tips that can carry you through all year round. Website: https://wholebodyrevolution....

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Episode 47: Season 3 Closer

I am doing this episode to close out season 3 as we approach the holidays. I want to extend a huge thank you to all of you who have been listening to season 3 and the previous episodes as well. Just knowing that there is someone out there listening and hopefully feeling inspired to help change the way we look at self-care and the way we learn about our bodies is inspiration enough for me to continue with this work. As I mention in the podcast, there will be some changes as I am now an employed, ...

Episode 46: Dr. Jessica Drummond-Integrative Women's Health Institute

In this episode, I had the opportunity to interview Dr. Jessica Drummond, the founder of Integrative Women's Health Institute, a physical therapist as well as a functional nutritionist. We discussed various facets of women's health with a focus on the role that stress, insulin and cortisol play in our health. If you are one who subsides on a "coffee and wine diet", have a hard time staying asleep at night or no longer feel the same as you did when you entered your postpartum period, this is the ...

Episode 45: Self-Care Practice Gone Wrong-Got My Nails Done!

I want to start by apologizing. this episode was supposed to come out last week, but my computer had other ideas and I was not able to get it out on time. Additionally (you can tell I was clearly not altogether for this episode) I forgot to wear my microphone, so for the first 2/3rd of the episode, the sound me be off and I apologize. One of the challenges of doing the audio, recording and editing all your self :) Today's episode highlights some of the dangers when it comes to using nail polish ...

Episode 44: 30 Day Self-Care Challenge

Consider joining or being a part of this self-care challenge! Not only is this helpful to establish a self-care routine before the holidays but can also be used all year long. https://www.instagram.com/selfcarephysio/ https://mothersmasteringtheartofselfcare.mn.co/feed

Episode 43: 15 Minute Shortie-Progress Not Perfection

Many of us, as mothers, would possibly classify ourselves as wanting to be perfect. Wanting motherhood, birth, pregnancy, our children and so forth to be perfect. Thankfully, being a stepmom has pulled me out of that desire to be a perfect anything or have a perfect anything and instead just revel in imperfection. I believe that self-care can also impact us in the same way. We envision how we want to be caring for ourselves in a certain way, but it may not be affordable, lengthy enough or perfec...

Episode 42: Gabbi Whisler, DPT - Anxiety Coaching and Physical Therapy

Dr. Gabbi Whisler is no stranger to anxiety and depression. After years of struggling to find her path, she landed on physical therapy and has been combining the two worlds together, the use of physical therapy to help treat and coach patients with anxiety. No system ever works alone and when the physical, the mental, emotional and spiritual can be all addressed, then that is when true healing can be found. Healthcaresdpt.com Instagram Facebook...

Episode 41: Self-Care Practices Gone Wrong-Is Having Anxiety a Bad Thing?

Having anxiety gets a really bad rap...I could safely say that all of us have at one time or another dealt with an anxious situation or event and lived to tell the tale. How about looking at anxiety as just another normal human emotion and then even reframing how we see that emotion as one that can help us instead of deter us from what we need. As mothers, we are just as guilty of having this on the daily, so let's reframe what anxiety can look like for us. Postpartum Anxiety You Can Treat Your ...

Episode 40: Dr. Juan Martin, Pelvic Floor Physical Therapist

Have you ever wondered what a pelvic floor physical therapist actually does? Are you a mom who might have some urine or fecal leakage or just not feel right "down there" after giving birth? Well, Dr. Juan Martin is here to answer those questions and more in today's episode. Not only does she treat these issues, but she has experienced them herself. She goes in-depth into what she considers to be self-care for the pelvic floor and how she has been able to incorporate self-care into her busy life ...

Episode 39: 15 Minute Shortie-What is Your Baseline?

I have written about this before, finding out what your "normal" is and by doing that, you need to have an understanding of what your baseline is? No idea what that is...check out this episode on how you can establish your own baseline and then listen to another wonderful PT, Julie Wiebe , who discusses the importance of establishing your baseline and how doing this now can have an impact on the next generation of mothers. This can apply to all aspects of your life, nutritionally, mentally, emot...

Episode 38: DeNicea Hilton of Period Bypassing

How in tune are you with your cycle? Is it something you dread or maybe even avoid until it is all over? This is, among other things, is what DeNicea Hilton calls Period Bypassing. It is something that she helps young girls, teens, and women who are struggling with their cycle help bring connection and intuitive awareness through the use of Eastern Medicine. You can find out more about her work, her upcoming podcast and more opportunities to work with her at: Social Media Links: www.deniceahilto...

Episode 37: Dr. Kristian Henderson of BLK+GRN

Dr. Henderson is a true pioneer. The founder of BLK+GRN, a beautifully curated online virtual store with products by black-owned businesses, she helps to encourage and inspire more women to think more critically about the products that they use on a daily basis. With a background in public health, she has seen the disparities that are still present in communities of color and how the current maternal health crisis affecting WOC may be tied to environmental toxins that they are putting on their b...

Episode 36: Self-Care Practices Gone Wrong-Skin Bleaching

To be honest, when I started out researching this topic, I was pretty clueless and surprised at how prevalent skin bleaching is and is a continued practice in parts of the US, Africa, the Carribean, and Asia. Despite this practice, that is going back several hundred years, and the known physical, physiological and mental damages that can occur from the continued use of skin bleaching, it is still prevalent and in some cases seen as necessary in order for a woman to be considered of worth or valu...

Episode 35: Trina Altman - Creator of Pilates Deconstructed and Yoga Deconstructed

Today's host is a pioneer in the yoga and Pilates world with her innovative and creative takes on traditional movements. We discuss everything from the new crop of yoga teachers finding their voice and making their mark in the yoga world, "yoga Daddy's" to her journey from a small town in Oklahoma to being a soon to be author with her upcoming book, Yoga Deconstructed: Transitioning from Rehabilitation Back into the Yoga Studio , coming out December 2019. @trinaaltman Trina Altman website Mighty...

Episode 34: Is There Guilt With Your Pleasure?

In this episode, I talk about guilty pleasures. Have you ever considered any of your pleasures to be guilty or maybe someone has told you what you consider to be pleasurable as something that is bad or negative. Do you even allow yourself to indulge in even simple pleasures? Sometimes, we may feel that we have to be on the go and busy and super productive that we can't give ourselves just a tiny bit of pleasure. Take a listen to this episode as I divulge on this topic and offer two actionable st...

Episode 33: Dr. Perry Nickelston-Stop Chasing Pain

Welcome back to another episode of The Masterful Art of Self-Care! I am now a graduate of physical therapy (woo-hoo!) and so excited to jump back into this project of mine, bringing some wickedly smart and passionate folks into this space to help share, educate and empower you in your self-care journey. In today's episode, I have Dr. Perry Nickelston, DC of Stop Chasing Pain. There are so many great things that he shares on his Instagram page (you should follow it!) and he does so on this episod...

Episode 32: Season 3 Teaser

Hi! It has has been awhile, but I am back and so excited for Season 3, so many great interviews and self discovery coming your way! Look out for more episodes starting Sept 2nd!

Episode 31: Season 2 Closer

As I get closer to completing my DPT (Doctorate of Physical Therapy) degree, I need to dedicate some time to complete some assignments and tests and will be putting my focus on that for the next 2 months until I graduate in August. So, I will be closing out this season, take a little hiatus and Season 3 will begin in August with some great guests and some new online programs and live events in the works. Thank you for subscribing, downloading and/or listening to this podcast and I look forward t...

Episode 30: 15 Minute Shortie-Ever Have the Feeling of Being on a Lonely Island?

Interesting title...have you ever had the feel that you were on a lonely island? No helping hands, no lifeboats to offer you support or an encouraging word. That is what sometimes being a mom, a student and all of the other things that I want to be or do sometimes feel like. If you have ever struggled with finding your purpose or are working towards your dream or passion while also having the responsibilities of a parent, I hope that this shortie episode will resonate with you and help you keep ...

Episode 29: Christine Platt-The Afrominimalist

If you have ever considered minimalism, downsizing your closet or your home or just having a simpler wardrobe with clothes you will actually wear, you will be inspired by the likes of Christine Platt. Also known as The Afro-minimalist on Instagram, she has embarked on a journey towards minimalism and it has changed her relationship with "stuff" and thus has been able to create more space for quality self care in her life. How much of your stuff may be limiting you from pursuing a daily self care...

Episode 28: 15 Minute Shortie-What is Incontinence?

Today's episode is meant to hopefully clear up some misconceptions on what incontinence is and isn't. I provide some basic definitions on the 5 types of incontinence: stress, urge, overflow, functional and mixed. I want to provide some more clarification on overflow and urge incontinence that I did not mention in the recording. I mentioned that it can be caused by prostate enlargement, but pretty much any type of obstruction to the urethra, the tubing where urine flows out, can cause an overflow...