Understanding the Kegel Exercise
Dr. Holly Durney, a pelvic floor physical therapist and 2021, 2022 HER Expert Panelist discusses the most common mistakes she sees when teaching her patients how to do a kegel exercise.
Navigating Pregnancy Loss & Miscarriage: A Roundtable Discussion
Our 2022 expert panelists discuss how parents can navigate pregnancy after loss, what resources are available, that often difficult decision to not have more children and being content with the family that one has, and dealing with the changes that the body goes through after loss, how to approach fitness after miscarriage or loss, and a parent’s understandable array of mixed emotions and anxiety of losing a child.
Building a Holistic Toolkit for Pregnancy, Postpartum, and Parenthood: Mental & Emotional Support
After giving birth, who can provide you with the mental and emotional support you need and deserve? In part 3 of our series, we’re breaking down the potential members of your care team who can help you feel mentally and emotionally supported.
Three Common Missteps Women Make with Their Health and Nutrition
Katherine Andrew works with a lot of women in her nutrition practice, Nourish to Flourish. She sees the common missteps that they’re taking in regard to the health and nutrition space. In this brief video, Katherine shares some of those missteps she sees women making and suggests ways to do it differently.
Body Image and Body Diversity: How Can We Apply it to Ourselves?
As a society, we are beginning to look at the ways we historically have had a Eurocentric view of beauty and the thin ideal. As a culture, we are moving toward being more accepting of people with of all bodies and sizes. And yet, we get stuck turning that expanded view of beauty inward.
Managing Social Anxiety as a Mom
You know that mom that you’ve come across a few times who seems a little awkward, you’re a little unsure about who she is and whether or not you kind of want to bring her in. Guess what? She’s not stuck up. She’s anxious.
The Art of Sustainable Self-care in Motherhood
We need to understand that the title “mother” is not synonymous with “martyr.” There are so many ways that sustainable, consistent, self-care can improve your life and the lives of those around you.
4 Tips to Manage Back To School Anxiety
August is an exciting time for parents with school aged children. However, along with that excitement can come anxiety as students prepare to return to the classroom.
A Functional Medicine Back to School Checklist
Each child has unique needs to optimize their mental and physical wellness. However, there are several general recommendations that many children and families can benefit from. Here are some fundamentals for your “Back to School” checklist specific to academic performance.
My Child Has ADHD. Do I Have it Also?
Many adults have suffered in silence with undiagnosed ADHD. In my practice, I have diagnosed hundreds, if not thousands, of children and adolescents with ADHD. During that process there was one question that was almost always asked by concerned parents: “Could I also have ADHD?” Simply put, YES!
