37 min

E17: Empowered Wellness: Unlocking Your Inner Stories and Taking Ownership of Your Exercise Regimen with Megan Pomarensky The Rejuvenating Health Podcast

    • Alternative Health

Do you find it hard to keep as active as you'd like? Do your knees hurt? Back feeling sore when you're done work? Aches and pains showing up out of nowhere in your neck? What if that pain had more to do with your mindset than an old injury? Our guest today is going to set the record straight and share with us how to unlock your inner stories and take complete ownership of your health.
Megan Pomarensky is a Certified Athletic Therapist, holds her Master’s in Rehabilitation Science is a Certified Functional Strength Coach and Certified Vinyasa Yoga Instructor (250hrs). She's created Empowered Rehab and Training to help people navigate chronic pain and get back to living their life the way they want and she's become the resident specialist in her field through her alternative, holistic approach to pain managment. She's been in practice for 9 years based out of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (eh!).
She's been published in academic research journals and has been sought after and worked alongside some heavyweights in the strength and conditioning world like Mike Boyle and Craig Liebenson. She will leave you with a new perspective and actionable items for you to get unstuck and own your pain. We know you'll enjoy this one! Dive in to some of the highlights of the show below:


Megan's road to recovery (2:36)
Bridging the gap between chronic pain and the importance of movement (3:33)
Getting in tune with your body (9:06)
How does Megan work with chronic pain (12:57)
What's the difference between an Athletic Therapist and a Personal Trainer or Strength Coach and what kind of people work with Megan (16:59)
How long does it take to get a breakthrough (20:53)
Misconceptions in the wellness industry (25:33)
The importance of strength training and mobility (30:15)
Megabn's best piece of advice for women (33:15)


Also, if you've yet to do so already, please be sure to share this episode out with someone you care about. Perhaps a partner or a loved one. Our social support networks are shown to have the greatest impact on our lifestyle choices, so it's a really good idea to inform the people in our lives we know, love and trust to support us.
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As always, we'd love to hear what you took away from the show and what other topics you're most curious about.


Feel free to reach out at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.re
If you liked this episode, please consider sharing it out with a loved one and telling us what you think below with a kind review and rating on Apple or Spotify:
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠To rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠To rate and review the show on Spotify, click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Feel free to reach out at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.rejuvenatinghealth.net⁠
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Do you find it hard to keep as active as you'd like? Do your knees hurt? Back feeling sore when you're done work? Aches and pains showing up out of nowhere in your neck? What if that pain had more to do with your mindset than an old injury? Our guest today is going to set the record straight and share with us how to unlock your inner stories and take complete ownership of your health.
Megan Pomarensky is a Certified Athletic Therapist, holds her Master’s in Rehabilitation Science is a Certified Functional Strength Coach and Certified Vinyasa Yoga Instructor (250hrs). She's created Empowered Rehab and Training to help people navigate chronic pain and get back to living their life the way they want and she's become the resident specialist in her field through her alternative, holistic approach to pain managment. She's been in practice for 9 years based out of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (eh!).
She's been published in academic research journals and has been sought after and worked alongside some heavyweights in the strength and conditioning world like Mike Boyle and Craig Liebenson. She will leave you with a new perspective and actionable items for you to get unstuck and own your pain. We know you'll enjoy this one! Dive in to some of the highlights of the show below:


Megan's road to recovery (2:36)
Bridging the gap between chronic pain and the importance of movement (3:33)
Getting in tune with your body (9:06)
How does Megan work with chronic pain (12:57)
What's the difference between an Athletic Therapist and a Personal Trainer or Strength Coach and what kind of people work with Megan (16:59)
How long does it take to get a breakthrough (20:53)
Misconceptions in the wellness industry (25:33)
The importance of strength training and mobility (30:15)
Megabn's best piece of advice for women (33:15)


Also, if you've yet to do so already, please be sure to share this episode out with someone you care about. Perhaps a partner or a loved one. Our social support networks are shown to have the greatest impact on our lifestyle choices, so it's a really good idea to inform the people in our lives we know, love and trust to support us.
⁠⁠⁠To rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, click here⁠⁠⁠
⁠⁠⁠To rate and review the show on Spotify, click here⁠⁠


As always, we'd love to hear what you took away from the show and what other topics you're most curious about.


Feel free to reach out at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.re
If you liked this episode, please consider sharing it out with a loved one and telling us what you think below with a kind review and rating on Apple or Spotify:
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠To rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠To rate and review the show on Spotify, click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Feel free to reach out at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.rejuvenatinghealth.net⁠
And be sure to follow along on the socials:
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37 min