Kumbay'all: The Whole Woman's Resource Amanda Shipley, PT, DPT, MTC & Rebecca Squires

You may not know what your fascia is, but it’s affecting your health and your pregnancy. Today’s episode gets technical, and it will change your way of thinking about your body!

We’re thrilled to have Dr Catherine Clinton, a quantum biology health educator, licensed naturopathic physician, and author join Amanda to discuss why you’ll want to know more about your fascia, and what you can do to start taking care of it.

In Kumbay’all episode 66, Dr Clinton sheds light on these questions and more:
What is quantum biology and how does it affect how we approach healthy living?
What is fascia and why does it matter?
How can your fascia affect your pregnancy and healing postpartum?
What affects your fascia?
How can you take care of your fascia during pregnancy?

We hope this episode provides helpful tips, insight, and encouragement to you!

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For the full show notes and links as well as guest & host bios, go to www.kumbayallpodcast.com/episodes/66.

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It’s your responsibility to get your needs met, but if you aren’t able to tap into what your body is telling you, you may not even be aware of what you need. This is a fantastic episode that will help you figure out what you want so you can move one step closer to getting it. This is the second episode in a two-part series with our guest, Tracy Brown, so make sure to check out episode 63 as well!

In Kumbay’all episode 65, Amanda, Rebecca, and Tracy Brown discuss:

The truth about emotions - what they are and where they come from
Why your emotions matter
What happens if you don’t feel your emotions and how it affects your nervous system
Why it can be difficult to connect with your emotions
How to feel your emotions and easy ways to practice

We hope this episode provides helpful tips, insight, and encouragement to you! 

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For the full show notes and links as well as guest & host bios, go to www.kumbayallpodcast.com/episodes/65.

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Tracy Brown Coaching - Empowering women to rediscover their true selves and create a profoundly healthy, whole, and balanced life.

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Becoming a mother can be a huge catalyst for you to make healthy changes in your lifestyle. New motherhood is a powerful time but it can also be overwhelming! Parents get a lot of advice and pressure about how to best raise their kids to be healthy and happy, and what worked for your parents’ generation might not work for your family now.
Today’s guest helps dispel myths and gives actionable advice and simple steps you can take to raise healthy kids without overwhelming yourself. You’ll want to have a pen and paper handy when you listen!
In Kumbay’all episode 64, Amanda and Rebecca talk with Dr Katrina Cryder about:
• The state of children’s health today and why this is an important topic to discuss
• How your parents generation was different than today’s generation of parents
• The factors that contribute to parents’ feeling of overwhelm and how to combat it
• Simple steps you can take today to help your children be healthier
• How to start to remove toxins in your life
We hope this episode provides helpful tips, insight, and encouragement to you!
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Raising Healthy Kids - Dr Katrina’s 12-month membership
Sign up for a FREE 5-day trial of concierge coaching with Dr Katrina by sending her an email or sending her a DM on Instagram - @dr.katrina_cryder!
Touch of Health Atlanta - Dr Katrina’s practice that offers chiropractic, massage, nutrition, and health classes

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See full show notes for guest & host bios at www.kumbayallpodcast.com/episodes/64.

The majority of us were raised by parents with unhealed wounds. As a result, we can end up wearing ‘masks’ to be who we think we need to be to fit into our family and our society, while we ignore or bury our own feelings. As we get older this can make us feel stuck and cause difficulty connecting with ourselves and our needs, which can affect all of our relationships.

Our guest today shares a new roadmap for how to heal old wounds, let go of false beliefs, and release generational trauma. This simple model can help you gain greater self-awareness by understanding how your experiences have shaped you, so you can respond to life in a healthy way. This is the first in a two-part series, so make sure to check out episode 65 as well!

In Kumbay’all episode 63, Amanda, Rebecca, and Tracy Brown discuss:

The different phases of our lives and where our wounding comes from
Examples of childhood wounds that you might not even realize are there
The ways our ego can keep us from feeling our emotions
What triggers really are and how to identify them
How we can begin healing and get to know ourselves

We hope this episode provides helpful tips, insight, and encouragement to you! 

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About Our Guest:
Tracy Brown is a Certified Adult Chair® Transformational Coach whose journey illustrates the power of self-discovery and self-acceptance. She began her career working with award-winning advertising agencies and representing academy award-winning directors. The two decades she spent in this field honed her skills in uncovering and creating stories that celebrate the human spirit and forge connections in the heart across diverse communities, but she knew that it wasn’t fulfilling her soul’s purpose of empowering women.

In 2017 she embarked on a personal healing and spiritual awakening journey that led her to co-found a women’s skincare line and immerse herself in holistic practices such as becoming certified as a Reiki practitioner, Cacao practitioner, and Akashic Records reader. These avenues guided Tracy toward her ultimate calling as an Adult Chair Life Coach. 

While becoming certified in the Adult Chair model Tracy received her deepest healing. Now she seamlessly blends her diverse expertise and personal healing path to support women in reclaiming their authentic selves. Her mission is to empower women to embrace their truth, dissolve limiting beliefs, and transcend generational trauma. 

Tracy’s heart-centered approach offers a safe space for women to embark on a journey of self-discovery. Through introspection and guidance, women are empowered to heal old wounds so they can reconnect to their authentic selves and enjoy a more aligned life and fulfilling relationships with less stress and true joy and happiness. 

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Tracy Brown Coaching - Empowering women to rediscover their true selves and create a profoundly healthy, whole, and balanced life.

Birth Mindset Mastery - Download our FREE training on how to prepare for childbirth pain with one simple move!
Progressive Pregnancy - Discover the best way to prepare for childbirth so you can feel calm and confident giving birth at home. Join our online program to get immediate access today!
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Renew Pelvic Health - Amanda’s practice in Atlanta, GA
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New mothers face a lot of change, regardless of how many babies they’ve had before. One change that seems to be universal is the isolation new mothers feel after their baby arrives. Today we discuss this important topic with the founders of MESH Moms - a membership-based support network for moms with a special focus on pregnancy and the early childhood years. .

In Kumbay’all episode 62, Amanda and Rebecca interview Martina Stellmaszek and Juliana Caspari and discuss:

Their experience with new mom isolation
Factors that contribute to isolation in motherhood
Creative ways that new moms can find their tribe
How MESH Moms supports new mothers

We hope this episode provides helpful tips, insight, and encouragement to you! 

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About Our Guests:
Martina Stellmaszek and Juliana Caspari are the founders of MESH moms - a mothers club that supports families in the Atlanta area through the wonderful - and wonderfully challenging - years of early childhood. Martina & Juliana are longtime friends and have been sharing their ups and downs as they raise their combined seven children. Over the years they realized that despite their friendship, they were missing a greater community and often felt isolated and very alone. Recently they founded MESH moms to offer new moms what they most wanted in those early days: a network of support to catch you when you fall, and the shared experiences that create friendships which hopefully last a lifetime.

Martina and Juliana have both been working moms, full-time moms, pro-bono working moms, and are now moms establishing the MESH moms community. In addition to their love of family, they share passions for global travel, languages, and the outdoors, especially skiing.

Martina has a Bachelor’s Degree in International Business and earned her MBA from Emory University. She worked for over a decade in global trade and development, most recently as President & CEO of an international non-profit. Her four children range from age 1 to 9.

Juliana holds a Master’s Degree in Industrial Engineering & Management, and has dedicated her career to business consulting, most recently as the head of strategy at an international insurance company. She has three children, ages 4 to 7.

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MESH Moms - a membership-based support network for moms with a special focus on pregnancy and the early childhood years.

Birth Mindset Mastery - Download our FREE training on how to prepare for childbirth pain with one simple move!
Progressive Pregnancy - Discover the best way to prepare for childbirth so you can feel calm and confident giving birth at home. Join our online program to get immediate access today!
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Giving birth is a pivotal time in a birthing person’s life, but it’s often overshadowed by the focus that’s put on either being pregnant or the new baby. Baby showers, maternity photo shoots, and setting up the nursery seem to outshine the preparations for the actual labor and birth, although every person who has ever given birth knows how impactful that process is.

In Kumbay’all episode 61 Amanda and Rebecca share the highlights of their homebirth stories and the key things they learned along the way.

In this episode Amanda and Rebecca discuss:

Their homebirth stories and how all three were different
What they wish they considered when selecting a midwife
Who they would have added to their birth team
Misconceptions that they had (and most women have!)
What they would have done differently

We hope this episode provides helpful tips, insight, and encouragement to you. And we hope that sharing our birth stories helps you in your journey! 

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About Your Hosts:

We’re Amanda and Rebecca - twin sisters, naturally-minded homebirth mamas, and co-founders of Progressive Pregnancy. We’re on a mission to help you have a more empowered entrance into motherhood.

Amanda Shipley, PT, DPT, MTC is the founder of Renew Pelvic Health in Atlanta, GA, and has been a physical therapist for more than 20 years. For the last 17 years Amanda has focused on helping patients prevent and heal pelvic floor issues. Her mission is to change the standard of care so that pelvic physical therapy is a part of a complete wellness strategy, like going to the dentist. Amanda is passionate about preventing pelvic floor issues and supporting her patients through the life transitions that we know affect the pelvic floor so strongly - pregnancy, postpartum, perimenopause/menopause, and before/after surgery.

Rebecca Squires is a management consultant who helps healthcare entrepreneurs improve operations, build their team, and grow their practice in a sustainable way. She volunteers with a local animal rescue and is on the board of a non-profit homeschool organization that serves the metro Atlanta area.

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Birth Mindset Mastery - Download our FREE training on how to prepare for childbirth pain with one simple move!
Progressive Pregnancy - Discover the best way to prepare for childbirth so you can feel calm and confident giving birth at home. Join our online program to get immediate access today!
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Renew Pelvic Health - Amanda’s practice in Atlanta, GA
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