Parent Body Recovery, Prolapse and Franklin Method

In this podcast Rachael describes the difficult transition out of a dance career and into finding herself.

“This is your amazing body…the fact that you can breathe like you do, the fact that you digest like you do, that you can think like you do…”

Rachael tells me about pilates and the Franklin Method and how they have shaped her life and connection to her body.

“If you can get to know your body and work with it - it feels like that’s the answer to everything…and not feeling guilty for giving it what it needs.”

We discussed how parenting has affected our bodies. Not just the births, nursing, sleepless nights, but me putting my back out wrestling with the kids when I should know better! I talked about the fear of doing fun things with my children for the last time to protect my body.

Rachael talked about all the preparation she did during pregnancy for labour.

“But then it was really disappointing to feel something’s not right in my pelvic floor…I felt embarrassed to go to the doctor.”

We looked at the impact of having a prolapse, how common it is, and Rachael’s approach for recovery and strengthening. Rachael runs a 6 week course on the pelvic floor, starting in Autumn 2021 (and at regular intervals each year. Check out https://www.rachhall.com/pelvicfloor

Rachael also does a Your Dream Body membership. You can get free classes on her website to get a taste of Rachael’s approach. I did one yesterday and it was fantastic. https://www.rachhall.com/yourdreambody