Hi, I’m Claire!

Stick a fork in me, I am DONE! Doors are now closed to Your Pelvic Matters, and I am soo incredibly grateful to every single teacher who enrolled 🙏
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I have an amazing mix of instructors worldwide who will be devouring the content, Netflix-binge style 📺 🍿 and I can't wait to help them:
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💥 get more of their PFD clients consistent results from their symptoms, 💥 attract more PFD customers into their business, and
💥 move their PFD services from an offline to online capacity
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I'm going to celebrate now with a huge slice of chocolate cake 🍰 and a Belgium beer I reserve for special occasions such as this 🍺 🥳
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I might have a lie down too 😂 🛌 .
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#yourpelvicmatters #pelvicpreneur #pelvicpreneurpodcast ...

One of the most common questions I'm asked about Your Pelvic Matters is: "How long does it take to get through all the content?" ⏱️
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My answer: "It depends". It has been known for some instructors to lock themselves away, ensuring they have plentiful supply of snacks obviously, and consume the YPM content (and said snacks) and sit the exam, in just 5-7 days… 🍿
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But, to spell things out: there are 5 modules (practical and theoretical webinars) ranging from 60-90 minutes in length, so if time is on your hands right now, it's definitely possible to binge-watch me on screen Netflix-style, in a few days (but just make sure you have those snacks, yeah?) 📺
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You may not get the reference, but if you're a Big Bang Theory fan 💥 one of my favourite episodes is the one where Penny becomes addicted to the online game Age of Conan, and that's pretty much what I visualise these pelvic floor experts are doing, as they go through the Your Pelvic Matters course! 🎮 🤣
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Doors close later today (5pm UK time to be precise), so if you want in, send me a DM, and, if you have a question, message me, or check out my stories for more info - I'm only too happy to help! 🙋‍♀️
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I look forward to welcoming you onboard the YPM program, and if you're somewhat competitive, I guess I could start a leaderboard of "Who's consumed the content the fastest" - har har! 🏆 ...

I'm extremely grateful to every PFD geek who has enrolled into my Your Pelvic Matters Teacher Training program this week 🙏
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The opportunity to join is only available for the next couple of days, and once it's gone, you won't be able to enrol again 😭
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I've added a NEW bonus into the program just this morning, AND a 12 x monthly payment plan 🙌🏻
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The top 3 reasons you need Your Pelvic Matters is because:
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1️⃣ some of your clients are getting results, but not all of them (your clients deserve better, and I want to change that),
2️⃣ you're prescribing Pilates/core/pelvic-centred exercises dealing with "what shows up" (and what you need is a system to work from to take out the guess work), and
3️⃣ lifestyle factors and daily habits also attribute massively to optimal function of the pelvic floor (and you may be sharing some of these with clients, but missing more important ones)
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If you want to jump onboard, send me a DM now. Or, if you have questions, send me a DM and I'd be happy to answer them! 🙋🏼‍♀️
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One of the most common misconceptions I hear about PFD experts not signing up to Your Pelvic Matters is time and money 💰
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I'm going to go out on a limb 🦵 here and say that you have a lot of the former, and not much of the latter right now, and I get it, I really do 🙏
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I've lost count of the number of DMs I've received this week from YPM trainers who bought my course last year who've messaged me to ask a question, showed me a pic of their feet (it's a thing), or asked if they could reset their password so they can log back in and devour the content 👩‍💻
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Why? Because they have time on their hands right now, life got in their way last year (it happens), and seeing me promote my YPM course has brought back all those reasons as to why they signed up in the first place: the desire to serve more clients with PFD, the full-body way 💕
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This is called The Ripple Effect. Cool, huh? How many clients could you potentially work with over the next few months? 🤔
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The going rate for most of my trainers is £80/hour for PT, so think of your first payment as investing in your future and your ability to work and help more clients with pelvic floor dysfunction 💡
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You have the time, and if you choose to embrace this Covid-19 situation head-on like the passionate-about-pelvic-floor person that you are, and get yourself set up to work with clients virtually like many of my instructors are doing, money is actually very easy to come by. Think of YPM as an investment in your future, which in turn provides you with a fantastic opportunity to help more clients with PFD ✅
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Have a question about enrolling on Your Pelvic Matters? Send me a DM. I'm only too happy to help! 🙋🏼‍♀️ ...

Today, I want to talk about Sarah @strollerfiit who's had amazing results as a Teacher Trainer of mine ⭐️
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She signed up to my online pelvic floor program because despite having undergone her level 3 pregnancy and postnatal exercise, she felt she needed a deeper understanding of pelvic floor dysfunction and the lifestyle factors that may attribute to it ✅
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Here's what she has to say about Your Pelvic Matters:
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"I now feel genuinely far better prepared to support my clients on their postpartum journey, supporting and educating women with abdominal separation, prolapse and pelvic floor dysfunction. The Your Pelvic Matters whole-body factors approach has certainly benefited my clients and their symptoms." 🙏
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Isn't that amazing?! You can almost smell Sarah's love for the postnatal client through the screen here, can't you? 💕
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Two of the lifestyle factors Sarah addresses regularly with her clients to help improve pelvic floor function are:
🚶‍♀️walking (her StrollerStrong classes look amazing!), and
🦶🏻barefoot shoes (she even went live yesterday showcasing the cutest barefoot shoes for babies, so check it out!).
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Helping clients with their pelvic floor is so much more than just "exercises". You've got to address daily habits too ✅
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Exercise is one small part of pelvic floor rehab, and it's great when your clients are in good form for 20 minutes each day doing their exercises, but how's their pelvic floor being loaded the rest of the time is the question for you to ponder today… 🤔
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If you'd like to assist more women lead happier, healthier lives post-birth like Sarah, then send me a DM or comment below for more info on how to become a Your Pelvic Matters Teacher Trainer! 💡
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One of the most common mistakes I see experts make when it comes to pelvic floor rehab is overlooking their clients' lifestyle factors that cause pelvic floor dysfunction 🚨
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The reasons these are dismissed as important are often due to:
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1️⃣ a lack of knowledge of the full list of the daily habits that attribute to dysfunction,
2️⃣ a belief that lifestyle choices are somewhat superfluous (clients are coming to you for "exercise" after all, aren't they?), and
3️⃣ there's sometimes a limited amount of time spent health screening and goal setting with the client
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For the pelvic floor to function well, you have to have eagle eyes 🦅 👀 and opened ears👂🏻
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You need to spot the types of shoes and clothes they're wearing. How they sit, and how they move 👟
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And, you need to enquire about their job, their hobbies, past-activities, how they lift and carry, and how these impact their pelvic floor🐴
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What's the most common lifestyle factor you focus on with clients with pelvic floor dysfunction? 🪑
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Let me know in the comments, because I'd love to open up the conversation with you here about this! ✅
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This is how many pelvic floor experts I have registered for my webinars next week! 🙌🏻
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Can I get it to 500 people before Monday...?! 🤷‍♀️
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My webinar topic is: "How to rehab more PFD clients the non-Kegel way", but I'll also be showcasing ways in which you can serve your PFD clients online too, so bring your questions and I'll give you answers! 🤓
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Sign up via the link in my bio, so go ahead and secure your seat on this fab masterclass and let's get all the pelvic floor geeks out there on one Zoom meeting, huh? 👩‍💻
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See you virtually soon! ⏰
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Webinars are one of my FAVOURITE things, and I'm hosting 2 webinars on pelvic floor rehab next week - woo hoo! 👩‍💻
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Working online is the future, and I get sooo excited when people log in from all over the world (hopefully NOT from their bathroom though - have you seen that viral Zoom video yet - har har?!) 😁
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The topic for my free masterclass is: "How to rehab your PFD clients the non-Kegel way", and I'll also be covering ways in which you can serve your PFD clients online too, so bring your questions and I'll give you answers ✅
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Sign up via the link in my bio, so go ahead and secure your seat on this fab masterclass and let's get all the pelvic floor geeks out there on one Zoom meeting, huh? 🤓
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See you virtually soon! 💻
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#pelvicfloorknowledge #pelvicflooreducation #pelvicfloorexercises #pelvicfloorhealth #fitpros #fitnessinstructor #physio #womenshealth #onlinetraining #webinars #webinar #livewebinar #pelvicfloorquestions #yogateacher #pilatesinstructor #whphysio #cpdtraining #yourpelvicmatters #pelvicpreneur #pelvicfloorphysiotherapy #womenshealthphysio #telehealth #onlineexerciseclasses #continuedprofessionaldevelopment #pelvicmafia #vaginatalk #personaltrainerlife ...

Asking for a friend... 😬 How many days in a row is it acceptable to wear the same pair of tracksuit bottoms, when you only share your top half on social...? 🤷‍♀️
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Since seeing clients solely online, quitting my fitness classes late last year, and now with the lockdown in force, I seem to have the same favourite 3 pairs of joggers on rotation: grey Sweaty Betty pair, navy Sweaty Betty pair, navy LuluLemon pair 👖
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It's like I'm stuck in a cycle that I can’t get out of! I just wanted to check that was normal, and that 5 days is ok, but 6 might be pushing it...? 😜
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Answers below, please! ⬇️
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#coronavirus #stayingin #stayingindoors #quarantine #tracksuitbottoms #fitnessinstructorlife #pilatesinstructorlife #personaltrainerlife #sweatybetty #lululemon #leggings #legginglove #solopreneurlife #fitpro #pelvicpreneur #stayathomemum #flattenthecurve #flatteningthecurve #telehealth #telehealthcare #onlinepilates #onlineyogateachertraining #onlineyogaclasses #onlineexerciseprograms #yourpelvicmatters #covid_19 #covid #trackies #trackiedacks ...

I'm coming out to say that last week wasn't good. Horrendous in fact for some 👎🏻
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Not so for me, but I did have several people asking for technical and emotional help last week, and when the announcement came through on Friday that pubs would be closing, that news was difficult for me 🍺
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I didn't post on Instagram at all last week other than to mention my BONUS Coronavirus podcast episode. Everything else got unscheduled because it didn't feel appropriate 😶
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Waking up this morning, I feel like I have more clarity going forwards into this new week. I'm relieved and I hope you are too. This situation we've all been thrust into isn't normal, but after doing some reflecting last night, content is coming your way afresh -yay! 💡
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I will be opening the doors to my signature online pelvic floor certification course "Your Pelvic Matters" as planned next week because: a) I know there are people eager to jump onboard, and b) if I quit, so would you and it's just not in my nature (we're all too tenacious and have come too far to just throw in the towel right now, huh?)🚪
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I'm busy tweaking my YPM messaging to reflect the current situation because it would be completely unprofessional and insensitive to not acknowledge what's going on 🌍
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A voice called to me earlier this year to say "Short cart open Claire", so that's what I'll be doing: doors open on Monday 29th March 2020 and close on Friday 2nd April 2020 which is 5 days 5️⃣
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I'll be hosting 2 x webinars on Monday in celebration of doors open (DM me for link), and, I'm adding a NEW bonus into the platform to help you guys out in this current situation "5 Ways To Serve Your Pelvic Floor Dysfunction Clients Online". Everyone gets this special bonus, regardless of whether they're on the waiting list, they sign up on day 1 of official cart open, or day 5 which is my way of helping out 🙌🏻
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What are you doing today that's going to move the needle a little closer to achieving something in your business? Comment below and let me know! ⬇️ ...

Two NEW podcast episodes have hit on Pelvicpreneur Podcast this week! Have you listened yet? 🙋🏼‍♀️
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1️⃣ First episode is a BONUS segment on "Dealing With Coronavirus" in your fitness business, with sensible advice about moving your exercise classes and 1-2-1 sessions online 💻
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If you're really stressing out about using Zoom to stream your classes live (I know a few people have had shed real tears, as a result of virtual technology failing them), in this bonus episode I spell out exactly what I would do if I were in your shoes right now, and I know that Zoom would not have been practical or suitable for me, my clients or my business, so there you go 👩‍💻
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Just know that there are many options for continuing to get your clients moving and treating them online, and I've spelled them all out in this bonus podcast episode, so take a listen and report back if you have any questions ✅
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2️⃣ And, secondly, your usual weekly Thursday episode has just dropped this morning on which social media platform is best for you and your business 🤷‍♀️
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I want to keep some normality going in your life right now, so rather than stop this scheduled episode being released (I was due to go to Hungary on holiday on Monday but postponed the trip), it's up there now and ready for you to listen to 💕
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Search your favourite podcast app for "Pelvicpreneur Podcast" and you'll see my happy, smiley face holding a pelvis to greet you 😬
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If you're a complete podcast newbie don't worry - depending on the phone you use you can listen to podcasts by downloading apps such as Apple Podcasts, GooglePlay or Spotify 📲
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And, whilst you're there, don't forget to hit the "subscribe" button, so you get a notification to let you know when my next episode is released 🙌🏻
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Report back, comment below, and let me know your thoughts! ⬇️ ...

I LOVE doing this stretch with my pelvic floor patients, but - they don't! 😬
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Often, the pelvic floor has become tight and weak when clients suffer with pelvic floor dysfunction ✅
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This can also be as a result of tight hamstrings, excessive sitting and glute muscles that have atrophied 👎🏻
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The hamstrings pull the back of the pelvis down and keep it in a posterior tilt/tucked position, which inhibits the length, load and function of the pelvic floor 👍🏻
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This stretch, when done correctly, maintaining a true lumbar curve is an excellent way to gain length in the hamstrings 🦴
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Note that if you've been traditionally cueing a hamstring stretch in supine, with one leg raised, knee bent, with zero consideration of a horizontally aligned ASIS/PS (neutral pelvis), and your client is already in a posterior tilt, you're kind of just keeping her in that tucked position…? 🤔
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Hamstring stretches, when done well, maintaining a neutral pelvis and natural lumbar curve are excellent for restoring function in the pelvic floor 🙌🏻
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Now, over to you. Do you do this stretch this way with your PFD clients? Comment below and let me know! 🤓 ...

📢 NEW podcast episode has just hit on Pelvicpreneur Podcast!
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It's #NationalFootWeek here in the UK, so it's only fitting that I record my FitPro and Physio audience a podcast about how tightness in the foot can really affect pelvic floor function🦶🏻
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To take a listen by searching your favourite podcast app for "Pelvicpreneur Podcast" and you'll see my happy, smiley face holding a pelvis to greet you 😬
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If you're a complete podcast newbie, don't worry. Depending on the phone you use, you can listen to podcasts by downloading apps such as iTunes, GooglePlay or Spotify to your device 📱
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Whilst you're there, don't forget to hit the "subscribe" button, so you get a notification to let you know when my next episode is released ✅
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And, if you're stuck indoors today, keep yourself occupied and entertained, and take this opportunity to binge-listen to my dulcet tones with not 1, not 2, but 6 episodes now available! 🎙
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Report back, comment below, and let me know what you thought! 🎧 ...

Many PFD experts dismiss foot mechanics when treating clients and this saddens me 😔
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Think of how many MORE clients with pelvic floor issues you could be rehabilitating, and you could be making a real difference to their quality of life here…? 🙋🏼‍♀️
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When you free up the foot, you gain length and strength in the pelvic floor 🦶🏻
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Foot pain is incredibly common place, particularly amonst the female population. It's an accepted way of life for some women 🦵
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You're probably reading this thinking "I've never had foot pain", but if you've ever had a blister on your foot; been guilty of "breaking a new pair of shoes in"; or just couldn't wait to take your shoes off at the end of a night out - that’s foot pain, ok? 🩹
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Foot pain isn't the new incontinence: incontinence is the new foot pain, because sneeze wee is all too common 🚽
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In appointment one with ALL of my PFD clients, there are 3 vital foot-related points I focus on:
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1️⃣ increasing dorsi flexion
2️⃣ improving forefoot immobility, and
3️⃣ innervating the intrinsic foot muscles
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I'm covering the foot/pelvic floor connection in this week's podcast episode, AND this week's FitPro/Physio newsletter ✅
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If you'd like a copy of this info, send me a DM and I'll be sure to add you to my mailing list 👩‍💻 ...

It's #NationalFeetWeek in the UK and I love me some foot talk 🦶🏻
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I have a 5+ year history of foot pain myself (plantar fasciitis survivor! 🙋🏼‍♀️), and you'll hear me often talk about the connection between dysfunction in the foot and dysfunction in pelvic floor 💕
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Getting myself out of foot pain via a relatively non-traditional approach all those years ago, really was the catalyst for me helping women with PFD using a "foot first" approach today ✅
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And, I find it absolutely fascinating to see my full-body method work with PFD clients time and time again 💡
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When I was in the thick of plantar fasciitis hell circa 2007, here's what DIDN'T work for me:
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❎ seeing a Physio (who was a Podiatrist in a former life)
💆‍♀️ getting regular sports massage (I've never been in so much pain during manual therapy ever)
👟 being advised to never take my shoes off (even indoors, so naturally my feet atrophied nicely there)
🥶 rolling a frozen water bottle under the sole of my foot (ice cream headache anyone?!)
🦵performing endless calf raises to strengthen my calves (my calves needed length, not strength)
🥿 wearing custom-made orthotics for 5+ years (I eventually weaned myself off those and into barefoot shoes, but the word here is "transition", people)
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I'm not posting this list to cause disrespect or criticism, I'm simply highlighting that the oh-so-common-place approach did NOT work for me, and we could argue that Kegels don’t work for every client with PFD either 🤔
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What's YOUR experience of foot pain and foot mechanics? Do you have a story to tell? Do you focus on the foot with your own clients with pelvic floor issues? Comment below and let me know! 📲 ...

Happy International Women's Day 2020! Let's celebrate together, shall we? 🎉
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This year's IWD2020 theme is quite distinctive "EachForEqual" recognising all of the actions we can take as individuals to challenge stereotypes, fight prejudice and celebrate women's achievements 👍🏻
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Working in pelvic floor health means I have plenty of females around me. The vast majority of my clients are women, and without sounding weird, I'm kind of pretty proud to be a woman 👩
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I see International Women's Day as a special moment in time to give thanks to all of my female followers and fans, and to reach out to anyone reading this who's a woman in business who needs a little bit of uplifting today to keep going 🚀
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Being a woman in business can be tough at times. We tend to undervalue ourselves, even though the very people we're often trying to attract into our services are women themselves. Ever thought of how ridiculous that is…?! 😉
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I'm a big fan of women supporting other women in business, and I honestly am doing everything I can to ensure you're charging your worth, you're working with the clients you were put on this earth to serve, you're changing women's lives with the work you do, and above all - you're happy 🙏
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If you're on my mailing list, I hope you enjoyed reading this morning's newsletter and that it will encourage you to post something up on IG yourself 💕
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And, as a special treat, I've uploaded a BONUS episode to my new podcast celebrating some of my favourite Instagram accounts, Facebook groups/pages, podcasters, authors, films, quotations and other female figures that have inspired me, so click bio link to take a listen 🎧 ...

Woo hoo! My NEW Pelvicpreneur Podcast is now live and available for you to listen to! 🎧
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I could not be more excited for today, because boy oh boy, have I had to jump through a few technical hoops to get this out there to the world 🌎
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I often binge listen to several podcast episodes whilst out on walks etc, so you'll be pleased to know that I've loaded up not 1, not 2, but 4 episodes for you to consume straight away! The first episode is an introduction piece aptly titled: "Why I quit teaching fitness classes after 14+ years" 🙋🏼‍♀️
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I'm not OCD, but I'd just like to mention that #1 is a good place to start, follwed by #2, then #3 and honestly, it doesn't matter if you're a new or an old follower, I guarantee there will be snippets in that intro podcast that you probably don't know about me, as I bear my soul 1️⃣
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I'm not going to get too mushy, but I think I've found my calling here people, because I am LOVING my change in direction, and providing marketing, mindset and movement tips online to FitPros, Pilates/Yoga Teachers, Women's Health Physios, and Alignment Nerds is really rather enjoyable 💕
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Want to take a listen? Just search your favourite podcast app for "Pelvicpreneur Podcast" (it's "e" before the "u", like "The EU" if that helps you remember), or click the link in the bio, scroll down to "#1 - Introduction" episode and you're good to go! 🔍
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I'd love to hear your thoughts, so pop your ear buds in and report back even if it's just to let me know how much you enjoyed the intro/outro music, because man did I have fun choosing that 🎵

Till next time! 🎙 ...

As a PFD specialist, please choose your words wisely when promoting what it is you do ✅
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I don't think it's advisable to claim that you can "fix" someone's prolapse, or "cure" someone's stress incontinence etc, and there are many ways to get your point across about the good work pelvic floor exercise and physical therapy provides, without the messaging being misconstrued 🙌🏻
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Here's a list of some of the phrases I've used over the years:
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💥lessen or decrease the symptoms of (stress / urge incontinence etc)
💥reduce how bothersome the symptoms of (prolapse) are
💥reduce the grade of prolapse from 3 to 2
💥improve the function of your pelvic floor
💥rehabilitate the pelvic floor (as opposed to "fix" or "cure")
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Do you have other different phrase to add? Could "eradicate" be used for any of those, do you think…? 🤔
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Pop a comment below, because sharing is always helpful isn't it, and Instagram has a tremendous community of wonderful PFD experts out there 💕
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Do you agree that wording surrounding PFD needs to be chosen carefully? What are some of your frequently used phrases? I'd love to here, so pop your thoughts below
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Where are my fellow introverts at today? 🙋🏼‍♀️
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I love being an introvert, and as it pertains to running a business here's an interesting thing: introverts tend to attract other introverts into their tribe, and I have to say, I love all of mine 💕
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Extroverts for me are sometimes a little too loud, overly "talky", and did I say loud? LOL! 😂
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Introverts are often termed "good listeners" (story of my life). Hint: we're "good listeners" because oftentimes the person saying we're "good listeners" is an extrovert and we, the "good listener" can't get a blooming word in 🙄
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Being an introvert certainly has its advantages, but some of the things that hold me back at times are:
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🛋 Needing my own space and downtime on a regular basis
😱 Walking into a room for a networking meeting, not recognising anyone, and feeling absolutely paralysed
😑 Feeling "over-peopled" after being in said room for 2+ hours
🍺 Not having my voice heard when in social situations when there are more than 4 people at a table
🐿 Being easily distracted - oh look, squirrel!
👎🏻 Feeling somewhat guilty for taking a day off
🕰 Being really sensitive to noise and not able to concentrate because of it
🧠 Having a running inner monologue which means I talk to myself all the time (and sometimes I get a bit carried away, and my partner asks me WHO I'm actually talking to!)
👮‍♀️ Observing acute details about people that could, when questioned, later be relied on in court
👩‍💻 Not loving co-working spaces because I just want to get work done, not talk
🥺 Being mistaken for being shy or lacking confidence
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Resonate with any of those? What's something that holds you back as an introvert? 🤔
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Don't be shy, let me know in the comments! ⬇️ ...