Postpartum Care is Undervalued and Underserved, How You Can Help

Postpartum Care is Undervalued and Underserved, How You Can Help

A Rare and Needed Service: Providing Postpartum Care by Providing Skilled Health Coaching Services to New Mothers Just under 4 million babies are born in the United States each year (1), approximately 700,000 in the UK (2), and over 300,000 in Australia (3).  In...
Women, Safety, and Pain

Women, Safety, and Pain

In a study, recently published in BMC Pregnancy Childbirth, the researchers asked 21 women who had never had children, through face-to-face interviews and written questionnaires, about their experiences.(1)  They were interviewed and questioned before and after their...
Sleep Issues in Midlife Women

Sleep Issues in Midlife Women

Nearly 50% of midlife women ages 35-55 years have struggled with poor sleep and sleep issues. (1) For the clients in my practice, there are many common complaints associated with poor sleep, including: Difficulty falling asleep Getting a second wind late at night...
The Future of Lifestyle Medicine: Health Coaching, Physiotherapy, Nutrition, Fitness, Bodywork, and Herbalism

The Future of Lifestyle Medicine: Health Coaching, Physiotherapy, Nutrition, Fitness, Bodywork, and Herbalism

It is well known that the global health crisis is being caused not by acute illnesses, but by chronic disease such as heart disease, stroke, cancer, chronic respiratory diseases and diabetes.  Sixty percent of all global deaths are caused by chronic illness, and many...