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I’ve been working with a client who had both sides of her lower jaw reconstructed last year. What’s become most clear to me in our time together is that the jaw surgery, exercises, pt, massage and acupuncture she’s been doing aren’t fixing the problem. The problem isn’t that her jaw was deformed, the problem is that she has years of habits that need unwinding. Subtle habits… Like how she pulls her mouth sideways when talking, or the way she pushes her tongue against the roo

I was chatting with another mom recently, and after I explained what I do for work, she said something I hear all the time: "You know, ever since I had my kid, every time I run I get a stitch in my side." Most people would nod sympathetically and change the subject. I started asking questions instead. Which side? What kind of birth did you have, vaginal or C-section? Are you left- or right-handed? Which hip do you carry your kid on? "What does this have to do with my running?

For a long time, I believed that more pressure meant more results. Deep tissue massage was my go-to — the kind where you leave tender and wrung out, with that satisfying ache that signals something happened. And something did happen. Tension would lift, muscles would release, and I'd walk out feeling completely renewed. For about two days. If you've ever chased that post-massage relief only to watch it fade by the end of the week, you know the cycle. The tightness comes back.

Who do so many postpartum moms continue to experience back and pelvic pain or discomfort well beyond the early postpartum period? They’re all making this very common mistake: caving into the lower back. This happens when your lower back is arching too far forward and often the curve of the lumbar spine is very pronounced. This pattern is especially true in the later stages of pregnancy and postpartum when mom is carrying the weight of the baby on the front side of her body a

I had a session with a new client recently and in our chat before getting to work she said that her shoulder had been bothering her lately like nothing she could do would allow it to relax. After about 15 min her posture had completely changed without me having to comment on her posture or ask her to do anything other than having more awareness of her breathing anatomy! The exciting part of this work for me is how our bodies naturally respond respond when given more precise

I recently decided to specialize in helping singers for both pregnancy AND perimenopause. Why both? Because Pregnancy and Perimenopause are mirrors of each other. These are times in our lives when hormones change, our bodies change, our brains change and we change. lot of singers worry about how hormones will affect their voices during this time, but the reality is that what’s happening in your brain is way more important than what’s happening in your throat.

It’s the one year anniversary of tearing both of my ACLs - a situation where a previous version of myself would have spiraled out

I spent most of the last year rebuilding my body after two, soon to be 3, knee surgeries. I was thrown into the deep end as I didn’t have a lot of understanding about this area of my body or how to heal from something so drastic. It was a steep learning curve. It was challenging. It was isolating. It was painful. And all that aside the lesson that feels most present has been trusting what my body is telling me.

February 2026 Email Update The lesson that keeps coming up this week is “I am enough”. I had a long chat with a close friend where we talked about how the need to make ourselves worthy shows up in so many places, including our singing voicesI had a long chat with a close friend where we talked about how the need to make ourselves worthy shows up in so many places, including our singing voices. Then I saw a video from James VanDerBeek talking about his realization that what de

The neurological changes that happen during motherhood can actually improve your life… if you use them well!

I recently took a deep dive into the transversus abdominis (TVA) recently, and I was a little shocked and concerned because when I look at the content and information we have around activating these muscles, pretty much all of the information is on concentric activation of the muscles. However, eccentric activation is really important for the TVA and especially for breathing.

It's easy to say "breathe low" or "breathe into your belly", but what does that actually mean? What parameters can you give someone to know when they're doing it correctly vs not? You're basically asking people to flounder around with different word choices without establishing if they're actually doing it well.… breathing may feel instinctual, but that doesn't mean you're actually doing it well.

We’re often taught that hormones are bad for the voice or a detriment to our singing career, but I think we need to look more globally to understand the value of hormone therapy for a singer’s wellbeing. Making them into something to be feared for female singers has only served as a disservice to our industry at large and plays into the inherent sexism women face in so many ways. If taking hormones helps you feel good, that can truly help your singing and performing in the

Posture is often the number one thing humans use to determine confidence. We see someone who looks confident and we see a straight back, chest up, head lifted, eyes ahead… someone who looks unafraid of what life has to throw at them. That is what confident posture looks like from the outside, but how is it serving you on the inside? When you embody confidence, it isn’t about “looking strong” it’s about knowing you are strong.

When it comes to training bodies, I think it’s imperative that women get specialized support—but not for the reasons you might expect. When I first started diving into movement and function, I was coming from the perspective that women’s bodies just need a different kind of support. However, from a purely biological standpoint, men’s and women’s bodies aren’t that different. So why am I saying women need something different?

What if I told you mommy brain isn't a liability, it's an asset? If your brain feels off, there's a good reason for it. One of the...

A good breath can help build core strength, calm your nervous system, and help facilitate healing. When you’re navigating postpartum, injury or illness, breathing is something you can DO when everything else feels off limits. However, since breathing is so innate to our biology, most people overlook just how powerful good breathing can be! The simple fact is that most people don’t breathe very well. I mean, they are alive and that's great, but they're not actually gettin

There are a lot of surprising facts about perimenopause and weight gain we get wrong, so let's speak some truth to what is a very normal experience for many women. 1. It's not about your metabolism.

Figuring out if and which symptoms are related to perimenopause and which ones are related to things like stress is really about being able to listen to YOUR body

I’ve struggled to use the word “embodiment” in my work for a while now because it hasn’t felt authentic to the work I do. There’s a sense of fluidity that’s open to interpretation, vagueness perhaps, even an element of spirituality. But our bodies aren’t an idea or feeling looking to be defined. They are always there and we are always in our bodies! The problem is that we are not always in dialogue with our bodies.