Wildheart Wanderings

It's barefoot season and your footprint can tell a fascia therapist like me more than you might think about your overall health and function. Let's learn more about these fascinating feet that carry us through life because death (and life!) starts in the feet! How you load your feet affects your whole body. What does that mean? It means that most people put more weight on certain parts of their feet and it impacts how they stand, how they move, and how they hurt! Let's learn

Let's start with the basics. Fascia is the connective tissue that surrounds and supports every muscle, organ, blood vessel, nerve, and lymphatic structure in your body. It creates a continuous web of support and communication throughout your body. When fascia becomes restricted, circulation, movement, and healing can be impaired. Healthy fascia equals better flow and a stronger you. When fascia becomes restricted, it can contribute to reduced circulation, impaired lymph flow,

What does that mean? I've said before that various therapies I've tried for my awesome combo of chronic conditions ended up being a Band-aid instead of true healing. I stand by that. Until I found Block Therapy things would work for awhile and then I'd hit a wall. There would be slight improvement and then I'd go backwards or be unable to progress. Lipedema, lymphedema, hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos, migraines, Hashimoto's Thyroiditis, celiac...the list was complicated and the sy

The question is always asked: What program EXACTLY should I follow if I have lipedema? I want to feel better. I want less pain. I want more mobility. I want healthier tissues. I want to reduce inflammation. As a Block Therapy Instructor and Fascia Alignment Coach, tell me exactly what I should do! My answer will always be the same. You may have the exact same diagnoses that I have, or someone on social media has, but your body and your journey are unique. That means I do

I have been working on something for the last year or so. It's something that will give me a trifecta of knowledge and certifications to be able to truly help the community that has my heart...those with lipedema, lymphedema, and connective tissue disorders like hypermobility and Ehlers-Danlos. I've also used this training to help my husband heal and recover after cancer treatement and help my daughter become more flexible and strong for dance and lengthen her extensions. I h

The question always comes when someone brings up another "thing" for a chronic condition. We already do so much each day. We already invest more effort into just keeping our pain and other symptoms at a low enough level to get through each day than anyone else we know. We already have tried and discarded a multitude of other promising options. We already are tired of doing all the things all the time. So the question of whether or not a new thing actually will help us, righ

Yes, I really do know. Those with the conditions I share like lipedema, lymphedema, and hypermobility or Ehlers Danlos, need the therapies that help us. We need activity and movement. We need things that move lymph and break down fibrotic tissue and restore our fascia and support overall health. However, and it's an elephant-sized however, those things hurt. If a cat stepping on your leg can be excruciating, how much more does it hurt if you're intentionally putting pressu

The biggest piece of my healing journey, by leaps and bounds, wasn't an "aha!" moment, but something I learned slowly. and also things I unlearned. For years I'd been told I needed to do certain things and I would be healthy (aka skinny). I listened to criticism from people in my personal circles, health professionals I saw, and experts out there who had never met me or anyone like me. I heard that people with conditions like mine had no hope of truly healing and that my bod

The last post I made feels like a lifetime ago. It was titled, "When the Basics are too Much" and I guess they truly were too much because life spun a little out of control and my own health and life needed attention before I could get back to helping others. It happens with chronic conditions, and with life itself. But God is faithful and God wasn't done. My spiral started when I slammed my hand in the car door and broke my thumb. I was in a removable splint type of thing