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Dr. Sneha Gazi
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Jun 22, 2023
Prenatal Yoga: Easing & Moving Into Birth
*During pregnancy, the physical changes come in fast, and sometimes, furious! A great way to tune into these changes and create more body awareness is through “yoga asanas”, which are movements and poses from the ancient Indian tradition that promote physical & mental wellbeing. Prenatal yoga is becoming more popular these days as research and science points to the immense benefits of healthy and safe movements for birthing individuals. Not only can it help pregnant people throughout each trimester, but it can also assist in a smoother birth as well!*
*In the show today, we have Deb Flashenberg, the founder and director of the Prenatal Yoga Center in NYC. Deb advocates for how yoga poses can help create more balance in the body so that birth flows better and there is less obstruction for the baby. She talks about “mock contractions” in her yoga classes that help her clients prepare for 60-seconds of physical and mental challenge during labor and delivery.*
*Along with being a prenatal yoga teacher, Deb is also a labor support doula, Lamaze childbirth educator, mother of two and self proclaimed "birth and anatomy geek”. Deb received her first vinyasa yoga certification with Shiva Rea and then added to her education by completing the OM Yoga advance yoga teacher training with Cyndi Lee. After the challenging birth of her first child, Deb became incredibly interested in pelvic health and has since earned her Pelvic Floor Yoga Certification with Leslie Howard. *
*For the past 7 years, Deb has also greatly enjoyed being the host of the podcast, Yoga | Birth | Babies, where she speaks with some of the world’s leading experts in pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding and parenthood. Currently, Deb is knee deep in Dr. Sarah Duvall’s Pregnancy and Postpartum Corrective Exercise Specialist program and pursuing the Spinning Babies Parent Educator certification and loving every minute of it! *
*Connect with her:*
*@prenatalyogacenter*
*prenatalyogacenter.com*
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Jun 15, 2023
What If It Makes Me Anxious To Relax?
Are you the person who finds themselves feeling the opposite of grounded and centered during a movement class, yoga, or meditation? Are you the type who can’t quite relax during a massage or a pleasant walk? You’re not alone!
Today we have Dan Rindler GCFP, P-SEP, chatting with us today on his approach to trauma which draws on Somatic Experiencing and Feldenkrais Methods. Difficulty relaxing can be manifested in many ways. He encourages bringing awareness to this feeling and understanding that one is never stuck in this state!
He talks through strategies for what one might do if they feel overwhelmed in class or what PTs and other practitioners might do when their client is having a threat response during a session.
Dan suggests ways people can redirect this feeling to be productive during sessions. He also discusses when a practitioner might refer out to a trauma specialist, or when someone might choose to try somatic trauma healing sessions.
Dan is certified as a practitioner of both the Feldenkrais Method and Somatic Experiencing, with a private practice in-person in Brooklyn, and online. Dan's focus is on supporting clients who have both unresolved trauma and chronic pain or other physical challenges or limitations. Through a weaving of Feldenkrais and Somatic Experiencing, he helps support people in their learning and healing process, moving towards more well-being, connection with others and a new-found sense of resilience. Dan has created “The Roots of Resilience,” a 16 week trauma-aware online program for adults which helps people to feel more grounded, centered and connected.
In addition to his work with adults, Dan created “We Grow Together,” a program for babies and new parents, which fosters co-regulation through touch and movement and has been attended by over 2,500 families. Dan’s program was the subject of a study sponsored by Vassar College, with results showing its efficacy published in the Infant Mental Health Journal.
IG: danrindlerSEP
Facebook.com/brooklynfeldenkrais
Websites:
www.brooklynfeldenkrais.com (adults)
www.wegrowtogether.com (babies)
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Jun 9, 2023
The Basics of an Anti-Inflammatory Diet
Inflammation in the body can manifest in many ways and ultimately exists to protect us. However, excessive inflammation that lasts a long time, or “chronic inflammation”, can be associated with cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, rheumatoid arthritis, and other disease states.
Robin Randisi is a functional nutritionist helping people improve their health using a holistic, root-cause approach. In today’s chat, Robin shares her personal story of how she used food to heal interstitial cystitis and how this led her to study nutrition. She talks about what inflammation is, how to incorporate more anti-inflammatory foods into your diet, and how quick-fix diets never work! She creates a framework to provide solutions to common barriers to eating a nutrient-dense diet, including: assessing your energetics, going slow, keeping it simple, emphasizing techniques and flavors over recipes, planning your meals around protein and fiber, and stocking your pantry strategically. Robin emphasizes that health is about more than just food or movement but lifestyle and mindset.
Robin’s specialties include digestion, autoimmune conditions, and what’s commonly referred to as “women’s health,” i.e. period problems, pelvic pain, hormone imbalances, fertility issues, PCOS, endometriosis, and more. She has an online private practice where she works one-on-one with clients from all over the country, of any gender. Robin is Board Certified in Holistic Nutrition and is also certified as a Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner and Restorative Wellness Practitioner. She believes that a truly holistic understanding of health and wellness not only recognizes and cultivates an individual’s capacity to heal, but also acknowledges the necessity of collective healing and liberation given the complex interplay between our environment and our physical, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing.
Connect with her:
www.robinrandisi.com
@robinrandisi on IG
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Jun 1, 2023
Finding Support People For Your Baby’s Birth
There is a lot to think about when finding support for your baby’s birth. The first thing to understand is the different roles that people play in a birth setting. What is the difference between a doula and a midwife anyway? And what about a baby nurse?!
We sat down with Stephanie Heintzeler, a German educated midwife and acupuncturist as well as US-educated doula and Lactation Consultant (IBCLC). She is the founder of the New York Baby where she puts expecting parents/mothers in touch with doulas and baby nurses. Stephanie educated us on the importance of care by doulas and other support people during labor and delivery. She shares that doula-supported births result in 40% less rates of cesarean intervention and 70% increased likelihood of the baby being breastfed!
Stephanie is a proponent of staying educated and making decisions that are right for you, your baby, and your family. She discusses how preparing for birth with conservative treatment from PTs, acupuncturists, chiropractors, and more, allow for better births overall. She also chimes in on how things are done differently in the birth space in Germany compared to America.
Stephanie cares for women with all kinds of births- whether her clients choose a hospital birth, birthing center or home birth; she wants them to follow their own intuition about which birth place feels best. Stephanie has seen it all- breech births, many successful VBACs (Vaginal Birth after Cesarean), planned and unplanned c-sections, vaginal twin births and LGBTQ-families.
With her “former midwife-approach” her clients feel taken care of from a holistic-medical perspective. She uses breathing techniques, TENS and positions to open the pelvis as well as her acupuncture background and massage techniques to make birthing as comfortable as possible- whether it is a natural or medicated birth. Using evidence-birth-techniques she and her doula-partner Alice (who is a midwife from the UK) make sure their clients have continuous support during pregnancy, birth and the postpartum weeks. As of 2022 Stephanie has delivered over 2,500 babies and attended over 3,200 births.
Connect with her:
@the_newyorkbaby
https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanie-heintzeler-303a39/
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May 25, 2023
How To Breastfeed Optimally For You & Your Baby
In our society today, we don’t quite learn how to breastfeed by observation as we once did in the past. You might think that it is completely natural for you and your baby, which it is to some extent. However, without coming into contact with the techniques involved with breastfeeding, it can truly be a foreign concept to most of modern society. And the unknown can often be scary! This is why it’s always beneficial to take a breastfeeding class prior to giving birth.
LaShanda Dandrich, an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant and co-founder of the Lactation Learning Collective, joins us today to talk about all things breastfeeding. LShanda talks about the significant mental and physical aspects involved in breastfeeding “success” and what “success” even means in this situation. She dives into topics like latching, clogged ducts, mastitis, yeast infection and more. She discusses how lactation consultants can help people with under or over supply of milk due to hypothyroidism, diabetes, breast surgery, etc. LaShanda advocates for creating your “village” of people to help you stay nourished and take care of you and your home so that you can focus on breastfeeding. Especially in the early days, breastfeeding can be a round-the-clock activity as newborns have tiny tummies and need to feed often.
After the birth of her daughter in 2009, LaShanda’s passion for breastfeeding and supporting mothers and families in the postpartum period blossomed. She became a trained postpartum doula while pursuing her IBCLC credential. LaShanda currently provides lactation support prenatally and postpartum via virtual visits and in person support groups. She has supported families of all diverse, cultural and socio-economic backgrounds throughout NYC. She also works closely with other perinatal professionals, teaching lactation support for doulas to mentoring those on the Pathway to IBCLC. She currently resides in Harlem with her daughter, and they continue to travel the world together!
Connect with her:
IG: @LactationLearningCollective
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May 11, 2023
Low Desire? Understanding Hormones and Sexual Health
When it comes to sexual health for women, there always seems to be a “hush hush” about it. But what might seem to be a quiet topic or a funny joke to some, for others it can be crushing and life altering. Today we have Dr. Bat Sheva Marcus joining us to talk about how important it is to clinically look at women’s sexual health closely and provide actionable tools to make people feel more empowered in their lives. She discusses how hormones and psychological issues of pain can affect low desire. She dives into how vibrators and fantasies work and why she advocates for women to become more aligned with themselves through various strategies.
Dr. Bat Sheva Marcus, a certified sex therapist, is the author of Satisfaction Guaranteed : How To Have the Sex You’ve Always Wanted. She has spent her life helping women reclaim pleasure in their bodies and spirit and her career has been dedicated to bridging the gap between the medical and the psychological in women’s sexual health. For nearly 25 years she served as the clinical director of one of the largest sexual health centers in the US. Dr Marcus earned a master’s in public health as well as a Ph.D. in Human Sexuality at the Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Sexuality. She also holds master’s degrees in social work from Columbia University and a masters in Jewish Studies from the Jewish Theological Seminary. In addition she is a certified bariatric counselor.
In the past Dr Marcus has served as executive director of not-for-profit institutions and corporations, medical practices, and laboratories. She has lectured internationally on women’s issues, has given frequent Grand Rounds to health care providers, as well as lecturing to sex therapists around the world. She has been a guest on numerous radio and television shows, including CNBC, CBS News, Huffington Post Live, and NPR and been profiled in the New York Times Magazine, Time Magazine, and Westchester Magazine, among others.
Connect with her:
Drbatsheva.com
TikTok: @TheDrBatSheva
IG/FB: @DrBatSheva
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May 4, 2023
The Motherhood Spectrum: You Don’t Get Points For Suffering
Maternal mental health cannot be stressed enough folks. Sometimes it’s just referred to as “postpartum”, which is sad because it emphasizes how common perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs) are.
We have a riveting episode here for you today with the wonderful Dayna Kutrz, LMSW, CPT. Dayna is a psychotherapist and author with a subspeciality in perinatal mental health. She touches on how birthing individuals are not supporting in America the way they should be from a political standpoint. She pulls from her years of experience working with families of all kinds to emphasize that TIME and SPACE are two important factors in getting to a better place with your mental health postpartum.
She dives into the “Motherhood Spectrum,” a term she coined to describe the psychological and physiological impacts of maternity, including contemplating motherhood, the decision to become or not to become a mother, and the transition to being a mother. She also touches on how to parent with a partner and the impact on marriage and domestic partnerships in your postpartum journey.
This podcast has had a few episodes highlighting this topic and it will never have too many because PMADs are one of the biggest reasons for maternal mortality in the US. Don’t be a “Mother Martyr” and reach out to a professional if you need help.
Dayna is the former Director of the Anna Keefe Women's Center in Manhattan. She has facilitated psycho-educational support groups at the New York-Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell Medical Center and The Hospital for Special Surgery. She earned her Masters in Social Work from Columbia University, and her undergraduate degree from Brandeis University, and completed postgraduate studies at The Training Institute for Mental Health. Dayna is the author of Mother Matters: A Holistic Guide to Being a Happy, Healthy Mom (Familius Press) and The Total Body Cure for Women (Hearst,) and is a contributor to The Doctor's Book of Natural Remedies (Rodale). Her writing has appeared in The Washington Post and The Huffington Post and she has been an expert-consultant for media outlets including The Boston Globe, The Today Show and Sirius XM radio. She lives in New York City with her family.
Connect with her:
daynamkurtz.com
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Apr 27, 2023
The Principles of Ayurveda: Preconception to Generational Longevity
Ayurveda is an age-old tradition originating from India around the 2nd millennium BCE (a very very long time ago!). “Ayur” in Sanskrit means “Life” and “Veda” means “Science” or “Knowledge”. The Vedas, or Hindu scriptures, are one of the oldest pieces of text on the planet that contain scientific knowledge that is gradually only now being proven by modern empirical methods. Ayurveda is a practice that is deeply studied by scholars, scientists, and practitioners today and is rooted in the spiritual philosophies of balance and how to optimize your life force.
We are honored to have Shweta Parmar join us today to chat about this incredible science and explain the ancient cultural wisdom of Ayurveda and how it relates to spirituality and energetics. As an Ayurveda practitioner at GutsierLiving, Shweta supports wellness freaks and disembodied spiritual seekers who feel they are doing all the "right things" but still feel shitty.
On the show she discusses how to shape one’s day and life with wisdom of longevity and not just prevention of disease states in one phase of your life. She excavates the missing links for lasting energy, hormonal harmony, and joyful living. After an assessment of one's own unique mind/body constitution to embody higher consciousness, specific diet, lifestyle and herbal plans are created via Nature-based principles of Ayurveda, Yoga, Tantra Ancient Wisdoms.
As a birthworker at Mama The Baby/Baby The Mama, Shweta specializes in “wombens wellness” - from hormonal harmony, infertility, conscious conceiving, complication-free pregnancy, easeful labor/postpartum, and subconscious repatterning for babies before/in/after the womb. She strongly feels that the root of injustice and war is due to a lack of consciousness of the Divine Creation Energy at the individual, community and society levels.
Connect with her:
www.gutsierliving.com
@shweta.parmar.ayurveda @gutsierliving
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Apr 20, 2023
Birth Justice & Advocating for the Birthing Parent
What is birth justice anyway? Sometimes it might feel like there are too many voices in that room and the birthing individual’s wants and needs aren’t heard. It may seem at times like it’s medicine vs. parent. But it doesn’t have to be that way.
Today we talk to Janel Feliz Martir, a AAPI birth worker who has both medical school training in obstetrics as well as holistic prenatal wellness training that makes her one of the best birth doulas in all of New York City. Janel specializes in evidence-based birth education and lactation support and has attended over 350+ births in the US and abroad. She draws upon her vast experience in medical education, clinical training, and movement as a prenatal yoga teacher to support families in the birth space.
Janel shares with us how care centered around the birthing individual should be the main focus in all births while discussing the intricacies of medical risk, cultural expectations, personal beliefs, and more. Having seen births in various hospitals, birth centers, and home births from people of all cultures, along with her unique experience with births in Uganda, Janel shares her experiences and thoughts on what birth justice means. She highlights how even different hospitals a few blocks away from each other have different cultures that they are unaware of because they think every hospital works that way! Janel’s personal experience with loss and seeing other patients experience loss of all kinds drives her to do the work that she does daily.
Connect with her:
janeldoula.com
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Apr 6, 2023
Sneha's Special: My Pregnancy Journey!
Hello folks! Today's episode is a bit unique as it's my birthday and I'm 34 weeks pregnant! On the show I share a little bit about my journey over the last few months experiencing pregnancy after treating pregnant people for years and learning so much from all of the guests here on Fit As A Fiddle.
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Mar 30, 2023
Don’t Dance Till You Break: Injury Prevention for Performers
Here’s a bold statement. Dancers, while extremely great at moving their bodies, sometimes don’t actually know how to do it optimally. Getting injured on and off the stage is not uncommon for dancers. Oftentimes these aches, pains and sometimes broken or torn tissues are directly a result of improper, overused movements.
Our passionate and incredible guest today is Jesse Barnett, a New York City-based dancer, Pilates instructor, and Personal Trainer. He talks about how to prevent injuries in the first place and how cross training is crucial for every performing artist. Jesse busts some myths by highlighting how stretching is not the only important part of training and how repeating the same asymmetrical movements can lead to overuse injuries.
Jesse grew up studying dance in his hometown of Yorktown, Virginia, and moved to NYC to attend Marymount Manhattan College where he graduated with a BFA in Dance. After graduating, he completed his Pilates certification through The Kane Schoo…
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Mar 23, 2023
Total Body Fitness: Feeling Empowered Across All Stages of a Woman's Life
You might think a strong core is the most important thing when it comes to physical fitness. You might also think that age dooms you to weakness and that there’s not much you can do about it. Think again! Our guest today, Irene Donahue, a fitness expert and personal trainer in NYC, teaches us that the whole body needs to work together throughout life to make us feel supported and empowered in our movements.
Irene starts off with her personal story of pelvic floor dysfunction, which was unfortunately and unethically brushed off by her obstetrician 15 years ago. Since then she has been able to understand how her own core and pelvic floor functions along with all her other body systems to allow her to live a fulfilling life. She trains others to do the same.
Irene is deeply passionate about bridging exercise, athletics and core health. Her experience with pelvic organ prolapse and core issues postpartum led her to a deep dive into core-pelvic health education. This informs her work wi…
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Mar 16, 2023
How Physical Therapy Can Help You Take Control of Your Life
Some people think physical therapy is all about getting massages. Others might think it’s about doing a few exercises. Still others (SADLY!) think it’s about getting a hot pack and ultrasound to their knee. Oof!
Although my guest, Dr. Julia Rosenthal, and I are both physical therapists, we are not biased in knowing the truth that physical therapy is one of the only therapeutic professions that addresses physical and mental resilience, mindfulness, capacity building, trauma, pain management, and lasting changes to quality of life without the use of any kind of pill or invasive technique.
Dr. Julia Rosenthal is a pelvic floor and orthopedic physical therapist and founder of Empower Physical Therapy in DUMBO, NYC. In our discussion today, we touch on how important it is to show our patients how strong they really are and how moving is safe since everything we do as physical therapists affects the nervous system. Julia helps people build habits, and movement habits promote longevity.…
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Mar 9, 2023
Practicing Imperfection: Art Therapy in the Birth World
The ambiguities and the “gray space” of birth and parenthood can often make it difficult for people to process and articulate emotions. But while you would think to enroll your toddler into art class and not yourself, it might be worth it to consider the power of art therapy.
Our guest, Sharon Itkoff Nacache ATR-BC LCAT PMH-C, is a Perinatal Mental Health Certified Art Psychotherapist. Sharon chats with us today on what creative resilience means and how art therapy can address reproductive mental health. She touches on how powerful the brain-body connection is and how one might underestimate the use of art initially until they truly experience it themselves. She writes, “whether it's through verbal psychotherapy, an active creative process, or combination of the two, the lens through which we explore concerns is focused on self discovery, healing, and empowerment.”
Sharon supports those who identify as caregivers in cultivating creative resilience. Her psychotherapy approach…
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Mar 2, 2023
The Productive Pain of Labor: Feel Empowered Through Evidence Based Birth
The process of preparing for birth, giving birth, and recovering can be described in many ways. Some might say incredible, others might say life changing, and still others might say horrific. But whatever someone’s experience is, one thing is for sure. It always helps to know a bit about the process before the day you welcome your bundle of joy.
Jen Buice joins us today for a deep and meaningful conversation around all things childbirth. Jen has been supporting families as a childbirth educator, lactation counselor, and birth doula for 15 years in and around New York City. Jen came to this work after the births of her two children, which brought her to an understanding of the essential role of caring support and empowering education before, during, and after childbirth. Today she chats with us on how important it is to know the physiology of birth, what is normal/not as normal, what is medically SUGGESTED versus medical NECESSARY, and all the possible ways that birth can happen.
Sh…
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Feb 23, 2023
The Basics of Women’s Health Disorders: Pregnancy and Postpartum
Pelvic floor dysfunction is present across all age groups and anatomies. Particularly during the pregnancy and postpartum time in a birthing person’s life, pelvic issues often don’t get the attention they need. And sometimes, too much attention may be given in certain areas!
Our guest today is Rachel Parrotta, a pelvic health physical therapist in New York. Today she discusses how we don't talk enough about topics such as prolapse and pain with intercourse after birth. She feels there has been too much fear mongering with Diastasis Recti and it has made people scared to move for years after birth. She promotes evolving clinical care with research and highlighting how PTs can be stuck in archaic ways of treating.
Rachel has over a decade of experience supporting men and women with a wide range of pelvic pain conditions, as well as supporting people through all phases of conception, pregnancy, post-partum and menopause. She loves helping pregnant folks understand the changes that o…
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Feb 16, 2023
Vulvodynia: What To Do When It Hurts Down There
For too long, women’s health problems have been a mystery in the medical field. Often they are under-researched or just brushed off as part of the normal female experience. But with the help and expertise of our wonderful guest today, Dr. Andrew Goldstein, we are gaining massive insight and making large strides towards solving many of the issues that affect women’s bodies.
Dr. Goldstein is the Director of the Centers for Vulvovaginal Disorders and is currently a Clinical Professor at the George Washington University School of Medicine. On the show today, Dr. Goldstein chats with us about the plethora of research and clinical work he has done over the years on vulvar and vaginal pain. He discusses his diagnostic tool, his treatment options, and how a collaborative team approach can help catapult a patient's recovery.
Dr. Goldstein is the Past-President of the International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health (ISSWSH). He is the founder and President of the Gynecologic…
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Feb 9, 2023
Disrupting the Fitness Industry with Unicorns, Magic, and Sweat Like Never Before
Being human is more than just running your day-to-days. How can you find joy and meaning in it all? Well, maybe the answer lies in some confusion and… magic! Today we have the opportunity to chat with the renowned Mark Fisher, an international speaker, consultant, and entrepreneur. Mark is the co-founder of Mark Fisher Fitness (MFF), one of the most unusual gyms in the fitness industry. He’s also the co-founder of Business for Unicorns, a company that trains gym owners to achieve financial success and personal freedom.
Mark has a lively discussion around why his companies are successful and how MFF has transformed people’s lives not just from a physiological standpoint, but also in their overall lifestyle and mindset. With a reputation as the fitness home of choice for the Broadway community, Mark and MFF have been featured in Forbes, the NY Times, the NY Post, the Huffington Post, and the Wall St. Journal, among others. MFF has made waves in the fitness industry for its unprece…
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Dec 8, 2022
Exercising During & After Pregnancy: Advice from the Pros
We are busting some myths on pregnancy, postpartum, and fitness here folks! Tune in today to gain exclusive insights into what we really need to focus on moving forward to optimize pregnancy and postpartum recovery. Spoiler alert - it is not recommended that you are inactive during your pregnancy unless medically necessary!
Our guest today is the Director of Education for PROnatal Fitness, Carolyn Appel. Carolyn is “the brain” behind the company’s innovative Performance-Based Education Programs, leveraging the latest research and evidence-based strategies to teach fitness professionals how to train their clients for pregnancy and the postpartum period like they would train for any other major athletic event. In addition, this Performance-Training approach lies at the heart of all of PROnatal Fitness’s consumer programs.
With a background in competitive tennis, Carolyn has built a career on her passion for fitness and athletics over her two decades in the fitness industry. She…
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Dec 1, 2022
Strength Training: The Holy Grail of Fat Loss
Do you want to know the secret to long lasting fat loss? No, it’s not just dieting. No, it’s not just cardio. No, it's not just strength training. It is a combination of the three and strength training tends to need a bit more focus for most people!
Our guest today is Sarah Currie, MS RDN CDN, a Registered Dietitian, personal trainer and co-owner of Physical Equilibrium, a gym and Pilates studio with locations in Midtown Manhattan and East Hampton. Sarah chats with us on how to lose weight properly, and permanently. But she dislikes the word weight loss and prefers body composition because sometimes the scale does not accurately reflect progress. She encourages that you truly can change the way you look with a tailored workout and nutrition plan, but this takes time and patience.
Sarah has been a trainer for 19 years and a Registered Dietitian for 14 years. Her specialty and passion is helping clients get strong and lean by combining proper strength training and nutrition strateg…
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Nov 24, 2022
The Beauty of Birth: Ambiguities, Compassion & Humanness
C-Section? Epidural? Hypnobirthing? Hospital gown? Midwife? Doula? Oh and hopefully the bassinet comes in time… Wait or is it better for the baby to sleep with me?
So many thoughts, so many things, so many conversations to be had when it comes to pregnancy and birth! If you are overwhelmed or remember a time when you were, you are certainly not alone. Being a birthing individual in America today can be a lot. Well, maybe it was always a lot. And maybe we are just talking about it more now. Is social media making it better or worse? Maybe we have more choices (rightfully so!) with research on things that “science” didn’t specifically support before like the use of breathing techniques and a doula during birth?
Today we have a wonderful chat with Ashley Brichter, an educator, speaker, consultant, entrepreneur, and the founder of Birthsmarter, which provides unbiased, inclusive, and award-winning practical wisdom and guidance to the next generation of families. Ashley discusses…
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Nov 17, 2022
Liberating Yourself With Movement
You belong! Your body and the way you move belongs anywhere you want it to, whether it’s at a big gym, a small yoga studio, a group Pilates class, or a bootcamp-style intense training session. If you feel limited with your exercise because of fear of judgment, tune into today’s episode with Kirsten Adler.
Kirsten is an interdisciplinary movement instructor and the founder of Explore Movement, an integrated yoga, Pilates, & Gyrotonic studio in Portland, Maine. Kirsten talks to us about how she personalized her own movement practice to reduce her aches and pains. She believes in getting into a practice that works for you, not against you.
For over 17 years, Kirsten has been helping people improve strength, reduce pain, and increase flexibility. Kirsten's inspiration draws from a professional dance background, personal experience with injuries and pain, studies in somatics, and motherhood. Kirsten also hosts the podcast, Mainely Wellness, where she talks to wellness experts about mo…
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Nov 10, 2022
Trauma-Informed Care: You Are Not Broken
There are different ways of looking at trauma, or the harm you have experienced in your life (physically, mentally, and/or emotionally). Sometimes it can feel like a long and daunting road to overcome this trauma, or various microtraumas, to live a fulfilling life. But what if we could shift our mental framework around trauma to serve us better? Instead of “overcoming” it, we could instead “understand” and “integrate” it. What if we were to step away from the concept of needing to “repair” ourselves, because we are not broken to be fixed in the first place?
Our guest today is Haylin Belay, a pleasure-based sexual health educator and trauma-informed bodyworker who teaches people of all ages practical skills for a healthier, more pleasurable life. Haylin uses various methods of pedagogy to help her clients and students with trauma-informed care. She understands that there is NO one-size fits all approach to understanding one’s health especially when there is trauma inv…
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Nov 3, 2022
Healing is a Relational Process: Insights from Psychology and Neuroscience
It’s not just about knowing exactly what the diagnosis is, what treatment to provide, or in what dosage. In order to optimize a patient’s health, we must go beyond that. Whether you are a medical doctor, physical therapist, acupuncturist, or any other clinician that offers care to patients, there is a deeper level to patient centered care that involves mindset, communication and empathy. By becoming cognizant of this as healthcare practitioners, we can not only serve our patients better, but we can also gain more satisfaction from our work.
John Woolf is our guest today, tackling this very interesting conversation. He is a physical therapist and athletic trainer who is currently completing a PhD in Performance Psychology. His journey from physical medicine into psychology was inspired by a desire to better understand the influence of the patient-provider relationship. He is the CEO of Patient Success Systems, a company that provides training and consulting to improve clinical outc…
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Oct 27, 2022
Ascending Beyond Expectations: Performing Arts Wellness & the Entertainment Industry
Today we hear the personal journey of a dear friend of mine, John Arthur Greene, an actor, singer and songwriter. John reflects on the impact that the pause during the pandemic’s lockdown had on his career and mindset. John walked away from the entertainment industry after 26 years, performing on Broadway for 8 shows a week, and more. He talks about how difficult his career has been on his body, not always in a healthy way. John and I crossed paths during my time intensively treating Broadway performers so we were able to reflect on what health meant to him years ago compared to how he feels about it now. He discusses the type of physical and mental regiment that he endured to maintain excellent physique and mindset and succeed in the industry. For John, times of prayer, meditation, and stillness with God are the most important aspects of his daily practice now.
John’s notable work:
He was most recently seen as Walker Jerome the Blouse Man in the East Coast Premier of A Walk On T…
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Oct 20, 2022
Tackling Anxiety & Depression: One Thought At A Time”
Anxiety and depression are prevalent across cultures and across time. It manifests in unique ways in the 21st century and particularly in America where technology and information is widespread. Our guest today is Allison Beck, a psychotherapist and pregnancy, postpartum and parenthood coach in private practice, specializing in reproductive psychology, parenthood and anxiety and mood disorders across all life stages.
We begin our discussion with what anxiety and depression are and the difference between "normal" anxiety and sadness and these terms when used to describe a clinical diagnosis. We cover how adaptive states and moods are a normal part of the human experience but that there is much that can be done when they interfere with our mental and physical health. Allison dives into psychological mindfulness and how acceptance of emotions without judgment has helped her patients improve their wellbeing. She touches on the ideas of toxic productivity, toxic positivity and the pandemic…
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Oct 13, 2022
Imposter Syndrome for Healthcare Students
If you’ve ever felt like you don’t belong, that you don’t deserve to be where you are or go where you are going, or that you aren’t fit to provide the service you are expected to deliver, you’re definitely not alone. Star athletes, larger-than-life celebrities, and big business owners experience these feelings and thoughts from time to time. And so do pre-med students!
My cousin Trinith Radhakrishnan chats with us today about his experience through high school, college, and medical school application process. Trinith graduated from UCLA in 2021 with a bachelor's in Neuroscience and is the founder of Moorpark-to-UCLA (MC2UCLA). MC2UCLA is a mentorship program that links Moorpark Community College students with UCLA student volunteers. The program operates on a buddy system wherein participants are matched with a mentor to meet their specific needs. Students then meet with mentors weekly for support through the various aspects of their education, from transfer applications to…
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Oct 6, 2022
The Business of Peace: Healing from Trauma and Promoting Nonviolence
It’s true. A bomb sets off, school children get shot, and an innocent man is murdered, and THEN we all rally to fight for justice. But we don’t always think of how we can prevent violent actions from happening in the first place, let alone invest time or money to get to the bottom of solving these issues. To commemorate Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday this week, Mandar Apte joins us to tackle these tough conversations.
Mandar is a former chemical engineer and Shell executive who started off helping businesses maximize their value to help people heal from trauma and promote non-violence in their communities. He chats with us today on his experiences bringing together people who otherwise may never even converse in harmonious ways.
At George Mason School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, Mandar ran an innovation lab on the Business of Peace encouraging business to play an active role in UN Sustainable Development. Currently, he manages a strategic consultancy Cities4Peace that prov…
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Sep 29, 2022
Myofascial Release: The Subtle Art of Manual Therapy
Everything in the human body is connected in some way. One type of tissue that provides structural integrity to our bodies, that we discuss today, is called “Fascia.” Our guest, Leslie Daley, is an occupational therapist using John Barnes Myofascial Release, a gentle, effective technique which provides consistent results in reducing pain, restoring motion and improving quality of life for her patients.
She discusses how manual release work can be subtle and more superficial and how this can sometimes unearth bodily emotions that have been stored in our bodies. She dives into why she provides myofascial release work to her patients and how it can be used for many types of issues including post-surgical care. Leslie believes in not pushing the body, but allowing the body to guide her movements.
Leslie has specialized training in women’s health to evaluate and treat pelvic conditions, providing individualized treatment, guidance and support. Because the fascia can not be seen with…
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Sep 22, 2022
Acupuncture: For Conception, Pregnancy & Postpartum
Kenna Bouvet is a Licensed Acupuncturist and Co-owner of Earth + Sky Massage and Acupuncture in Long Island City, NY. Kenna joins us to share with us about the integrative work acupuncture can offer from conception to birth for a birthing individual. She explains how nutrition, what you wear, mindset, movement, and energy can affect pregnancy. She encourages patients that she works with to be on board with a comprehensive plan, not just one that involves needles. Kenna touches on the latest evidence that analyzes how her work can be effective for breech babies to turn in the womb. Acupuncture is not just for one type of population, she says. Kenna has worked in pediatric oncology and has seen first-hand how effective it can be to optimize the way someone feels and functions.
Kenna received her Masters of Science from Tri-State College of Acupuncture, having trained in three distinct styles of acupuncture: Traditional Chinese, Japanese, and Acupuncture Physical Medicine (trigger point…
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Sep 15, 2022
Negative Space - Start Your Journey To Recovery When There is No Time
After a bit of a break, we resume season 6 on our podcast on Fit As A Fiddle! Today I give you a deep dive into some of the raw conversations I have with my patients regarding expectations from physical therapy, how movement (of some kind) is ALWAYS the answer, why it’s important to know the why behind what you are given to do during your course of care, and… “negative space.”
Negative space is the time you don’t think you have, but it literally pops out of thin air when you start paying attention to it and recognizing it. It exists in all of our lives in some form. By tapping into it we start to create a new identity inadvertently. We start to understand how we CAN take charge of our bodies and become aware in a way we never thought we could. From this, we can then create regiments, schedules, “must-do” lists, and consistency. It can be very difficult to suddenly start to exercise 3 times a week for 45min. But it is too easy to do 10 squats every time you get out of you…
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Jun 9, 2022
Understanding the Truth on Postpartum Recovery: Tips, Strategies, and Mindset
When you don’t have the answers from trusted sources, or the answers seem to conflict, you often turn to Dr. Google and social media for advice. But when it comes to pregnancy and postpartum, everyone’s journey from conception to menopause is so unique. Instead, we can draw from ancient cultures that often have almost the same advice: trust your intuition and evidence based research (what tends to work!).
That’s exactly what we do on this show with Dr. Patricia Ladis, PT, CBBA, a licensed physical therapist and author of Wise Woman’s Guide to Your Healthiest Pregnancy & Birth. Patricia’s mission is to guide patients toward a pain free existence as they seek a lifestyle of optimal health and physical wellbeing.
A former professional dancer herself, Patricia has been helping pregnant dancers and athletes get back on stage or sport after pregnancy since 1999. She has worked with the Rockettes, various Broadway shows including Fosse, Lion King and Movin’ Out, the American Bal…
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Jun 2, 2022
Being the Best Father You Can Be and What That Even Means
Whatever type of parent you are, the world often categorizes you and you are set to behave and see the rest of the world through lenses that have already been created for you. But it doesn’t have to be this way. Our guest, Justin Batt, joins us today to talk about the real meaning of parenthood, specifically, fatherhood. Justin is the founder of Daddy Saturday Foundation, a 501(c)(3), and The Fatherhood Institute, LLC. He is a husband, a father of 4, TEDx international speaker, author, and an athlete.
On the show, Justin discusses what fatherhood means to him and ways we can optimize our roles in our family units even through the exceptionally busy lives we all lead in society. He shares that he writes obituaries with his wife at the start of every year to reflect on life and their goals. By doing this, they are able to live the present to the fullest. He talks about the importance of children seeing their fathers as human, which means that seeing a parent fail might only strengthen…
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May 26, 2022
Pioneering Osseointegration Limb Replacement Surgery
With the wonders of technology in healthcare come tremendous improvements in patient outcomes and quality of life. On today’s episode, we have two phenomenal guests chatting with us about osseointegration in the field of prosthetics, which helps individuals with limb deformities such as amputations move and function more optimally.
Haris Kafedzic is an American Board Certified Prosthetist and Orthotist and Eschen’s lead Manhattan Prosthetist and Residency Director. Dr. Robert Rozbruch is an orthopedic surgeon, the Chief of the Limb Lengthening and Complex Reconstruction Service since 2005, and Director of the Limb Salvage and Amputation Reconstruction Center at the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS).
On the show, our guests talk about the role of a prosthetist and an orthopedic surgeon along with the various other practitioners like physical therapists that contribute to a patient’s care. They discuss typical patient cases like individuals with leg length discrepancies or limb…
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May 19, 2022
From the Foster Care System to Fostering Abundance in Youth’s Lives
Tameka Mclean, a former foster youth and Motivational Speaker, joins us today in a heartfelt conversation about how she has built an organization to support individuals to thrive no matter their background or life challenges. Tameka shares her story and tips on how she was capable of sustaining herself while having to endure the weight of a heavy load (trials, tribulations, turmoil, and trauma).
Tameka is the author of the book “11 Steps to Self Sufficiency” and the Founder/Executive Director & CEO of Poppy Muse Inc. Poppy Muse, a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Organization aiding in the stabilization of young women transitioning out of foster care. The organization's work is led by foster care alumni - the founder, board members, and team all have lived experience in the system. Amidst all of life's challenges, Tameka obtained a Degree in Computer Applications Management, and is also an alumna of LIM (Laboratory Institute of Merchandising). 11 Steps to Self-Sufficiency is a book that has a…
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May 12, 2022
Improving Wellbeing for Students and Teachers in American Public Schools
While it’s easy for some of our listeners to understand that there is inherent social injustice in the public school system in America, it is still a topic that is fraught with intense political, economical and ethical conversation. What we do know for sure is that there is always room for improvement at schools to progress our future society. Teacher burnout is real and so are statistics that point to increased detention, suspension, and dropout rates amongst children from communities of color.
Today we have Indu Viswanathan, Ed.D join us today to chat about her 20 years of working in the field of education as a teacher, curriculum developer, teacher educator, and nonprofit research director. While we both felt like we barely scratched the surface conversing about the educational system in America along with the impact of practices of meditation and breathing techniques, there is so much that Indu brings light upon today. Instead of punishing students for behavior, Indu suggests we…
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May 5, 2022
Elevating Environmental Consciousness and Healing Through Music
Music is often a powerful medium for promoting healing and creating activism of all kinds within popular culture. As we move more and more into a world of technology, we can sometimes lose sight of how vast the nonhuman world still is and our impact on our diverse biosphere. On today’s episode, we have Priya Parrotta, a writer, musician and activist dedicated to promoting environmental consciousness across borders. She composes, sings and produces music to convey the magic and power that is possible when people embrace their connections to the Earth and explores themes such as encounter, hybridity and creative resistance.
Priya was raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico where her experiences with nature, particularly the ocean, shaped her understanding of the universe. She speaks to us on how her research on climate change, geopolitics, and colonialism impacted her music. She dives into how humans have used the natural environment to build wealth for a few elite members of society. She adv…
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Apr 28, 2022
Phoebe: Supporting Mothers From Conception to Work-Life Balance
The last 2 years shed light on how lack of childcare acutely hurt working mothers. It showed there is no gender equality. It showed that 2 million women left the workforce. But none of this is new.
The US has policies that do not support working mothers. We have no universal childcare, and women still do most of the physical and mental work of parenting. Half of the gender pay gap is due to motherhood. Fathers still get a pay bonus while 1/3 of US births result in trauma and 1/4 of women experience postpartum depression.
Today I had the privilege of sitting down with one of the founders and the CEO of Phoebe, a place that helps working mothers transition to support their mental and physical health along with their professional development. Phoebe was founded by women who forged successful careers in law, banking, and more and they understand the intensities of high achieving careers and how to make that viable as working mothers in this country.
Emily is a Harvard MBA and an entrepr…
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Apr 21, 2022
Orthotics in Sports Recovery
You’ve probably come across an orthosis at some point in your life, whether it was an insole for your shoe or a brace for your knee. But there is so much more to the world of orthotics and prosthetics in helping people function and move optimally. On our show today is Andrew Myers, a Certified Prosthetist and Orthotist with over 35 years of clinical experience.
We discuss different types of orthoses, both for the upper and lower limbs, and their uses. Andrew dives into his unique experience working with high level atheletes and how he works closely with physical therapists in the plan of care for return to play. He also talks about the need for proper orthopedic evaluations and how orthotics can help people prophylactically as well.
Andrew is a graduate of New York University and has been a senior executive for several public and private companies in the orthopedic rehabilitative field. Andrew owns and operates two organizations, Eschen Prosthetic and Orthotic Labs and New England…
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Apr 14, 2022
Patients Before Profits: Catapulting Recovery Through Physical Therapy
If you think of “physical therapy” and immediately think of a massage, hot pack, or exercises, then this episode is for you! There are many flaws in the healthcare system, particularly due to insurance policies, paperwork requirements, and most importantly, the money-making outlook that often overpowers quality patient care. But it doesn’t have to be this way. Physical therapists in particular can make massive changes in the healthcare industry by just taking a few simple steps.
I had the great pleasure to sit down and chat with an old friend who I studied with at physical therapy school at Columbia University, Dr. Joe Lipsky. Joe talks to us about how having phenomenal health and wellness does not have to be fancy, expensive, or have barriers. He says that, in fact, it can be one of the simplest things if people are educated the right way.
Joe dives into issues within the industry, how we can overcome them, and how working in a multidisciplinary team is truly the way to move f…
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Mar 10, 2022
Managing Anxiety: Real Tools & Strategies
We all experience some level of stress and worry throughout our lives. But when these thoughts begin to interfere with our daily activities and lead to anxiety, it’s important to analyze why and come up with solutions! Today we are joined by Dr. Terri Bacow, a clinical psychologist and cognitive behavioral therapist, to discuss ways that you can tackle your anxiety head on.
Dr. Bacow shares her new book, Goodbye Anxiety, a guided journal with evidence-based strategies and interactive writing sections so you can understand where your anxiety is stemming from and intervene. While the book is targeted for teenagers and young adults, I can tell you that everyone can benefit from the fantastic exercises and thought experiments presented in the book. In the episode, Dr. Bacow addresses the presence of Automatic Negative Thoughts (ANTs), the need for perfectionism, and the importance of self-compassion. She also offers actionable steps people can take right away when anxiety starts to cree…
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Mar 3, 2022
What Is Yoga Anyway?
If you think it’s a workout, well my dear, it most certainly is not. And the reason you might think so is because of the misuse of the word in the money-making Western world. Yoga is a broad term that originates from the Indian spiritual tradition well before 1000 BC that simply cannot be boiled down to a paragraph or even a book, let alone a word. The ancient Hindu texts written in Sanskrit and archeological evidence from South Asia suggests that our ancestors have been practicing aspects of “yoga” for thousands and thousands of years. It’s a science, it’s a technology, it’s a philosophy, it’s a way of life, it’s a comprehensive system, and most importantly it’s a means to understand ourselves and our space on this planet.
This episode with Arpan Gauchan, a Hatha yoga teacher, helps spread more awareness to the Western world about her perspectives on how the word yoga has been incorrectly adapted in America. Arpan says "Once you experience the benefits and lightness…
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Feb 24, 2022
Transforming the World of Physical Therapy with DocJenFit
How important is it for you to be able to move around in your environment and do the things you love, and with less pain? I hope the answer is “very much!” The art and science of movement is fascinating and complicated. Physical therapists (PTs) dedicate their lives to optimizing movement and improving quality of life. But there are lots of things that people misunderstand about PTs, and the field itself has evolved so much over the years that we don’t blame the world! Today on the show we are very excited to chat with Jen Fraboni, PT, DPT, an internationally-renowned physical therapist who specializes in helping people overcome chronic pain and maximize physical performance.
Jen is the founder of two transformative programs, “The Mobility Method” and “The Optimal Body,” she brings a unique, whole body approach to strength, mobility and pain-free living. In 2019, Jen was named one of the top 50 most influential healthcare professionals. Jen’s easily accessible approach…
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Feb 17, 2022
Ancient Concepts of Oneness & Matriarchy in Indigenous Women
Today we experience the spiritual journey of Sej Saraiya, an award-winning ethnographic and fine-art photographer and filmmaker who has spent the last several years traveling to the deep interiors of Asia and the Americas, capturing images that tell stories of remote cultures. Sej and I join together in an enthralling conversation about her journey understanding the role of women in indigenous communities where resilience, environmentalism, tribal coexistence, and faith become themes of her new documentary releasing in April 2022.
Sej’s photographic work has taken her where not many dare to go, bringing back wisdom and intimate portraits of the last tattooed headhunters of remote India, the medicine women of British Columbia, the shamans of the Venezuelan Amazonas, and such globally revered leaders and humanitarians as Their Holinesses the Dalai Lama and Sri Sri Ravi Shankar; all with the broader vision of sharing and preserving our world’s wealth of wisdom, cultures, and lands.…
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Feb 10, 2022
Sexual Health: Discussing Painful Intimacy
It’s a hush-hush topic in most cultures, societies, religions and more. But this podcast is meant to bring light to difficult subjects and help people improve the quality of their life. So on the show today is Emily Sauer, the founder of Ohnut, who chats with us about a product she developed to help herself and others overcome pain with intercourse.
Emily reflects on her own journey struggling with the psychological and physical implications of painful sex and how the medical field & society at large often had little to offer as help other than being told, “have a glass of wine.” Emily dives into the empathy that comes with Ohnut in understanding and affirming people’s emotions and how everyone’s enjoyment has to be a priority. Emily and I also have a lively conversation on the issues around sexual health in the medical field and the work that needs to be done to shed more light to patient care.
Emily is a spritely entrepreneur who has always been passionate about creating…
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Feb 3, 2022
Transforming Lives & The World, Just By Breathing
It seems simple enough, right? Just breathe? But there is so much to the science of breathing, and particularly breathing in specific and calculated ways with the appropriate mindset. Today we have Elan Gepner-Dales joining us to share his story with Sudarshan Kriya Yoga (SKY). Elan serves as the US Director of SKY Schools, an initiative of the International Association for Human Values (IAHV). On the show he talks about how these programs have catapulted his own life and the lives of people from all walks of life and all over the globe, including school children, veterans, and prisoners. We discuss how ancient complex practices from traditions that date back thousands of years can be applied to the modern world to manage stress, improve quality of life, and overall enhance the productivity of our entire world.
For nearly a decade, Elan has overseen the creation of a sustainable and scalable program that has now been taught in 228 schools in 28 states across the US. He has also delive…
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Jan 27, 2022
Revolutionize Home Health: Business Development and Patient Information
While a healthcare professional’s main job is to provide excellent patient care, there’s a lot more that goes into creating a successful healthcare practice. Today we have Millen Rastogi joining us to tackle some of the important facets of running a practice. Millen Rastogi is the visionary behind UniversaCare, a family-run, accredited, and licensed home care services agency serving the NYC and Nassau areas since 2008.
In today’s show, we discuss the micro-changes that health care practices across the board can make internally to improve administrative tasks. He talks about “5-minute-saves” which can revolutionize business operations. We also dive into the importance of thinking about home care for our own families as it often becomes an inevitable part of life.
As COO and CFO, Millen oversees the company’s ongoing expansion efforts to lead the organization to a national platform. Millen is also the co-founder of UniversaVolunteers, a 501(c)(3) organization born out of th…
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Jan 20, 2022
Hospital Exit Strategy: What Happens After Discharge?
Nobody wants to be hospitalized or plans for it to happen. Especially with the pandemic, we have seen incredibly high numbers of hospitalizations. In many cases, you get discharged and leave the hospital. But what happens afterward? Does life just go on as usual? Well, it depends!
Joining us today to tackle some of these difficult questions is Dr. Vignesh Doraiswamy, an Internal Medicine and Pediatric hospitalist at Ohio State University and Nationwide Children’s Hospital. He talks about the importance of post-acute care/rehab and inpatient therapy evaluations. He dives into how patients want to go home as soon as they're ready for discharge, but this can inevitably prolong their recovery. He also discusses the lived experiences of physicians in hospitals who handle care. Finally he touches on the inequities in receiving the vaccine, the booster shot, and projections for the future.
*Please note that this episode was recorded before the rise in cases of Omicron, so while certain nu…
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Jan 13, 2022
Overcoming Burnout For Healthcare Providers
If you are a healthcare professional who is experiencing any sort of overwhelm (which is many of us!), then tune into this episode. Today we get to chat with Dr. Joe Sherman, a pediatrician, coach, and consultant to individuals and healthcare organizations in the areas of cross-cultural medicine, leadership, and provider well-being. He dives into what burnout is and why it happens. We discuss how to stay healthy and emotionally supported in order to provide excellent patient care. Dr. Sherman also touches on the ideas of compassion fatigue and how burnout can lead to depression, anxiety, and even physician suicide.
Dr. Sherman is a group facilitator with the Center for Courage & Renewal, a certified Physician Professional Development Coach, and trained in Mindfulness and Mindful Self-Compassion. Joe has been in medical practice for over 30 years concentrating on healthcare delivery to underserved and medically complex children. After struggling with professional burnout himself, he is…
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Jan 6, 2022
Modern Manhood: Conversations About the Complicated World of Being a Good Man Today
Should men open the door for women and pay for dates? Why did that even come about? How do you feel about a man making less than his female counterpart? Does that make him less of a man? What does being a man even mean?
Today we have a thought-provoking conversation with the renowned Cleo Stiller, an Emmy Award and Peabody Award-nominated television journalist speaker and television host. Cleo is the author of the #1 New Release on Amazon book, Modern Manhood: Conversations About the Complicated World of Being a Good Man Today.
In our conversation, Cleo and I discuss the inspiration behind her new book and how it is of utmost relevance in today’s society. We dive into the the Me Too movement through the lens of anthropology, neuropsychology, finance, relationships, and more. The best part of the book, personally, was that it finally brings men into the conversation in a way that I haven’t seen before. It’s not just a history book on gender roles, but a stimulating and action-or…
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Dec 30, 2021
A Year In a Nutshell: Happy Holidays From Dr. Sneha Gazi
It has been truly an incredible year. Sneha Physical Therapy, our in-home & telehealth PT practice, has cared for more patients in 2021 than any year before. Dr. Sneha Gazi proudly serves NY, NJ, and MD and treats across the age spectrum: 1-week-old babies with developmental delay, elderly individuals with gait and balance issues, and everything in between. Dr. Gazi is known for her specialties within dance medicine, pelvic health, and chronic pain conditions.
Fit As A Fiddle is a leading health and wellness podcast with nearly 100 episodes of free content from top experts in various fields. This year alone we have released 47 episodes. Dr. Gazi hosts and produces this weekly show and it is available on all major podcasting platforms. Join our community!
PTIS is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded by Dr. Gazi. Currently, we have four virtual programs and support any underserved community that has a need for our resources. This year alone we have served a few hundred individuals with health…
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Dec 23, 2021
Let’s Get Physical: How Women Discovered Exercise and Reshaped the World
Why do you exercise? To check something off your to-do list? To look a certain way? To feel a certain way? To get stronger? To get more flexible? To win a race? Because someone told you to?
Regardless of how you “workout” and why you do it (or choose not to), you’re in for a treat on today’s episode. Our guest today, Danielle Friedman, is an award-winning journalist whose writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Cut, Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Glamour, Health, and other publications. Her first book, Let’s Get Physical: How Women Discovered Exercise and Reshaped the World, will be released from Putnam (Penguin Random House) on January 4, 2022.
Today she chats with us on the history of exercise and delves into how we got to the place where women populate gyms, athletic competitions, the Olympics, and more. Spoiler alert: this wasn’t always the case in the past, and guess what? Sports bras were only created in the 1970s!
What seems like just a history book on exercise t…
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Dec 16, 2021
From Human Pathology to Human Potential: Unlocking Your True Nature
Have you ever felt like you are sacrificing your originality and identity for stability and security? Have you found it difficult to let go and do something risky or follow your gut instinct when it sounds crazy? Today we have a celebrity guest on the show who is going to walk us through what it means to be your true self. Dr. Reef Karim; a double board certified humanistic psychiatrist by day and an actor, comic, and host by night; joins us to chat about his work on neuroscience, performance training, business strategy, psychology, creativity, and existentialism.
Dr. Karim dives into his journey through med school and how he chose to live a fulfilling life by combining his performance background with his scientific background. He discusses the purpose of shifting one's internal madness from chaos to creativity and how he founded the Mad Genius Incubator to help people do just this. Dr. Karim breaks down the neural networks and frameworks in our brain that guide our creativity and how…
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Dec 9, 2021
Moving For Your Soul: Broadway-Inspired Dance Fitness
When your passion for dance meets your passion for exercise, you get 567BROADWAY! Today’s show is fun and energetic with Joseph Corella walking us through how movement has inspired him to create his brand. Much like myself, Joseph loves the stage and knew that his life’s work always had to incorporate elements of performance. I hope our listeners today are moved by his journey and hope you get a chance to move with him in one of his classes!
Joseph has appeared from the stage to the screen with such credits as: Broadway's All Shook Up, National Tour of Grease, West Side Story, Wizards of Waverly Place and the Walt Disney musical film Geppetto starring Usher. As well, Joseph is a choreographer with his work appearing on the MTV Video Music Awards, MTV Dance Marathon, Lifetime's Dance Mom's, 98 Degree's music video "Microphone" & many musicals. Joseph’s proudest accomplishment to date is creating 567BROADWAY! an all-levels dance fitness class that is for everyone. This idea was bo…
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Dec 2, 2021
Unique Journeys of Parenting in NYC
How can you be the best parent in the best city in the world? Spoiler alert… there’s no right answer! It’s difficult to raise a child in urban settings with less family support, attempts to achieve work/life balance, and of course a pandemic. But we can gain something out of every situation and our guest today shows us how this is possible!
Manon Chevallerau has been a pioneer Postpartum Doula in New York City for over 22 years. On the show she talks about the ambiguity in most things baby-related. Manon discusses how every pregnancy is different and to not compare your journey to any others. She also gives us some practical tips on hot topics like swaddling, skin to skin, and soothing babies.
During her journey, Manon has worked one-on-one with thousands of new parents with a main focus on giving them tools to tune into their newborn’s personality, help them recognize their queues, and set routines. With this guidance, her clients are set to start their own journey into pare…
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Nov 25, 2021
Bringing Joy & Gratitude to Pediatric Neurosurgery
One of the darkest things in the world is when infants and children are in the hospital for life-threatening situations. The people that help these kids are the real superheroes in the world. This Thanksgiving day, we are blessed to have one of these superheroes on the show!
Tony "Dancing Doc" Adkins, PA-C, MPH, MCHS, is a pediatric neurosurgery physician assistant at Children’s Hospital of Orange County and now a social media phenomenon. Tony talks to us about delivering excellent care to patients by changing your energy and responding to families appropriately. He discusses the importance of being able to check the pulse of a room and package your message to families in a way that makes them feel like your own family. He also touches on burnout for healthcare professionals and suicide prevention.
In a matter of months Tony became well known around the world for his unique way of connecting with his young patients through music and dance. He has appeared on Good Morning America, T…
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Nov 18, 2021
A Healthcare Whistleblower’s Take on America’s Broken Health Industry
On today’s show we have a lively conversation with Robert Yoho, a 67-year-old former physician. We discuss his research and perspectives on the broken healthcare system in the United States. We dive into how healthcare companies, pharmaceutical companies, the FDA, scientific researchers, and politicians play a role in the way our current system operates.
Robert calls himself a healthcare whistleblower. He spent three decades as a cosmetic surgeon after a career as an emergency physician. He then retired from medical practice in 2019. He has recently published two books, Butchered by Healthcare and Hormone Secrets.
Connect with Robert at www.robertyohoauthor.com
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Nov 11, 2021
Achieving True Happiness Through Mindfulness & Meditation
What is sustainable happiness? It’s not relying on constantly changing external factors to feel a sense of inner peace. It’s knowing and living by the terms that there is something beyond that you can connect with. It’s not relying on events or conditions to influence your mental stability.
Join me on this deep and thought-provoking conversation with mindfulness and meditation expert Jackie Stewart. Jackie and I chat about how we can apply mindfulness practices to our everyday lives to create harmony within ourselves. Jackie brings up the concept of negativity bias, which can often shape the way we see the world. She also dives into what gratefulness is and why gratitude can strongly improve our ability to engage with the world in a more meaningful way,
Jackie Stewart can be found in NYC teaching meditation and mentoring teacher trainees at MNDFL, online with Alo Moves, and on your smart device through the Journey LIVE app. She is the mindfulness advisor for Rose & Rex, where s…
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Nov 4, 2021
It’s A Vibe! First Impressions and Judgments
Welcome to season 5 episode 1 on Fit as A Fiddle! Are you conscious of your vibe? Do you know the type of energy you put out in the world? This episode covers my interpretation of research on first impressions and how we can make more conscious decisions on our reactions while meeting a new person. Tune in to also hear about how the pandemic has changed how we make first impressions virtually and through masks. It’s just me on this episode - no guests! Super excited for you all to hear our line up of episodes for season 5 on Fit As A Fiddle. Enjoy!
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Oct 7, 2021
Being Human in the World of High Performance Athletics
Competitive athletes are a unique breed of people, in that winning can be more important than just about everything else. Sports can set high expectations and motivate athletes to constantly perform at their peak level. But what happens when you bring empathy, humanness, and understanding to the picture? Would we be better able to live a life of quality and meaning?
Today we had a lively conversation with Erwin Benedict Valencia, the Team Physical Therapist and Wellness coach for the New York Knicks. Erwin dives into the implications that the pandemic has had in the sports world, how bringing a holistic picture of an athlete changed the game for Olympics 2021, and how wellness and wellbeing are (and should be!) at the forefront of how people should live - both within and outside of the sports world. Erwin encourages clinicians of all kinds to be multifaceted individuals who level up their consciousness to serve their communities and clients more effectively. The theme of “service”…
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Sep 30, 2021
Understanding Chronic Pain
About 50 million Americans experience chronic pain. The number 1 disability in the world is chronic low back pain. And 30% of Americans have chronic neck pain. Chronic pain is complex. We can’t really address it in its entirety in a single podcast episode. But what we can do is open you up to different ideas and a different perspective of what chronic pain is and how we can manage it, both as clinicians and patients who live with it.
Today we have my best friend Dr. Maria Muto on the show. Dr. Muto graduated from Columbia University Physical Therapy Program and currently runs her own PT department at Integrative Chiropractic & Physical Therapy. Her main goal as a DPT is to help optimize movement, heal and prevent injuries by providing the most comprehensive and individualized care.
She strives to achieve results and differentiate her practice by offering 1:1 time with her patients and honing in on patient specific rehabilitation goals. Her methods of practice stem from the belief t…
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Sep 23, 2021
Chinese Medicine for Fertility & Beyond
Chinese medicine, while portrayed in the media as primarily equating to acupuncture, has a plethora of knowledge on the pregnant and postpartum body. Guasha, cupping, and herbal medicine are few of the many modalities that can be safe throughout the majority of your childbearing journey, whether you are at preconception or are choosing an assisted reproductive technology (ART) such as in vitro fertilization (IVF).
Today we have Sara Forlich, a licensed acupuncturist, help us break down the effects and uses of Chinese medicine for this population. These could include nausea, sinus problems, sciatica, stress, inflammation, anxiety, milk supply, and more!
Sara has a special focus on fertility and is dedicated to helping her patients conceive using acupuncture and herbal medicine alone or in conjunction with IVF or other ART. Every treatment is focused on the specific patterns for each individual. Sara strives to create a healthy balance of Eastern and Western practices for her patient…
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Sep 16, 2021
Expecting Greatness with Greg Todd
On today’s show, we learn how to overcome obstacles to achieve the type of life we want to truly live. Greg Todd is a Father, Physical Therapist, Entrepreneur, Mentor and Business Coach. He has founded several businesses and is a physical therapy clinic owner. Greg has helped hundreds of healthcare professionals achieve their dream careers through his coaching, seminars, and leadership skills. Here, Greg talks about his journey from making a fraction of minimum wage to being a celebrity physical therapist and business owner. While this conversation is primarily to help aspiring students enter the field of physical therapy, Greg’s message is universal across careers and across the lifespan.
This talk was originally intended for a seminar held through the 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization Physical Therapy International Service Foundation (PTIS), founded by our host Dr. Sneha Gazi. One of the programs that PTIS offers is free professional advocacy workshops to students in underserved…
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Sep 9, 2021
Decolonizing Yoga: Revitalizing The Ancient Practice
What’s the first word you think of when you think “Yoga”?
Yoga is a way of life, codified in one way (through Ashtanga Yoga) by Patanjali’s 8 Limbs. Of the 8 limbs, only ONE limb refers to Asanas, or “yoga poses,” that you might have heard of like child’s pose or downward dog. For a true yogi, rolling out a yoga mat is a small aspect of the multifold process in their life’s journey. However, in the Western world, the term yoga itself has been watered down to refer to exercises and stretches, which is why many of you probably thought of this first when asked earlier.
Today, we have a very special guest, Divya Bala, a member of my extended family who is revolutionizing the gate-kept yoga industry in the West to include the cultural nuances and spiritual impact of the land now known as India, where yoga originated from. She breaks misconceptions and misinformation. Through her work, she offers a new perspective that everyone can benefit from!
As a Tamil-American yoga te…
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Sep 2, 2021
Healing by Addressing the Spirit
What is the spirit? If you want a TED Talk-like chat about this topic, search no further. Russell Hanks, our guest today, explores the idea of the spirit and what it could mean. This conversation not only addresses this very abstract concept, but also applies it to very practical and actionable ways that both clinicians and patients can harness the power of the spirit to optimize how they deliver or receive care respectively.
Russell graduated from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center with a bachelor’s degree in physical therapy in 1995. He is certified by the International Academy of Orthopedic Medicine (IAOM) – US for orthopedic manual therapy in the spine and the extremities. He is also a Fellow with the American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapists. He is the Clinical Director for the Advanced Physical Therapy practice.
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Aug 26, 2021
Optimizing Athletic Performance Through Health Literacy
Whether you are a weekend warrior or an elite athlete, it is always important to understand your body, how to maintain and improve performance, and how to train appropriately. The first step to achieving this, is to set your goals. Why do you play your preferred sport? Is it to stay fit for the summer or to win a championship? Knowing this will help guide you through your athletic journey with less injuries and improved performance.
Dr. Asad Siddiqi, a physiatrist and sports medicine physician in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College, joins us to discuss health literacy in young athletes. He discusses how important it is for him to understand his athlete in order to provide proper patient-centered care. He dives into the issue of attrition in the sports world and how changing behavior of the athlete also requires proper training of coaches, trainers, and parents.
Dr. Siddiqi is head team physician for The City College of New York and provides medi…
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Aug 19, 2021
Creating & Expanding The Binary World of Medicine
The title of this episode was initially intended to be “Why Women Outlive Men.” But with an exceptionally well-versed guest like Dr. Marianne Legato, our conversation took a turn that went above and beyond what I’d hoped to dive into. Today we have a very special episode where we discuss how Dr. Legato helped shift the very nature of medicine from being dominated by the male biology to include that of women. She then discusses the current shifts in medicine intended to break down the enigma of gender fluidity and create a word of medicine that includes nonbinary bodies.
Dr. Marianne J. Legato is a pioneer in the field of gender-specific medicine. She led the effort to establish sex and gender as important variables in the way we think not just about the experience and treatment of disease, but also health and lifestyle. She began her work in gender-specific medicine by authoring the first book on women and heart disease, The Female Heart: The Truth About Women and Coronary Arter…
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Aug 12, 2021
Boundary Boss: Transform Your Life By Talking True
Are you overworked, over-giving, overdoing, always fixing problems, and just terribly exhausted most of the time? Today I hope your life transforms the way mine has over the last few weeks! Not a lot of people get to interview one of their role models in life. I’m thrilled to chat with Terri Cole, a licensed psychotherapist, global relationship and empowerment expert, and the author of Boundary Boss-The Essential Guide to Talk True, Be Seen and (Finally) Live Free.
After binge-reading the book in between my patients in just days, the way I view myself and the world has completely transformed. Terri chats with us on how she evolved from a “boundary disaster” to a “boundary boss” through years of therapy, working with her own patients, and consistently speaking her truth every single day.
Exclusively for Fit As A Fiddle listeners, visit https://boundaryboss.me/fit for a FREE video and downloadable guide to starting your Boundary Boss Journey. Visit www.boundarybossbook.com to…
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Aug 5, 2021
Solving Sexual Health Issues Once & For All
Often women get pinned with, “drink a glass of wine because it’s really all in your head” when discussing sexual issues. Many people won’t even get to the place where they feel comfortable to discuss problems regarding their intimacy in the first place. Still others will get slapped with a cream or lubricant and told to “chill out.” Today, I have a very special guest, Dr. Bat Sheva Marcus, who has dedicated years of study in the academic world to understanding female sexual dysfunction.
Her book Sex Points: Reclaim Your Sex Life with the Revolutionary Point System discusses the unique challenges that women face with their sexual health, particularly after a long long time of living in a male dominated medical field. In the show, she helps people understand that there truly is one or more root medical causes to these issues and revolutionizes the way we look at women’s sexual dysfunction. She discusses topics that are not always in mainstream knowledge like how testostero…
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Jul 29, 2021
Babywearing and Carriers
From the beginning of human history, parents have held and worn their babies for various reasons. Adriane Stare, a NYC-Based Babywearing Expert, Postpartum Doula, Lactation Educator and Mom to two boys, joins us today to talk about babywearing. We discuss the unique implications of carrying babies particularly in the first few months of life. Adriane delves into the misconceptions that surround babywearing and touches on the societal influences that impact how families view the topic.
After the birth of her first son, Adriane fell in love with babywearing - the most critical skill that she learned as a new parent. She founded Caribou Baby and Wild Was Mama in 2011, Brooklyn’s wildly popular Natural Baby and Maternity shops and educational class spaces. For more than a decade, she’s helped thousands of families find their confident, joyful groove in parenting by teaching them how to develop real skills and strategies, instead of just buying stuff and quick solutions. Her babywearin…
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Jul 22, 2021
Osteoarthritis: You Are Not Doomed!
You might have heard someone say, “My knee hurts - must be the arthritis kicking in.” While osteoarthritis is a very common phenomenon, there are several misconceptions around it. Today, Dr. Karen Litzy, a licensed physical therapist, joins us to discuss the latest research on osteoarthritis (OA) and its medical management. We dive into the different structures affected, the diagnostic criteria, the differences between OA and Rheumatoid Arthritis, and ways to prevent progression of OA. Karen highlights that while surgery is an option, there is so much that can be done with exercise and weight loss that the literature clearly depicts as effective means of symptom management. She also gives us the latest updates on the use of robotics in joint replacement surgeries, which can dramatically improve outcomes.
Karen is an international speaker and owner of Karen Litzy Physical Therapy, PLLC. Through her work as a physical therapist she has helped thousands of people, including Fortune 5…
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Jul 15, 2021
Be Kind To Your Postpartum Body: An Honest Conversation On Healing & Recovery
What happens when a postpartum exercise specialist and a pelvic floor physical therapist dive into the topic of postpartum physical recovery? Join us on this episode as Charlotte Blake Kaplan and I have an honest, unedited conversation on what movement and healing means. We talk about the expectations created by the medical field, social media, and the people we interact with daily and how this shapes your journey throughout your postpartum years. Charlotte denounces the use of toxic timelines and how practitioners should have empathy towards their pregnant and postpartum clients.
Charlotte Blake Kaplan, PCES, is a postnatal corrective exercise specialist, Mama, postnatal Pilates instructor and the owner of Charlotte Blake Pilates, a boutique one-on-one studio in the heart of Greenwich Village, NYC. Charlotte is dedicated to positively disrupting the way people think of and engage in recovery, exercise, and healing after giving birth. She is an advocate for postnatal people to begin t…
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Jul 8, 2021
Women’s Mental Health: Reproductive Psychiatry, IVF & the Biased Healthcare System
How can we optimize mental healthcare for women and their loved ones? How can we support women through their reproductive lifespan and the course of preconception, pregnancy, and postpartum? We answer these questions and more with Dr. Lucy Hutner, an internationally recognized expert in women’s mental health. Dr. Hutner covers the role of reproductive psychiatry and how she diagnoses and treats a variety of conditions experienced by women and LGBTQ birthing parents. We discuss the transformations that come with parents undergoing IVF treatment and dive into myths surrounding medications for the pregnant woman.
Dr. Hutner received her MD from the University of California, San Francisco. She completed psychiatry residency training at Harvard (MGH/McLean), where she was one of the chief residents, followed by fellowship training at Columbia. Dr. Hutner is a leader in the emerging medical specialty of reproductive psychiatry, which focuses on the mental health needs of women throughout…
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Jul 1, 2021
Recovering From COVID & Pregnant Peoples’ Pain
In today’s show, listeners tune into two topics with our multifaceted guest, Dr. Farah Hameed. We begin our conversation around the COVID recovery unit that Columbia & Cornell began in conjunction with New York Presbytarian Hospital. Dr. Hameed dives into the interdisciplinary team that was required to help screen and treat the thousands of people in New York City who survived COVID in 2020. Two of the biggest side effects after recovering were shortness of breath and body fatigue. Clinicians administered tests and measures to identify patients’ problem areas and scheduled virtual visits with physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech language therapists, neuropsychologists, psychiatrists, and more.
The second part of the show revolves around musculoskeletal complaints of pregnant and postpartum people. While many times, obstetricians and other clinicians might be looking out for the safety of the mother and baby, sometimes, quality of life issues like lower back pain an…
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Jun 24, 2021
Body Image Post-Quarantine: Tips For This Hot Vax Summer
Our bodies changed during the quarantine, in so many different ways. For those who are experiencing poor body image after a year of less activity, this show is for you. Whether you just want to get into the right mindset to view yourself with more care and compassion or whether you want tangible tips to overcome post-quarantine weight gain, our guest Haley Stein covers it all! Tune in to figure out the RIGHT ways to feel good in your skin as we open the world back up!
Haley is a registered dietitian who works to teach her clients the fundamentals of nutrition and creating an individualized plan for all lifestyles. She did her dietetic internship and masters in clinical nutrition at LIU Post. After her first clinical experience, she realized that her passion was helping people develop a healthy relationship with food. By focusing on both nutrition intake and lifestyle habits, she’s had the pleasure of seeing her clients get results while keeping their quality of life at its highest p…
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Jun 17, 2021
Wise Woman’s Guide to Your Healthiest Pregnancy & Birth
Every person who wishes to birth a human into this world needs to tune in to this episode. If you want to know all the facts straight from the specialists who integrate evidence-based research, bust myths, and reshape the way we see preconception, pregnancy, and postpartum, search no further!
Today I am joined by the authors of “Wise Woman’s Guide to Your Healthiest Pregnancy & Birth” - Dr. Patricia Ladis & Dr. Anita Sadaty. We have a lively conversation on topics such as how epigenetics is involved in preconception, what to look for in your blood work prenatally to optimize your health, how and when to exercise during pregnancy, what sort of weight changes are appropriate each trimester, and gems of knowledge on how to push for a vaginal birth.
You can get the book anywhere online. I encourage everyone to read it and become empowered instead of fearful of modern day birthing practices.
Dr. Anita Sadaty is a Board-certified Obstetrician-Gynecologist and founder of Redefining H…
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Jun 10, 2021
Improving Joint & Disc Health
Have you ever been told that you have a herniated disc on an MRI? Are you a clinician and heard a patient tell you they have a disc problem from an image X number of years ago in their history? This show is for both health care professionals AND patients who want to learn more about how we should think about our joint and disc health through evidence-based information.
Our guest today is Vicente Mauri, Senior Physical Therapist at Advanced Physical Therapy in Anchorage, AK. He covers the anatomy of the joint, what happens during injury, and how to manage pain. He discusses the first line of defense when you experience pain from an injury and gives golden advice on how to prevent this in the first place.
Vicente represents the International Academy of Orthopedic Medicine (IAOM). He is the former Co-Director of the IAOM-LA, and current Content Manager for the IAOM-US, he continues to deliver courses and lectures related to orthopedic manual therapy and differential diagnosis around the…
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Jun 3, 2021
Adolescent Substance Abuse
Chances are you know someone who knows someone who has a substance abuse disorder. When I learned about the statistics behind the perception of drugs and the use of drugs in the States, I was shocked! Richard Capriola, the author of “The Addicted Child: A Parent’s Guide to Adolescent Substance Abuse” speaks to us today after over two decades of experience working with children and their families as a mental health and substance abuse counselor.
In the show, Richard delves into the many issues surrounding drugs for Gen Z. He explains how a substance abuse disorder can be classified based on how it impacts the child’s life, how the term “addiction” has a negative connotation, and the latest craze for vaping that has overwhelmed children over the last 3 years. He explains why vaping became popular, but how it is much more harmful in some cases.
Richard has treated both adults and adolescents diagnosed with mental health and substance use disorders. He recently retired from M…
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May 27, 2021
Increasing Empathy: Asian American Pacific Islander Edition
Welcome to Season 4, Episode 1 on Fit As A Fiddle!
As we wrap up Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month this May 2021, I dive into another interesting and enlightening conversation with Dr. Tade Ayeni. In this episode, Dr. Ayeni discusses some of the historical implications that have contributed to the Asian American and Pacific Islander lived experiences in the United States. He touches on 19th century laws, the story of Bhagat Singh Thind, the internment of Japanese Americans, and the award-winning controversy for the movie Minari. The goal of these episodes is to open up difficult conversation surrounding race so that we can see the world around is in a slightly different light. Dr. Ayeni and I hope that listeners, and client-facing professionals especially, are able to gain more empathy and understanding of people who don’t look or sound like themselves.
Dr. Tadé Ayeni is the Director of Diversity and Equity at Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine and Assistant Profe…
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May 6, 2021
Cycling Syncing: Hormones & Health
What is cycling syncing you ask? Ladies, and anyone with female anatomy, this is THE episode that you need to take out your pen and paper! The female reproductive cycle, while complex, can be very predictable. Today, our lovely guest, Leisha Drews, brings clarity to WHY we feel what we feel during each week of our hormonal month, and drops her top tips on optimizing our body during those phases. She also dives into advice she gives to her clients who are thinking about pregnancy when considering hormonal health, nutrition, mental health, and overall wellness.
*10% off Discount for podcast listeners for Leisha’s “Decode Your Cycle” course! Code: Fiddle10*
Leisha Drews, RN, FDN-P is a holistic hormone coach, women’s health educator, & founder of Abundant Life Wellness. Her mission is to empower women to step out of the frustrating cycle of imbalanced hormones, painful periods, and feeling at war with their bodies and into feeling empowered and clear about what their bodies need…
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Apr 29, 2021
When Testing Negative Isn’t Enough: The COVID Recovery Unit
After several months of data, we now have a slight understanding of the virus. We know the general trajectory of what to do when someone tests positive and begins to exhibit symptoms. But back in Summer 2020, we had no clue. Doctors, nurses, and other hospital staff were on their toes everyday trying to figure it out. In New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell, one particular doctor, Dr. Leroy Lindsay, served as Co-Medical Director of the groundbreaking COVID Recovery Unit.
Dr. Lindsay refers to himself as “air traffic control” in the hospital. Although it is already a tough job, when the pandemic hit, it only became more complicated. He discusses the many repercussions that people can face after surviving the virus, including lingering disruptions to the cardiopulmonary system and mental health. Tune in to this episode to hear straight from someone on the front lines about what this experience was like and about the COVID Recovery Unit at NYP.
Dr. Leroy Lindsay obtained his medical…
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Apr 22, 2021
Race As A Social Construct
We’re having more raw fireside-style chats here on race. Dr. Tade Ayeni joins us once again on Fit As A Fiddle to discuss what a social construct is, how it is applied in the world, how it can be harmful when used to categorize humans, and some of these implications within healthcare. I encourage everyone to listen to this episode and the previous episode linked below whether you are in healthcare or not. As an educator and earning several doctorates on the subject, Dr. Ayeni has a wonderful way of helping people understand their own implicit biases and overcoming them through consciously becoming aware of them. Without gaining equality in healthcare, we will always have a broken system.
Dr. Tadé Ayeni is the Director of Diversity and Equity at Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine and Assistant Professor in the Human Dimension program. Dr. Ayeni enjoys creating meaningful connections with people from various backgrounds within and outside of the medical school with the aim of wor…
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Apr 15, 2021
A Pain in the Bladder: Interstitial Cystitis
What do you do and who do you see when you feel like you have a UTI… but you don’t? You might feel like you have to pee all the time and it might even cause you a burning pain. You’ve been given antibiotics, dose after dose. You’ve been told to do a million kegels… but you are back to square one.
Today we sit down with the brilliant Dr. Allyson Shrikhande, a board certified Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation specialist and the Chief Medical Officer of Pelvic Rehabilitation Medicine. We discuss bladder pain syndrome, often called Interstitial Cystitis, it’s symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment plan. Dr. Shrikhande advocates for a holistic approach to medicine where the patient is evaluated for more than just the single organ that seems to be an issues. Especially when it comes to pelvic-related problems, there can be multiple components that might be causing pain.
Dr. Shrikhande is also the Chair of the Medical Education Committee for the International Pelvic Pain Society.…
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Apr 8, 2021
Palliative Care: Quality of Life… Not End of Life
Boy did I learn a lot on this show! First thing that came to my mind when I thought “Palliative Care” was hospice and the end-stage of life. Today, Ramya Sampath, physician-in-training at The University Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, taught me that it is so much more than that! Palliative care is a comprehensive model of patient-centered medicine that takes into consideration many factors of a patient’s well being such as their overall health, socioeconomic status, access to medications, cultural background, and more. It’s not just keeping someone comfortable at the end of their life, but improving their quality of life. Ramya speaks to us today about her personal story of how she got into this field of medicine and how important it is to incorporate aspects of palliative care within many disciplines and throughout the lifespan.
Ramya is a former Fulbright-Nehru Fellow at Pallium India from 2017-2018, where she conducted ethnographic fieldwork exploring Kerala's u…
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Apr 1, 2021
Bruise Of The Brain: Concussion in Sports
You might think that a concussion is just a hit to the head. But it is so much more than that. Doug King, an Emergency Department Clinical Nurse Specialist in New Zealand, has actively studied concussions for years. He discusses what a concussion is and how you don’t need to be hit in the head to have a concussion. He emphasizes how concussions impact athletes in games like rugby and American football and the need for more research on how concussions impact female athletes as well. Doug reveals some of the most common symptoms he sees, some of which start 2-3 days later. Often, athletes are put back on the field and the concussions go under-diagnosed. However, this is extremely detrimental to the athlete’s health as there are several long lasting effects that can even lead to death.
Having served in the Royal New Zealand Navy and the New Zealand Army Nursing corps, Doug retired as a Captain and was awarded the NZOSM, NZGSM(IO) and NZDSM(R) for his service time. Since leaving the m…
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Mar 25, 2021
The 10 Myths Of The Bladder
On this week’s episode, I had a lively conversation with Dr. Elizabeth Kavaler, a urologist and urogynecologist, on the bladder! This was one of the most fun chats I’ve had regarding pelvic health. She talks about the similarities and differences between urology, gynecology, and urogynecology. Then she goes on to bust myths on bladder health, explaining why each of the points below are NOT true!
* Drink a lot of water to maintain bladder and kidney health
* Incontinence is an inevitable part of aging
* Water helps you lose weight
* Urine should be clear, not yellow.
* Vaginal deliveries are bad for the pelvic floor. C sections are safer.
* UTIs come from toilet seats and swimming pools.
* Cranberry juice and pills prevent urinary tract infections
* You have to urinate as soon as you get the urge or you will get a uti
* Hormone replacement therapy is good for bladder and vaginal problems in menopausal women.
* Women loose interest in sex as they get older.
* W…
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Mar 18, 2021
Transforming Your Body for Sports Performance
Whether you are a weekend warrior or a professional athlete, there are some basic considerations that will help you optimize your performance on the field or court. This involves more than just training and practicing. In this episode, we have a very special guest, Basu Shanker, the former strength and conditioning coach for the national cricket team of India. He has worked with elite athletes like Virat Kohli to help them take a full-body approach to enhancing performance and wellbeing. Basu talks about how competing in sports helps you learn how to lose in life and still get up to try again. He explains the role of a strength and conditioning coach and how appropriately balancing sleep, nutrition, and supplements can propel someone beyond their current physical limits.
Basu is the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach of Royal challengers, the Founder of Primal Patterns, and Former Head Strength and Conditioning Coach of Team India. Check his work out at www.primalpatterns.com and fo…
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Mar 11, 2021
Reshaping Physical Therapy Education & Treatment During The Pandemic
You think of “physical therapy” and the words itself indicate that PTs must “physically” treat patients. When it isn’t safe to make direct contact due to COVID-19, what happens then? Dr. Rami Said, the Director of the Columbia University Physical Therapy Faculty Practice & Instructor of Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine at Columbia University, joins us today to discuss the shift that took place within PT academics and his clinical practice.
When New York City shut down in March 2020, PT graduate schools like Columbia University were deeply affected. Students and faculty had to reshape their entire curriculum to optimize learning in the safest way possible. Clinics still needed to treat their patients without compromising their care. Dr. Said dives into the steps his clinical facility and academic department took to overcome these challenges. He emphasizes that telehealth and virtual platforms surprisingly work very well and have given rise to a whole new future within…
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Mar 4, 2021
Understanding Basic Physiology
Right from a physician’s mouth to your ears, join us today to learn more about our bodies and how we can optimize the quality of our lives. Dr. Edward Goldberg, a NYC-based concierge physician with a speciality in internal medicine and gastroenterology, chats with us on a variety of topics regarding overall wellness and preventing morbidity & mortality from some of the most common conditions.
After working with a wide variety of people in the diverse city of New York, Dr. Goldberg provides us insights on why so many people complain to him about low energy and fatigue. He discusses complications one might experience from self-medicating with over-the-counter medications regularly, what to expect in a good doctor’s visit, the importance of a primary care provider, and more. He breaks down the reversible risk factors for heart disease and what everyone should know about cancer screening to detect and treat early on. He rounds off the show with his experience working during the COVID-…
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Feb 25, 2021
Breathe Well, Live Well: Airway Obstruction, Jaw Pain, and Headaches
What does your mouth have to do with your anxiety, sleep quality, food cravings, and cardiovascular disease? Everything! When you tune in to this episode, you will begin to think about your overall health in a way you have never thought before. Dr. Michael Gelb, DDS, MS joins us today with a vibrant evidence-based conversation on airway management and how dysfunctional breathing during sleep can lead to various other issues in our bodies.
He explains how expanding our airways does more than just rid us of pesky headaches, but also improves our mental health, our micro-biome, cardiopulmonary system, and more. He discusses the importance of breastfeeding and introducing solid foods at an early age to help infants naturally improve the width of their airways. This directly improves oxygen saturation and prefrontal cortex development in their brains. Dr. Gelb dives deep into the various types of airway disorders and treatments that he offers through The Gelb Center for children and adults…
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Feb 18, 2021
Brain Health: Optimize Your Body & Mind
We go to the doctor for our physical health and our mental health, but what about our BRAIN health? The brain regulates everything in our bodies and the way our mind functions. Dr. Teralyn Sell is a Psychotherapist & Brain Health Expert who chats with us today on the problem in our world with over-medication and negative beliefs that don’t help us thrive.
She discusses how amino acids affect serotonin and dopamine, how exercise and mindset can tackle our stress, and how women tend to be affected disproportionately more than men. She speaks of the controversy in saying that 2020 was not so terrible and encourages everyone to take the good from even the worst of situations. She talks about how medication changes the architecture of our brains and overmedicating women with postpartum depression or children with ADHD needs to be taken seriously.
Dr. Sell is the co-creator of the world’s first and only mental health and addiction recovery supplement line, Pro Recovery Rx. For over 20…
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Feb 11, 2021
Low Libido & Managing Menopause
It's almost Valentine's Day! Keeping with the theme, we're talking about sexual health today - which focuses primarily on the time between a woman’s first period and menopause. Many women keep this topic “hush hush” due to embarrassment or lack of knowledge on the subject. Today, we have Jackie Giannelli, an ANCC board certified family nurse practitioner, talk to us about two important topics around female sexual health: libido and menopause. Jackie has worked in the fields of urology, women’s health, and sexual health since 2015 and is a certified menopause practitioner by the North American Menopause Society.
On the show, she discusses the hormonal considerations to low libido and how libido presents cyclically for women, whereas for men it might be more linear. She highlights how many healthcare professionals, including OBGYNs don’t have a lot of training specifically in sexual health and why it’s important to know signs and symptoms of issues to get the proper treatmen…
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Feb 4, 2021
Physical Therapists Who Want To Make a Difference
This week’s episode on Fit As A Fiddle is a little unusual. Today Dr. Maria Muto and myself, Dr. Sneha Gazi chat with our Instagram followers about our journeys becoming physical therapists, our experiences in physical therapy school, and why we chose to work in our respective sub-specialities. We explain why we began our 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization Physical Therapy International Service Foundation (PTIS) and our current projects and efforts! Learn about how we bring physical therapy services and health education to underserved communities in an effort to make healthcare a little more diverse and equally accessible. We have a wonderful team of over a hundred volunteers and an amazing pre-PT social media committee. We thank you for your support! If you would like to volunteer with us or make a donation, please visit www.ptisfoundation.org.
A little bit about us:
Dr. Maria Muto is a physical therapist based in Manhattan who specializes in orthopedics and pediatrics. Maria receiv…
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Jan 28, 2021
Taking Control of Your Emotions: In Parenthood and Beyond
What are emotions? We don’t usually think about what they are or where they come from. We usually either express or suppress emotions. Dana Wang, MD, is a board certified adult psychiatrist and one of the founders of RIVIA Medical, a mental health clinic in New York City. She chats with us today on how emotions manifest from our “templates'' - formed from our previous experiences, preconceived notions, and belief systems. Because we are usually not aware of these templates, we are unable to reflect on our emotions and manage them in a way that serves us better. Dr. Wang discusses how and why certain emotions like guilt and fear surface in the unique transition to motherhood. She explains how our parenting strategies may be influenced by our own childhood, external and internal expectations, and innate instincts to keep our baby alive.
Dr. Wang is devoted to delivering the best care for her patients and advocating for emotional wellness as preventative care. Dr. Wang completed her…
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Jan 21, 2021
Reshaping Your Thoughts With Hypnosis
Nope it’s not mind control. Nor is it a stage trick. Hypnosis is a real therapeutic modality used by certified hypnosis practitioners to help us channel thoughts, memories, and feelings in a way that serves us better. Through hypnosis, people have overcome PTSD, managed their anxiety, and moved past fears and beliefs that hold them back in life. The cool part of hypnosis, is that it works through a specific state of our brain waves that opens up creativity.
Doug Sands is a consulting hypnotist who helps adventurous people all over the world overcome fear and anxiety. Because of a near-death experience, he began exploring meditation and came across hypnosis to help heal him and move forward. Doug is the host of the Making Meaning podcast. This show interviews top adventurers to learn how they've built their ideal life and to inspire listeners to start building their own.
You can connect with him at:
https://www.anywherehypnosis.com/
https://www.Facebook.com/anywherehypnosis
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Jan 14, 2021
Issues of Race in Healthcare: Seeing Others As Humans
Diversity is getting people to not view others in oversimplified labels. Diversity is including people who don’t look like you into your circles. Diversity is so much work. But it’s work that we need to do, and we need it so badly.
Dr. Tadé Ayeni is the Director of Diversity and Equity at Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine and Assistant Professor in the Human Dimension program. Dr. Ayeni enjoys creating meaningful connections with people from various backgrounds within and outside of the medical school with the aim of working toward a more genuinely equitable educational system for all students, which is a key piece in the fight to produce more equitable health outcomes in society.
He sits with us to dissect issues of race, tolerance, and diversity in healthcare and beyond. He discusses how racial biases in the healthcare system require a deep understanding of our preconceptions and how we can actively shift these belief systems to create a more inclusive world. He also dive…
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Jan 7, 2021
Dr. Sneha Gazi's Special: Welcome to 2021
Thank you to all of our listeners and our guest speakers!
In 2020, we published 47 episodes totaling about 22 hours of content. That’s about 1,325 minutes or 79,513 seconds for your listening pleasure.
I am grateful to this community of humans who are oriented towards their health and wellness. Happy New Year!
Love,
Dr. Sneha Gazi
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Dec 31, 2020
New Year Resolutions Don’t Really Work: Creating Sustainable Health Habits
What drives you to stay healthy? Without knowing the answer to this, making a New Year Resolution or health goals for 2021 might not even be worth it. Knowing what motivates you to have a good relationship with health and fitness is key to creating new habits and sticking to them.
Laurent Amzallag, a celebrity fitness expert, chats with us today on how to approach health. It’s not about the big fitness goals. It’s about the small things that you do everyday. He discusses how people often create excuses but instead of thinking about it or planning so much, just DOING it is the beginning. Creating realistic and attainable goals that become automatic have to start from somewhere!
Head over to @snehaphysicaltherapy to watch the IGTV video where Laurent leads us through some simple movements that you can do anywhere, anytime.
For the last 25 years, Laurent has been a sought after fitness expert. He was part of Oprah’s “Live Your Best Life” Tour, has been featured in ELLE Magazi…
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Dec 24, 2020
Anxiety… I’m So Done With You
Everyone has experienced some degree of stress this year. Teenagers today in particular are going through their own set of unique challenges. Without the physical social connections, young people this year have been forced to resort to social media to stay in touch with their peers. While technology and social media have been so important this year for positive reasons, they can also lead to heightened anxiety amongst Gen Z.
Jodi Aman, a family therapist for over 20 years, chats with us today on how social media can create a feeling of powerlessness. As an inspirational speaker, Jodi helps Generation Z and their parents find their Diamond Confidence, teaching usable tools to push past fear, connect with their personal agency, and expand their consciousness. As an anxiety-survivor, she totally gets it. As a mom of teens, she double-dog gets it. Through her TEDxWilmington talk, “Calm Anxious Kids,” and her bestselling book, You 1, Anxiety 0, Jodi is changing the way we understand th…
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Dec 17, 2020
Men Feel It Too: The Scoop On Male Pelvic Pain
About 10% of males in the US experience some form of pelvic pain. Nonbacterial Prostatitis tends to be one of the most common diagnoses. However, many men are seen by multiple urologists, receive extensive medical work up, find that none of the medications works, and end up feeling helpless. When they are finally seen by a pelvic specialist, they can begin to have the confidence they need to regain control of their life.
Dr. T. R. Christian Reutter from Pelvic Rehabilitation, explains to us why seeing a pelvic pain specialist should be the first line of defense in the absence of bacterial/viral infection. Other than being set up with pelvic floor physical therapy, specific medications, trigger point injections, peripheral nerve hydrodissection injections, and other minimally invasive procedures can help men who experience pelvic pain.
Dr. Reutter attended medical school at the University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine in Kansas City Missouri and then completed his…
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Dec 10, 2020
Eating Right: Holiday Edition
Yes the holidays are coming up folks, and that might mean absolutely nothing socially for all of us. But it doesn’t stop the need for hot chocolate, pies, and cookies! Today we have the lovely Brigitte Zeitlin, a registered dietitian-nutritionist, help us with some very tangible advice. She covers everything like mindset and avoiding the “all-or-nothing” mentality when it comes to indulging in foods. Brigitte discusses how ephemeral diets can be harmful when used for the wrong reasons. She gives us some quick tips on organic foods, intermittent fasting, and how often to eat in order to continue boosting our metabolism. Brigitte even curates a perfect meal plan just for me, a vegetarian food lover!
Brigitte Zeitlin, MPH, RD, CDN is the owner of BZ Nutrition, a private nutrition counseling practice in New York City. Brigitte offers an integrative approach to health and wellness, breaking down nutrition science into user-friendly, real-life strategies for her clients to their goals…
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Dec 3, 2020
3 Going On 13: Raising Threenagers
Any parent who has raised a toddler knows the deal here, especially during a pandemic. And if you don’t have a toddler yet, listen up! Dr. Terri Bacow specializes in cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for anxiety, mood disorders and ADHD. She joins us today to discuss the topic of Threenagers. Threenagers are 3-year-olds who appear to have the hormonal rollercoaster of a teenager. However, the reason for the tantrums and emotional ups and downs are due to an excessive number of brain cells that overwhelms the 3-year-old. As we age, these nerve cells become more efficient and our prefrontal lobes develop to reduce impulsivity, the need for instant gratification, and complete irrationality. Dr. Bacow discusses the unique difficulty of “pandemic parenting” and offers nuggets of wisdom that parents can implement right away to handle their child’s temper tantrums.
Dr. Bacow serves as the Director of Training at the Hallowell Center, a clinic known as an epicenter for the treatment…
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Nov 26, 2020
The Gut: Nutrition Advice for IBS, IBD & PCOS
It’s Thanksgiving! And with lots of yummy food can come lots of gut issues. Outside of the holiday season, chances are either you or someone you know experiences bowel or hormonal issues that may be hindering their quality of life regularly. Today we have top notch advice from Lauren Minchen, a registered dietitian for over 7 years, who breaks down some very important information for us. She discusses food intolerances, how to restore the integrity of your gut, what various supplements do for your body, and how mental health plays a role in all of this. Lauren educates us on 3 great anti-inflammatory supplements and how to reduce the severity of bowel issues to make your life easier.
Lauren became a Registered Dietitian largely because of her love for all things health and wellness. She struggled with an eating disorder in middle and high school, only to move through it and discover that she had a form of Multiple Sclerosis in her early 20s. Understanding how nutrition works and how…
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Nov 19, 2020
Latest Updates On COVID-19: Facts, NOT Politics.
Just for today, stop listening to the news and listen to this instead. We are honored to have Dr. Janish Kothari, a Board Certified Physician in Internal Medicine, speak to us on current medical information regarding COVID-19. Dr. Kothari busts very important myths, discusses the efficacy of masks, and what the second wave could mean for us all. He works in the front line treating patients in the hospital and discusses only medical information on this episode. He informs us about the latest updates on a vaccine that might be available as early as December.
This information presented was recorded on 11/16/20 and pertains information, statistics, and projections up to that date. The information here can and will change as we gain more information on vaccine implementation. Dr. Kothari did his medicine training at New York Presbyterian Hospital and is currently in his first year of Cardiology Fellowship at St. Luke’s University Hospital in Pennsylvania.
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Nov 12, 2020
Behind the Scenes of COVID-19 for Healthcare Workers
To all of you who work sleepless nights in hospitals to care for others this year (and every year) - we salute you. It hasn’t been an easy year for anyone. People who have had to directly interact with and treat patients who were diagnosed with the Coronavirus had unique challenges. Not only did they have to deal with the global uncertainties and their own families, but they also had to be present and strong for their patients.
Heather Isola, the Director of Physician Assistants at Mount Sinai Health System, chats with us today on how healthcare workers in her hospital dealt with some of these challenges behind the scenes. She starts off by explaining some of the differences in the role of a Physician’s Assistant (PA), Nurse Practitioner (NP), and other healthcare professionals. She then dives into the severe impact that COVID-19 had in New York City, the reconfiguration and adaptability of the healthcare system, and issues that healthcare professionals have in addressing their em…
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Nov 5, 2020
Pain, Depression & Anxiety: Retrain Your Brain
Estimates reveal that anywhere from 11-40% of adults in the U.S. have chronic pain, which is linked to disability, opioid addiction, anxiety, depression, and increased medical costs. More specifically, chronic pelvic pain affects up to nearly a quarter of all women worldwide.
Dr. Jana Scrivani, a clinical psychologist specializing in pelvic pain, joins us for a lively conversation today to answer the question - “What is Pain?” She discusses how pain is real and is mediated by the brain by various pathways in the nervous system. Dr. Scrivani created a behavioral health program for Pelvic Rehabilitation Medicine called Retrain Your Brain where she guides clients through virtual group sessions to understand their pain. Her goal is to empower her patients to help them change the way they act, think and approach their bodies.
Dr. Scrivani received her Psy.D. from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey’s Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology. She completed an AP…
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Oct 29, 2020
Your GI Tract: Common Issues & Treatments
Most people have experienced a stomach issue at some point - abdominal pain, constipation, and diarrhea. Sometimes these symptoms go away in a few hours or days. But many times, people live with these issues for weeks, months, or even years and require medical intervention. The great news about issues related to your GI tract is that many symptoms can be alleviated with lifestyle modifications including changes in your diet and exercise.
Today we chat with Dr. Megha Kothari, a gastroenterologist and hepatologist, on 3 of the most common abdominal issues she sees in her clinic daily: GERD, IBS, and Fatty Liver Disease. Her first line of defense with all patients is educating them and providing advice on changes in their daily habits to manage symptoms. GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease) presents in nearly 20% of the population. IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) is a more female-dominant issue that can present as a collection of symptoms. Dr. Kothari discusses the mind-gut connection a…
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Oct 22, 2020
Triathlons: Train for the Race!
You might have heard of all the different types of challenging races: sprints, Olympic distances, Iron Mans, or Escape from Alcatraz. Personally, I’m lucky if I can even endure a 3-mile run, so I didn’t know much about them! On today’s episode, you’ll hear the story of a woman who started by not knowing how to swim... to competing in these very races. Now, she even coaches others to do them too!
Sara Dimmick, founder and co-partner of Physical Equilibrium has been a personal trainer since 2000 and chats with us today on how to train for races like triathlons. She has coached triathlon and running clients since 2006, many of whom have qualified for national and world competitions. Sara discusses how races give you motivation to stay fit without even trying. The goal is winning, not necessarily the number on the scale. Some of the races have extreme conditions like 50-degree water, 3-foot waves, and maybe even sharks!
Sara mentions that you don’t have to be an athlete to trai…
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Oct 15, 2020
Mental Health in Urban Youth
As of 2018, 55% of our total world population live in cities. Studies show that living in urban environments increases the risk for psychosis, anxiety disorders, and depression due to reasons like social isolation, poverty, and discrimination. In fact, over 90% of Gen Z said they have experienced some degree of physical or mental stress. However, globally, there aren’t as many resources for urban youth to seek help for the unique challenges they face. In today’s episode, we have our youngest guest, Gina Geshlider, a NYC-raised 21-year-old, who talks to us about her platform called Citwellbeing. Gina discusses how wellness services like massage and acupuncture are prevalent throughout the cities, but are usually inaccessible to people her age because they are too expensive. Gina shares with us the impact of increased drug use, violence, social media, and technology in NYC youth, and how we can take steps to overcome the stressors that Gen Z face.
Gina is a certified Integrative Nut…
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Oct 8, 2020
Lactation Support: Feeding Your Baby Shouldn’t Be A Struggle
It seems pretty basic, right? Just feed your baby… Keep your baby healthy. But in the world we live in now, it’s actually not as easy as it sounds. Back in the day we lived in larger family units, with more support for birthing parents. Especially in a place like New York and during the pandemic, you might not even have enough space for family to visit, let alone provide more long term care for you and your baby. The struggle is real, and mothers - we hear you!
Jada Shapiro, a maternal health expert and founder of Boober and Birth Day Presence, chats with us today on the importance of seeking and getting help for mothers. She discusses the various reasons a mother might not be able to breastfeed her baby, including hospital guidelines for skin-to-skin contact, maternity leaves, structural issues like a baby’s tongue tie, and more. Jada reveals how Americans today can find it harder than ever to feel confident and comfortable in their new role as a parent.
Jada has assisted hund…
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Oct 1, 2020
Sports Physiotherapy: Optimizing Performance & Preventing Injury
Whether you are a weekend warrior playing volleyball, a high schooler playing baseball after school, or a professional athlete representing your country, keeping your body strong and healthy is key to continuing your sport. As you take steps to improve your performance, it’s important to look at how you train, when you train, and how much you train. Vijay Vallab, the physiotherapist for New Zealand’s Cricket Team (Black Caps) and the National Manager for Acute Physiotherapy at Proactive joins us today from New Zealand to teach us about his work.
He discusses the importance of communicating with athletes to help them understand their injuries and emphasizes a holistic approach to healing. Vijay routinely works alongside the team’s strength & conditioning specialist, the coach, psychologists, chiropractors, nutritionists, and whoever else needs to be a part of the plan. He discusses the pressures of returning to sport for professional players and how everyone’s goals must align…
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Sep 24, 2020
Chinese Medicine: It’s More Than Just Acupuncture
What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you think of “Chinese Medicine?” You might have thought of “acupuncture” or “needles.” The truth is, Chinese Medicine encompasses so much more than just acupuncture, which has become very prominent in the Western world. Acupuncture has become so popular that some physicians in the West practice evidence-based “medical acupuncture,” the roots deriving from traditional East Asian practice. Christiane Siebert joins us today to teach us about the historical basis of Chinese Medicine and the various modalities used within its practice including: nutrition, botanical medicine, guasha, massage, cupping, salves/liniments, heat therapy, and Tai Chi.
Christiane is a board-certified doctor of Chinese medicine, a licensed acupuncturist, and a naturopathic practitioner. She is the founder and director of Serenity Health Arts, a center for integrative holistic medicine in New York City, where she focuses on women's reproductive health…
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Sep 17, 2020
Overcoming Back Pain
Many people experience back pain. Of those, several will invariably receive imaging (X-ray or MRI usually). And of those, several will be told that they have 1 or more structural issues, such as a disc bulge or stenosis. Sometimes when we receive a diagnosis like this, we think we are stuck with it forever. That nothing can be done, and that we have to live with the back pain for the rest of our lives. Physical therapists, and physiotherapists, believe otherwise. Today I had a wonderful conversation with Rory Martin, a New Zealand-based physiotherapist at TBI Health, a national company of integrated allied health disciplines that focuses on long term strategy for the treatment of spinal pain and functional rehab.
The integrated approach emphasizes that function and movement matter more than a diagnosis. In this sense, who cares if you have a disc herniation on an MRI if you can still do everything that you want to do? Rory delves into the New Zealand healthcare system, which has a ver…
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Sep 10, 2020
Healing Through Stem Cells, Prolotherapy, and PRP
The body has an immense capacity to heal on its own. To optimize your natural healing mechanisms, regenerative medicine specialists can help you reach your goals. For the past 20+ years, Dr. Scott Greenberg has studied the behavior of stem cells. After healing himself of chronic head and neck pain from a car accident that occurred at age 17, Dr. Greenberg continues to immerse himself in studying the complex nature of tissue-specific stem cells, how they regenerate nerve, joint and tissue systems, and how they depend on other blood components to heal an injury. His philosophy is holistically-oriented, with exercise, nutrition, and general emotional/mental health at the forefront of wellness. In this episode, he breaks down the uses and mechanism of stem cell therapy, prolotherapy, and platelet rich plasma (PRP) in a very easily-understandable manner. He dives into epigenetics and explains how we should not be labeled by our genetics or our diseases, but rather, be empowered to take cont…
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Sep 3, 2020
A Sad Mom Is Not A Bad Mom: Perinatal Mood & Anxiety Disorders
The car seat comes with a 20-page manual. So why don’t babies come with a manual too? If you feel confused, alone, sad, or anxious during pregnancy and/or after your baby arrives, don’t think you are a bad mom. If you are in a dark place and you didn’t wake up like a goddess in silk sheets, knowing exactly what to do or feeling a bond with your baby immediately, don’t be alarmed. Many women experience Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders (PMADs) and too often mothers don’t seek help because they feel like they did something wrong. Paige Bellenbaum, a social worker and the founding director of The Motherhood Center in NYC, breaks down the issues around maternal mental health in this country and beyond.
Once she began to heal from her own PMAD which began 14 years ago, Paige became committed to fighting for education, screening and treatment for postpartum depression so that no more women would have to suffer silently. Paige has been an outspoken advocate on the issue of postp…
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Aug 27, 2020
Fatherhood, Sexism, and White Supremacy
What do new fathers do when they find out their partner is pregnant and that a baby is on the way? Part of it is just noting how vulnerable you might feel and honestly assessing what you know and don’t know. Part of it is being totally okay to be afraid of bringing a new human being into this planet. Justin Lioi, LCSW, a men’s mental health and relationship expert in Brooklyn, breaks down the barriers that prevent men from seeking mental health services. He helps men navigate through the challenges of parenthood and move beyond societal gender roles. He talks about how the feminist movement has actually made men feel freer in some ways and reduce the pressures of masculinity. He covers mental health for antiracism and how his white-identifying clients have tried to understand the horrific murder of George Floyd. Connect with Justin at www.parkslopetherapist.com
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Aug 20, 2020
Healthcare Inequalities in Black Communities
There are too many statistics showing how black communities receive less healthcare. There are many reasons and barriers both from a patient perspective and a provider perspective. Social determinants of health are critical to healthcare delivery. Dr. Camille Clare breaks this very difficult topic for us in ways we can easily understand so that we can take steps together as a society to bring more equality into this space. She discusses institutional and structural racism, implicit and explicit bias in healthcare delivery, and the importance of educating people on structural factors that impact care. Dr. Clare stresses the need to increase diversity in the healthcare profession. She gives us tangible advice on how physicians can be there for patients in the best way possible and how to improve communication in the doctor-patient relationship.
A bit on our guest:
Dr. Clare, MD, MPH, CPE, FACOG is an Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at New York Medical College, a board-…
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Aug 13, 2020
Racial Trauma For Melanated Women
In this episode, we are diving into race-based stress for women of color. Nicola Pierre-Smith, a Licensed Professional Counselor and private practice owner of Melanated Womens Health LLC, joins us today to break down the definition of racial trauma and how it affects melanated women. She talks about the double stigma that women of color face when seeking mental health help. Racial socialization is when people socialize in specific ways because of race-based stress. She discusses barriers that people face, signs of compromised mental health, and what we can do as a society to move forward. Nicola provides individual therapy to adults who are dealing with trauma, anxiety, depression, life transitions and social identity issues. Check her out at https://melanatedwomenshealth.com/.
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Aug 6, 2020
Systemic Racism In The Black Birthing World
Season 2 on Fit As A Fiddle is opening up as strong as ever! We have a unique season premier, with 3 guest speakers. The ladies you’ll be hearing from on this show, Nicole JeanBaptiste, Carmen Mojica, and Evelyn Alvarez are the founders of Bx (Re)Birth and Progress, a collective of Bronx-based Black birthworkers who build solutions that protect and honor birthing people in the Bronx and their families. They discuss how racism impacts every element of our lives and how deep rooted it is in healthcare in this country. Our guests highlight the reality of how fear-based medicine robs black individuals of the opportunity to make choices. I personally gained so much from chatting with these ladies. For more information on their work, visit www.bxrebirth.org.
A bit on our guests:
*Nicole JeanBaptiste* is a mother of two, a full spectrum community based doula, lactation counselor, yoga instructor, and oral historian. Of Southern American and Caribbean ancestry and based in the Bronx, NY, s…
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Jul 30, 2020
Ancient Practices To Unleash Your Feminine Energy
If you identify with the female body and spirit, this one's for you. Learn about the ancient Chinese practice of the Jade Egg from Fausta Tamburino, a licensed acupuncturist and priestess who has been immersed in her wellness practices for over 30 years. Fausta describes a practice that serves to transmit and heal feminine energy for inner nourishment. In her private practice, Fausta draws on a constellation of healing modalities including the ancient wisdom of acupuncture, yoga, Taoist Feminine Arts, nutrition, essential oil therapy and flower essences to create a holistic, comprehensive and integrative approach to each person’s unique path. Connect with her at https://www.faustanyc.com/.
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Jul 23, 2020
Birth Through An OB’s Lens
Whatever kind of birth experience you would like to have is the type that is right for you. Whether that means you choose to induce labor or not, medicalize your birth or not, have a doula or not… the choice is yours. Dr. Jaqueline Worth, an obstetrician and founder of Village Obstetrics, shares her 20 years of experience delivering thousands of babies. She believes that less is more when it comes to birth and that it’s the OB’s job to be supportive of women throughout their care to ensure “safe mom and safe baby.” She discusses the differences between a natural birth versus medicalized birth along with reasons someone may require an induced labor or may elect to have one. Check out her book “The New Rules of Pregnancy,” a wellness-based pregnancy guide and connect with by visiting https://villageobstetrics.com/.
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Jul 16, 2020
Decongest Your Body with Arvigo Mayan Abdominal Therapy
Belly rubs are great. But the Arvigo Mayan Abdominal Therapy® takes tummy massages to a whole new level. Learn about how ancient Mayan bodywork, brought to the modern world by Arvigo practitioners, can center a tipped uterus and decrease constipation. You’ll also get a bonus overview of vaginal steaming and uterine lavage. Megan Backus is a Licensed Massage Therapist specializing in reproductive and digestive health as well as massage for infants and children. In addition to Swedish Massage, she practices this non-invasive manual technique to decongest the abdomen and pelvis and help organs find their optimal positions. The massage techniques she discusses in the episode can be beneficial for relief from infertility for both men and women, menstrual pain, fibroids, endometriosis, prolapse, PCOS, benign prostate conditions, constipation, bloating, IBS, and more. Learn about her work at https://www.mbodimentmassage.com/.
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Jul 9, 2020
Fertility Awareness Method: Gain Agency Over Your Reproductive Health
What is your relationship with your fertility? In today’s political climate with reproductive rights, women should empower themselves with knowledge of their body and understand their choices. Today we have Katinka Locascio joining us to discuss the fertility awareness method, which helps women understand their fertility in a natural, evidence-based way. Whether you are looking to prevent pregnancy or you want to get pregnant, understanding this method gets you one step closer to your goals. Katinka holds a license in Massage Therapy and has trained in numerous disciplines including Osteopathic Manual Therapy, Cranial Sacral Therapy, Arvigo® Therapy, Labor support and Fertility Awareness. She is the founder of Earth + Sky Healing Arts, a wellness center in NYC that strives to help people live to their fullest potential while staying rooted in the wisdom of the body. Connect with her at http://www.earthsky.dreamhosters.com/
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Jul 2, 2020
Breastfeeding For The Modern Mother
Baby’s don’t come with technical manuals. In many places around the world, families have switched out of living in joint homes and instead, live in smaller family units. When you aren’t too sure about breastfeeding, lactation consultants come to the rescue! My guest on today’s episode is Leigh Anne O’Connor, an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant and La Leche League Leader. She discusses the societal and cultural expectations that influence the modern mother’s experience with breastfeeding. We talk about the reasons one would use pumps or the breast and factors that may undermine breastfeeding. I personally learned so much from this episode! Leigh has over two decades experience working with breastfeeding families. She teaches breastfeeding classes, leads support groups, and sees private clients all over New York City. Connect with her at https://www.leighanneoconnor.com/.
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Jun 25, 2020
Jaw Pain and Oral Health
If your jaw hurts or has ever hurt in the past, tune in! On the show, you’ll learn ways to alleviate jaw pain and how dentists work with patients to improve their symptoms. Dr. Sean Bahrami is a Doctor of Dental Surgery and treats temporomandibular disorders (TMDs), which are a host of jaw joint issues that occur for various reasons. He breaks down several tips for dental hygiene and general oral health that all of us can benefit from! Connect with him on Instagram at @drseanbahrami or www.supertooth.com.
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Jun 18, 2020
Hypnobirthing: Harnessing The Power of The Mind During Birth
We’ve seen all sorts of births in movies. My favorite is Emily Blunt playing the pregnant mother Evelyn in the movie “A Quiet Place.” She delivers her baby in a tub while being absolutely silent (no noise whatsoever), or else the monster will kill her. After conducting this interview, I imagined how Evelyn would have benefitted from a few hypnobirthing classes... Ha!
We now know with the growing amount of literature how powerful the mind is and how useful it is to harness your mental state to produce favorable outcomes. Meditation and mindfulness, concepts utilized most prominently by ancient South Asian and East Asian cultures centuries ago, are barely considered “hocus pocus” to the general American public anymore. We see so many apps and classes making deep breathing, deep relaxation, and meditation accessible to more people. But how about if we used those concepts during birth?
Maeva Althaus joins us today to dive deep into the core concepts of Hypnobirthing. She is a c…
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Jun 11, 2020
For Moms Who Want Sleep
Insomnia is a huge issue and affects millions of people’s quality of life. Infact, 15% of the population has chronic unremitting insomnia and women are much more likely than men to experience sleepless nights. Sometimes people resort to pills, alcohol, or other drugs to help. However, non-medicinal approaches like cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) can be the key to reversing this issue once and for all. Dr. Shelby Harris is a clinical psychologist board certified in Behavioral Sleep Medicine, Clinical Associate Professor, researcher on the neuropsychological effects of insomnia, and author of a recently published book “The Women's Guide to Overcoming Insomnia: Get a Good Night's Sleep Without Relying on Medication.” She discusses why insomnia is a problem, particularly for women, how CBT can help, and tangible tips and tricks to answer your most burning questions on insomnia. Connect with her at https://www.drshelbyharris.com/.
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Jun 4, 2020
Finding Harmony Within Your Body, Mind, and Soul
Holistic wellbeing is a hot topic right about now. Your mind, body, and spirit are all integrated and contribute to your healthy lifestyle. During this time, the pandemic may be creating shifts in your wellbeing. This podcast highlights how to find harmony within the possible chaos.
Jaya Jaya Myra is an internationally acclaimed author and motivational speaker. After healing herself naturally from debilitating fibromyalgia, Myra developed the Well Method to teach others how to live a healthy, fulfilled and successful life based on each person’s unique elemental composition. Her approach to wellness and purpose shows why one-size-fits-all solutions don’t work for everyone, and how to find what will work for you. One of her best tips of all is to do something you are passionate about every single day that makes you come alive! Connect with her at https://www.jayajayamyra.com/.
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May 28, 2020
Overcoming Depression & Anxiety Through CBT
Back in the day we thought the world was flat. Back in the day we also thought the brain and body operated separately, and so we had cognitive approaches and behavioral approaches to therapy. CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, combines these two worlds to describe the way that we as humans think and act. Chiara Battistello, PhD, LCSW, a clinical social worker and psychotherapist, discusses how our thought patterns or our assumptions of things around us come from underlying beliefs that make us feel and behave in certain ways. The issue is when these assumptions don’t serve us and are not based on current reality. She addresses how these maladaptive or ineffective thoughts, based on fears or past experiences, can lead to depression and/or anxiety and how her work in CBT and various other therapeutic approaches can meet her client’s individual needs and goals. Connect with her at https://chiarabattistello.com/.
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May 21, 2020
How To Get Back To Work As A New Mom
On our show today we learn effective ways that new mommas can navigate their journey back into the workplace after giving birth. Robyn DeLuca, a psychologist and postpartum consultant, discusses ways to regulate emotional states, find and transition to childcare, appease struggles with partners, reintegrate into the workplace, and create sanity around it all. She addresses mom guilt and gives us tangible tips that you can implement TODAY. This episode is great for partners to listen to as well, so mommas forward it onwards! Connect with Robyn by visiting https://momsbacktobusiness.com/.
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May 14, 2020
Childbirth Preparation & Why Birth Matters
We are not quite in the times where we lived in joint families, where grandmothers, mothers, and the community of women were present to provide birth advice… advice that was passed down through generations. Many women don’t quite know what to do during and after pregnancy. Doulas and birth educators play a unique role in the 21st century. Lisa Greaves Taylor, LCCE, CCCE, CD(DONA) is a NYC-based childbirth educator, birth doula, founder of Birth Matters NYC, and mom of 2. She talks to us today about the impact that these professions have in the world today. Lisa dives deep into childbirth preparation and what that looks like in today’s age. She also has her own podcast called Birth Matters, which shares birth stories to build the knowledge & confidence of expectant parents. Connect with her work by visiting https://www.birthmattersnyc.com/.
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May 7, 2020
Overcoming Postpartum Depression: No Need To Be A Martyr
When the “baby blues” turn into postpartum depression (PPD), we have to seek help. Therapists trained in pregnancy and postpartum can guide you through this challenging period as you navigate the changes that a new child brings into your life. Olivia Bergeron, LCSW, is a psychotherapist and Parent Coach who founded Mommy Grooves Therapy & Parent Coaching. She chats with us today about risk factors for PPD, how to get support, and the hopeful fact that PPD is very treatable. She currently has offices in Park Slope, Brooklyn and Union Square, Manhattan. Connect with her at www.mommygroove.com.
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Apr 30, 2020
Reducing Pediatric Obesity 1 Kid At A Time
Right now about 1 in 5 children are obese. Fast food has become an integral part of people’s daily food habits and it often spirals out of control. Parents don’t want their children to have heart disease and diabetes, so why is this happening? Namitha John Shah is a family nurse practitioner in New York City who specializes in pediatric and adolescent medicine. She urges parents on improving food habits and offers tips that parents can implement today to put their children less at risk.
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Apr 23, 2020
Flex Mommas, Flex!
In a big city like Manhattan, there are dozens and dozens of exercise classes to fit any person’s needs. You’ve got classes offering yoga, hybrid training, boxing, bootcamps, biking, and more. When it comes to the prenatal population, there are several options to continue your fitness journey if you are already active and moving without pain or dysfunction. It’s okay (and very necessary) to workout during pregnancy in a safe and personalized manner. On this show, I sit down with Erin Livingston, a fitness professional certified in prenatal fitness at Physique 57, a barre workout studio with teachers certified in prenatal fitness. Erin discusses what it means to stay strong and flexible during this time. She brings up the importance of maintaining stable, yet supple abs to make room for the baby while preventing back pain and diastasis recti. Erin shares with us how much she loves to explore all the possibilities your body is capable of especially during pregnancy. The ability to…
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Apr 16, 2020
Midwifery and Birthing Centers
Some people give birth in the backseat of NYC taxis and others... in the woods. Many people give birth in large hospitals. Still others birth in birthing centers. There are few birthing centers in the world, but they exist. Think something in between giving birth to your precious newborn on your own warm couch versus on a hospital bed plugged in with IV drips. Laure Sinnhuber-Giles is a board certified midwife, a certified lactation counselor and a certified childbirth educator. She currently works in Brooklyn Birthing Center (BBC), one of the two birthing centers in New York. She chats with us today on the role of a midwife, what birthing in a center like BBC is like, and your options as a pregnant mother.
“My dearest wish is to pass on to women the gift my midwife gave me when I had my children: an attentive ear to listen to my questions, a vigilant eye to watch over my health, skilled hands to know my baby’s position, a calming presence to sooth me and an unshakable trust in my…
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Apr 9, 2020
Sustenance For The Pregnant Woman
What and how much should you eat and drink during pregnancy, while in labor, and immediately postpartum? Learn how to balance your meals with sufficient fats, carbs, and proteins, and more importantly, what that actually looks like on your plate. We get as detailed as what types of fish or cheese you can eat or should avoid. Mary Jane Detroyer, a Registered Dietitian and Exercise Physiologist, tackles some practical questions on nutrition and pregnancy. In our conversation, Mary Jane challenges social media influencers who may talk about getting your “body back after birth” and tells you some truths on the natural way your body recovers postpartum. Her mission is to motivate and empower her clients to improve their health and quality of life by increasing awareness and incorporating mindfulness when making exercise, diet and lifestyle changes.
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Apr 2, 2020
The Meaning of Mindfulness
You hear this word everywhere - “mindfulness.” What does it even mean? Join me as I speak with Pierre Giraud, an entrepreneur, thinker, and business activist who propagates the idea of mindfulness in all his work. Pierre is the founder and CEO of Indigo and a special space in New York City called Standard Dose. He talks about how being kind does not mean you are weak, it means you are an activist. We are grateful to have him speak to us during these stressful times on how mindfulness can change the way you look at everything in your life and the world around you. Learn more at www.indigo.foundation and www.standarddose.com.
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Mar 26, 2020
Becoming Stronger For Pregnancy & Beyond
What are some myths about exercising during and after pregnancy? What about red flags that some pregnant women need to keep in mind when it comes to exercise? While there is NO one-size-fits-all answer on how to exercise as a pregnant woman, there are many things that you can become aware of. Carolyn Appel, the Director of Education of PROnatal Fitness, sheds golden light on how to be healthy and strong during and after pregnancy. Carolyn has created the company’s innovative Performance-Based education programs, leveraging the latest research and evidence-based strategies to teach professionals how to train women for pregnancy and the postpartum period like they would train for any other major athletic event. Tune in folks!
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Mar 19, 2020
Staying Calm During Labor and Delivery - A Doula's World
What’s life like as a doula? The doula’s superpower is supporting a mother before, during, and/or after the delivery of her child. Join my incredible conversation with Adrienne Barr Chait - a DONA Certified Birth Doula, Educator, and Mother of three. She provides Holistic Birth Support, individual Breathwork healing sessions and believes in listening to the body's intuitive wisdom while integrating awareness-based practices and evidence-based resources. Adrienne has been working with families for over 20 years and shares wisdom with us today on how to be calm during the storm of labor and delivery. Connect with her at www.AdrienneBarrChait.com.
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Mar 12, 2020
Elevating Your Mind By Addressing Subconscious Beliefs
Hypnotherapy. No this does not involve a pendulum that puts you to sleep on a couch. It’s the type of therapy that involves a deep state of relaxation, almost like a meditative state, where you can access and address your subconscious beliefs. Sylvain Coulon shares with us the deep and analytical concepts behind hypnotherapy and how it can be used as a tool to change the way you look at yourself and the world. Not to be missed!
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Mar 5, 2020
Fearlessly Discussing Important Female Things
In this episode, our third pelvic floor physical therapist, Dr. Simmerman, delves deep into a conversation about diastasis recti (separation of the abdominal muscles), urinary incontinence (leaking urine), dyspareunia (pain with sex), and more! She pushes for a bold and direct approach to pelvic floor dysfunction of all kinds and promotes awareness of this through her work.
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Feb 27, 2020
Untabooing All The “Yucky” Postpartum Issues...Like Peeing Yourself!
On our second episode of “Fit as a Fiddle" our guest Kimberly Glow discusses the nuances and intricacies of the pelvic floor world. Kim is a pelvic floor physical therapist who has taught about the field widely to spread awareness to both practitioners and patients. In the episode, Kim dives into how issues related to the pelvic floor have multiple pain points, because it can often be emotionally driven. Tune in next week to hear the last of three pelvic PTs on the show. This topic needs so much attention and I hope you are learning a lot!
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Feb 20, 2020
How Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy Saves Marriages, Pregnancies, and Transgender Surgeries
On our very first episode of “Fit as a Fiddle" our guest Ashlie Crewe Campitella talks about her experience working as a pelvic floor physical therapist in central Pennsylvania. Ashlie is a board certified Women’s Health Specialist who treats men, women, and children with pelvic floor dysfunction and more. As a pelvic floor PT myself, I loved learning about Ashlie’s story and what brought her into the field. In the episode, she delves into how she navigates through patient’s pain points, making a lasting impact in their lives. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!
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Feb 14, 2020
Fit As A Fiddle - Why Should I Tune In Every Week?
Fall in love with your fitness this Valentine's Day with Fit As A Fiddle - your health and wellness podcast. Here, you grow with a community of people who want top tips from experts in different wellness fields. Join us weekly to learn about your mental and physical health and how to apply this knowledge into your life.
Brought to you by Sneha Physical Therapy. Enjoy!
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