Tag: wellness
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How do we have health even when we feel like S**T
On our website we mention that health for some people is running marathons and health for others is being able to potter in the garden pain free, these are both entirely valid experiences of health. These definitions for ourselves may be influenced by age, fitness, how we see ourselves, previous experiences, family influence, illness etc …
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Internal vs External environments, and our Health.
You may have heard the saying ‘if a plant isn’t flourishing, change the environment, not the plant’… Granted, in relation to human health, you can change what’s in our external environment to help our health improve, remove clutter, surround yourself with people who support you, reduce stress. Luckily for us, we aren’t plants, we have…
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Frome Valley Osteopaths and LGBTQ+ healthcare…
Support for the LGBTQ+ community is something that is very close to my heart, for obvious reasons. I came out in my mid 20s and I have been with my wife for the last decade. Being part of a community that is now around 2million people in the UK, means a shared experience in some…
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Polyvagal theory, Osteopathy and Trauma.
Trigger warning for sexual violence. Polyvagal theory has been developed by Stephen Porges, it is allowing a much deeper understanding of what happens to our bodies day to day, and how they get ‘stuck’ as a result of Trauma. Polyvagal theory is important to me as an Osteopath as it helped me realise the importance…
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Flexibility and Balance, the underdogs of health…
It cannot be underestimated how pivotal flexibility and balance are for our health, particularly as we get older. This ideally would be supported by a good amount of strength, a flexible weak joint can be just as painful as a stiff weak joint, strength is essential here to maintain the balance of a flexible joint…
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The myth of individuation… We really do need each other and it’s really OK.
Is the myth of individuation an incomplete story or a lethal lie? I heard this question posed this week by Dan Siegel. Dan Siegel is a clinical professor of psychiatry, executive director of the mindsight institute, prolific writer and speaker, and in my opinion, all round genius. I am sure I will not do him…
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I have a Fibroid, I have named her Florence (not her real name).
How we relate to our own pain and discomfort is important, it has a massive impact on how well we move through life when our bodies, or minds, aren’t feeling great. When I was in my teens and early twenties I struggled with Anorexia and Bulimia. A part of my recovery was in being able…
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Hydration and Healing…
Becca highlighted to me recently how often the link between hydration and healing is underestimated and how often she is talking to patients about it in clinic… Upto 60% of the adult human body is water, the brain and heart are 73% water, the lungs are 83% water. The skin contains 65% water, muscles and…
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Movement and Exercise..
Movement is medicine… its magic and we know it really 🙂 After a conversation with my mum it became clear that we are all starting to understand something different about the value of exercise and movement. Exercise is of course movement, but we can also move without it being officially exercise, exercise and general movement…
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