Dynamic Wellness with Denah

The body is so incredible!!! 🤩

Grateful for this experience, this body, and to be feeling really great so soon after having a baby!

Start of pregnancy | The night before birth | Immediately after | 1 week postpartum | 1 month postpartum

Truly can't wait to see where we're at in a year! I'm building back the foundation of a strong and stabilized core for optimal function and know I will build back stronger than ever 💪🏼

Let's support the fabulous Oromocto SPCA!

They support the lost and forgotten animals, let's support them so they can continue to do the most amazing job for the animals.

Join us in supporting the Oromocto SPCA as author Noortje Kunnen reads a beautiful, heart-warming story about the love and joy of a newly adopted dog.

This is a sweet story of loss, love and family.

Every attendee takes home a copy of this wonderful book! Your $20 donation goes straight to the OSPCA and we’re covering the book and payment fees.

What to expect:
- you’ll get to take home your very own signed copy of this wonderful book
- learn more about dog body language and how you can support your dog
- Q&A
- light snacks provided

Location:
Woof It Up! Dog Training Centre
85 Melissa St., #2
Richibucto Road, Fredericton

Sign up:

https://tidycal.com/woofitup/mrpoopsalot

✨ My Diastasis Recti Healing Update (Real & Unfiltered) ✨

Immediately postpartum, I had about a 4-finger width diastasis recti. (First video was 9 days postpartum)
Now, at almost 3 weeks postpartum, I’m closer to a 1-finger width 👏 (Second video is today, 18 days postpartum)

And no—this wasn’t from crunches, planks, or “ab workouts.”
Here’s what I’ve been focusing on:

🫁 Breathing exercises to reconnect with my deep core
🌸 Pelvic floor + breath coordination (they’re meant to work together!)
🧠 RAPID neurofascial reset along my linea alba to help restore connection between body and nervous system.

But here’s the most important part 👇
👉 Closing the gap is not the main goal.
👉 Function is the goal ‼️

You can have a small gap and still have poor core function, pain, or leaking.
And you can have a wider gap with great strength, control, and stability.

✨ Core function > aesthetic closure
✨ Connection > intensity
✨ Healing > rushing the process

If you’re immediately postpartum (or years postpartum!), gentle, intentional work can make a HUGE difference—your body isn’t broken, and it’s never too late to reconnect with your core.

Happy New Year to you all!

Thank you to those of you who have continued to follow and support me, who have reached out during difficult times and who never wavered even when I grew distant and quiet.

Thank you for continuing to trust me to provide treatment and exercise and allowing me a space in your journey! Whether it be one of growth or healing, I am grateful to each one of you. I look forward to getting back to work after we welcome our sweet new addition and being able to work with you all again!

I know 2026 is going to hold so many moments of growth, change and perseverance for me, and I hope it does for you too 🤍🎊

So much scientific evidence to support not giving our kids sugar in the first few years, limiting/avoiding screens, extended rear-facing, etc. But these practices are often looked down on or seen as being too "extreme"
Definitely not judging those who choose to do these things with their kids, but let's start educating ourselves before we judge the parents who do try to limit these things!

Studies have revealed that limited sugar in a baby’s first two years of life significantly reduces the long-term risk of developing chronic diseases like type 2 diabetes (by up to 35%) and high blood pressure (by up to 20%).

The first 1,000 days of a child’s life-from conception through the first two years of life-is a crucial period for rapid development of the brain, metabolism and learning.

Early high sugar intake can change how the body metabolizes food, leading to increased fat storage, which contributes to obesity and related disease.

Excessive exposure to sugar in the first two years (even in the womb) can lead to metabolic changes that predispose a child to obesity and other metabolic disorders later in life.

Also, the taste buds and preferences are developed in the first few years of life. Consuming a lot of sugar early on can create a lasting preference for sweet foods, making it more difficult to consume a healthy diet in adulthood.

To help, parents can be mindful once the baby arrives and focus on keeping the child’s sugar intake low, especially during the first two years and opt for sugars found naturally in whole foods like fruits, which also provide fiber and other nutrients rather than added sugars.

PMID: 39480913

See also: https://www.nih.gov/news-events/nih-research-matters/early-life-sugar-intake-affects-chronic-disease-risk

It's Massage Therapy Awareness Week!

Massage therapy is so much more than rubbing someone's muscles and relieving tension.

It's pain management.
It's giving someone back their mobility and freedom.
It's cheering them on and helping them make change .
It's listening to their stories and stressors.
It's giving them hope when they have none left.

It's a life changing career. It's hard, daunting, exhausting and so rewarding. After almost a decade in this profession, I can honestly say it is the kind of career that makes you feel like what you do matters.
Here's to all my fellow RMTs out there giving your all and doing your best - I see you!

Hey all! It's come to my attention that my account has unfortunately been compromised and someone is using my posts and photos and pretending to be me.

It makes me absolutely sick to think about, as they have used a photo of my child. Unfortunately, they've blocked me so I can't report them myself but if you could all do me a solid and report them, I would be forever grateful!

I've certainly learned my lesson to not share photos I wouldn't want cloned and will not be posting family photos anymore.

If you could report them and share this so more people can see to report them as well, that would be amazing. I appreciate you all for helping me with this! ❤️

Sitting all day is the new smoking! 😱 These 6 exercises counteract desk work:
EXERCISE 1: Neck Releases (every hour)

- Gentle side bends (15 sec)
- Chin tucks (10 reps)
- Shoulder blade squeezes

EXERCISE 2: Seated Spinal Twists

- Rotate left/right holding chair
- 10 reps each direction
- Feel gentle stretch

EXERCISE 3: Hip Flexor Stretches

- Step back in lunge position
- 30 seconds each leg
- Feel stretch in front of hip

EXERCISE 4: Calf Raises

- Rise on toes, hold 2 seconds
- 15-20 reps
- Boost circulation

EXERCISE 5: Desk Marching

- Lift knees alternately
- 30 seconds to 1 minute
- Gets blood moving

EXERCISE 6: Deep Breathing

- Hand on chest, hand on belly
- 1 minute reset
- Mental and physical refresh

Try one right now - which feels best? ⏰

❗️Please sign to help us hopefully get rid of GST/HST that massage therapists are still required to charge❗️

Registered Massage Therapists (RMTs) are licensed and government-regulated health professionals, just like chiropractors, naturopaths, and acupuncturists. But there’s ONE big difference: RMTs still have to charge GST/HST—others don’t!

Massage therapy is a recognized medical treatment, covered by insurance and used to treat real health issues—not a luxury. Taxing it unfairly raises costs for patients and creates barriers to care and treat others.

This isn’t just about helping RMTs—it’s about making healthcare more affordable and fair for everyone!
Ending the tax on RMT services will:

-Lower costs for patients
-Remove unfair double standards
-Help more people access the care they need

We call on the Government of Canada to remove GST/HST from RMT services and support equal treatment in healthcare.

We also call on YOU NOW while scrolling, take a moment to stop the governments outrageous taxing and make treatments and helping your community more important.. all it takes to fill out is general understanding of technology (clicking, scrolling, reading), 4 clicks in 2 minutes.

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