Spiral Spine Pilates

Scoliosis and thinking about pregnancy? Amanda’s advice: ask questions, advocate for yourself, and find a care team that’s willing to plan alongside you.

For Amanda, those conversations started before her first pregnancy—and having the right team in place made all the difference.

Hear more of Amanda’s story on this week’s episode of What Helps Us Heal on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, or anywhere else you get your podcasts.🎙️

7 spinal surgeries, chronic pain, broken hardware, pregnancy after spinal fusion—and a life that scoliosis does not define. 🤍

Amanda Alvarado is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing, serves as the program director for the Acute Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Program, and practices clinically with the congenital heart surgery team at Dell Children’s Medical Center—but she’s also lived through an incredibly complex scoliosis journey.

In this episode of What Helps Us Heal, Amanda shares what she’s learned about:
✨ Finding the right surgeon
✨ Advocating for yourself
✨ Knowing your body
✨ Navigating pregnancy after fusion
✨ Moving forward through difficult seasons

Her message is simple: You are your own advocate. And scoliosis does not own you.

🎙️ Listen to What Helps Us Heal wherever you get your podcasts. Link in bio!

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Amazing work by everyone who joined Sarah Case in person and online for Balanced Body Anatomy in 3D!

Interested in Anatomy in 3D courses? Come join us for the next ones in person or online!

✨September 19-20 with Sarah Case
✨November 2-3 with Sarah Case
✨December 9-10 with Sarah Case

Scoli poll time (for Erin to do off the books research here):

1. If you’re perimenopausal, menopausal, or postmenopausal are you doing HRT?
2. If so, what are you taking? (The options are so vast.)
3. When did you start it?
4. What outcomes have you had from it?
5. Has it affected your scoliosis?

Once I get through this period of my life, get my hormones all figured out, reconcile that with the scoliosis hormonal research, and hear from all of you, I am quite sure that I will finally have enough information to do a much-needed podcast on scoliosis and HRT. In the meantime, I would love any and all information you guys can give me on this topic that you have found beneficial.

Amazing work by everyone who joined Jennifer Stark in person and online for Balanced Body Movement Principles this past weekend! 🤍

Interested in Movement Principles courses? Come join us for the next ones in person or online!

✨December 5-6 with Whitney Etheridge
✨February 6-7, 2027 with Sarah Case

When working toward a healthier lifestyle, we often focus on the obvious things-food, air, and water, but have you ever thought about your clothing?

Your skin is your largest organ, and clothes touch it all day long. That’s one reason we’re excited about Woolly Clothing Co., an activewear brand made with merino wool—a natural fiber that’s breathable, moisture-wicking, soft (not itchy!), and designed to move with you.

If you’re looking for Pilates clothes with less plastic, head to our ShopMy linked in our bio for 15% off!

Where does scoliosis actually come from? 🤔 It’s one of the most common questions we hear... and one of the hardest to answer.

In Episode 7 of What Helps Us Heal, Erin explores the many possible root causes of scoliosis and explains why becoming a detective of your own body can change the way you approach your care. 🕵️‍♀️🦴 Because your diagnosis is just the beginning of the story.

🎧 Listen to Episode 7, “Where Does Scoliosis Come From? Discovering the Root of Your Curve,” wherever you get your podcasts or watch on YouTube. Link in bio.
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Tag someone who’s been asking, “Why do I have scoliosis?”