Mississippi Hippie Mama

Thoughts on this? Y'all can likely guess mine, but let's say it starts with this: When the system we rely on for health care routinely fails to foster mental and physical well-being and also often fails to provide care that is supported by the most current evidence... 🤐

We are still dumbfounded the “experts” have suggested preventing pregnancy altogether as a solution to our abysmal maternal mortality rate....

And by using a creepy cartoon condom.

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists - what gives?? 🤷🏽‍♀️🤷🏽‍♀️🤷🏽‍♀️

Let's start here...because I geek out on this and because Alabama is in the process of creating a licensure board for CPMs...finally 🙌

Our Midwifery Legacy By; Augustine Colebrook, CPM ​ AS a modern midwife and an anthropology major in college, I find it particularly interesting to examine the legacy of my profession from a sociological perspective....

Oh, man has it been a while! Time to update some photos, see what y'all are up to and interested in, and get things shaking in here!

In addition to core healing, I've been learning about pelvic floor issues--too tight, too loose, and how chronic postures help or hurt us in "ungluing" the pelvis and sacrum among other things. Katy Bowman's blog, exercises, and podcasts are awesome resources!

https://nutritiousmovement.com/atootightpelvicfloor/

ATooTightPelvicFloor – Nutritious Movement ATooTightPelvicFloor April 25, 2012 / 55 comments Hypertonus of the pelvic floor is extremely common and often treated incorrectly (as general pelvic floor weakness) because many do not understand the biomechanical functions of muscle well. The problem lies here: 1. There is some sort of pelvic floo...

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As I prepare for my class tomorrow on prenatal core strength, I'm re-reading so many good posts I've bookmarked about alignment, hip, core, shoulder stuff, body mechanics, etc.... This is such a great read as are the hyperlinked posts within...http://breakingmuscle.com/mobility-recovery/to-clench-or-not-to-clench-your-butt-that-is-the-question

To Clench or Not to Clench (Your Butt), That Is the Question Perma-clenching is often an unconscious habit created by deep core weakness, pelvic misalignment, pelvic floor weakness, and lumbar instability.

If you are near Mobile, AL, I have three spots left in my Prenatal Core Strength Class. No workouts, just functional movement, how to engage the most important muscle in your core, and a mini alignment lesson. July 30th from 2-5pm. Message me for more details.

Confession time! I sometimes down my vitamins and supplements with red wine and a handful of chocolate chips. Your turn...

Big week here! I had the privilege of collaborating on then sitting in on a presentation for a local hospital on tethered oral tissue, a better catch-all term for tongue and lip ties. This group of 10 pediatric surgeons and pediatricians were SO open to learning how to examine a baby, symptoms, complimentary therapies, and what the research says about revision and outcomes among other things. Their willingness to give up an hour and a half of their day, give their full attention to the presenters, and dedication to improving the lives of their patients was heart warming. Think of all of the other great changes in mother-baby care that parents have pushed for through grassroots advocacy!

To continue in the same vein of core rehab and healing, this blog post blew my mind! I'm constantly reading and learning all that I can: http://www.mamaligned.com/blog/the-squat-is-not-the-new-kegel-part-2

The Squat is not the new Kegel Part 2 I wrote a while back about why the squat is not the new kegel. Check out Part 1 HERE I want to write on this again because I still get people asking me and each other "what should I do- Kegels or...

I was just reading around The Tummy Team's page and July is Diastisis awareness month! Here is a picture taken about 8 weeks before my second was born. Can you see the "inside out" belly button and separation through the fabric of my dress? It's all I see when I look at it...

Here is a great place to start if you have multiple kids, aches and pains, a body you just "can't get back" no matter how hard you work out, and a belly button that never looked the same after your baby. This rehab also works well for pelvic floor issues, since it's the floor of your core

Here is a quick guide for
You can download this infographic and other free resources at https://thetummyteam.com/core-rehab/resources/