You might not notice it while you’re in the middle of your day. You’re moving from one thing to the next. Answering emails. Sitting in meetings. Managing home, work, and everything in between. Nothing feels particularly intense in the moment. But by the time you pause… your body tells a different story.
Your shoulders feel tight. Your neck feels heavy. Your jaw feels a little clenched. And there’s this underlying sense that your body hasn’t really relaxed all day. And you wonder… when did this even start?
In this blog, let’s explore the subtle ways your body holds tension through the day, not because you’re doing anything wrong, but because it’s trying to keep up with everything you’re managing ....
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Have you ever gone to bed feeling reasonably comfortable, only to wake up with a stiff neck, an aching back, or sore shoulders? Or perhaps you have noticed that your spinal (back/neck) pain feels worse after a poor night's sleep, even though you have not done anything differently physically. If so, you are not imagining it.
Sleep plays a much bigger role in pain than most people realise. In fact, for many busy executive mums, poor sleep can quietly make pain harder to manage and recovery more difficult. In this blog, let us explore the connection between sleep and spinal (back/neck) pain levels ....
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Have you ever noticed that your cervicogenic headaches seem to have a mind of their own? Some weeks, your neck feels manageable. You can get through your workday without thinking about it too much. Then suddenly, your neck feels tighter, your headaches become more frequent, and the strategies that usually help do not seem quite as effective. Many women assume this means their neck problem is getting worse. But if you are pregnant, postpartum or moving through perimenopause, there may be another piece of the puzzle. Hormonal changes can influence how your body responds to stress, sleep, recovery, and pain. And those changes can make cervicogenic headaches feel more noticeable.
In this blog we will explore why cervicogenic headaches can feel different during perimenopuse and other periods of hormonal changes, how hormones influence the body's ability to cope with stress and recover, and what this means for managing your symptoms effectively ....
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When most people think about posture, they think about neck pain, back pain, stiff shoulders, or headaches. What they do not often think about is focus. Yet by the middle of the day most executive mums feel distracted, mentally tired and less productive. They struggle to concentrate, find themselves constantly shifting position, and feel like their energy is draining away long before the workday is over.
While there are many reasons this can happen, the way you sit may be playing a bigger role than you realise.
In this blog, lets discuss the role of sitting posture in managing your focus, mindful sitting and how to achieve it in simple easy steps, so you can feel more focused, productive and energetic ....
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You have probably noticed this before. Some days, your elbow feels manageable. It is there, but it is not stopping you from getting things done. You can type, carry things, make dinner, and get through your day without thinking about it too much. And then there are those other days. The days packed with meetings, deadlines, school runs, and last-minute requests. The days where you feel like you have been switched on from the moment you wake up. By the end of those days, your elbow seems to hurt more. The ache feels stronger. Gripping feels harder. Even simple tasks seem to irritate it. And you are left wondering, "What did I do differently today?"
In this blog, let us explore why your Golfer's and Tennis Elbow often feels worse on busy, stressful days and why the answer is not always what you are doing with your arm ....
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