If you have ever felt that sharp, nagging ache on the outside of your elbow and thought, “How on earth do I have tennis elbow? I don’t even play tennis…” you are not the only one wondering this. Most of the women I know have never held a tennis racket in their life. Instead they are holding laptops, toddlers, laundry baskets, phones, groceries, and sometimes … their entire world together. And that’s exactly why tennis elbow shows up. In this blog, lets break down what’s really going on and why Tennis Elbow can affect people who don't even play tennis or other sports ....
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When you get that tightness around your temples, the dull ache behind your eyes, even the heaviness that creeps from your jaw into your head, you may not think of the jaw tension as its cause because you don’t grind your teeth. Neither are you diagnosed with a jaw issue. So you think this can’t really be coming from the jaw… right? But here’s what I often see with executive mums like you. You carry a lot of mental and physical stress .... work, kids, decisions, constant mental switching and your body quietly holds that stress somewhere. Very often it shows up in your jaw. In this blog, let’s explore how subtle jaw tension can be connected to your neck and headaches, and what you can start noticing early so it doesn’t build into pain ...
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Some days, your to-do list stays untouched, yet your body feels like it’s run a marathon. You are not imagining it. And you are not lazy. The real reason for your exhaustion might be hidden in how your nervous system is functioning.
In this blog lets explore what’s really happening and what you can do to finally feel like yourself again ....
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As a busy executive mum, you may not be unfamiliar with those moments when your body just doesn’t feel relaxed or comfortable. You might be sitting still, but your shoulders feel tight, your jaw is set, your neck feels loaded and your thoughts are still moving even though your body is trying to stop. By the end of the day, you feel wired, tired, and somehow still holding tension everywhere. This is the kind of pattern so many executive mums live in without even realising it. Your body stays in a low-grade alert state for so long that it starts to feel normal. In this blog, let’s walk through a few simple techniques you can use to shift your body out of that constant “on” mode and into a calmer, more supported state before tension builds into pain ....
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You don’t actually need to sit perfectly all day. I know it feels like that’s the goal. "Sit straight. Stay upright. Don’t slouch." But if you have ever tried to hold “perfect posture” through a full workday, you already know how quickly it falls apart. Not because you are doing anything wrong, but because your body was never designed to be forced to hold one static position for hours at a time. What your body really needs is a way to come back to a neutral alignment. Gently. Frequently. Without being forced.
In this blog, let’s explore a simple 3-step posture reset you can use during your day to achieve a good posture while reducing the strain on your spine, ease muscular tension and help your body feel supported ...
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