In today's episode we talked with Heather Koerner owner/founder of East Boca Acupuncture. Heather is an Acupuncturist/Doctor of Chinese Medicine. Heather was open and spoke about her personal healing pelvic health journey. We also dive into a great conversation about 5 elements in nature that we all embody. Chinese Medicine asserts that each of us has a guardian element that shapes how we move through the world and how we react to stressors in the world. When the proverbial “stuff” hits the fan this element takes over and gives us a strategy to deal with the stress. When we are in acute or chronic stress of pain we often get locked in some habituated physiological patterns. Follow us @pelvicorerehab and share any questions you have on Pelvic Health or share your experience overcoming Pelvic Health related issues. Episode Notes: Personal Challenges: Heather talks openly about her personal pelvic health challenge with Endometriosis (Chronic Pelvic Pain, Pain with sex, Post-surgical Adhesions) She talks about the extensive journey of tests and doctors she had to visit before one finally recommended pelvic floor physical therapy. Once Heather began pelvic PT she was able to switch her mindset from being injured to returning to activities that bring you joy without worry because she was finally given tools and resources for healing and finally felt empowered instead of frustrated and powerless. Consistency with her healing program was the most challenging part for her. As a client with Pelvicore Rehab Heather felt confident she was going to have a Safe, supportive and empowering experience. Pelvic Floor Physical therapy gave her real hope for long term healing. What would Heather have done differently knowing what she knows now??? She says she would've gotten PT and explored alternative routes earlier on. 5 Elements in Nature : There are many patterns because we can have either an exaggeration or a collapse of the elements but generally speaking we tend to see these strategies with patients: Fire: Seeks fun and novelty as a distraction Wood: Dig Deeper & Push Harder Earth: Give more & do more for others Metal: Seek perfection & Isolate Water: Freeze & Go inward (literally feeling like they’re underwater) Once we figure out our element we can “nurture our nature” and we can reduce the impacts of the discomfort and spend more time feeling strong in our element. Basically, working smarter not harder. At the end of the day we are really trying to optimize and harmonize. Optimizing is just a self-awareness of what your needs for safety are and how to meet them. This allows you to better regulate in the midst of adversity or healing. Harmonizing is finding a way to deal with the experience with more ease. We talk about how disease is actually two root words “dis” and “ease” so “without ease”. When we can feel resistance and ask ourselves open-ended questions like “what’s of value here?” We can create space to integrate the experience with a little less resistance which ultimately allows for less contraction in the body.You learn which people feel nurturing and promote growth and which people you’re going to have to take a deep breath and access your resource for patience. The cool thing about us working together is that we are very much in alignment with the proper empowerment and strategies that people can overcome things the never thought possible. You can find Heather here: www.instagram.com/eastbocacupuncture/ www.facebook.com/eastbocaacupuncture.com/ www.eastbocaacupuncture.com Follow us here: My Website: https://www.pelvicorerehab.com/ Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/pelvicorerehab Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/pelvicorerehab/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/pelvichealthplus YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCiEl1ZFlA5SzN44MhUwzgA?view_as=subscriber Free Ebook Books links: Pregnancy Ebook: https://www.pelvicorerehab.com/pain-free-pregnancy-guide Bladder Leaking Ebook https://www.pelvicorerehab.com/leaking 8 steps to achieving pelvic healing https://www.pelvicorerehab.com/ Pelvic Pain, Bladder leaking, and 8 steps to achieve pelvic healing https://www.pelvicorerehab.com/pelvicfloorguides Pelvic Pain https://www.pelvicorerehab.com/pelvicpain Menopause Guide https://www.pelvicorerehab.com/menopauseguide Postpartum ebook https://www.pelvicorerehab.com/headtotoewellnessformommyandbaby Website: https://www.pelvicorerehab.com/ YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCiEl1ZFlA5SzN44MhUwzgA

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