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Samantha Owen is a paediatric osteopath with a sparkling reputation among families in the West Midlands. In this episode she sits in with colleague and host, Emily, to discuss the benefits of cranial osteopathic treatments for babies.
Samantha gives examples of babies with colic and reflux, movement difficulties, or digestion issues, have been brought in to see her by their parents. Samantha and Emily discuss the practical difficulties of building an evidence base for cranial osteopathy, particularly in a paediatric population.
If you want to find out more, head to www.ebrookosteopathy.co.uk
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Hunger Foods co-creator Aaron Morris joins Emily to discuss the importance of meal preparation, all while keeping his customers satiated and thrilled with delicious recipes. Aaron and his business partner Callum infuse their meals with inspiration from their travels. Middle Eastern, Pan Asian, Latin American and Caribbean flavours dominate their offering in both events catering and their meal prep service, based out of their kitchens in Burton.
A local company with a national presence, Aaron and Callum are invested in their community and environment, aiming to do the best they can for both.
If you'd like to find out more, visit https://www.hungerfoods.co.uk
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Jenny Richards is a coach in the West Midlands, mainly working with people for their work, and leadership roles. Jenny joins me to talk about the role of Coaching, how it all links with our biology, and a fair bit of brain science thrown in too!
How do we gain tools to manage conflict? How do we identify our strengths and weaknesses? And how can we use become the best future-versions of ourselves?
If you want to find out more about Jenny as a coach, go to https://jennyrichardscoach.co.uk
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Rachel Priestly is an Infant Feeding Coach and Lactation Consultant working in the West Midlands. Rachel works with families to smooth the bumps in the road of their infant feeding journeys. She works with a specialist interest in more complicated feeding journeys, LGBTQI+ and surrogacy journeys.
Rachel takes time in this episode to talk to Emily about her role in private practice, societal ideas around breast feeding, and creating a more supportive and empathic environment for us all to learn.
*Note, the sound quality on this episode is quite poor on Emily's microphone, and there is a little bit of construction noise from outside - BUT the important person to listen to here is Rachel, so we decided to hit publish anyway!
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Laura Greenwood is an Osteopath working at Ebrook Osteopathy and Sports Clinic in Sutton Coldfield and Lichfield. Having been supporting her husband Dale in his triathlete efforts for many years, including his entry to the Kona World Championships in Hawaii, Laura uses her skills and experience to help other triathletes improve their performance and stave off injuries.
You can find more about Laura and book to see her at www.ebrookosteopathy.co.uk
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Warning: This episode contains details of Tash's experience of Anorexia and her recovery. If you struggle with topics of this nature, there are lots of other episodes of the Healthy Midlands Podcast for you to enjoy. Tash's story is one of inspiring resilience, in which she makes a complete recovery.
Tash Turner is a personal trainer at The Gym in Kings Heath, and during lockdown Tash turned entrepreneur with the creation of her brand Buff Bombs.
Today Tash discusses her experiences with sport and body image, and how she used Pole Fit to turn her mindset around and recover from Anorexia in her early twenties.
Her brand Buff Bombs uses Epsom salts in their formulas to aid recovery after exercise, and can be found at www.buffbombs.com
You can find out more about Tash as a personal trainer at www.tashfit.com
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I can't tell you how much fun I had with Nikki Murphy recording this episode!
Nikki is not your usual yoga teacher. Raw, real and down-to-earth - Nikki shatters any perception of a yoga teacher you might have previously imagined. That's what makes her unlikely!
Find out more about Nikki at https://unlikelyyogi.co.uk/wp/
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Sports Therapist Lizzie Watters is an integral part of the team at Ebrook Osteopathy and Sports Clinic in both Sutton Coldfield and Lichfield.
Lizzie has been running in the Midlands area for the past decade, going from slow park run attendee, to coming in the top 350 entrants of the Staffordshire Half Ironman this year. Lizzie explains the dedication it takes to improve your running, along with some insight to her gait analysis services she offers from Sutton Coldfield.
Lizzie chats through some of the challenges on her training journey, and her anticipation for this year's London Marathon.
You can find out more and book appointments with Lizzie at www.ebrookosteopathy.co.uk
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Welcome to this special mid-season solo-cast with your host, Emily Ward.
Emily takes this opportunity to talk about her work at Ebrook Osteopathy and Sports Clinic, and shares a very potted and slightly incorrect history of Osteopathy. She talks about the difference between Osteopaths and Sports Therapists, and why having a Podiatrist on the team has made such a difference to the work group-chat.
Find out more and book appointments in Sutton Coldfield and Lichfield by going to
www.ebrookosteopathy.co.uk
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Jordan Chapman, or Chapperz as he's known to his friends, is a sports scientist and nutritionist based in the West Midlands. Today, Chapperz is demystifying the concept of superfoods. What are they? Why do we need them? And are they really as super as their name would suggest?
If you want to find out more about Jordan and get advice and inspiration for healthy living, follow him on instagram @daily_energy__
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Arun Kumar works with his business parter James work at Evitae in Shenstone to help ladies in their 40s and 50s to change their lifestyle, gain confidence and smash their health and fitness goals! They're personal trainers and mindset coaches with a difference...
Arun's approach is transparent and holistic, with a massive emphasis on sustainable changes to improve ladies health. In this episode Arun talks about his approach and why Evitae is such a special place to train.
Find out more about Arun and James' work at https://www.e-vitae.co.uk/
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What do cerebral palsy, virtual reality and walking backwards all have in common?
Find out in this week's episode as we chat with Ellen Joyce, an Osteopath working at Ebrook Osteopathy and Sports Clinic in Lichfield and Sutton Coldfield.
Ellen is passionate about helping children with neurological disorders, and used the opportunity of her Masters degree dissertation study to assess the current research on exercise therapy for children with Cerebral Palsy.
Ellen would also like to promote the Steptember initiative, encouraging people to get active and raise research money and awareness for cerebral palsy.
Find out more at https://www.steptember.org.au
Book Osteopathy appointments with Ellen at https://www.ebrookosteopathy.co.uk
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How exciting to be joined by Natalie Robinson of Rise Aerial Yoga and Rise Hot Yoga in Lichfield! Natalie's studio is just about to be 5 years old at the start of September, and there's so much in store to celebrate...
Find out more about the feeling of freedom as you swing from an aerial yoga hammock, and explore the studio's workshop classes in everything from sound healing to mother and baby classes!
Find out more at www.riseaerialyoga.co.uk and www.risehotyoga.co.uk
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Lisa Mathias has spent years learning and teaching parents how to better communicate with their babies before speech. Using songs, games and rhymes in her TinyTalk classes in Sutton Coldfield and Lichfield, Lisa aims to make early years communication easy and fun!
Lisa is so enthusiastic about baby sign language, and this really comes across in this episode! If you'd like to find out more about TinyTalk, go to https://www.tinytalk.co.uk
Or find Lisa specifically at https://www.tinytalk.co.uk/lisama
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Sarah Smith is a Nutritionist, Functional Medicine practitioner and Osteopath working in Solihull. Sarah joins Emily to dispel diet myths, talk about nutrition, and venture into questionable legal territory while discussing diet-motivation groups! This episode is full of laughs, and I'm sure you'll hear just how much fun we had making it! There's so much valuable content for people looking to improve their health through food-choices, so we're so excited to share this episode with you.
You can find out more about Sarah and her practice at
https://www.widneyhouseclinic.com
https://nutritionprovocateur.com
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Stu Maidment works at the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) to help as many people find access to tennis courts and coaches as possible! Stu has a real enthusiasm for the sport, especially for helping children get into the sport.
Playing tennis doesn't have to mean joining a club - Stu champions park tennis as a informal, fun and accessible place to play.
Stu also really values finding fun in sport, and knows that it's the perfect antidote to children dropping out of sport as they get older!
Find out more about park tennis close to you at
https://www3.lta.org.uk/clubs-schools/Park-Tennis-Guidance-/
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Sarah is an Personal Trainer in Sutton Coldfield and an online coach, with a specialist interest in working with women. After her diagnosis with PCOS, Sarah was inspired to educate women to help them feel more empowered to seek out their own healthiest lifestyle.
Today Sarah joins Emily to discuss how knowledge is power when it comes to hormonal health, and why social media might be more informative than you first thought...
You can find out more about Sarah's online and in-person coaching at @mootoovation on Instagram.
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Sean O'Shea is a personal trainer at Pure Gym Sutton Coldfield, working under his brand Actin Fitness. Sean also trains people online so he can reach a wider audience and share his no-nonsense approach to health and fitness.
Today Sean joins Emily to talk about how we intrinsically link our body weight to our self worth, and gives some helpful and practical advice on how we can work to change the relationship we have with our weight.
You can find out more about Sean and train with him online at www.actinfitness.co.uk
Or if you want to find Sean on social media, look up @seano_actinfitness on Instagram.
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Clare Watts is a classical Pilates teacher, and owner of the beautiful studio in South Staffordshire, Pilates Revolution.
Clare's study of Pilates has brought her to equipment work, as she learns more and more about the origins of the exercise, and modern anatomy and sports science.
Clare shares her passion for Pilates with us in today's episode, but if you would like to find out more or visit the studio, information can be found at
www.pilatesrevolution..uk
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Alicia Poole is an Osteopath on a mission to help patients live a more fulfilled life, and to find freedom and identity away from the label of their diagnosis. Alicia believes you are more than your diagnosis, and she has the skills to prove it to you!
Alicia works at Ebrook Osteopathy and Sports Clinic in Lichfield, and in her own clinic The Bodyworks Osteopathy in Market Bosworth in Leicestershire.
You can find out more about Alicia and her work at
www.ebrookosteopathy.co.uk
www.thebodyworks-osteopathy.com
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