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\\Sunday Unfolding//⁠ ⁠ I understand wanting a $\\Sunday Unfolding//⁠ ⁠ I understand wanting a previous version of yourself, craving a previous season. However, we are often only seeing the fog of nostalgia, not the struggles that came in that season as well. Previous you has prepared current you for this moment.$

\\Monday Modification//⁠ ⁠ Modifying in the po $\\Monday Modification//⁠ ⁠ Modifying in the postpartum period can look like a lot of different things that aren't just "pick an easier exercise"⁠ ⁠ ✅Dropping the load⁠ ✅Changing your breath strategy⁠ ✅Changing your range of motion⁠ ✅Changing your rest, reps or sets⁠ ✅Or changing your body position⁠ ⁠ A super easy way to change your body position for upper body strengthening or even parallel stance hinge movements like good mornings is to go into a split stance.⁠ ⁠ If you are experiencing pelvic pressure, abdominal conning, or incontinence or even just flaring your ribs to finish the rep then try putting one foot in front of the other in split stance.⁠ ⁠ This increased stability takes some load and pressure off of your abdomen and allows you to still challenge with the exercise that's prescribed/you love and the load that your glutes or arms need to feel challenged.⁠ ⁠ You may feel like you had more abdominal control in these movements while you were pregnant - what gives? The baby was helping to create pressure and stability. Now without the baby, your muscles are tasked with creating pressure and stability. ⁠ ⁠ Your glutes, legs, arms and shoulders may be ahead of your core strength and this can help bridge the gap.⁠ ⁠$

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\\Sunday Unfolding//⁠ ⁠ We often hear that hea $\\Sunday Unfolding//⁠ ⁠ We often hear that healing isn't linear but when we have a set back or dip we forget how far we've actually come.⁠ ⁠ 2-3 years ago I didn't think I would be able to hold a full-time job because of my health, it was too unpredictable. Now I have a full time+ jobs that I love and am fighting to regain physical strength and endurance.⁠ ⁠ I get frustrated that my body doesn't like doing the things my mind thinks I can do right now but I hear myself tell my client, "your brain is ahead of your body right now."⁠ ⁠ I've seen in myself and my patients that persistence pays off, advocating for yourself pays off, and recognizing when to rest and when to push is the best gift you can give yourself$

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