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In this reflective end-of-year episode, Lynn looks back on the teaching, travel, and collaboration that shaped 2025. From courses across the U.S., U.K., and Australia to reconnecting with mentors and colleagues, she highlights the shared curiosity and dedication of the pelvic health community and what continues to inspire and ignite her own inner fire. Lynn shares two key insights from the year: embracing her role as a heart-centered educator and recognizing the profound impact of integrati...
In this episode, Lynn brings clarity to a topic that many clinicians sense intuitively, but may not always name in their clinical reasoning: the role of energetic connection through our hands. While our field relies on research, biomechanics, and tissue science, Lynn reminds us that therapists also work with living human systems – systems influenced by intention, presence, safety, and subtle forms of communication that extend beyond technique. Using a simple “energy stick” demonstration, Lynn...
In today’s episode, Lynn shares an extremely complex clinical case with a client who was 19-years postpartum. The work done on this client unraveled layers of unresolved hip pain, bladder dysfunction, and abdominal rigidity that standard care had never been able to resolve. With a history of forceps delivery, multiple C-sections, abdominoplasty, hysterectomy, roller-skate falls, and chronic sacral imbalance, this client presented with a highly complex pelvic history. But through skilled, me...
If you treat postpartum clients with coccyx pain, this episode will change the way you assess – and dramatically improve your outcomes. Today, Lynn breaks down the often-missed biomechanical and myofascial relationships between the sacrum, coccygeus, and sphincter complex that create a functional tug-of-war on the tailbone. You’ll learn why traditional approaches fall short, the three regions you must evaluate, and how targeted release work restores true pelvic balance. ✨ Episode Highlights: ...
In this heartfelt episode, Lynn speaks with Australian physiotherapist Lisa Dempsey about her powerful journey through adversity while participating in the Birth Healing Intensive Program. When Lisa’s clinic was struck by a series of challenges, including a devastating fire, she was forced to face her limits, surrender control, and rediscover the power of vulnerability. Through the metaphor of “the feather, the brick, and the truck”, Lisa shares how life’s messages escalate until we f...
What if you were preordained for love, joy, and happiness – long before you were even born? In today’s episode, we’re diving into the spiritual truths that can shift your energy, open your heart, and help you receive the love and support you’ve been unknowingly blocking. You’ll discover how focusing on gratitude and the “small things” in life can transform not only your day-to-day joy but your capacity to heal and connect. And if you’re curious how these insights can deepen your work as a hea...
Healing can come in many forms, and today, Lynn’s guest shares a simple tool that can change pelvic healing – bringing relief, comfort, and empowerment to countless women. In today’s episode of the Birth Healing Summit Podcast, Lynn talks with Pam Cole, PT, CWS, a wound care specialist and founder of ShePak, to uncover what pelvic health practitioners can learn from the science of wound healing. Drawing on nearly three decades of experience, Pam shares how principles of inflammation managemen...
What if the pain or tightness in a C-section scar isn’t just physical, but emotional, even energetic? In today’s episode, we uncover three jaw-dropping case studies that reveal how fear, anger, and other people’s energy can live inside scar tissue – and what happens when those hidden layers are finally released. You’ll hear how intuitive awareness and emotional attunement can transform stubborn scars that no technique could touch. If you’ve ever wondered why tissues won’t let go, this convers...
What if your client’s pain getting worse is actually a breakthrough waiting to happen? In this episode, Lynn shares a striking case where escalating pain revealed the real issue wasn’t physical at all—but an emotional story held deep in the tissues. You’ll hear how this postpartum client’s healing unfolded only after she released the belief that she had to “do it all alone”. Lynn shares how to identify these limiting beliefs to transform setbacks into powerful openings for profound healing. ✨...
What if the piece that will set you apart in your client results isn’t another technique—but is you? In this episode, Lynn sits down with three students from the Birth Healing Intensive who reveal how doing their own healing work completely transformed their hands, their hearts, and their outcomes. You’ll hear how they began sensing more, connecting deeper, and unlocking results they once thought were out of reach. If you’ve ever wondered if there is more to this work, this episode will show ...
“Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, and today is a gift—that’s why we call it the present.” In this episode, Lynn explores the deeper meaning behind one of her favorite quotes and how it relates to trauma-informed care in the body. From frozen tissues to lingering birth experiences, Lynn breaks down how unresolved trauma shows up in the musculoskeletal system, influences pain patterns, and impacts client outcomes. ✨ Episode Highlights for Practitioners: How the body stores trauma ...
Ever leave a session feeling drained or unexpectedly triggered? In this episode, we dive into why these reactions happen, how to navigate them in real-time, and—most importantly—how to prevent them from controlling your day. Learn how to recognize your own activation, honor your responses, and turn these moments into opportunities for growth and healing. Plus, get a snap shot of the Birth Healing Intensive Program, a transformative nine-month journey designed to help practitioners do their ow...
What if the tension you’re feeling in your client’s body isn’t just “tight tissue” but unprocessed trauma? In this episode, Lynn reveals the subtle cues most therapists miss—and the simple Trauma Release Statement that can unlock release when nothing else seems to work. If you’ve ever felt stuck in treatment, then this episode has the tips you’ve been waiting for. ✨ Episode Highlights for Practitioners: How trauma shows up in nervous system “buzz” and tissue freeze Subtle client cues that re...
What if you had a single resource that could change the way you treat women’s health—covering everything from pelvic care to pregnancy, postpartum, and beyond? In this episode, Lynn talks with authors Darla Cathcart and Rebecca Stephenson about their groundbreaking new textbook, The Physical Therapist’s Guide to Women’s Pelvic, Perinatal, and Reproductive Health, that blends evidence, compassion, and real-world tools to support clinicians at every level. They reveal the behind-the-scenes chal...
What does diving the Great Barrier Reef have to do with bodywork? In this episode, Lynn reveals powerful parallels between coral, fish, and the hidden patterns we uncover in the body—connections that can completely shift your results with clients. She shares how to move beyond surface-level anatomy and start sensing the deeper signals of trauma, injury, and release. Get ready to see your practice in a whole new light. Episode Highlights: The surprising link between coral varieties and body ti...
If you work with parents who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or frustrated, this is their reset: one simple framework you can share to help them quickly shift the dynamics at home. Today’s episode is your go-to guide for helping parents understand the ‘whole family nervous system’—the hidden, powerful connection that influences how parents and kids react to stress. Lynn is joined by Emma Johnston and Eleanor Mann, founders of The Reconnected, who have supported over 100,000 families in moving from t...
What if your client’s symptoms weren’t what they seemed? In this episode, Lynn unpacks a session working with a postpartum client whose orthopedic complaints—leg weakness, knee irritation, constipation, and squat pain—led to surprising discoveries deep in the pelvis. Each release revealed new layers: from sacral flexion and a tucked cervix to a bound utero-sacral ligament that instantly shifted motor control and pelvic floor function. Just when the picture seemed complete, the body exposed on...
If you have clients whose pessary keeps slipping out, today’s podcast is the essential guide to why it happens and how to fix it. In today’s episode, Lynn is joined by Gaynor Morgan who shares the shortcuts you’ve been waiting for — covering biomechanics, breathing, and the smart use of one or even two pessaries for maximum support. You’ll learn exactly when a second pessary can make all the difference, how to choose the right type of pessary for each prolapse, and the movement and br...
Your clients are coming to you because their body is communicating that there is an issue. Are you listening to what it has to say? If you struggle getting the results you want with your clients or helping clients improve beyond a certain point – then don’t miss today’s episode as Lynn shares her tricks of the trade that will not only get you desirable results, but that will pull in the pieces that have been ‘missing’. You know the ones - the little thoughts or pings in your body that tell yo...
When it comes to pregnancy and postpartum, it is hard to sift through what we should and should not be telling our clients; however, when it comes to Vitamin D, the research is clear – Vitamin D plays a crucial role in the health of our pregnant clients and their infants. Today, Lynn Schulte, PT is joined by Jen Aliano, the Executive Director of GrassrootsHealth, as Jen dives into the incredible data on the critical, yet often overlooked, role of vitamin D in pregnancy, chronic disease preven...
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