Birth Healing Summit Podcast

<p>We are here for meaningful conversations that will transform how you work with pregnant and postpartum clients. Whether it is a new perspective, tool, or technique, you’ll be able to implement it into your practice today.</p>

How to Use a Simple Statement to Unlock Trauma in the Body

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...

10-06
16:36

Revolutionizing Women’s Health: A New Guide for Pelvic & Perinatal Care

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...

09-29
34:55

From Reef to Release: What Diving Teaches Us About Bodywork & Healing

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...

09-22
12:24

“The Whole Family Nervous System”: Helping Families Regulate, Play and Thrive

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...

09-15
43:31

The Hidden Layers to Unlocking Pain in the Body: A Postpartum Pelvic Health Case Study

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...

09-08
19:11

Mastering Pessary Fit & Function: Biomechanics, Dual Support, and New Solutions for Pelvic Organ Prolapse

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...

09-01
34:55

Listening to the Tissues: How to Let the Body Guide Your Manual Therapy Techniques

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...

08-25
08:49

The Crucial Role of Vitamin D in Prenatal Health + What Your Doctor Might Not Tell You

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...

08-18
53:08

Connecting the External and Internal in Your Postpartum Body Treatments

If you want to save time and effort plus get incredible results in your postpartum body treatment sessions, then today’s episode with Lynn Schulte is a must listen. In her 30+ years of practice, Lynn has been fine-tuning how to best work with the postpartum body. Today, she shares with you the essential steps and areas to treat to get the best and quickest results for your postpartum clients. Stop the heavy lifting and the forced releases by connecting what you find both from your external an...

08-11
16:13

Fertility, Trauma & Pelvic PT: Clearing the Blocks to Fertility

As a pelvic health therapist, you are in a position to help clear blocks that may be impacting your client’s fertility! Do you want to learn how? Listen in to today’s conversation as Dr. Yeni Abraham joins Lynn to share incredible wisdom and insight around what we can do to help clients navigate infertility and miscarriage. This conversation will expand your care on multiple levels. Today’s episode will dive into: How cultural and emotional grief with infertility and miscarriage can create sh...

08-04
44:54

When Ankles Talk to Abdomens: The Fascial Connection in Pregnancy

I am so excited to share this fascinating case study today that brought up a surprising connection between my client’s abdominal tension during pregnancy and a past injury in her lower extremities. It caught me by surprise as my normal release techniques were not making effective changes, but I got curious – and the results were beautiful! The body is incredible in its ability to tell us when something is not right. It is our job to listen and find the connection – in this case the connection...

07-28
12:06

Transformative Techniques: Discoveries from a Live Training with Lynn

If you want to know what a Live Training with Lynn is like for the Holistic Treatment of the Pregnant Body course – listen to today’s podcast as Lynn shares an incredible experience from a course in Springfield, Missouri. In the live trainings, not only will you get lots of hands-on practice and individualized attention, but you get to experience the techniques first hand and see live demonstrations, including live demos on pregnant clients for many locations. Spoiler Alert: You don’t have ...

07-21
20:19

Beyond the Open Birthing Pattern – Expanding Pelvic Bone Care

Today, I share one of my top teaching wisdoms – you need to address the pelvic bones with ALL of your pelvic health clients. In today’s episode, you will learn the importance of working with the pelvic bones not just to release the open birthing pattern, but when assessing and treating all of your pelvic health patients. Listen in to hear multiple case studies that focus on how to work with the pelvic bones and what you can do to address issues from falls, injuries or other traumas that patie...

07-14
17:01

Unlock the Healing Power of Your Hands

From fingertips to the ulnar edge, our hands can become finely tuned instruments for sensing tissue responses – particularly in specialized work like intravaginal therapy. Our hands are an extension of our heart and play a profound role in the therapeutic process. In today’s episode, Lynn shares new insights around the healing power of our hands. She demonstrates how to balance neutral hand placement with imparting and receiving energy and offers tips on how to explore these dynamics in your ...

07-07
20:33

Restoring Birth Energy Flow for Postpartum Healing

Today, join Lynn as she recounts a compelling case study of a client’s recovery from intense pelvic and back pain after childbirth. The client who was suffering from a history of low back pain and a traumatic labor experience, felt as though her pelvis might split in two. Despite these challenges, profound healing unfolded during her second session. Through her work, Lynn uncovered blocked energy flow in the dural tube and limiting beliefs rooted in the client’s labor experience that were i...

06-30
10:19

Pelvic Health Tips Every OBGYN Should Know

As pelvic health practitioners, we can positively impact birth and postpartum outcomes – but we need OBGYNs to know what is possible and why it is necessary. Today, I will share with you what I wish every OBGYN would know to ensure we are doing our best together in providing care for our pregnant and postpartum clients. In today’s episode, discover what I believe every OBGYN needs to know about pregnancy and postpartum care from a pelvic health perspective. This episode is packed with tips ...

06-23
17:12

​Unlocking Pelvic Pain: Connecting to the Body's Wisdom

Pelvic pain remains shrouded in cultural stigma, often misunderstood and feared. Today, Suzanne Scurlock, craniosacral therapist and founder of Healing from the Core® and I explore how the body’s innate wisdom and compassionate touch can unlock transformative healing and empowerment to create profound restoration – mind, body and soul. Today, host Lynn Schulte and Suzanne Scurlock, CST-D, an esteemed craniosacral therapist instructor with over 35 years of teaching experience and founder of ...

06-16
45:25

Pregnancy Care: The Overlooked Role of Inguinal Canal Mobility

Did you know that the key to easing round ligament pain during pregnancy could lie in the often-overlooked inguinal canal? In this episode, we dive deep into a critical yet underappreciated area of the body, and its profound impact on pregnant clients. Discover how the inguinal canal is essential to the health and comfort of the round ligament—and how restrictions here can contribute to pain, misalignment and impact birth. From understanding the anatomy and mechanics of the inguinal can...

06-09
05:58

The Sacred Bone: Keys to Sacral Treatment

When you think of the pelvis, which bone is the most important? Since they all work together they all are important, but in this episode, Lynn dives deep into the importance of the sacrum—often referred to as the "sacred bone"—in pelvic health. She shares why the sacrum is the cornerstone of pelvic health and how mastering its assessment can transform your practice. Learn actionable insights you can use in your sessions and the setup you need to enhance your palpation skills. Lynn will ...

06-02
20:28

Stop Over Efforting: Listening to the Body’s Wisdom in Healing

Are you feeling stuck in your practice or with certain clients -- trying too hard to make tissues release and changes happen? Listen in to today’s episode as Lynn shares two client stories and what can happen if we step back, get curious, and allow the body’s innate wisdom to guide the healing process. Come discover the importance of stepping back and getting curious when working with tissues that resist release. It’s easy to fall into the trap of over-efforting, trying to force a release or ...

05-26
21:13

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