Birth Healing Summit Podcast
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.
Episodes
192 episodes
10 Year Anniversary
What happens when you keep finding the same pattern in your postpartum clients – but you can’t find an explanation for it in the research?In this special 10-year anniversary episode, Lynn Schulte, PT shares the unexpected journ...
Supporting Pelvic Health Clients Through Infant Loss and Grief
What happens when a patient walks into your pelvic health clinic carrying not only physical symptoms, but profound grief and trauma from pregnancy or infant loss?In this powerful conversation, Lynn Schulte, PT, talks with Noell...
When the Tissues Won’t Release: What Are They Holding?
What if the tissue you’re treating isn’t simply “tight” – but is holding onto an emotional or traumatic experience?In this episode, Lynn shares two clinical case studies that highlight the potential connection between emotions,...
Stop Chasing the Gap: New Findings on Diastasis, Strength, and Function
As pelvic health therapists, should we be focused on “How big is the gap?” or on “What can this person's abdominal wall do?”In today’s episode of the Birth Healing Summit Podcast, Dr. Nina Theodorsen, associate professor at the...
When Rib Pain Isn't a Rib Problem: A Pregnancy Case Study
What’s the connection between ribcage and diaphragm tension when it doesn’t originate in the ribcage?In this episode, Lynn Schulte, PT walks through a recent pregnancy case where she saw just how interconnected the growing uter...
The Neurological Birth Cascade: How the Baby, Brain, Pelvic Floor & Hormones Work Together in Birth
How does labor actually get started? Labor isn't simply something the uterus does, but a coordinated neurological and hormonal cascade involving the baby, placenta, maternal brain, cervix, pelvic floor, and nervous sys...
The Gold Standard for Pelvic Health Education: Are We Training Therapists the Right Way?
Internal pelvic health work can be incredibly valuable – but are we truly teaching clinicians how to do it safely, skillfully, and effectively?In this candid conversation, Lynn Schulte, PT, and Laura Rowan, OT, challenge the wa...
Beyond IVF: How Pelvic Health Providers Can Help Optimize Fertility Before Treatment
As pelvic health providers, we often see patients who are trying to conceive, recovering from pregnancy loss, or navigating the emotional weight of infertility. But how much do we really know about what happens before a patient ever walks in...
Following the Tissues: The Clinical Reasoning Behind a Complex Pregnancy Case Study
What do you do when a pregnant client presents with tailbone pain, SI joint dysfunction, painful intercourse, and persistent uterine cramping – but nothing quite explains the full picture?In this fascinating case study, Lynn wa...
When Pelvic Floor PT Isn't Enough: Solving Complex Postpartum Cases
What if your client has done everything right – pelvic floor PT, stretching, exercise, therapy, nutrition – and they're still struggling more than a year postpartum?In this episode, Lynn sits down with fo...
The Pelvis-Neck Connection Every Postpartum Therapist Needs to Know
Could your postpartum client's neck pain actually begin in the pelvis?In this episode, Lynn Schulte, PT, explores the often-overlooked relationship between pelvic stability, upper cervical mechanics, shoulder function, and the ...
Sports Medicine Meets Pelvic Health: Why Every Clinician Needs This Conversation
Pelvic floor health has long been overlooked in sports medicine – but that's changing. In this episode, Lynn sits down with internationally recognized pelvic health physiotherapist and researcher Gráinne Donnelly to discuss her groundbreakin...
Show Notes: The Hidden Impact of Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injuries (OASIS): Must-Knows For Pelvic Health Therapist
Many obstetric anal sphincter injuries (OASIS) are missed immediately after birth, leaving women to unknowingly compensate for years until hormonal changes, aging, or menopause expose underlying dysfunction. In this eye-opening conversation,...
Empowering Your Clients for Birth: The Missing Piece in Birth Preparation
Birth preparation involves far more than physical readiness. In this episode, Ama K. Karikari, Esq., joins Lynn Schulte, PT, to discuss how pelvic health therapists can help clients build self-trust, find their voice, and become active parti...
Why Some Perineal Tears and Episiotomies Don't Heal: 3 Hidden Factors For Healing
Why is your client's perineal tear or episiotomy still painful months after birth? Today, Lynn Schulte, PT, explores three commonly overlooked contributors to delayed healing: pelvic bone positioning, surrounding tissue restrictions, and unr...
Going Beyond Pregnancy in Pregnancy Pain Treatments: Hidden Structural Patterns in Prenatal Clients
This episode pulls you into two pregnant client case studies that seem straightforward at first – until the bodies start telling a very different story. A 35-week first time pregnant client arrives with pelvic pain, leg symptoms, and nightti...
Understanding Resistance: From Force to What Actually Works
Ever find yourself stuck in resistance – knowing what you “should” be doing, but unable to actually do it? In this episode, Lynn shares a personal post-Birth Healing Summit moment where overwhelm, exhaustion, and guilt led to total shutdown,...
What Happens When You Finally Trust Yourself as a Practitioner
What if the thing you’re waiting for … is simply the courage to begin?In this heartfelt and inspiring episode, Lynn Schulte sits down with Occupational Therapist Stephanie Smith to talk about the unexpected journey tha...
Lymphatics in Pelvic Health: What Pelvic Health Practitioners Need to Know
Pelvic health clinicians are trained to assess muscles, fascia, joints, and organs – but one powerful system influencing pelvic function is often overlooked: the lymphatic system.In this episode, Lynn is joined by pelvic health...
An Assessment that Can Lead to an Easier Birth: A Case Study on Baby’s Position
In this episode, Lynn explores how a baby’s position in the maternal body can directly influence pain patterns during pregnancy and impact the progression of labor. Through a compelling case study of a client at 39 weeks with a high, mobile ...
Hidden Birth Injuries: The Pelvis–Hip Link Behind Chronic Pain
In this episode, Lynn explores an intriguing postpartum case that reveals how birth mechanics can influence hip pain decades later. A clinician shares the story of a colleague whose leg was tractioned off the bed during an epidural birth – c...
Beyond Muscles: The Bone Driving Postpartum Pelvic Pain
Are you considering the bone itself (and not just the muscles) when postpartum patients come to you with persistent pelvic pain, adductor tightness, or tailbone symptoms? In today’s podcast episode, Lynn Schulte, PT introduces the concept of...
Beyond the 6-Week Check: The Evolution of Postpartum Care
The importance of postpartum care is no longer just an afterthought – and this conversation shows exactly why that matters for your practice. Today, Lynn Schulte is joined by Rachelle Seliga, a Midwife, Educator and the creator of INNATE Pos...
Clinical Mastery with Lynn Schulte: The 5 Levels That Transform Your Patient Outcomes
This episode is our final in the series on clinical mastery and dives deep into what clinical mastery means – it’s likely not what you’ve been taught. Rather than focusing solely on knowledge and techniques, Lynn refra...
Clinical Mastery with Shelly Prosko: Therapeutic Presence & Compassion in Care
Clinical excellence isn’t just about doing more – but about showing up differently. In this episode, Shelly Prosko challenges traditional rehab thinking, revealing why evidence alone isn’t enough, and how the real driver of outcomes may be s...
