Dr. Shawna Berk

Authentically Shawna

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Join Dr. Shawna Berk, DPT as she shares the lessons she has learned from being a practitioner and a patient in the holistic health world. Through sharing her personal experiences gleaned from experiencing a traumatic brain and spinal injury on the precipice of starting graduate school, you'll hear what to do and what to skip to optimize your health, wellness, and vitality.

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Dr. Shawna Berk

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Episode 6: Playing the Role of Victim 20.10.2024 19:14

Join Dr. Shawna discusses the concept of playing the role of "victim" in the rehab space. She speaks from personal experience about how playing this role has impacted her own health journey. She provides tools/ideas for how to have an alternative perspective and what that looks like for her currently.

Episode 5: Diary of a Matrix Repatterning Patient 15.10.2024 42:01

Join Dr. Shawna Berk as she talks about her experience as a patient with Matrix Repatterning. This is a follow up episode from last week's episode with Oliver Hartan. Shawna discusses the highs and lows of being a patient and how this technique has personally impacted her recovery.

Episode 4: Matrix Repatterning PART I with Oliver Hartan 06.10.2024 1:04:31

Dr. Shawna is joined by Oliver Hartan (Registered Massage Therapist, Certified Matrix Repatterning Practitioner, Matrix Lead Instructor) to discuss the how and why behind a manual therapy technique called Matrix Repatterning (created by Dr. George Roth). Learn about bone tension, hidden strain patterns, and how your physical structure could be impacting your mental health.

Episode 3: For my friend Micky 30.09.2024 16:53

Episode 3: Fun fact, #3 is Dr. Shawna's favorite number. It seemed fitting that she spoke about one of her favorite people, Micky Buddingh, who inspired Shawna to create a podcast as a way to alchemize the lessons and blessings she has gleaned notably during the past 7 years. Micky passed suddenly in April '24 and Shawna wanted to honor her friendship and memory in this episode. Micky was an amazi...

Origin Story, Part 2 22.09.2024 38:04

Episode 2: Join Dr. Shawna Berk for the second episode of Authentically Shawna. She talks about milestones moments that have shaped the past the past 7 years: car accident, gradate school, and practicing as a physical therapist. Want to support your scalp health and support the podcast at the same time? DM me "Hair Quiz" to @drshawnaberk on Instagram and I'll send you a quiz to curat...

Origin Story, Part 1 09.09.2024 39:38

EPISODE 1: Join Dr. Shawna Berk for the inaugural episode of Authentically Shawna ! She takes the listener on a brief life history up to a life-changing event in September 2017. Want to support your scalp health and support the podcast at the same time? DM me “Hair Quiz” to @drshawnaberk on Instagram and I’ll send you a quiz to curate product suggestions for your hair/scalp concerns using MONAT pr...