Birth Healing Summit Podcast

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 demonstratio...

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 pe...

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 placem...

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...

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 pr...

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 estee...

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, mis...

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 ins...

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...

Ever wonder what really happens to your pelvis and tissues during and after childbirth? In this episode, Lynn covers the process of resetting the tissues post-birth, helping everything find its way back to an optimal position for recovery and renewed strength. Listen in to today’s conversation about the process of "resetting" the pelvis and surrounding tissues after a vaginal birth. We w...

How do you figure out the cause of an issue when the client doesn’t recall anything that could be causing it? As a pelvic health physical therapist, we have to play detective, we listen intently, we use our training to palpate the body for clues, and we let our hands guide us to figure out the true cause of the problem we are addressing.  In today’s episode, Lynn shares a case study of a 13 year o...

Have you helped clients heal after the loss of a miscarriage or supported them during their struggles to conceive? There is a gift in the work we do, and today’s guest shares how this gift has helped restore her life and given her hope for a promising future. Today, Lynn is joined by Physical Therapist and parent, Kristin Reardon for a candid conversation about loss, struggles with conception, and...

Do you have clients preparing for a VBAC? Do you want to know what steps you can take to help them? In today’s episode Lynn discusses what she does to help prepare her clients for a VBAC (Vaginal Birth After Cesarean). What we do as practitioners cannot guarantee a specific result, but we can help increase our client’s chances of success with our assessment and treatment of the body. For clients w...

Did you know that the connective tissue in your body—fascia—not only supports movement and stability but also holds the stories of our lives and can influence a baby’s position during pregnancy? What if understanding fascia could transform the way you support your pregnant and postpartum clients? Tune in to discover how this incredible system impacts everything from cellular communication to birth...

What do you do when a client is stuck with their shoulders rounded and head forward but they are not able to move to a more neutral position?  In today's episode, Lynn talks with Dr. Anna Hammond, PT, DPT, a lead therapist at Core Exercise Solutions, about ways to examine the shoulders and ribs to improve posture and make lasting changes. NOTE: Anna visually shows the movements in the video a...

How confident are you working with clients who want help turning their breech positioned babies? Do you have clients who want to try and deliver vaginally even though their baby is breech?  Over the past few months, in preparation for the Birth Healing Summit, Lynn has been learning a lot about breech birth. In today’s podcast, she shares the highlights of what she has learned and talks about what...

Have you ever noticed how your connection with a client impacts their treatment session? What happens when you don’t connect with a client? In today’s episode Lynn talks with Susannah Haarmann about the importance of creating connections with your clients. Our current medical model is very top down. We, as providers, are supposed to know what to do and our clients just have to receive the guidance...

Have you ever had clients tell you that their doctor recommended they be induced because their baby was too big only to find out that the baby was 5-7 lbs.?   In today’s episode Lynn talks with Kate White, the founder and director of the Center for Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology, about the impact inductions or threats of inductions can have on both the mother and the child. Clients should be em...

We all know that pregnancy can produce some aches and pains in the body, but what are they really telling us and how might they impact birth? In today’s podcast Lynn talks with Gabrielle Brennan, a midwife and body worker in Australia, who shares what pains and aches are telling you and your client about your client’s pregnant body. Pain during pregnancy is not normal. It may be common, but when t...

Birth Interventions are so commonplace these days that we just assume they are normal and ok. But what do these interventions really do to our bodies?  In today’s episode, Lynn talks with midwife, Bernadette Lack, about the impact birth interventions have on the body and what healing needs to happen because of them. As a society, we may be unaware of the impact modern medical interventions have on...

Do you feel you need to avoid certain points on the body during pregnancy for fear it might stimulate birth?   In today’s episode, Lynn speaks with Suzanne Yates, a Traditional Chinese Medicine provider and shiatzu practitioner,, about how she works with the body during pregnancy. Suzanne shares the areas she addresses in the pregnant body and her belief that women’s bodies are strong and powerful...

Do you have clients who are told they will need to have a cesarean birth because their baby is in a breech position, but your client still wants a vaginal birth? In today’s episode Lynn talks with mother of 4 soon to be 5, Anna Crow, about her experience with breech birth and how she made her dream of having a natural breech birth possible.  Anna, originally from WI, had moved to CO and was pregna...

Do you wonder what impact birth has on the baby, let alone a traumatic one? The early years of life can influence a person’s entire life.   In today’s podcast, Lynn’s guest is midwife and author, Geneva Montano. Geneva shares what you can do to create a shift to help your clients and their babies heal their births.  She shares about the imprints we all receive in the first 6 minutes, 6 hours, 6 da...

In today’s episode, Lynn discusses the future of health based on the parting words from former US Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Hallegere Murthy. Based on his research and observations, Dr. Murthy reported that the link to increased pain and failing health in the USA was not due to a lack of medical advancements, but rather to social isolation and loneliness. Dr. Murthy shared how the erosion of comm...

Are you open to learning from your clients during your treatment sessions? If so, what are you discovering?  In today’s episode, Lynn talks about the different insights we can gain from working with our clients in an open way. When the treatment sessions are two-way and not just us telling our client what to do, we can learn an incredible amount and have better success with our treatments. Today,...