Dear Misfits

Chronic pain and the individuals that experience this, are two of the major reasons why Amy and Isaiah started this podcast. The Dear Misfits team will be starting a new multi-episode series on chronic pain and today's episode is an introduction to this series. If you have any insights, comments or questions, please reach out through the link below!   If you have any questions please  click here  ...

The Dear Misfits team have been receiving great questions from patients, community members and of course, our listeners. Today's topic is inspired by one of those questions regarding movement and the pain relieving aspects it can provide. "Why do I hurt when I'm sitting or in standing, but when I move, I feel better?"   If you have any questions please  click here  to submit your question or the t...

Isaiah spear heads a conversation about knee pain. The first goal for this episode is to discuss some generalities about knee pain so you can understand the knee more.  The second goal is to offer some things you can do to help address your knee pain. As always, if you have a topic you would like us to cover on an episode, please    click here to submit a question directly to Isaiah and Amy.  They...

Isaiah and Amy dig into motivations and how we start to really rely on external motivation.  This motivation comes from outside of yourself.  A coach, a parent, a spouse, a boss, money, attention, and success are amongst those that give us external motivation.  Our goal is to bring to light some importance on internal motivation in order to make the change you need to make, in order to feel better...

Dear Misfits discusses what it means to be a leader of your internal family (a collection of the many different sides of YOU). We will talk about what the internal family is, how to identify members of that family that may need some tending to, as well as what can be done to cultivate the best version of you!   If you have any questions please  click here to submit your question or a topic you wou...

In celebration of joke day that happened recently, Isaiah opens up this episode by breaking the ice in a comical way! This episode dives into the benefits of both hot packs and cold packs. We talk about when to use them and when it is advised not to do so. So grab a blanket and a cold drink as we discuss the therapeutic side of temperatures.    If you have any questions please  click here  to subm...

The Misfits team are answering questions about when or how to wear compression sleeves vs braces. This is a common question so tune in and see if Isaiah and Amy can help give you some insight!   If you want more clarification or if you have questions in regard to this topic, please click the link and shoot us an email! Click here

Isaiah and Amy talk with Kristin about Enneagram. It's a favorite topic with this group.  They focus on how the Enneagram can be important to improve your work environment.  Likely, you spend a ton of time at work. Why not make it as good as you can.  If you are a leader (and most of us are in some way or another), Enneagram is a wonderful tool to help develop your leadership skills. If you have a...

Isaiah, Amy and Kristin continue there interview about Pelvic Floor.  They focus more on 5 big issues with pelvic floor.  The first common issue being incontinence, second is pre/post delivery, third is kids, fourth is athlete challenges, and fifth is surgery and sexual dysfunction.  The bottom line is that if you have pelvic floor issues, there are practitioners that can help. Ask questions to de...

Isaiah and Amy interview Kristin Iehl, Doctor of Physical Therapy on Pelvic Health. Kristin works significantly with Women's Health and pelvic floor issues.  In this episode we focused on discussing pelvic floor health in terms of weak, too tight, and what to do about it.  This link offers a nice visual of what the diaphragm and pelvic floor look like when working well together, click here . Pelvi...

Dear Misfits dives into shoulder pain and some of the reasons why this occurs. Isaiah and Amy talk about effective and easy tips for addressing the problem as well.   This episode is but a snippet of a much larger issue many people are facing and so if you have any questions that arise, please submit them at the link below!   If you have any questions please  click here  to submit your question or...

Influenced by Isaiah's recent trip to the Rocky Mountains, today's episode revolves around altitude sickness, how it impacts the body and how to prepare for your next trip to higher altitudes.   If you have any questions please  click here  to submit your question or the topic you would like to hear us talk about.

Amy and Isaiah discuss the differences between walking and wandering as well as how our eye movements can influence our body. The Dear Misfits team dives into a variety of benefits of eye movements and how to apply them to your own lives. If you have any questions please  click here  to submit your question or the topic you would like to hear us talk about.

Blindspots are things that people see about us but we don't see about ourselves.  They can be slight and not have such an impact, but they can be big, repetitive and deconstructive.  These blindspots can be creating issues that are addressable just by bringing awareness to your blindspots. This is great for a better work environment, friend relationship or family culture. Blindspots can create a s...

Isaiah and Amy discuss stress. What is stress and what can we do about it? It is such a big topic, and so many depths to go with stress.  Dear Misfits's intention is to talk about topics in a way that speaks to what may provoke your pain.  This episode is part 2 of the stress topic and it focuses on ways to manage stress.  If you have any questions please  click here  to submit your question or th...

Isaiah and Amy discuss stress. What is stress and what can we do about it? It is such a big topic, and so many depths to go with stress.  Dear Misfits intention is to talk about topics in a way that speaks to what may provoke your pain.  This is part 1. Part 2 is about what to do to manage stress.   If you have any questions please click here to submit your question or a topic you would like to he...

We are discussing range of motion. There are a variety of reasons you may have a limited range of motion, but you also can be hyper or too mobile.  If you have some issues with this and want to seek out your PT or other practitioner to help you determine where you are at, that would be a wonderful idea.  There are different ways to assist more R.O.M. or to help stabilize a joint that moves too muc...

We are talking about 4 common misconceptions we get asked about: 1. 10,000 steps is required to have a healthy active lifestyle. 2. Stress and burnout are the same. 3. Our hydration only comes from water. 4. How do I know if I am helping or hurting myself when exercising.   These are good topics to discuss.  Remember, we really want to keep answering questions that our listeners are wondering abou...

Isaiah opened a can of worms with this topic! There is so much to get in to but Isaiah and Amy talk about strategies and assessing if they are positive or negative coping strategies. We invite you to share our podcast or a specific episode with someone who may benefit from hearing it. If you have a topic or question you would like us to cover please click here: "Ask Your Question"

Ho'oponopono is a Hawaiian practice, prayer, meditation to help you move through reconciliation and forgiveness.  I first learned about it from reading the book, "Zero Limits". I fell in love with the concept and how it affords you the ability to implement a strategy for forgiveness or at least starting the process.  The title of this podcast came from a funny thing I would say to a few people clo...

Isaiah and Amy discuss what referral pain is.  For instance why, if you have pain in your back, do you feel it in your hip or down your leg?   Ask Your Question

Let's talk about pooping.  Amy and Isaiah offer ways to position yourself to make pooping easier.  In addition, they discuss ways you can help yourself poop with greater ease.    Ask Your Question!

Here's a conversation with Amy and Kristin during the very original days of the podcast (formerly called the gentleGYM podcast).  We kept it in the mix because we love the Enneagram. This discussion just gives you a little simple introduction to the Enneagram. Want to know your number? Keep in mind there are a variety of quizzes, many are free. Take a quiz. About the Enneagram with Susan Stabile

This podcast was one of the very first podcast we did (back in 2020) when we were learning how to set up the audio, record, etc. Amy is having a conversation with Kristin Iehl a Physical Therapist and Certified Functional Manual Therapist with Agape Therapy. Kristin was so kind to sit in and be a guinea pig for ironing out all the newness of a podcast.   This was recorded when we were at the heigh...

What the heck is "creep"? This is something to listen to if you are someone who feels like you just can't get the effect they want from stretching.  A little discussion about inversion tables.   Ask Your Question