Lindsey Vestal

OTs In Pelvic Health

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Welcome to the OTs In Pelvic Health Podcast! This show is for occupational therapists who want to become, thrive and excel as pelvic health OTs. Learn from Lindsey Vestal, a Pelvic Health OT for over 10 years and founder the first NYC pelvic health OT practice - The Functional Pelvis. Inside each episode, Lindsey shares what it takes to succeed as a pelvic health OT. From lessons learned, to overcoming imposter syndrome, to continuing education, to treatment ideas, to different populations, to getting your first job, to opening your own practice, Lindsey brings you into the exciting world of O...

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Lindsey Vestal

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The Mindfullness of the Mundane with Susan Clinton 04.09.2023 1:01:35

Learn more about the first ever Trauma-Informed Pelvic Health Certification Pelvic OTPs United -- Lindsey's new off-line community! Get Lindsey's 9 page OTs Map to the World of Pelvic Health . Meet Lindsey on the OTs for Pelvic Health Facebook Group! (nearly 6,000 of us!) Check Out More OT Pelvic Health bingeworthy content here. Find Lindsey on IG! @functionalpelvis Show Notes During thi...

5 Things To Recenter Yourself When There's a Setback 21.08.2023 20:26

Mentioned in Today's Episode: OT Pioneers: Intro to Pelvic Floor Therapy for Occupational Therapists . It's 100% online + self-paced with lifetime access! Pelvic OTPs United -- Lindsey's new off-line community! Learn more about Pelvic Health OTPs United - Lindsey's new membership (off social media) Learn more about the first ever Trauma-Informed Pelvic Health Certification Show...

Why Graded Exposure Is Essential to Trauma Informed Pelvic Health with Lara Desrosiers 14.08.2023 35:09

Mentioned in this podcast: The first ever Trauma-Informed Pelvic Health Certification by Lindsey + Lara OT Pioneers: Intro to Pelvic Floor Therapy opens Sept 11-15, 2023 What we talk about in this episode: Graded exposure vs graded activity - what is the difference? Why Graded Exposure is a critical component in trauma informed care How we can give clients new tools to Manage distress in new ways...

Positional Myofascial Release for Pregnancy, Pelvic Health + Ayurvedic Tradition with Sujata Martin 07.08.2023 49:38

OT Pioneers: Intro to Pelvic Floor Therapy ~ Join nearly 1,000 other OTs who have been certified through the Functional Pelvis! The course is 100% online and comes with 4 group mentoring calls with Lindsey! Learn more about the first ever Trauma-Informed Pelvic Health Certification Mentioned in this Episode: OT Empower Hour: Confidently Treating Male Clients with Sujata Martin OTs Map To the Worl...

Supporting the LGBTQIA+ Community with Debbie Victor 31.07.2023 46:28

The first Trauma Informed Pelvic Health Certification Get Lindsey's 9 page OTs Map to the World of Pelvic Health . Meet Lindsey on the OTs for Pelvic Health Facebook Group! Check Out More OT Pelvic Health Content here. Find Lindsey on IG! @functionalpelvis What we talked about in today's episode: What are some of the challenges that LGBTQIA+ community may be facing, including political...

Understanding Ehler-Danlos Syndrome Hypermobility with Libby Hinsley 24.07.2023 45:46

You're invited to join us for the OTs in Pelvic Health Summit on August 19-20, 2023! Get in Touch! Learn more about pelvic health at www.functionalpelvis.com Pelvic OTPs United -- Lindsey's new off-line community! Follow Lindsey at @f unctionalpelvis.com ( www.instagram.com/functionalpelvis ) Reach out via email: lindseyvestal@functionalpelvis.com In this episode, we discuss: The m...

Using the Biomechanical Lens from a Strengths-Based Approach 17.07.2023 50:52

Get Lindsey's 9 page OTs Map to the World of Pelvic Health . Join nearly 5,300 OTs on the OTs for Pelvic Health Facebook Group! Check Out More OT Pelvic Health Content here. Find Lindsey on IG! @functionalpelvis Links mentioned in this podcast: Where to find Mirah Sand ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Pelvic OTPs United - Lindse...

What To Do When You Feel Like Your Failing in Pelvic Health 10.07.2023 14:51

____________________________________________________________________________________________ Pelvic OTPs United - Lindsey's off-line interactive community for $39 a month! Inside Pelvic OTPs United you'll find: Weekly group mentoring calls with Lindsey. She's doing this exclusively inside this community. These aren't your boring old Zoom calls where she is a talking head....

Nervous System Readiness + Practitoner Sustainability with Lilly Roche 26.06.2023 34:52

Get Lindsey's 9 page OTs Map to the World of Pelvic Health . Meet Lindsey on the OTs for Pelvic Health Facebook Group! Check Out More OT Pelvic Health Content here. Find Lindsey on IG! @functionalpelvis Join the OTs in Pelvic Health Summit virtually from the comfort your own home on Aug 19-20! Grab your tickets here! More about Lilly Roche and our conversation Soul Embodied When the Body Sa...

Emotional Input + the Sensitized Nervous System 19.06.2023 15:35

Show Notes OT Pioneers : Intro to Pelvic Floor Therapy for Occupational Therapists OT Elevate: The Biopsychosocial Approach to Colorectal Condition Resources for Pain Science: Lorimer Mosley David S. Butler – Explain pain and explain pain superchabed Neil Pearson Pain Knowledge Quiz by Moseley : Answer true or false to these statements. Pain only occurs when you are injured. The intensity of pa...

Mensturation Hygiene Management with Alex Arguelles 12.06.2023 57:34

Alex Arguelles has been practicing OT for 7 years in outpatient pediatric setting. She specializes in feeding and swallowing, Sensory Integration, self-regulation and emotional regulation, and fieldwork. She is also an adult with dyslexia and has been able to take her lived personal journey into her OT career to help families. ____________________________________________________________________...

Reframing Imposter Syndrome with Carlyn Neek 05.06.2023 33:34

Get Lindsey's 9 page OTs Map to the World of Pelvic Health . Join nearly 5,500 OTs on the OTs for Pelvic Health Facebook Group! Check Out More OT Pelvic Health Content here. Find Lindsey on IG! @functionalpelvis Carlyn Neek is a Canadian OT who owns Balance Works OT, a mental health private practice and the home of the ACTivate Vitality group coaching community that supports OT business ow...

"If the Pelvic Floor Is Not Healthy, There Is No Occupation We Can Perform" with Alyson Stover, AOTA President 31.05.2023 1:09:28

Learn more about the first ever Trauma-Informed Pelvic Health Certification The 3rd Annual OTs in Pelvic Health Summit happens Aug 17-18 , 2024! In this episode, AOTA President Alyson Stover and I talk about: Her 6 priorities as President of the AOTA. Why does she think that OTP's are well suited for pelvic health How does pelvic health remind her of other emerging practice areas and what has...

Gender Affirming Care and Trauma Informed Care with Danielle Nation 29.05.2023 33:52

Lindsey Vestals + Lara Desroisers Trauma Informed Pelvic Health Certification Get Lindsey's 9 page OTs Map to the World of Pelvic Health . Join nearly 5,500 OTs on the OTs for Pelvic Health Facebook Group! Check Out More OT Pelvic Health Content here. Find Lindsey on IG! @functionalpelvis Danielle Nation is a pelvic health OT in Rochester, Minnesota, with over 1 year experience. She earned...

Serving Pediatric Pelvic Health as a Male Pelvic Health OT 22.05.2023 33:54

Get my 9 page OTs Map to the World of Pelvic Health . Meet me on the OTs for Pelvic Health Facebook Group! Check Out More OT Pelvic Health Content here. Find me on IG! @functionalpelvis 2nd Annual OTs in Pelvic Health Summit in Arizona Where to find Ivan Hardcastle Facebook at Ivan M Hardcastle He works at Castle Therapy _____________________________________________________________________________...

Optimism As a Default Mindset for OTs in Pelvic Health 15.05.2023 8:48

Get my 9 page OTs Map to the World of Pelvic Health . Meet me on the OTs for Pelvic Health Facebook Group! Check Out More OT Pelvic Health Content here. Find me on IG! @functionalpelvis ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Pelvic OTPs United - Lindsey's off-line interactive community for $39 a month! Inside Pelvic OTPs United you&apo...

Simplifying Advocacy for OTs + Why It Matters with Dr. Carlin Reaume 08.05.2023 36:13

2nd Annual OTs in Pelvic Health Summit is happening IN PERSON on August 19-20! Please join us + celebrate all things OT and Pelvic Health! Occupation-Based Pelvic Health Community of Practice Enrollment Survey Where to find the list of pelvic health presentations during AOTA 2023 Where to find Dr. Carlin Reaume IG: @supportedmama __________________________________________________________________...

AOTA President Alyson Stover Is Prioritizing Pelvic Health in 2023! 01.05.2023 14:29

Show Notes Epsiode 15: What I Learned From Not Getting Accepted to Speak at the AOTA Conference Occupation-Based Pelvic Health Community of Practice Enrollment Survey ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Pelvic OTPs United - Lindsey's off-line interactive community for $39 a month! Inside Pelvic OTPs United you'll find: Weekly...

OT Theory Should Not Just Live In Textbooks with Joanna Seber 17.04.2023 58:17

OT Pioneers: Intro to Pelvic Floor Therapy for Occupational Therapists opens April 24-28 here. Where to find Joanna Seber: https://www.wildchildthriving.com/ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Pelvic OTPs United - Lindsey's off-line interactive community for $39 a month! Inside Pelvic OTPs United you'll find: Weekly group me...

It Might Be Time To See Another Practitoner with Alissa Alter 10.04.2023 44:27

Where to find Alissa Alter Her podcast Myth of Motherhood Alissa's Instagram Blog on Substack: Alter Your Life Alissa's one woman show called, " We Party: #This is Motherhood" Learn more at www.alissaalter.com Resources Mentioned In This Epsisode Lindsey's course OT Elevate : The Biopsychosocial Approach to Colorectal Conditions Lindsey's Facebook Group OTs in Pelv...

Pressure, Posture, Pulls and Performance with Kathe Wallace 03.04.2023 35:09

Learn more about the first ever Trauma-Informed Pelvic Health Certification Get Lindsey's 9 page OTs Map to the World of Pelvic Health . Meet Lindsey on the OTs for Pelvic Health Facebook Group! (nearly 6,000 of us!) Check Out More OT Pelvic Health bingeworthy content here. Find Lindsey on IG! @functionalpelvis Kathe Wallace and I talk about: How intra abdominal pressure occurs functionally a...

If You Don't See the Community You Seek, Create It 27.03.2023 31:38

Get Lindsey's 9 page OTs Map to the World of Pelvic Health . Meet Lindsey on the OTs for Pelvic Health Facebook Group! OT Pioneers: Intro to Pelvic Floor Therapy for Occupational Therapists Check Out More OT Pelvic Health Content here. Find me on IG! @functionalpelvis More about Kiyoko Williams Kiyoko is grateful for the winding path that led her to the field of OT and specifically pelvic hea...

Maintaining Motivation When Progress Is Slow 20.03.2023 20:52

Get my 9 page OTs Map to the World of Pelvic Health . Meet me on the OTs for Pelvic Health Facebook Group! OT Pioneers: Intro to Pelvic Floor Therapy for Occupational Therapists OT Elevate: The Biopsychosocial Approach to Colorectal Conditions Trauma Informed Pelvic Health Certiification OTs in Pelvic Health Summit 2023 IN PERSON Check Out More OT Pelvic Health Content here. Find me on IG! @functi...

Chew on this: How Eating Disorders and Healthcare Disparities Show Up In Pelvic Health with Rachel Ohene 13.03.2023 42:06

OT Elevate: The Biopsychosocial Approach to Colorectal Conditions Lindsey's Newsletter Rachel Ohene's website, Liberate Pelvic Health Find Rachel on instagram @liberatepelvichealth ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Pelvic OTPs United - Lindsey's off-line interactive community for $39 a month! Inside Pelvic OTPs United yo...

Why Do Only Half of Women With Sexual Pain Tell Their Partners? 06.03.2023 7:00

Journal of Sexual Medicine " Fulfilling His Needs, Not Mine." Get Lindsey's 9 page OTs Map to the World of Pelvic Health . Meet Lindsey on the OTs for Pelvic Health Facebook Group! Check Out More OT Pelvic Health Content here. Find Lindsey on IG! @functionalpelvis ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Pelvic OTPs United - Li...