Hey there! Summer is coming to a close (or maybe it already has for some of you!), but our Professional Mentorship Community is still going strong.

I’ve noticed a huge uptick in content that feels really confusing and contradictory in the perinatal fitness and pelvic health space. There seems to be a growing debate over who is allowed to talk about the pelvic floor and where different professionals should be supporting their clients.

I’m not a pelvic floor physical therapist (although we do have two incredible pelvic floor PTs, Hayley Kava and Casey Backus, who are part of our mentorship community), but I feel confident in my approach to supporting my perinatal clients with their pelvic floor.

I’ve had clients come to me and finally find relief from pelvic pain they’ve been dealing with for months or even years. I’ve also referred clients to pelvic floor PTs like Hayley and Casey because they needed more individualized support through one-on-one physical therapy. And I’ve referred clients to their medical providers, like Roxanne, the certified nurse midwife who leads our mentorship community with me, because their symptoms weren’t related to pelvic floor tension at all. Instead, they were dealing with a medical complication that required a completely different approach.

I share all of this because I think it’s a disservice when professionals argue over who is allowed to support a client. It creates a scarcity mindset of, “If this client works with that person, they’re stealing my business.” That’s not the approach that best serves our clients. There are enough clients for all of us, and many of them will benefit from working with multiple professionals throughout their journey to improve their quality of life.

When we approach our clients’ concerns from multiple perspectives, we’re able to better support them on their journey. None of us has all the answers, and I’ve found that some of the greatest professional growth comes from learning alongside experts with different backgrounds and experiences.

That’s exactly what we’ve built inside our Professional Mentorship Community. You’ll learn from a variety of professionals, even within our own mentorship team. We have a perinatal fitness trainer, birth doula, pelvic floor physical therapists, yoga teacher, and certified nurse midwife, all sharing their own perspectives and expertise. The goal isn’t for you to become all of those professionals. The goal is for you to better understand their perspectives so you can apply what is appropriate within your own scope of practice and know when it’s time to collaborate or refer out.

Personally, I’ve learned so much from the professionals on our team. They’ve made me a much better trainer and birth doula than I ever could have become by only learning from other trainers or other doulas. It was the different perspectives that challenged me to think differently, better understand the body, and ultimately provide better support for my clients.

What's Coming This Month in the Mentorship Community

This month in our mentorship community, we’re continuing our conversation on movement patterns. When we understand the underlying asymmetrical pattern, it becomes much easier to identify the root cause of a client’s discomfort and develop more effective solutions.

For example, if someone has pelvic floor symptoms, could the original issue actually be coming from their shoulder? Or could their shoulder pain be connected to what’s happening with their pelvic floor? This month, we’re taking that conversation one step further as we dive into patterns of the thorax and explore how the rib cage influences movement throughout the entire body.

August Webinar Schedule

• Monday, August 3 at 9:00 AM EST: Group Chat: The Patterns of the Thorax
• Monday, August 10 at 10:00 AM EST: The Dynamic Rib Cage: Taking a Multi-Planar Approach with Hayley Kava, MPT
• Monday, August 17 at 9:00 AM EST: Social Media: Creating Content for Complex Topics with Gina Conley, MS
• Monday, August 24 at 10:00 AM EST: Literature Review with Casey Backus, MPT
• Monday, August 31 at 10:00 AM EST: When Could the Issue Not Be the Pelvic Floor? with Roxanne Albert, CNM

All webinars are recorded and available for viewing within the community!

Inside the community, you can ask clinical questions, get feedback on your social media content, discuss challenging client cases, and receive business advice. You’ll have direct access not only to Roxanne and me, but also to Hayley and Casey, who have both been incredible mentors throughout my own professional journey.

Plus, you’ll get instant access to our entire library of previous webinars, case discussions, and mentorship calls, so you can start learning right away.

I hope you’ll join us! Your first month is completely free, so come meet the community, join us for August’s discussions, and see if it’s a good fit for you.

Gina and Roxanne