Healthy Midlands Podcast

Samantha Owen is a paediatric osteopath with a sparkling reputation among families in the West Midlands. In this episode she sits in with colleague and host, Emily, to discuss the benefits of cranial osteopathic treatments for babies.

Samantha gives examples of babies with colic and reflux, movement difficulties, or digestion issues, have been brought in to see her by their parents. Samantha and Emily discuss the practical difficulties of building an evidence base for cranial osteopathy, particularly in a paediatric population.

If you want to find out more, head to www.ebrookosteopathy.co.uk

Hunger Foods co-creator Aaron Morris joins Emily to discuss the importance of meal preparation, all while keeping his customers satiated and thrilled with delicious recipes. Aaron and his business partner Callum infuse their meals with inspiration from their travels. Middle Eastern, Pan Asian, Latin American and Caribbean flavours dominate their offering in both events catering and their meal prep service, based out of their kitchens in Burton.

A local company with a national presence, Aaron and Callum are invested in their community and environment, aiming to do the best they can for both.

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Jenny Richards is a coach in the West Midlands, mainly working with people for their work, and leadership roles. Jenny joins me to talk about the role of Coaching, how it all links with our biology, and a fair bit of brain science thrown in too!

How do we gain tools to manage conflict? How do we identify our strengths and weaknesses? And how can we use become the best future-versions of ourselves?

If you want to find out more about Jenny as a coach, go to https://jennyrichardscoach.co.uk

Rachel Priestly is an Infant Feeding Coach and Lactation Consultant working in the West Midlands. Rachel works with families to smooth the bumps in the road of their infant feeding journeys. She works with a specialist interest in more complicated feeding journeys, LGBTQI+ and surrogacy journeys.

Rachel takes time in this episode to talk to Emily about her role in private practice, societal ideas around breast feeding, and creating a more supportive and empathic environment for us all to learn.

*Note, the sound quality on this episode is quite poor on Emily's microphone, and there...

Laura Greenwood is an Osteopath working at Ebrook Osteopathy and Sports Clinic in Sutton Coldfield and Lichfield. Having been supporting her husband Dale in his triathlete efforts for many years, including his entry to the Kona World Championships in Hawaii, Laura uses her skills and experience to help other triathletes improve their performance and stave off injuries.

You can find more about Laura and book to see her at www.ebrookosteopathy.co.uk

Warning: This episode contains details of Tash's experience of Anorexia and her recovery. If you struggle with topics of this nature, there are lots of other episodes of the Healthy Midlands Podcast for you to enjoy. Tash's story is one of inspiring resilience, in which she makes a complete recovery.

Tash Turner is a personal trainer at The Gym in Kings Heath, and during lockdown Tash turned entrepreneur with the creation of her brand Buff Bombs.

Today Tash discusses her experiences with sport and body image, and how she used Pole Fit to turn her...

I can't tell you how much fun I had with Nikki Murphy recording this episode!

Nikki is not your usual yoga teacher. Raw, real and down-to-earth - Nikki shatters any perception of a yoga teacher you might have previously imagined. That's what makes her unlikely!

Find out more about Nikki at https://unlikelyyogi.co.uk/wp/

Sports Therapist Lizzie Watters is an integral part of the team at Ebrook Osteopathy and Sports Clinic in both Sutton Coldfield and Lichfield.

Lizzie has been running in the Midlands area for the past decade, going from slow park run attendee, to coming in the top 350 entrants of the Staffordshire Half Ironman this year. Lizzie explains the dedication it takes to improve your running, along with some insight to her gait analysis services she offers from Sutton Coldfield.

Lizzie chats through some of the challenges on her training journey, and her anticipation for this year's...

Welcome to this special mid-season solo-cast with your host, Emily Ward.

Emily takes this opportunity to talk about her work at Ebrook Osteopathy and Sports Clinic, and shares a very potted and slightly incorrect history of Osteopathy. She talks about the difference between Osteopaths and Sports Therapists, and why having a Podiatrist on the team has made such a difference to the work group-chat.

Find out more and book appointments in Sutton Coldfield and Lichfield by going to

www.ebrookosteopathy.co.uk

Jordan Chapman, or Chapperz as he's known to his friends, is a sports scientist and nutritionist based in the West Midlands. Today, Chapperz is demystifying the concept of superfoods. What are they? Why do we need them? And are they really as super as their name would suggest?

If you want to find out more about Jordan and get advice and inspiration for healthy living, follow him on instagram @daily_energy__

Arun Kumar works with his business parter James work at Evitae in Shenstone to help ladies in their 40s and 50s to change their lifestyle, gain confidence and smash their health and fitness goals! They're personal trainers and mindset coaches with a difference...

Arun's approach is transparent and holistic, with a massive emphasis on sustainable changes to improve ladies health. In this episode Arun talks about his approach and why Evitae is such a special place to train.

Find out more about Arun and James' work at https://www.e-vitae.co.uk/

What do cerebral palsy, virtual reality and walking backwards all have in common?

Find out in this week's episode as we chat with Ellen Joyce, an Osteopath working at Ebrook Osteopathy and Sports Clinic in Lichfield and Sutton Coldfield.

Ellen is passionate about helping children with neurological disorders, and used the opportunity of her Masters degree dissertation study to assess the current research on exercise therapy for children with Cerebral Palsy.

Ellen would also like to promote the Steptember initiative, encouraging people to get active and raise research money and awareness for cerebral...

How exciting to be joined by Natalie Robinson of Rise Aerial Yoga and Rise Hot Yoga in Lichfield! Natalie's studio is just about to be 5 years old at the start of September, and there's so much in store to celebrate...

Find out more about the feeling of freedom as you swing from an aerial yoga hammock, and explore the studio's workshop classes in everything from sound healing to mother and baby classes!

Find out more at www.riseaerialyoga.co.uk and www.risehotyoga.co.uk

Lisa Mathias has spent years learning and teaching parents how to better communicate with their babies before speech. Using songs, games and rhymes in her TinyTalk classes in Sutton Coldfield and Lichfield, Lisa aims to make early years communication easy and fun!

Lisa is so enthusiastic about baby sign language, and this really comes across in this episode! If you'd like to find out more about TinyTalk, go to https://www.tinytalk.co.uk

Or find Lisa specifically at https://www.tinytalk.co.uk/lisama

Sarah Smith is a Nutritionist, Functional Medicine practitioner and Osteopath working in Solihull. Sarah joins Emily to dispel diet myths, talk about nutrition, and venture into questionable legal territory while discussing diet-motivation groups! This episode is full of laughs, and I'm sure you'll hear just how much fun we had making it! There's so much valuable content for people looking to improve their health through food-choices, so we're so excited to share this episode with you.

You can find out more about Sarah and her practice at

https://www.widneyhouseclinic.com

https://nutritionprovocateur...

Stu Maidment works at the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) to help as many people find access to tennis courts and coaches as possible! Stu has a real enthusiasm for the sport, especially for helping children get into the sport.

Playing tennis doesn't have to mean joining a club - Stu champions park tennis as a informal, fun and accessible place to play.

Stu also really values finding fun in sport, and knows that it's the perfect antidote to children dropping out of sport as they get older!

Find out more about park tennis...

Sarah is an Personal Trainer in Sutton Coldfield and an online coach, with a specialist interest in working with women. After her diagnosis with PCOS, Sarah was inspired to educate women to help them feel more empowered to seek out their own healthiest lifestyle.

Today Sarah joins Emily to discuss how knowledge is power when it comes to hormonal health, and why social media might be more informative than you first thought...

You can find out more about Sarah's online and in-person coaching at @mootoovation on Instagram.

Sean O'Shea is a personal trainer at Pure Gym Sutton Coldfield, working under his brand Actin Fitness. Sean also trains people online so he can reach a wider audience and share his no-nonsense approach to health and fitness.

Today Sean joins Emily to talk about how we intrinsically link our body weight to our self worth, and gives some helpful and practical advice on how we can work to change the relationship we have with our weight.

You can find out more about Sean and train with him online at www.actinfitness.co.uk

Clare Watts is a classical Pilates teacher, and owner of the beautiful studio in South Staffordshire, Pilates Revolution.

Clare's study of Pilates has brought her to equipment work, as she learns more and more about the origins of the exercise, and modern anatomy and sports science.

Clare shares her passion for Pilates with us in today's episode, but if you would like to find out more or visit the studio, information can be found at

www.pilatesrevolution..uk

Alicia Poole is an Osteopath on a mission to help patients live a more fulfilled life, and to find freedom and identity away from the label of their diagnosis. Alicia believes you are more than your diagnosis, and she has the skills to prove it to you!

Alicia works at Ebrook Osteopathy and Sports Clinic in Lichfield, and in her own clinic The Bodyworks Osteopathy in Market Bosworth in Leicestershire.

You can find out more about Alicia and her work at

www.ebrookosteopathy.co.uk

www.thebodyworks-osteopathy.com

Katie and Gemma from PL Health Hub in Sutton Coldfield join us this week to talk about he benefits of a little healthy competition...

The Hub has recently received an amazing re-vamp after lockdown, bringing Pilates, Barre, TRX and Yoga classes back to people seeking the ultimate health-fix in Sutton Coldfield. New to the Hub are the incredible cardio classes, Ride!

Hear all the ladies have to say about their new lease for fitness after lockdown, and find out more, and book classes directly at www.plhealthhub.co.uk

Stephanie de Sousa-Bartlett is a multi-talented Osteopath working at Ebrook Osteopathy and Sports Clinic, both in Lichfield and Sutton Coldfield.

Stephanie has noticed more and more people seeking help for headaches after working at home during lockdown, and she wants to share her insight and expertise with you.

If you want to find out more about Stephanie's work, check out

www.ebrookosteopathy.co.uk

or catch her on social media @ebrookosteopathy

Ellen Reid and Mackenzie Ingley are England Netball coaches with a passion for keeping teenage and pre-teen girls in team sports. They're working hard to engage girls in sport for it's many benefits; fitness, self esteem, body-confidence and team building.

The duo are now setting up a walking netball team for ladies in Tamworth so they can feel all the benefits of netball too!

If you want to find out more about the Tamworth Roosters, you can find them on Facebook and Instagram @tamworthroosters

Emily speaks with her colleague and brother, Matt about his role as a Sports Therapist and Personal Trainer at his private training studio Ebrook Fitness.

Matt busts some gym-myths and covers the many benefits of strength training for every day health and fitness. Matt's no-nonsense approach to fitness is less concerned with how we look, and all about how we feel in our own skin.

Explore with Matt and Emily the power in a strength training programme, and how it could shape your future health.

Find out more about Matt and Ebrook Fitness...

Emily speaks with her colleague and brother, Matt about his role as a Sports Therapist and Personal Trainer at his private training studio Ebrook Fitness.

Matt busts some gym-myths and covers the many benefits of strength training for every day health and fitness. Matt's no-nonsense approach to fitness is less concerned with how we look, and all about how we feel in our own skin.

Explore with Matt and Emily the power in a strength training programme, and how it could shape your future health.

Meet Emily Ward, Osteopath and host of the Healthy Midlands Podcast.

In this initial, shorter episode Emily explores the reasons she started the conversations included in the Healthy Midlands Podcast, and invites you to come on a journey to explore the best ways to stay healthy in the West Midlands.