Sunshine Holistic Therapy

23/02/2026

If your neck and shoulders are always somewhere near your ears…
and reversing the car feels like a full-body event…it’s rarely because you “just slept funny.”

More often, it’s strain & load.

Work.
Lifting.
Stress.
Bracing.
Holding yourself together, physically and emotionally.

Tomorrow evening inside The My Body Hurts Club, I’m running a short live session looking at why upper body tension builds and what actually helps.

No workouts.
No forcing.
Just simple, structured movements that reduce strain properly.

If this sounds familiar, the group is open and the live will be saved.

Dawn x
Sunshine Holistic Therapy

20/02/2026

You don’t have to wait until pain is unbearable before you deserve support.

So many women live with:

• tight necks
• heavy shoulders
• wrists that ache
• jaws that clench
• ribs that barely move

and just get on with it.

But “manageable” doesn’t mean “normal.”

If something in your upper body has been quietly bothering you for a while, it’s allowed to matter.

The blog this week explores why upper body tightness builds, and why working with the whole chain makes more sense than attacking one sore spot.

You don’t have to force your body to change.
You just have to understand it.

Dawn x
Sunshine Holistic Therapy

(Link is in the comments & profile.)

19/02/2026

Whoop whoop

✨ Research on Visceral Manipulation & Women’s Health

A 2025 study published in the Journal of Clinical Medicine found that five weekly sessions of Visceral Manipulation significantly​ help improve quality of life in women with endometriosis (p = 0.0001) and pelvic organ prolapse (p = 0.0093)

The Effect of Osteopathic Visceral Manipulation on Quality of Life and Postural Stability in Women with Endometriosis and Women with Pelvic Organ Prolapse
Study:https://www.iahe.com/storage/docs/articles/BHpNR3Rl7K5zyigO7e9Qm8QHK79fG1mJhABsSvwt.pdf

This non-invasive manual therapy approach continues to show promise in supporting women with complex pelvic conditions.

Learn More About Barral Manual Therapies for Women’s and Men’s Health:
https://info.barralinstitute.com/conditions/womens-and-mens-health-issues/

18/02/2026

If your upper body feels constantly tight, it’s rarely just one area causing the problem.

Women often tell me:

“My neck is always stiff.”
“My shoulders won’t switch off.”
“My wrists ache.”
“My jaw feels tight.”

But the upper body works as a chain.

When one part takes on more load, from work, lifting, stress, posture, caring for others, the rest adapts.

Compensation is clever.
Until it isn’t.

This week’s blog looks at why upper body tightness builds from wrists through to ribs, and why small, consistent movements often work better than stretching harder.

If this sounds familiar, it might make a few things click.

Dawn x
Sunshine Holistic Therapy

(Link in comments & profile.)

16/02/2026

There’s a quiet shift that happens when you stop trying to push through discomfort and start understanding it instead.

Inside The My Body Hurts Club, we’ve been looking at everyday aches, wrists, shoulders, neck tension, and why they rarely appear “for no reason.”

Bodies compensate.
They brace.
They hold.

And often what helps isn’t intensity, it’s small, consistent movements done properly.

If you live with something that nags, pulls, clicks or aches more than you’d like, the group is there quietly in the background.

No workouts.
No pressure.
Just practical, clever support.

Dawn x
Sunshine Holistic Therapy

13/02/2026

There’s something quietly powerful about understanding your body instead of fighting it.

This week inside The My Body Hurts Club, we looked at wrist and hand pain — why it’s so common in women, and why it’s rarely just about the wrist.

No workouts.
No forcing.
No dramatic “fixes.”

Just small, practical movements and a bit of understanding.

If you live with ongoing aches, wrists, shoulders, back, or hips, you don’t have to normalise it.

The group is there if and when you need it.

Dawn x
Sunshine Holistic Therapy

11/02/2026

I ran the first My Body Hurts Club live last night.

We focused on wrist, hand and carpal tunnel pain, something so many women quietly live with and work around.

One thing that really stands out when you start looking at wrist pain properly is this:

It’s rarely just the wrist.

Forearms.
Shoulders.
Neck.
Load.
Repetition.
Hormones.
Stress.

Bodies are brilliant at compensating, until they need a bit of support.

We went through one simple, seated movement that can be done at home, gently and consistently, without forcing or pushing.

The replay is available inside the group if wrist or hand pain is something you deal with.

You don’t have to “put up with it” just because life is busy.

Dawn x
Sunshine Holistic Therapy

09/02/2026

The first My Body Hurts Club live is happening this week 💛

🗓 Tuesday 10th February
⏰ 5.30–6.00pm
📍 Inside the closed Facebook group

We’ll be talking about wrist, hand & carpal tunnel pain — why it’s so common in women, and one simple, seated movement that can really help.

A few important things to know:
• Cameras don’t need to be on
• You don’t have to join in
• You can just listen
• the replay will be saved

It’s winter. It’s dark. It’s cold.
You can be wrapped up on the sofa with a brew, listening along from home, no pressure, no effort.

If you’d like to join us, you’ll find the group link in the comments / pinned posts 💛

Dawn x

06/02/2026

If you’ve been reading along this week and quietly thinking
“this sounds like me”…
it probably is.

I’ve opened The My Body Hurts Club, a free, closed Facebook group where women talk honestly about everyday pain and share small, practical ways to feel more comfortable.

You don’t have to post.
You don’t have to explain yourself.
You can just join and take what’s useful.

You’ll find the link in my pinned posts if you’d like to come in 🤍
Dawn x

04/02/2026

So many women quietly live with everyday pain, and tell themselves it’s “just life”.

I’ve shared a new blog this week about living with everyday pain, why it’s so common, and why it doesn’t mean your body is broken.

If your wrists, neck, shoulders or back have been grumbling for a while, this might help things make sense.

New blog — link in the comments 🤍
Dawn x

02/02/2026

I’ve created something new for February.

It’s called The My Body Hurts Club — a free, closed Facebook group for women who live with everyday aches and pain.

The kind you put up with.
Work around.
Laugh off.
Or tell yourself you’ll deal with “when things calm down”.

Sore wrists.
Tight necks and shoulders.
Backs that complain.
Hips that feel fed up.
Scars that still pull.

This isn’t a workout group.
There’s no fitness pressure, no Lycra, no pushing through pain.

It’s a calm, supportive space where we look at why bodies hurt, share simple things that actually help, and remind each other that living in pain isn’t a personal failing.

If that sounds like you, you’re very welcome to join.

Dawn x
Sunshine Holistic Therapy

(link in comments)

30/01/2026

“My body hurts”

is something so many women say quietly… then carry on anyway.

This week I’ve been sharing a bit about everyday pain, the kind we normalise because life is busy and there’s always something (or someone) that comes first.

If your wrists, neck, shoulders, back or hips have been grumbling for a while now, you’re not weak or broken.
Your body has just been working hard for a long time.

You don’t have to rush to fix anything.
Sometimes understanding what’s going on is the first bit of relief.

More soon 🤍

Dawn x
Sunshine Holistic Therapy