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02/05/2026

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02/01/2026

🚨 THIS ONE MUSCLE CAN WRECK YOUR HIPS, KNEES, AND LOWER BACK 🚨
…and yes — it’s a big reason hip dips look deeper and weaker.

GLUTEUS MEDIUS!

The side-hip stabilizer most people completely ignore.

This muscle’s job is non-negotiable:
KEEP YOUR PELVIS LEVEL WHILE YOU MOVE.

When it is weak, your body compensates — everywhere.

Weak gluteus medius = full-body dysfunction

• Pelvis drops when you walk
• Hips shift side to side
• Knees collapse inward
• Iliotibial band tightens
• Hip flexors take over
• Lower back and sacroiliac joint take the hit
• Balance goes out the window

You do not “have bad hips.”
You have bad stabilization.

Hip dips 👀

Hip dips are normal anatomy — BUT weakness exaggerates them:

• Gluteus medius offline = no lateral hip support
• Tensor fasciae latae dominates and pulls tissue forward
• Side-glute never fills out
• The dip looks sharper, deeper, weaker

This is not fat.
This is not cellulite.
This is muscle that never learned to do its job.

Why this muscle shuts down

• Sitting constantly
• Old ankle, knee, or hip injuries
• Only training forward/back (squats do not cover it)
• No single-leg strength or control
• Nervous system guarding the pelvis

Modern movement patterns kill it.

When the gluteus medius comes back online.

• Hips feel solid, not tight
• Walking smooths out
• Lower back finally relaxes
• Knees track correctly
• Side-hip strength shows up
• Hip dips soften naturally

The aesthetic changes because the mechanics change.

🔥 Weak gluteus medius = unstable body

🔥 No stability = pain and poor shape

🔥 Train the muscle that holds you together

I can help with b***y butt cupping, electric muscle stem and myoskeletal realignment therapy

01/30/2026

Bounce your b***y into a new you!

Bounce in place 50 times a day for 50 days.

Stand and lift your heels.

Sit or in a wheelchair? Lift your feet or tap your toes while bouncing.

On a rebounder? Perfect.

In a pool? Even better.

Tiny hops count—if you lift, you succeed.

Boost circulation, energize your body, and move your lymph, stay flexible, fluid, flowing and elastic!

Every bounce counts. Everyone can do this.

Bounce baby bounce!

01/28/2026

I can help! I am a Nationally Board Certified Myoskeletal Realignment Therapist.

01/26/2026

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01/26/2026

“But I Have Flat Feet.”
No — Your Arch Just Can’t Hold Weight.

I had this exact conversation with a patient the other day.

She was sitting on the table and I commented on her beautiful, high arches.
She immediately said, “Oh no — I have flat feet.”

So I said, “Okay — let’s test it. Stand up.”

The moment she put weight through her feet, her arch pronated inward and collapsed.

That’s the part most people never get told.

🦶 Sitting or off-load?
An arch is clearly there.

🦶 Standing with body weight?
The arch disappears.

That’s not a structural flat foot.
That’s a load and strength issue.

The main player here is the tibialis posterior — the muscle responsible for holding your arch up when gravity and body weight show up.

When it’s weak, fatigued, or not doing its job:

The foot rolls inward

The arch drops

Ankles collapse

Knees and hips start compensating

This is why:

Inserts only help temporarily

Padding doesn’t retrain the system

And calling it “flat feet” misses the real issue

Most of the time, the arch exists.
It just hasn’t been trained to handle load.

And that changes everything.

01/25/2026

Due to inclement weather appts for tomorrow will be cancelled and reschedules and the office will be closed.

01/25/2026

01/25/2026

Why Your Body Feels Like Crap!

Trauma Isn’t Always Obvious

It starts early. A word, a glance, being shamed, rushed, ignored, or told “stop crying” as a child stays in your body. Sometimes kids are forced to take care of siblings or act like the adult — and the nervous system learns: your needs don’t matter; you must protect everyone else; you’re only valued when you take care of others.

Labels like “lazy,” “sensitive,” or “bossy” stick. Over time, they hijack who you are. You live as who you were told to be, not who you truly are.

Trauma doesn’t stop in childhood. It can come from:

Bullying, judgment, harassment

Chronic stress, overwhelm, or life changes

Health crises, surgery, or accidents

Being valued only for performance or productivity

Sometimes survival looks like:

“Nothing can touch me. I don’t need anyone. I’m not capable of love.”

It keeps you safe — but it isolates you from love, friendship, joy, and fun. Sometimes we need to hibernate to heal, but it’s only the first step. To truly thrive, we must come back to life.

Your fascia, lymphatics, and nervous system store these experiences. The body keeps the score. Somatic therapy helps release tension, trauma, and stuck emotions safely, recalibrating your system.

A Real Example:

One patient J worked with had lost discernment. Morbidly obese, disconnected, she convinced herself she was “fine.” During a somatic therapy session, while I was releasing her diaphragm a wail of hurt unleashed, years of fear, grief, and shame — a tsunami of emotion finally let go and within a safe place to release and let It Go. It was like the Grand canyon collapsing profoundly heartbreaking powerful and healing for her.

That day was a type of rebirth for her. In this last year, she’s already lost over 50 pounds — not for anyone else, but to honor herself. She's amazing and I'm so proud of her and she is an absolute super beast.

Healing Looks Like!

Healing begins when you meet the needs that were never met — in body, mind, and nervous system with yourself.

Unmet needs often show up as:

Endless searching for love or validation

Hiding or over-performing

Chasing achievement to feel worthy

Struggling with boundaries or codependency

Feeling numb, disconnected, or constantly on edge

It’s not about blame. It’s about finally releasing what’s been trapped and stepping into a life that feels like yours.

Start With Yourself!

Deep breathing: slow inhales, long exhales

Move! Get off the damn couch.. movement: stretch, walk, dance, run, workout and play...wiggle that tension out

Check-ins: think about it and learn to tune in to yourself, learn discernment, o watch and not react... notice sensations, where tension lives. Learn What triggers you and how to manage the reaction breathe and redirect

Boundaries: say no to what drains, yes to what nurtures

If you’re ready to dig deeper, release what’s trapped, and reclaim your body, your emotions, and your life — give me a call. This is where real transformation begins.

Dr. Laura 🥰

“If we are to heal, we must activate within what we did not receive from without.” — James Hollis

01/18/2026

Why Everyone Is Swollen Right Now!
(And why women take the hit hardest)

Here are some things you may not know that directly impact your body and your health:

Histamine, allergies, mast cells — most of it does not start with food or “sensitivity.”
It starts with lymphatic flow.

Histamine is normal. Necessary. Protective.
Your body releases it on purpose.

The problem is when it doesn’t clear.

When lymph isn’t moving, histamine stays in tissue.
That’s when you see:

• puffy face and eyes
• sinus pressure
• itching, hives, flushing
• swollen hands, tight rings
• bloating
• “random” food reactions

Not mystery.
Not weakness.
Drainage.

Women feel this more because hormones matter.

Estrogen increases histamine.
Progesterone slows lymph.

PMS, perimenopause, menopause, thyroid shifts — all increase load while reducing clearance.

Now add lifestyle and environment:

• low or no daily movement and exercise
• dehydration most people really do not know how to hydrate correctly.
• sugar
• alcohol
• stress
• seasonal pressure and weather changes

Sugar thickens lymph and drives inflammation.
Alcohol dehydrates, dilates vessels, and triggers histamine.

Exercise is a lymph pump.
No movement, no flow.

Hydration determines whether lymph moves or stalls.

This time of year, all of this converges — and bodies show it.

Swelling isn’t random.
Allergies aren’t always allergies.
Histamine isn’t the villain.

Stagnant lymph is.

Your body isn’t broken.
It’s overloaded.

Support lymph, respect hormones, move your body, hydrate well, and reduce sugar and alcohol — and symptoms calm.

Women don’t have more histamine problems.
They have more lymph demand.

Ready for a reset! I can help.

01/13/2026

I've never allowed myself to have a mammogram nor will I ever.