Help! I'm Hypermobile

May 09 2024 15 ep. 27 mins 25
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Forget the misconceptions—being hypermobile doesn't mean you're stuck without options. Join hypermobility expert Alex as she reveals exciting breakthroughs and practical tips for managing hypermobility, HSD, and hEDS, as well as sharing insight from her own personal journey. Get ready for engaging discussions, relatable anecdotes, and a few laughs along the way. Prepare to feel inspired, informed, and connected. Because incurable does not mean untreatable!

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Ep 14 Hypermobility and Posture: Why What You Think You Know About Posture is Probably Wrong

May 09 2024 46 mins  
We're back and we're talking about POSTURE! Misconceptions are EVERYWHERE when it comes to posture, and most of what you think you know about posture is probably wrong. Listen to today's episode to find out. . . why there's no such thing as an inherently bad (or good!) posture why we as a society have this weird obsession with "good" posture (and wha

Ep 13 Hypermobility and Fitness: 6 Essential Rules I Wish I Knew Sooner

Mar 06 2024 39 mins  
Exercising if you're hypermobile isn't easy. Join me on today’s episode as I reflect on my personal fitness journey and share with you 6 insights I wish I had known about hypermobility and exercise decades ago. I still use these rules both for myself and with my patients, and I hope that you find them helpful on your journey too! TODAY YOU'LL LEARN👇 Why there is

Ep 12: Hypermobility and Pregnancy

Feb 16 2024 48 mins  
Hypermobility affects EVERYTHING (because connective tissue is EVERYWHERE!), and pregnancy is no exception! Trigger Warning: adverse pregnancy events, pregnancy complications The biggest source of confusion when it comes to hypermobility and pregnancy is how some hypermobile people can have relatively uneventful pregnancies (in fact, some hypermobile people even report finding that

Ep 11 Hypermobility and Intimacy

Feb 01 2024 27 mins  
Hypermobility and adult intimacy issues are common, but rarely talked about. In this episode you'll learn👇 2 of the most common intimacy-related injuries Alex hears about from this community (and what you can do about them) Why we need to reframe how we think about intimacy 3 conditions that affect intimacy that many people don't realise might be related to their h

Ep 10 Period Problems and Hypermobility: How Charting Your Cycle Can Help

Nov 07 2023 21 mins  
Hypermobility and period issues often go hand-in-hand😫🩸 In this episode you'll learn: Why not all bleeds are periods! (and what this might mean for your health) Why learning to chart your cycle using the Symptothermal Method can give you valuable insight into what's going on INSIDE your body How to chart 2 key biomarkers and finally, why the corpus lu

Ep 09: Coping with Hypermobility at Work: Navigating Hypermobility in the Workplace

Oct 05 2023 25 mins  
Workplaces are HARD to navigate as a hypermobile person!! Support is often lacking (to say the least) and hypermobile workers suffer as a result. This episode focuses on practical, actionable steps you can take to try to make your workday at least a tiny bit easier. Check out today’s episode and hear all about. . . The history of ergonomics (it's a classic tale of Good vs

Hypermobility and Your Gut: How Connective Tissue Influences Digestive Health

Sep 20 2023 41 mins  
Gut issues suck. Not only are they confusing, often painful, frequently disabling, they can even be life-threatening in some situations. I HATE GUT ISSUES (as do many of my hypermobile patients). And the general lack of support, appropriate diagnostic investigation, and treatment by the broader medical and healthcare communities doesn't help either. Suffice to say, it's cur

Ep 007 Feeling Things Differently: Hypermobility and Feelings (and Small Fibre Neuropathy)

Sep 07 2023 23 mins  
Feeling things can be complicated when you're hypermobile! That's why in today's episode of Help! I'm Hypermobile Alex is talking all about FEELINGS! Here is what you will learn: what hypermobility feels like (based on her personal experience, what her patients say, as well as what she has learned from this community) why asking a hypemobile person if they

Ep 06 Hypermobility + Fashion: How To Dress To Support Your Hypermobile Body

Aug 16 2023 22 mins  
Today we're talking all about hypermobility + FASHION! From head-to-toe, we'll be talking all about how your clothing choices might be helping (or hurting!) your hypermobile body. We'll be covering. . . bras + your brachial plexus compression socks, leggings, and blood pooling sunglasses + sensitivity to light and why "minimal bracing" is something tha

Behind the Beighton Scale

Jul 19 2023 21 mins  
Today we're talking all about the famous Beighton Scale!🤩 Unfortunately like many things involving hypermobility, the Beighton Scale ends up resulting in a lot of confusion and frustration for hypermobile people❤️‍🩹 In this episode we talk about👇 WHAT the Beighton Scale is (and what it isn't!) the HISTORY of the Beighton Scale (including a love story!)