61: Healing Birth Injuries with Visceral Manipulation with PT & Doula Stefanie McMillin

Stefanie McMillin is a Pelvic Floor Physical Therapist and Doula who is certified in Visceral Manipulation (VM). She is the owner of Full Circle Birth & Pelvic Health, Naperville’s trusted pelvic floor therapy and doula service provider. They uniquely support women through the full circle of women’s health, including conception, fertility, pregnancy, labor, recovery, and beyond. The technique of visceral manipulation works to restore the normal motion that happens around the organs and tissues around it. Simply put, with this therapy Stefanie has healed countless postpartum issues like prolapse, diastasis and incontinence in a matter of a few sessions. Intrigued to learn more? You have to give this episode a listen! Time stamps: 00:00 - Stefanie's Bio 07:00 - What is VM? 14:00 - Traditional Pelvic Floor PT vs VM 20:00 - Postpartum prolapse prevalence 28:00 - Recurrent birth injuries with subsequent pregnancies 35:00 - Getting "cleared" at 6 weeks shouldn't be by your OB 41:00 - What if my PT isn't certified in VM? 45:00 - Tummy tucks and healing diastasis recti 47:00 - Is it possible to reverse prolapse? 49:00 - How VM can help the menstrual cycle (heavy bleeding, endo, PCOS 51:00 - Unexplained fertility 55:00 - Physiological birth & why she became a Doula 1:00 - VM for Pelvic Floor PTs 1:03 - Finding a VM provider Contact and Resources from Stefanie: Follow Stefanie on IG @doctor_stefanie Learn About Stefanie's Services Find a VM Provider Connect with Kristine: Email - [email protected] Instagram - @birth.injury.coach YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@kristine.mamaproject Subscribe to receive my weekly emails - https://mamaproject.myflodesk.com/mailinglist