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EPISODE · Nov 11, 2025 · 54 MIN

#66 Feet first: rethinking shoes for us and our kids with BarefootBrit

from Make Movement Matter with Wendy Welpton · host Wendy Welpton

Your feet are talking, but are you listening?You know that moment you kick off your shoes and feel instant relief? It’s your body’s way of saying, we didn’t like that.In this week’s episode, I’m joined by Brittany Balinski, better known as ‘Barefoot Brit’; founder of barefootbrit.co.uk and the UK’s first Barefoot Shoe & Foot Health Expo. A mum of four turned advocate, Brittany’s mission is to help families rediscover what natural movement for their feet really means.Together we explore:why conventional shoes can quietly reshape how kids (and adults) movehow reconnecting our feet and brain transforms balance, confidence, and coordinationwhat happens when we stop numbing our senses and start trusting our bodies againand how to make the switch to healthier, foot-shaped footwearThis conversation will make you rethink what your feet have been trying to tell you all along!To find out more about today's guest and for the full show notes, visit:⁠The Make Movement Matter Podcast⁠If you enjoy this podcast, please press Follow and Rate and Review.  To support the show and help me to keep making the podcast, please contribute by ⁠Buying Me a Coffee...or Tea! Connect with your host, Wendy, founder of Reclaim Movement, on:⁠Instagram⁠ | ⁠YouTube⁠ | ⁠Website⁠

Your feet are talking, but are you listening?You know that moment you kick off your shoes and feel instant relief? It’s your body’s way of saying, we didn’t like that.In this week’s episode, I’m joined by Brittany Balinski, better known as ‘Barefoot Brit’; founder of barefootbrit.co.uk and the UK’s first Barefoot Shoe & Foot Health Expo. A mum of four turned advocate, Brittany’s mission is to help families rediscover what natural movement for their feet really means.Together we explore:why conventional shoes can quietly reshape how kids (and adults) movehow reconnecting our feet and brain transforms balance, confidence, and coordinationwhat happens when we stop numbing our senses and start trusting our bodies againand how to make the switch to healthier, foot-shaped footwearThis conversation will make you rethink what your feet have been trying to tell you all along!To find out more about today's guest and for the full show notes, visit:⁠The Make Movement Matter Podcast⁠If you enjoy this podcast, please press Follow and Rate and Review.  To support the show and help me to keep making the podcast, please contribute by ⁠Buying Me a Coffee...or Tea! Connect with your host, Wendy, founder of Reclaim Movement, on:⁠Instagram⁠ | ⁠YouTube⁠ | ⁠Website⁠

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