How to Own Your Recovery: Self-Advocacy (Dr. Matt Fontaine) | Masters of Wellness™

In this episode of the Masters of Wellness™ Podcast, we have a conversation with Dr. Matt Fontaine to tackle a problem almost everyone runs into eventually: you don’t need more health hacks—you need an owner’s manual, a clearer diagnosis, and a healthcare team that actually makes sense for your body. With 25+ years in clinical practice across sports chiropractic, integrative physical medicine, Active Release Techniques® (ART), and corrective exercise, Dr. Fontaine has worked with professional athletes, first responders, military/veterans, and everyday people who simply want to stay resilient, pain-free, and high-performing. His message is simple and timely: own your body and mind, own your health—learn to self-advocate for your one body. This is a practical, no-fluff conversation about how to stop outsourcing your judgment, ask better questions, track the right signals, and make smarter decisions—whether you’re dealing with pain, confusion, mixed opinions, or a “label” that doesn’t fully explain what you’re experiencing. Main Topic Own your body and mind, own your health. Learn to self-advocate for your one body. In this episode, you’ll learn: Why physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health are connected (with physical health as the foundation) What effective care looks like: thoughtful evaluation, sound clinical judgment, and time spent understanding the full picture How to avoid one-size-fits-all treatment plans and quick-fix culture How precise diagnosis and team-based care improve outcomes How to build your personal health team (and when to involve PT, chiro, sports med, strength coaching, nutrition, and mental health) Get Dr. Fontaine’s book Only One Body: The Owner’s Manual for Optimal Health and Peak Performance You Never Got at Birth Available on Amazon (search: “Only One Body Matt Fontaine”) Connect with Dr. Matt Fontaine Website: https://www.drmattfontaine.com Instagram: @drmattfontaine YouTube: @DrMattFontaine Call to Action If this episode helped you: Subscribe to Masters of Wellness™ Share it with one person who’s outsourcing their health and needs their owner’s manual back Comment below: “One question I’m asking my provider next is ____.” self advocacy health, patient self advocacy, own your health, only one body, Dr Matt Fontaine, sports chiropractor, integrative physical medicine, Active Release Techniques ART, corrective exercise, accurate diagnosis, chronic pain help, back pain neck pain shoulder pain, injury recovery, peak performance, longevity and performance, healthcare team, team based care, evidence informed care, clinical reasoning, pain science, movement assessment, mobility and strength, wellness podcast, Masters of Wellness podcast, Edward Curtain