The Posturing for Health Podcast
Sit in with soul friends and bodyworkers, Bill Bryan and Gina Loree Bryan, as we suss out the meaning of health, the universe and everything.
We don’t have all the answers, but we love asking lots of questions!
As seekers and open-minded skeptics, we’re like explorers in the world, going about our respective days and then returning home to share, unpack, challenge, vent a little … with lots of aha’s (and the occasional snarkiness) along the way.
We hash out topics such as holistic health, the latest news headlines, the struggles of parenting, perplexing Bible passages, our next big project, compassion, gratitude, and what it means to be human.
Our hope is that you’ll come away looking at life with a little more curiosity.
Eps.4 ~ How we approach a diagnosis
Ask the bodyworkers!
In this episode, we take the topic of receiving a diagnosis further - into how each of us might address a ‘diagnosis’.
Some of the points we cover:
The ‘trap’ of reductionist thinking which can be rampant in massage therapy approaches;
How an ‘eastern’ modality, like shiatsu, might view a ‘western’ diagnosis;
What a ‘syndrome’ is (and isn’t);
Why one should not ‘smack’ the child (or the mother) when the child is screaming;
Robert Palmer :)
Eps.3 ~ So, you got a diagnosis…
Relief? Or crisis….?
As bodyworkers, a number of our clients come in having received a ‘diagnosis’ from their health care practitioner.
Sometimes this can be a relief, when mysterious symptoms get a ‘name’.
Sometimes it can bring up more anxiety.
In this episode, we talk about:
What certain diagnostic terms actually mean (including the word, ‘diagnosis’!);
What the benefits and pitfalls are of receiving a diagnosis;
How to reframe your perception of a diagnosis, in terms of how it fits in to the larger story about your life;
One of the best things you can do to empower yourself if and when you receive a diagnosis.