The Porch Health & Wellness

05/04/2024

More things happening on my Jenn McKay page…

Come tune in to learn more about
-> how to release tight muscles with tennis balls
-> how to take care of yourself - physically; mentally; emotionally; spiritually; socially = especially during tough seasons (young kids, middle aged kids, caregiving for a family member or friend…)
-> how to build a better PACE (posture, alignment, corrective exercise)

More to come in the near future!

I look forward to seeing you over on the other page

04/10/2024

Hate your trajectory?

Watch todays live to find out what I’m talking about

09/01/2022

Labour day weekend FLASH SALE

It’s almost the end of summer.
Almost back to school for the kids
Last long weekend
And what goes better with a long weekend..... than a good book?!?

Finding Me in the midst of chaos
is on sale
for 5 days
(Thursday 09/01-Monday 09/05)

Why purchase the e-book??

🔗 As a wife and a mom and a caregiver who has “struggled” with putting myself last on the list for too long, I wanted to share some of the lessons that I have learned over the past few years as the amount of people I take care of has increased.

The more people I added to the list to take care of, the less I chose to take care of myself (yes I see it as a choice to not take care of myself… more on that another time).

Either I had to do something differently or I was going to break.

So I broke... 😞
..and eventually in the rebuilding,
I’ve had to learn how to do things differently while still taking care of the same load.

🔗 I also wanted to share some of the lessons I’ve learned as an RMT helping other people recover from and rehab low back injuries.

🔗 I also included my own journey with low back pain and the key components I’ve discovered that have kept my body in pain for too many years (22 and counting…)

I was a high level athlete through high school and into my mid-twenties. Always playing in pain but playing none-the-less.

Til it all came to a halt in order for me to get pregnant and not be on bed rest.

That part of the story was 10 years ago.

Last year was a turning point.
My youngest started kindergarten
And it was finally my turn.

Slowly over the past year I have been working myself out from the place I’ve been stuck.

22 years is a long time to be stuck on the same course
but no matter how long you’ve been traveling in a direction,
there’s always a way to change course.

Although I’d love to be farther along in my journey, I know that pacing myself is one of the most important things. And I know that the lessons I learn are meant to be shared with others on a similar journey.

For this weekend I’ve slashed the price.
Wanting to get the book in as many hands as possible.

If you’re interested, let me know in the comments and I will send you the link to purchase.

If this e-book isn’t something that interests you, but you know of someone that it would, I would greatly appreciate you sharing this post with them. Or maybe buy the book for them as a gift.

06/02/2022

Very excited to announce that I will now be teaching what I love in a workshop format.

Do you

➖Have pain and need another perspective on it?

➖Wonder why you do therapy but your pain keeps coming back? (It actually might not be a physical problem...)

➖want to learn more about the area of your body you struggle with? Or just learn more about your body in general??

Join me for some integrated workshops up at the Lakes Chiropractic

First class starts June 10th.

Registration is open now.

Class size is limited to allow hands on instruction and to tailor the class to individual patients

Wednesday classes are at from 12-1:30
Fridays are 10-11:30

Book online or in person at The Lakes Chiropractic

We are excited to offer active care and education at TLC!

We have partnered with Jenn McKay at The Porch Health to help bring you the tools to help yourself!

These workshops are for you if
❗️You have chronic pain or dysfunction
❗️You have reoccurring pain or dysfunction
❗️You want to prevent an acute problem from becoming chronic
❕You want to prevent a future problem
❕You want to learn more about how your body can function optimally
❕You want to connect better with your body

Class size is limited to allow hands on instruction and to tailor the class to individual patients

Wednesday classes are at from 12-1:30
Fridays are 10-11:30

Book online or in person

05/11/2022

Sometimes the path we’re on has us feeling like the snail. Every rock in our way feels like a Boulder, one slow move forward and then another rock in our way. Feeling like it’s taking forever to get to where we want to go...

Other times, the path we’re on feels like the kid on the scooter, maybe we stop to take a break here and there, but for the most part, life is smooth sailing and the path feels easy.

Whichever path you’re on, I hope you can keep your head up.

Some stretches of the path are more challenging than we can imagine and make us feel like we’re never going to get to where we want to go. We will get there eventually.

Other times, the path feels smooth and easy, and we need to remember to take lots of deep breaths and enjoy the stretch, we never know how long it will last.

Over to you... what’s ONE lesson you’re learning right now on the stretch of path that you’re on?!?
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05/10/2022

Who do you support?

Whether it’s your kids, or your spouse, or someone else you’re taking care of, you’re always there for them, always there to help them with whatever they need...

Who supports you?
Yeesh! This can be a hard one.
We all feel like we have to run our race alone; do all the things ourselves, but unless we have support from someone or a few key people or sometimes even a whole tribe, we’re headed for burnout (especially when caring for many generations at once) so, make sure you’re leaning into your support system often.

How do you support yourself?
Whether it’s long walks on the beach, a cup of tea or coffee in your favourite chair, extra sleep or naps, exercise, a bath, a good book, a good scream/cry we need to support ourselves on this sometimes lonely journey of motherhood/caregiving...

If you’re open... curious to know which one of the supports is the hardest for you?

Supporting someone else?
Receiving support?
Supporting yourself?
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05/05/2022

There I was again, laid flat out because my back ‘went out’.

Nothing exciting or brag-worthy, just a small, simple movement and my pelvis seized and the low back pain almost sent me to my knees...

But this time was different.

I knew what needed to be done!
I knew that rest was key, but I also knew the movements that would unlock the frozen feeling.
I knew the stretches that would decrease the biting in my left butt cheek and nerve pain down my leg.
I knew the postural tweaks and corrections that would almost automatically calm the pain down.

I knew what needed to be done and after doing it, the pain was gone.

After years with babies and toddlers, I finally figure it out.

As an RMT, and fellow low back pain suffer-er, I am here to help you.

Taking care of young kids, or taking care of other people (or somethings both at the same time) is hard enough,
but when you add low back pain, it goes to a whole new level.

With the system I have created, I can get you better in 4-6 treatments.

I have 5 appointment spots available next week.

Let me help you get your life back.

And if massage isn’t something you’re interested in, or you don’t live in the Okanagan, maybe check out my new book Finding Me, where I teach and show you how to fit yourself into the schedule of life, and take care of yourself while taking care of everyone you take care of.
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