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Dawn Lean | Women’s Health Therapist
Whole-woman healing for C-section, Endo & more
Levenshulme - PACES Approach💛
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19/08/2025

✨ You might recognise this…
This logo has been with me, in some way, shape or form, from the beginning
“The Soft Tissue Therapist.”

It’s still true.
However, over time, the work evolved into something else.
It’s not just about soft tissue anymore.
It’s about release.
It’s about restoration.
It’s about rebuilding from the inside out.

🌿 So, while the care remains the same, something new is on the way.

A new thread.
A clearer voice.
A way to show everything I offer, and why it matters.

More soon 💛

18/08/2025

My belly always hurts more around ovulation, but no one’s ever explained why.”
If you’ve felt this, bloating, stabbing pain, or digestive discomfort during ovulation, you’re not imagining it.

With Endometriosis or Adenomyosis, the womb and ovaries are often already under intense pressure. Tissue and organs can be stuck together, pressed in tight spaces where movement is limited.

Then comes ovulation: the o***y swells to release an egg, and with no room left inside... the pain intensifies.
This isn’t just “your period.” It’s not just “your hormones.” It’s pressure. Scar tissue. Space. Function. And it can be supported, gently and holistically.

💛 If this is you, please don’t feel like you have to go through it in silence. You’re not overreacting. You’re not broken.
📩 I’ve created free resources to help. And if you’re ready for 1:1 support, you can book a Whole Woman Wellness Review by following the link in my profile.

07/08/2025

💭 Ever felt like your digestion and periods are fighting for space inside you?

That’s not your imagination, it’s your diaphragm.

When we breathe shallowly (which so many women do without realising), the diaphragm pulls upwards, and so does the pelvic floor. Everything in between, your stomach, bowels, womb, and bladder, gets squashed into a tighter space.

That can mean:
• Bloated belly that won’t budge
• Heartburn, reflux or sluggish digestion
• Pain during ovulation or periods
• Constipation, tension, or pressure in your lower belly

And no matter how much fibre you eat or stretches you do, if your diaphragm is tight, the system stays stuck.

This is why one of the core techniques I use is visceral mobilisation.
It helps restore real movement to the soft tissue and fascia around your organs, so they’re not just surviving under pressure, but actually able to function.

Your breath is the first step.
But so is space.
And that’s what we’re creating, one layer at a time.

💛 I’ll be sharing three ways to support this on Friday, no equipment, no pressure, just real tools you can try at home.

06/08/2025

🌬️ Your diaphragm and pelvic floor are meant to move together, not fight each other.

Did you know your breath and pelvic floor are connected, like two ends of the same balloon? 🎈

They rise and fall together. Which means that if your breathing is tight or shallow, your pelvic floor is probably too.

Here’s what that actually means for your body:
💭 Struggling with leakage when you cough or sneeze?
💭 Feeling bloated, heavy, or like you’re “bracing” all the time?
💭 Not sure if your core is “engaging properly”?

It might not be your pelvic floor alone. It might be your breath.

🌀 So what should happen?

On the inhale, your diaphragm moves down, and your pelvic floor gently expands.
On the exhale, the diaphragm lifts, and the pelvic floor follows with a natural rise.

This movement supports your spine, digestion, circulation, and pressure balance.

⚠️ But here’s what most of us do instead:
❌ Chest breathing or holding the belly in
❌ Bearing down to push or brace
❌ Confusing “tight” with “strong”

✅ A better way:
✔️ Breathe down into your belly and back ribs
✔️ Let the breath create space, not tension
✔️ Start with awareness and connection before rushing into Kegels or core work

This is one of the first things I assess and coach in every session, because when the diaphragm and pelvic floor are in the right place and moving well, so does everything around them.

🩸 Fresh, oxygen-rich blood feeds the tissues
🌀 Lymphatic flow improves
🚽 Waste clears more easily
🧠 And your nervous system gets the message that it doesn’t need to brace anymore

It’s not just breath. It’s body-wide communication.

💛 I’ll be sharing more solution-focused insights and coaching tips this week,
all centred around the power of visceral manipulation and how it supports your whole body to move, release, and feel better.

05/08/2025

What if your hip pain isn’t just about your hip?
What if your stiff scar, or that dragging sensation in your pelvis, is actually part of a much bigger picture?

This is what visceral mobilisation therapy helps us explore.

It’s a gentle, hands-on technique that works layer by layer through the abdomen, not just muscles and skin, but deeper into the fascia, ligaments, and organs that sit within the visceral cavity.

Over time, through life's events, surgery, trauma, or illness, these layers can become tight, twisted, or stuck. And because everything in your body is connected, when one part gets pulled out of place… the rest follows.

Organs don’t float freely.
They’re anchored in place by ligaments that connect to bones like the ribs, spine, or pelvis.
If a ligament supporting your diaphragm or uterus is under tension, it can pull the bone it’s attached to out of place, which means back pain, hip misalignment, or even nerve symptoms might show up.

I see this all the time in women with Endo/Adeno. The ligaments that suspend the uterus can become lengthened on one side and shortened on the other, pulling the uterus (and everything attached to it) out of normal position.
This changes internal pressure, affects digestion, overwhelms the lymphatic system, and sends the nervous system into overdrive.

All from one small shift inside.

Visceral mobilisation is about gently freeing these tensions, layer by layer, until everything starts to move again, from the inside out.

✨ If you’d like to know more, head to my website and explore the PACES Approach. It’s all there when you’re ready.

04/08/2025

✨ What do you actually get for £65?

This question came up in a message recently, and I’m so glad it did. Because it’s not just a massage. And it’s not a tick-box appointment either. You’re being supported in reconnecting with your body and finding lasting relief.

When you come for a Whole-Woman Wellness Review, this is what we actually cover:

✔️ Full consultation and pre-screen
✔️ External breathing and pelvic floor assessment
✔️ Scar or tummy gap check (if needed)
✔️ Hands-on abdominal release work
✔️ Supportive coaching: breathing, massage, digestion, nutrition
✔️ Simple resources you can actually use
✔️ Ongoing check-ins (not a one-and-done)

You’re not just getting a one-off appointment.
You’re being supported to find lasting relief.

💛 Want to learn more or book your Whole-Woman Wellness Review?
Click the link in my profile to get started.

31/07/2025

“Before you massage your belly… try this first.”

If you’ve ever started self-massage and felt tense, sore, or unsure, you’re not alone.

When your belly has been through surgery, chronic bloating, Endo flares, or emotional holding, it needs time to feel safe first.

These 3 soft sweeps help prepare your tissues. They tell your nervous system:

💛 You’re safe.
💛 You don’t have to hold everything in.
💛 Something gentle is coming.

They also help soften surface tension in your skin and belly, the kind that builds up quietly over time, especially after surgery, stress, or holding yourself in.

This is how I often start in clinic, before “I Love You” tummy massage, before scar work, before anything deeper.

✨ If you’d like more free coaching like this, head over to my website.
There’s gentle support waiting for you whenever you’re ready.

30/07/2025

“This isn’t a back rub. It’s abdominal release.”

For the pain that no one else gets.

Most people hear “massage” and think of deep pressure on tight shoulders, or a bit of relaxation. What I do is different.

Abdominal release is a gentle, hands-on therapy that works with your fascia, scars, organs, breath, and belly tension, not just the surface muscles.

It’s about supporting your body from the inside out, especially when you’ve got:

🔸 Digestion issues that flare with your cycle
🔸 A scar that still feels numb, sore, or tuggy
🔸 Pain in your back or hips that no one’s been able to explain
🔸 That deep, tired belly ache that keeps coming back

This work listens to what’s really going on.
Not just in your muscles, but in the spaces that most therapies ignore.

💛 If you’ve ever thought:
"Something just doesn’t feel right in my tummy, but I don’t know how to explain it…”
…then this is the kind of therapy that might finally make sense.

You don’t need to have the perfect words.
You just show up as you, and we start from there.

📍Based in Levenshulme
Click my profile to find out more or send me a message if this sounds like you.

29/07/2025

I haven’t massaged my tummy or my scar for over a week.
And I do this for a living.🤣

But that doesn’t mean I’m a failure.
Or that everything’s ruined and I need to eat biscuits, watch Netflix, and wait for next Monday to start again.

Somedays I manage a few 360° breaths while the kettle boils.
Sometimes I get three squeezes in at a red light.
Sometimes I just remember to put a gentle hand on my belly before I go to sleep.

And that’s enough.

I’ve realised my body doesn’t tick off a checklist.
It just notices when I do something kind.
Something good.
Something that says: I matter.
I get to take a moment, even when everything’s busy.

💛 So if you’ve done even one tiny thing for your body today, it counts.
And if not, you’ve still got time.⏰

28/07/2025

There’s not enough hours in the day — I know.

Summer holidays. Clubs. Parties. Family stuff.
All while still working… it can feel like your head and your life are stuck on a rapid spin cycle.

So if you’re trying to look after your belly, your scar, your digestion, but it feels like you’re failing because you didn’t do everything perfectly?

Stop.
You don’t have to punish yourself.

What if today… you just did one thing?

💛 One minute of deep breathing while the kettle boils
💛 Five minutes of gentle massage before bed
💛 A quick stretch while washing up
💛 Or one of my favourites… the Traffic Light Game

👉 Every time there’s a red light, I do pelvic floor squeezes.
If I know it’s a long red, I go for slow holds.
If it’s a quick one, I do little pulses.
And yep — I try to beat my personal best. (While keeping my eyes on the road, obviously 😅)

That’s healing, too.
That’s consistency.
That’s fitting it in wherever you can.

You don’t have to wait until life quietens down.
You don’t need a perfect window.
You just need one thing.

✨ What’s your one thing today?

25/07/2025

Bloating stopping you from eating out?
Let’s be honest… no one wants to get dressed up, order the pasta, and end the night lying on the floor sweating and breathing like they’re in labour 💨💩

For women with Endo, Adeno, fibroids, scar tissue, or long-term gut issues....bloating isn’t just about food.
It’s about pressure.
Compression.
A belly that feels like it’s got zero room to move.

And sometimes, the simple act of going to the loo becomes a full-body event.
One minute you're hopeful... next minute you're praying and regretting every bite.

💛 That’s why I teach a gentle massage technique called “I Love You” tummy massage.
It helps create space again.
To digest.
To poo.
To feel like you again.

✨ You can watch the full demo here (pinned to my page):
👉 https://www.facebook.com/reel/518612114645257

It’s gentle.
It’s free.
And it might just stop the post-dinner bathroom breakdown.

| PACES Approach 💛

24/07/2025

They told you it was “all healed”… but your digestion still says otherwise.

Bloating.
Pain when you eat.
Pressure around ovulation.
That heavy, slow, stuck feeling in your belly.

If you’ve had surgery for Endo, Adeno, or anything abdominal, it’s not just about the surface scar.
Scar tissue forms through 6 or more layers: skin, fat, fascia, muscle, and if it sticks, it tugs on the organs underneath.

Especially the colon, bowel, and everything in between. All the bits that need to glide and move with ease.

When scar tissue binds to those structures, it restricts your range of movement from the inside, affecting digestion, posture, and even your breathing.
When scar tissue clamps down or adheres to the bowel wall, digestion can get sluggish.
You feel bloated, sore, or like nothing’s fully moving, even though you’re “healed.”

But healing isn’t just about what you can see.
It’s about movement, connection, and how your body actually feels now.

If you’re curious what’s really going on under your scar, I created a free guide with everything I teach 1:1.
Gentle massage.
Real explanations.
Actual relief.

👉 [Link in profile] for the full Scar Care Guide
Or head to: www.sunshineholistictherapy.com/scar-care-guide

You don’t have to just cope.
And you’re not imagining it.

You just deserve more than “you’re healed, off you go.”

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Manchester

Opening Hours

Thursday	10am - 4pm
Friday	10am - 4pm
Saturday	10am - 4pm

Website

http://sunshineholistictherapy.com/whole-woman-wellness-review

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