11/20/2025
👣 If plantar fasciitis had a personality, mine would have been a hissing possum.
Foot pain sucks.
I know because I developed plantar fasciitis in 2020. During that first week of COVID lockdown, I spent days in the yard raking and burning old leaves that had been sitting all winter. I was out there in terrible shoes, rocking back and forth for hours. One morning that week, I stood up fom bed and felt a sharp, burning pain shoot through the bottom of my foot.
And it did not go away.
😫 Plantar fasciitis happens when the fascia on the bottom of your foot becomes irritated and develops tiny micro-tears. These tears tighten overnight, which is why that first step in the morning can feel like stepping on glass. Once you move around it eases up, but the pain usually comes right back as soon as you sit and try to stand again. Over time it can pull tension into your calves and hamstrings and create a full chain of discomfort.
What helped me:
• Massage targeting the fascia chain
• Rolling my foot on a frozen water bottle
• Sleeping in a 90-degree boot to keep the tissue gently stretched
• Toe spacers at night to open the metatarsals and elevate the feet
• Supportive insoles and shoes like OOFOS and Birkenstocks
• Stretching, yoga, and targeted calf work
• Gua sha or scraping, which uses a firm tool edge to break up adhesions in the fascia. It is not gentle. It can be uncomfortable in tight or inflamed areas, but it helps the tissue loosen, move, and heal
• Epsom salt soaks, turmeric, and CBD salves to calm inflammation
And time… 🕰️
It takes time to heal. But we can give that time an advantage by taking the right steps and supporting the recovery process. My PF never required injections or surgery, but it still took patience and consistency.
Many of my clients walk through the same pain and I feel for every single one. (Especially my nurses and hairstylists… your feet work overtime.)
You do not have to deal with this alone.
If you are fighting plantar fasciitis or stubborn foot pain, book a custom session and we can figure out what your feet, calves, and hamstrings need. I am happy to include a complimentary magnesium scrub and CBD treatment for clients with plantar pain, along with warm towels, acupressure, stretching, and scraping as needed to loosen the entire chain.
And I joke about it, but this is one of the few times I fully encourage clients to cuss if they need to. It can be painful to treat. 😣 My goal is to keep you comfortable, work with your body, and find the right level of pressure so we create space for your tissues to heal. Sometimes the body just needs help and consistency.
If this sounds familiar, or if you know someone who keeps complaining about foot pain and plantar fasciitis, send this to them or tag them below.
📲 Schedule a session or give me a call. Let’s help you walk into the new year with less pain.
❄️ And if you wear Uggs or any other cute-but-flat fuzzy boots, you are going to remember this post in mid-January. 👀 At the least, ask Santa for some insoles before you bust out the 🎶 boots wit da furrrrr. 🎶
