08// How Long Should It Take Me to Heal?
08// How Long Should It Take Me to Heal?

YOU ARE THE TITANIC.

You are awesome. Strong. And...you hit an iceberg.

What now? What do you do after you take on water and patch your hull? WHEN can you take on passengers again and sail majestic and free?

If you have ever been frustrated by how LONG it has taken for you to heal, this episode is for you. In it, we talk about my favorite quote, how your body is like the titanic, and the stages your body goes through in healing after you go through a major (and even minor!) health shift.

Read More
Allison Jordangut health, microbiome, depression, IBS, acid reflux, autoimmune, healing, healthComment
Episode 7// Is Your Pelvic Floor Effecting Your Health? + Pregnancy Tips!
Episode 7// Is Your Pelvic Floor Effecting Your Health? + Pregnancy Tips!

What does: breaking your tailbone → PMS → appendicitis → IVF (in-vitro fertilization) → depression → prostatitis → and your microbiome have in common?

Your pelvic floor!

Today I interview my friend Dr. Nidhi Sharma, a pelvic floor therapist, and in our episode today, we talk about all this and more!

Read More
Allison Jordangut health, pelvic floor therapy, microbiome, depression, PMS, pelvic floor, pregnancy, prenatal, postnatalComment
Episode 5// Two Treatments for IBS That You Probably Have Never Heard Of
Episode 5// Two Treatments for IBS That You Probably Have Never Heard Of

At Better Belly Therapies, we are ALL about how we can be CREATIVE and heal the gut through more ways than just food and probiotics.

For me, I experienced two treatments in 2016 that completely turned around my digestive health journey. You might have never heard of them. They were: craniosacral therapy and visceral manipulation.

In this episode, I talk ALL about the science behind these two treatments and WHY they work.

Read More
Allison Jordangut health, craniosacral therapy, visceral manipulation, IBSComment
Episode 4// How to Heal Your Gut From PTSD (Ft. Nikki Kenward)
Episode 4// How to Heal Your Gut From PTSD (Ft. Nikki Kenward)

Have you ever experienced or gone through a stressful or traumatic event or season of life? Maybe you identify with or are currently going through Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

Your gut is affected by both these things. Our bodies remember and are HIGHLY affected by stress and trauma in our past and present. In this episode, I got to interview my friend and mentor Nikki Kenward CST-D on how she healed her gut after a near-death experience. And hint: healing her gut had nothing to do with food!

Read More
Allison JordanPTSD, trauma, gut health, craniosacral therapy