Episode 156: Melissa Hines - Pelvic Floor Physical Therapist & Founder of Wellest Integrative Health

Episode 156: Melissa Hines - Pelvic Floor Physical Therapist & Founder of Wellest Integrative Health

Tell us what you think!!! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2149323/fan_mail/new] Melissa Hines never planned to own a business. She just refused to compromise on care — and that single non-negotiable turned a one-woman practice into Wellest Integrative Health, a Back Bay pelvic floor PT clinic with seven practitioners and an expansion already underway. In this episode, Melissa pulls back the curtain on building what she calls her "third baby" while raising two actual ones just outside Boston. In this week’s conversation, Melissa shares the hard transition into motherhood — her daughter was born in June 2020, at the height of the pandemic, when she had to close her clinic and struggled to bond — and how it took two years to feel balanced. She talks about the bout of pneumonia that finally forced her to put her own body first, the clarity of deciding two kids is enough, and what it actually looks like to build a business around the life you want. What We Cover: * What pelvic floor PT actually treats — and the 18-year-old patient who'd seen 15 specialists before everything changed for Melissa * The non-negotiable that "forced" her to start her own practice, and the five years she spent just treating patients before letting herself become a CEO * Why she calls her growing business her "third baby" * The honest truth about not bonding with her newborn during a pandemic — and why she now normalizes it for her own patients * How she decided two kids was her number, including a refreshingly candid take on the finances * The winter pneumonia that made her stop "running ragged" — and the healer-trade economy of acupuncture and myofascial release she's built * Her family-as-nanny setup: parents two days, in-laws two days, a babysitter two doors down * The unicorns that pop up in Asana, the shared Google calendar her husband "has no idea" about, and the quarterly women's retreats to Portugal, Vegas, and Savannah * What her shy, rule-following younger self would never believe about the risk-taking CEO she became Connect with Melissa: * Website: wellesthealth.com [http://wellesthealth.com] * Instagram: @wellesthealth [https://www.instagram.com/wellesthealth/] * LinkedIn: Melissa Hines [https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissa-hines-pt-dpt-b2813087/] Listen and Review Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-day-in-her-life/id1676700021] - Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/6dqV5AhULcp0yi5Cb1DudQ] - YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo5lpOsifLJoO4BNEnwywEw] More A Day In Her Life @adayinherlifepod [http://instagram.com/adayinherlifepod] adayinherlife.com [http://adayinherlife.com] adayinherlife.substack.com [http://adayinherlife.substack.com] Episode Music - For Days - Tom Deis via Shutterstock

Episode 155: A Day In Her Life with Francesca Cervero - Yoga Teacher, Teacher Trainer, and Mom in VA

Tell us what you think!!! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2149323/fan_mail/new] Francesca Cervero has been a full-time yoga teacher for 21 years — and she will tell you, this is her passion. Francesca has evolved her teaching from 40-50hr weeks in person in New York, to now teaching exactly when her son is in school virtually. In this week’s conversation, Francesca shares how a serious hip injury at 23 (she was walking with a cane while teaching full-time in New York City) redirected her from dance to yoga permanently, why she deliberately compressed her career after becoming a mom, and what she means when she says movement should be "nutrient-dense" — tailored to each person's specific asymmetries, not performed for an audience. What We Cover: * How a hip injury at 23 — that happened in a yoga class — ended her dance career and launched a 21-year teaching career (and why she'd never describe yoga as having simply "healed" her) * The morning routine she protects fiercely before 7:00am: bone broth before coffee, reading, and a 10-to-15-minute meditation practice * What she means when she calls movement "nutrient-dense" — and why she believes yoga cannot be both a healing practice and a performative one at the same time * Teaching yoga virtually since March 13, 2020, and why the transition worked so well she never looked back (even when the world reopened) * Why she keeps dinner so simple you "could hardly call it cooking" (Whole Foods grilled chicken, Trader Joe's orange chicken, sous vide Costco steak) — and the intentional decision behind it * Finding her people after moving to the suburbs eight months pregnant: the PACE new mom group, a neighborhood WhatsApp with 25 families under four, and what it actually takes to make new friends in your 30s * The activism chapter she didn't see coming — going to Capitol Hill with Chamber of Mothers, co-founding a local Singing Resistance chapter, and having to buy pants that weren't leggings for the first time in years * What her 22-year-old NYC self — who was climbing walls at 3:00am on a Tuesday — would think of dinner at 5:30 every single night and lights out before 10 Connect with Francesca: * Instagram: @francescaservero [https://www.instagram.com/francescacervero/] * Website: francescaservero.com [http://francescaservero.com] * Virtual Studio: stillnessandmovement.com [http://stillnessandmovement.com] Listen and Review Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-day-in-her-life/id1676700021] - Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/6dqV5AhULcp0yi5Cb1DudQ] - YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo5lpOsifLJoO4BNEnwywEw] More A Day In Her Life @adayinherlifepod [http://instagram.com/adayinherlifepod] adayinherlife.com [http://adayinherlife.com] adayinherlife.substack.com [http://adayinherlife.substack.com] Episode Music - For Days - Tom Deis via Shutterstock

Episode 154: A Day In Her Life with Jennifer Cook - Fashion Buyer, Yoga Teacher, and Substack Writer

Tell us what you think!!! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2149323/fan_mail/new] Jennifer Cook wakes up at five every morning — not because she has to, but because she's wired that way. A fashion buyer for a multi-brand store in Soho, a hot yoga teacher, and the writer behind the Mom Friend Substack, she's built a life in Brooklyn that holds a two-and-a-half-year-old, three jobs, a musician husband, and a self-imposed 8:45pm bedtime. The key, she'll tell you, is knowing which balls you're allowed to let drop. In this week’s conversation, Jennifer talks about the two hours of quiet she guards every morning before her daughter wakes up, how yoga teacher training was the reset she didn't know she needed, and why she started Mom Friend when she couldn't find anything on the internet that actually resonated. What We Cover: * The 5–7am window Jennifer protects every single morning — what she's actually doing in those two hours before her daughter wakes up, and why having time before the rest of the house stirs is non-negotiable * What prompted her to sign up for yoga teacher training in 2016, and how a twelve-weekend commitment rewired her relationship with herself, her body, and her social life * What 14 years in fashion wholesale actually taught her, and why a new baby, a move back to the city, and a career pivot to buying all happened at the same time * The Monday rituals she never skips: reviewing every dollar she spent the week before, cleaning the bathroom after yoga, and why front-loading everything she can makes the rest of her week work * How she started Mom Friend when she couldn't find content that resonated with her as a working mom — and the unexpected way the Substack has become her primary vehicle for making real adult friends in New York * What it actually costs to have a night out in Brooklyn (the concert math, the $30-an-hour babysitter, the Uber home) and how that shapes when they choose to leave the house * The balls she's consciously letting drop right now — and why she's made peace with the laundry pile on the couch, the unanswered texts, and the creative play she'll never quite be good at (same, Jennifer) Connect with Jennifer: * Instagram: @jennifersandra [https://www.instagram.com/jennifersandra/] * Substack: Mom Friend [https://yourmomfriend.substack.com/] * Website: jennifersandra.com [https://www.jennifersandra.com/] Episode Music - For Days - Tom Deis via Shutterstock

Episode 153: A Day In Her Life with Alison Hall - Inside Edition Correspondent and Breast Cancer Survivor

Tell us what you think!!! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2149323/fan_mail/new] Alison Hall doesn't know where her day will take her — and that's the point. As a correspondent for Inside Edition, she might get a call at 7am sending her to Long Island for a court hearing, spend the afternoon at the FaceTime set doing virtual interviews with sources in California, or hop on a flight to London. Her workday ends with show tape between 3 and 5pm, then she bikes home in the same blazer she wore on camera. In this week’s conversation, Alison shares how her mom's breast cancer diagnosis when she was 14 planted the seed for journalism, how an on-camera interview about Olivia Munn led to her own early-stage breast cancer diagnosis and double mastectomy, and how she protects the rhythms that keep her grounded — 5:30am oat milk lattes, Citi Bike commutes, and the exact same Monday-through-Friday dinner she's eaten for six years. What We Cover: * The path from story coordinator to on-camera correspondent at Inside Edition over 12 years * Her 5:30am mornings, oat milk latte on the couch, and "the brick" — the device that finally got her off Instagram at night * How interviewing a doctor about Olivia Munn's diagnosis led her to her own early-stage breast cancer (and the double mastectomy that followed) * Why she bikes to work in a dress and blazer and feels like the 10-year-old version of herself every time * The exact Monday-through-Friday dinner rotation she and her husband James have eaten unchanged for six years * Pizza Friday from Gelso & Grand in Little Italy, the wine-shop ritual, and how she completely eliminated FOMO from her life * The practice of noticing "glimmers" — tiny moments of joy that's reshaped how she moves through New York * Why Saturday mornings alone in Central Park with her Bernese Mountain Dog are non-negotiable Connect with Alison: * Instagram: @alisonhallreporting [https://www.instagram.com/alisonhallreporting/] * TikTok: @alisonhallreporting [https://www.tiktok.com/@alisonhallreporting] * Substack: Between Headlines with Alison Hall [https://betweenheadlines.substack.com/] * Watch: Inside Edition weeknights and weekends Listen and Review Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-day-in-her-life/id1676700021] - Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/6dqV5AhULcp0yi5Cb1DudQ] - YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo5lpOsifLJoO4BNEnwywEw] More A Day In Her Life @adayinherlifepod [http://instagram.com/adayinherlifepod] adayinherlife.com [http://adayinherlife.com] adayinherlife.substack.com [http://adayinherlife.substack.com] Episode Music - For Days - Tom Deis via Shutterstock

Episode 152: A Day In Her Life with Kathryn Humphries - PR Consultant and Co-Founder of All You Need Method

Tell us what you think!!! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2149323/fan_mail/new] Kathryn Humphries turned down a buying position at Bergdorf Goodman to bet on a one-woman PR agency run by someone she'd just met — and that gut instinct shaped everything. From interning in Ralph Lauren's celebrity dressing department to running social media at Gap, she built a career across New York's fashion world before moving home to Houston, meeting her husband, and co-founding All You Need Method with her former boss Carla — a PR membership that teaches small business owners how to land their own press. In this honest conversation, Kathryn shares what her days look like working from home with a four-year-old in school and an eighteen-month-old with a nanny downstairs, how she structures her work around her circadian rhythms and childcare around her workload, and the weekly routines that keep her family moving. What We Cover: * Her morning rhythm: programmed coffee at 6:00am, couch snuggles with both girls fighting over space, and getting a four-year-old dressed and out the door by 7:15 * The daily smoothie she never skips — Kelly LeVeque's protein-fat-fiber-greens formula with "a lot of peanut butter" * How a Canyon Coffee blog post about circadian rhythms changed the way she structures every workday (mornings for writing, noon to 2:00 for calls, done by 3:00) * The career path from Ralph Lauren's celebrity dressing department to Teen Vogue to Gap to starting her own PR consultancy in Houston * A secret love of acting — complete with an agent in Austin, NYU student films, and classes she still takes as a parent * Her nanny Miss Lucy's game-changing move: cooking dinner during the baby's nap a couple days a week and how she flexes her childcare based on her workload. * Reading Harry Potter to her four-year-old with some creative editing of the scary parts — and a chamomile tea ritual her daughter now mimics with hot water, honey, and milk * Sunday mornings at Central Market — the Texas grocery store experience with balloons, fresh fruit, a great playlist, and the whole family strolling the aisles Connect with Kathryn: * Instagram: @kathrynwhumphries [https://www.instagram.com/kathrynwhumphries/] * Company: @allyouneedmethod [https://www.instagram.com/allyouneedmethod/] * Substack: Open Book [https://kathrynworshamhumphries.substack.com/?utm_campaign=profile_chips] Episode Music - For Days - Tom Deis via Shutterstock