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March 2, 2021
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Endometriosis Month-Stay and Listen to Your Body with Denise Nichols

Motivate talks about the stuff no one else wants to walk about. This discussion is for you if you or someone you care about deals has: period pain that controls your life bladder or bowel habits that control your life a quality of life that is not the same due to pelvic pain a fear […]
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March 1, 2021
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Endometriosis Awareness Month

Approximately 200 million women worldwide suffer on regular basis from an often-times debilitating disease called endometriosis. ✅Endometriosis is a condition where tissue similar to the lining of the uterus grows outside of the uterus, mainly in the abdominal cavity. The presence of endometrial tissue outside the uterus results in an inflammatory response from the body. […]
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February 28, 2021
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Chest and Diaphragm Stretch

You will want to make this routine part of your weekly ritual. Whether recovering from Post-Covid, pelvic floor issues, or just muscle stiffness, you will love this routine. Notice how breathing affects the depth of each movement. This is because even the little muscles, the ones that run between your ribs, connecting them to each […]
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February 27, 2021
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Anosmia; Loss of Smell is a Quality of Life Issue

February 27 is national Anosmia awareness day. Anosmia means loss of sensation of smell.  The goal of Anosmia Awareness Day is to make aware people about olfactory dysfunction and lay stress on the development of successful treatments. It also aims to inform the public about the serious impact that anosmia can have on a person’s […]
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February 24, 2021
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CHANGE Starts Here

At Motivate we offer Selfcare Solutions for Life. Selfcare is about creating lifelong Healthy Habits based on Awareness of how YOU feel NOW so that you can let go of the habits that are no longer supporting you. Only then can you Grow forward and be an Empowered collaborator of your own healthcare.   Mindfulness […]
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February 23, 2021
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Embrace Change

Embrace each day for what it is, a transformation. You change every day. Unfortunately, we have been programmed to see “change” as a bad thing. But every experience our minds and bodies go through, transforms us into what we are right now. Maybe not what we planned on, but what we are, non-the less. And […]
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February 21, 2021
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Stress-Free Meal Planning

Join Denise for a fun conversation about a real-life topic; how to survive the week while living in a stressful world, all while having to feed yourself and, perhaps, your family a healthy meal in way that allows for stress-free, quality sit-down time. While also…. ????Raising children, caring for others ????????‍????‍????????Balancing a social life ????working […]
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February 19, 2021
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Laugh for Diaphragm Health

Did you know that laughing is a great exercise for your diaphragm and upper core muscles? It does great things for your mind, body and spirit too. Join our Facebook group at Motivate Personal Physical Rehabilitation and come up with your own caption for this great picture! Have a fabulous, laughter-filled day Motivate peeps.   […]
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February 16, 2021
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Love Your Diaphragm On Valentines Day

Happy Valentines Day! It doesn’t matter if you have a partner to celebrate with, just love the one you’re with- mind, body and soul. YOU are always worth celebrating. Celebrate yourself this day with some selfcare love, whatever that means for you. Spend some quality time with the ones you love,  or me time, just […]
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February 9, 2021
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Love Your Diaphragm- Easy Chest Stretch

Stiff, sore muscles can be guarded and not function as they are meant to. There are MANY muscles that connect to your rib cage-the ones that connect to your shoulders, spine, and even your breathing muscle, the diaphragm. If any of those muscles become stiff and sore-from lack of use due to prolonged symptoms from […]
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