Dec 27, 2023
Our guest this week is Pauline Blackwood, founder of Pendulum Massage.
Pauline, a former Textiles teacher was raised in Islington, London and is now based in the Southeast of the capital. A teacher for seventeen years, Pauline’s deteriorating physical health stopped her from being able to leave her home for work. Doctors discovered fibroids in her twenties which led to years of treatment including, homeopathy and two myomectomies before finally having a hysterectomy that left her bewildered at the lack of hospital post-op care. Pauline has a lifelong love of movement and combines this creativity with her massage practise which she turned to after leaving her career behind.
We discuss,
· Lockdown routines that stuck
· Fibroids
· How she kept her ‘bits’
· Radical post-op self care.
· The healing wonder of massage
· Self belief
And so much more!
Notes:
N.I.C.E guidelines. Menopause: Diagnosis and Management Consultation process ends 5th Jan '24.
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