Ali Bastian Instagram – I. Want. More. Almost sounds like dirty words doesn’t it!? More support, more strength, more balance… more me. I woke up on the morning of my 40th birthday with the dawning realisation that I had slipped down to the bottom of the ‘to do’ list. I had been invited to go and see a fab women’s health physio… and I had put it off FOR TWO WHOLE YEARS!! I messaged @martadowner @letowoman that morning and asked if it was ‘too late for me.’.. As that’s where I was at with the whole thing. Turns out it’s not! Turns out for me, it was probably just the right time… to sit down with another women and share the history of my body and the story that it’s currently telling.. of hyper mobility and injuries, of pregnancy, GD, SPD, birth and c-section, of beginning my parenting journey one week before lockdown… of my current feelings of disconnect with my tummy and soaring stress levels with the hyper-vigilance involved in raising a toddler with multiple severe allergies. What also transpired in that meeting was that I really miss dancing! I miss connecting with the energy of group exercise and the positive feelings attached to it. I came out feeling lighter, feeling seen heard and understood. YES to loving our postpartum bodies, YES to body positivity AND also a big YES to seeking out the help and support we need and deserve because there are things we don’t have to live with, healing can happen at any time and particularly for us lock down mammas who may not have gotten the help that we needed to unpack what we’ve been through, physically, emotionally and spiritually. Thank you Marta for being part of my journey back to me. I will forever be grateful. 🙏🏻💜⭐️ #collab women #womenshealth #womenshealthphysio #collaboration #gift #thankyou #postpartum #postpartumbody