What Is Cupping Therapy? And How Can It Help with Scar Treatment?

by Fiona Palmer | Jun 1, 2025 | Breast Cancer, Misc, Scar Tissue

What is cupping therapy? Cupping therapy is an ancient technique used across many cultures for thousands of years. You may have seen the circular marks it can leave behind– but modern clinical application is often gentler, more targeted, and used with real intention....

Why Confidence Often Disappears After Cancer Treatment –

by Fiona Palmer | May 28, 2025 | Breast Cancer, Misc, Pelvic Floor Health, Pelvic Health, Pilates, Scar Tissue

And how it begins to return “I should feel grateful… but I feel like a stranger in my own skin.” After cancer treatment, many people tell me they don’t feel like themselves anymore.Not just physically, but in how they move, decide and trust...

“I didn’t know I Wasn’t Relaxed Until I Was” – The Surprising Art of Switching Off

by Fiona Palmer | May 25, 2025 | Breast Cancer, Misc, Pilates

I didn’t know I wasn’t relaxed until I was. I thought I was. I told myself I was. I was away on holiday, that means you are relaxed, surely? But it wasn’t until day seven of my recent nine-day break that something in me finally exhaled. I felt my...

Inflammation: The Slow Burn We Often Miss

by Fiona Palmer | May 3, 2025 | Anatomy, Breast Cancer, Misc, Pelvic Health, Pilates, Scar Tissue

When we hear the word inflammation, most of us picture something red, swollen and painful– maybe a sprained ankle, a sore throat or a bruised knee. That’s acute inflammation, your body’s brilliant first responder system rushing to the scene to protect and...

How Do I Know If I Have Osteoporosis– Without Waiting For A Break?

by Fiona Palmer | Apr 24, 2025 | Breast Cancer, Misc, Pelvic Health, Pilates, Scar Tissue

How do I find out if I have osteoporosis– or do I have to wait until I fall and break something? Such a good question (Thanks Jackie Golynia). And the short answer? No, you don’t have to wait for a break. But unless you’re considered high risk, you...

Bones, Balance & A Bit of Sass

by Fiona Palmer | Apr 20, 2025 | Anatomy, Breast Cancer, Misc, Pelvic Floor Health, Pelvic Health, Pilates, Scar Tissue

Bones, Balance, and A Bit of Sass: Looking After Your Frame After 50 Bones, Balance and A Bit of Sass Let’s talk about bones– our glorious, living, breathing structure that helps keep us tall, carries us through life, and definately needs a little love as we get...