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Everything Is In The Name:

by Fiona Palmer | Feb 4, 2026 | Misc, Pelvic Floor Health, Pilates, Scar Tissue

Everything is in the name: The Balanced Space Sarah – The Balanced Space A conversation about women’s wellbeing, connection, and working together Over the coming months, I’ll be sharing a series of conversations with people who hold different pieces of the puzzle —...

Can We Still Learn New Things as We Get Older? (Spoiler: Absolutely Yes!)

by Fiona Palmer | Jul 12, 2025 | Misc

We have all heard the phrase “You can’t teach and old dog new tricks.” Well, apologies to the dog lovers but that’s a load of rubbish when it comes to humans– especially brilliant, life-experienced women like us (it took a guts to put that...

Why the Feet Matter More Than You Think: Balance, Ageing and Staying Steady

by Fiona Palmer | Jun 19, 2025 | Anatomy, Breast Cancer, Misc, Pilates, Scar Tissue

Steady on Your Feet: How Foot Care Supports Balance in Older Adults and Cancer Recovery Why do so many people lose their balance as they get older? It’s a question I hear a lot in clinic. People often assume balance problems come from weak legs or ageing muscles. But...

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...
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