This week we shine the Big Self spotlight on Jena Beise. Jena is a doctor of Physical Therapy and a women’s health specialist. She’s been a Physical Therapist for the better part of a decade now in outpatient orthopedics. She is also certified in Dry Needling, and is the cofounder of Heal at Home Moms.

Jena talks about trying to change the postpartum psychology, how to form good habits that combat stress and help heal the body in sustainable ways. She also talks about some of the challenges and emotions she’s experienced in launching her own business, and how the underlying purpose of educating women, and giving them another alternative outside of traditional medical practices keeps her going. Jena lives in Chattanooga with her husband, Brian, and their three young children.

TIME STAMPS

1:36 We ask Jena how she and her family are doing as they navigate their Covid-19 reality

6:35 Jena tells us how Heal at Home Moms was born

10:08 Jena describes some of the barriers she had to overcome in order to start her own business

13:42 We talk about the comparison game and Jena shares how she's able to push through that to keep going.

17:15 We ask Jena about the trends she's seen with women's health over her decade of practice and how they compare to the stress of Covid-19

22:44 Jena talks about the types of women she works with and the physical problems they're facing after childbirth, as well as how her program is helping women with their stress levels right now.

29:05 We talk about how Jena's approach with Heal at Home Moms differs from the standard that our culture has mandated for postpartum women.

35:07 Jena describes what she wants to hold on to from the Covid-19 experience, and what was lost that she wants to get back.

39:30 Jena tells us what book she's reading right now, what her morning routine looks like, and what 'Big Self' means to her.

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