Most people think of pain as something to push through or fix once it becomes unbearable. In this episode of Jew From The Lou, I sit down with Dr. Carolyn Meister, doctor of physical therapy and founder of Expansion Therapy, to talk about what pain is really communicating and why healing cannot live in the body alone.

After a personal spiritual awakening, Dr. Meister began questioning the limits of traditional physical therapy. She saw firsthand how women could do all the “right” things physically and still feel stuck, disconnected, or in pain. That curiosity led her to explore how trauma, limiting beliefs, life paths, and nervous system patterns become stored in the body and quietly shape how we move, feel, and live.

We talk about fascia as the body’s living web, how it holds memory and protection, and why so many women live in their heads instead of fully embodied. Dr. Meister explains how breath becomes the bridge between the physical and emotional body, allowing long held tension and survival patterns to release safely.

She shares how Expansion Therapy blends evidence based physical therapy with breathwork, hands on fascial techniques, energetics, and intentional movement to help women restore flow, regulate their nervous systems, and function at their highest capacity, both holistically and physically.

This conversation is about understanding what the body holds, why pain persists, and how true healing begins when women stop overriding their bodies and start listening to them.

This is the Jew From The Lou Podcast, where real stories meet real inspiration.

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Most people only think about their health when something breaks. In this episode of Jew From The Lou, I sit down with Dr. Priyanka Scuorzo, ER physician, new mom, and founder of MOOV St. Louis, to talk about what she sees every day in the ER and why she believes medicine has to start long before the hospital.

For Dr. Scuorzo, most people’s worst day is just another shift. That reality grounds her and shapes how she practices care. We talk about why the ER drew her in, the camaraderie, the stories, and treating everyone equally without insurance deciding who deserves help.

We get into what made her question the system, watching patients return again and again with preventable complications, and the moment she asked herself, what if someone had stepped in sooner?

She shares how that question led her to build a practice focused on quality of life, not just survival. We touch on GLPs, including microdosing, IV therapy, peptides, hormone replacement therapy, advanced body composition testing, VO₂ max assessments, and what it actually means to outpace aging.

We end by breaking down the myths around GLPs, the science behind them, and why they are not a magic fix but a tool to support real lifestyle change.

This episode is about catching the problem before it becomes the crisis.

This is the Jew From The Lou Podcast, where real stories meet real inspiration.

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Instagram:

@moov.stlouis

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Motherhood changes everything. Your body. Your priorities. Your definition of strength.

In this episode of Jew From The Lou, I sit down with Gillian Hughes, certified personal trainer, nutritionist, former nurse, and founder of Momshell Method Fitness, for a real conversation about women’s health, motherhood, and building a life that actually works in the season you’re in.

Gillian shares how her years in nursing shaped her passion for generational health and why moms are the starting point. When you educate a woman, you change a family. And when you understand how busy motherhood really is, wellness has to be realistic, not perfect.

We talk about the quiet frustration so many moms feel. Doing everything right. Following the plan. Consuming all the information. And still not seeing results. Gillian breaks down why that happens and why progress for moms cannot be measured the same way it once was.

If it weren’t for motherhood, Gillian may have never left nursing to start her own coaching business. Becoming a mom clarified everything and pushed her to choose presence, purpose, and impact over burnout.

She also co hosts the podcast Bikinis After Babies, continuing the conversation for women who refuse to disappear into motherhood and are ready to feel strong again on their own terms.

This episode is for the mompreneurs. The Momshells. The moms who are killing it, even when no one is clapping.

This is the Jew From The Lou Podcast, where real stories meet real inspiration.

Connect with Gillian:

Instagram:

@gillianhughes_momshell

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