Peterborough's Family Health Forum
238 Rink St K9J 2J9 Peterborough, ON, Canada

MEET JULIA PEART, REGISTERED NURSE. We are so excited to have her on our panel for the Family Health Forum on Tuesday! Julia is a Registered Nurse with experience in improving the lives of individuals across their lifespan; whether healthy or having complex health needs. She has mostly worked in the community and primary care sectors providing counselling and keeping people out of hospital. Currently, she runs a business that offers counselling and free health information online/in person at www.pearthealth.com. She is excitedly working at her Masters Degree to become a Nurse Practitioner and is scheduled to graduate May 2016!

MEET KIM PAYNE, PELVIC FLOOR PHYSIOTHERAPIST! Come and listen to how she could help you with your pelvic floor health after having a baby. Kim graduated from Queen’s University in 1997 with degrees in biology and physical and health education. She did post graduate work at the University of Western Ontario and finished her degree in Physical Therapy in 2002. Kim went on to pursue a specialty in pelvic health through the American Physiotherapy Association in Florida. Kim h...as worked with the Lead the Way group for 13 years. Kim has a special interest in women’s health and was the originator of the SHE (Stronger. Healthier. Everyday.) program. Kim is the only physiotherapist in the region who has specialized internal pelvic floor training for the treatment of urinary and fecal incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse and pelvic pain. She is also specially trained to treat our pregnant population for pelvic/back pain and post-partum rehabilitation. Kim also has first- hand experience at pregnancy and post-partum and is the mother of two boys. Luke is 6 and Owen is 9. Kim spends most of her working time at Lakefield Physiotherapy and Foot Health Clinic in the Morton Community Healthcare Centre. In her off time, Kim enjoys running, mountain biking and adventure racing. See more

Today is the Day! Join us at 6:30 pm at Glow Maternity for a FREE workshop all about getting Back to You After Baby. Whether you are pregnant or recently had a baby, you will learn tons of valuable information from our panel of health professionals: a Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine, a Pelvic Floor Physiotherapist, a Chiropractor, a Nurse, and a Postpartum Doula. Come and have your questions answered - for FREE!

MEET JULIA PEART, REGISTERED NURSE. We are so excited to have her on our panel for the Family Health Forum on Tuesday! Julia is a Registered Nurse with experience in improving the lives of individuals across their lifespan; whether healthy or having complex health needs. She has mostly worked in the community and primary care sectors providing counselling and keeping people out of hospital. Currently, she runs a business that offers counselling and free health information online/in person at www.pearthealth.com. She is excitedly working at her Masters Degree to become a Nurse Practitioner and is scheduled to graduate May 2016!

MEET KIM PAYNE, PELVIC FLOOR PHYSIOTHERAPIST! Come and listen to how she could help you with your pelvic floor health after having a baby. Kim graduated from Queen’s University in 1997 with degrees in biology and physical and health education. She did post graduate work at the University of Western Ontario and finished her degree in Physical Therapy in 2002. Kim went on to pursue a specialty in pelvic health through the American Physiotherapy Association in Florida. Kim h...as worked with the Lead the Way group for 13 years. Kim has a special interest in women’s health and was the originator of the SHE (Stronger. Healthier. Everyday.) program. Kim is the only physiotherapist in the region who has specialized internal pelvic floor training for the treatment of urinary and fecal incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse and pelvic pain. She is also specially trained to treat our pregnant population for pelvic/back pain and post-partum rehabilitation. Kim also has first- hand experience at pregnancy and post-partum and is the mother of two boys. Luke is 6 and Owen is 9. Kim spends most of her working time at Lakefield Physiotherapy and Foot Health Clinic in the Morton Community Healthcare Centre. In her off time, Kim enjoys running, mountain biking and adventure racing. See more

MEET JENNIFER AVIS, POSTPARTUM DOULA. She will be discussing how a post-partum doula can help you when during those stressful and overwhelming moments with a new little one. "Jennifer Avis is a postpartum doula certifying with The Healing Arts Learning Organization (H.A.L.O) and living in Peterborough, ON. Inspired by her own journey into parenthood, she is passionate about supporting women and their families as they move through their postpartum experiences. As you move to...wards the birth of your child, ensuring that you will have consistent and reliable support available to you is very important. Jennifer's role as a postpartum doula is to provide physical, emotional, and practical support; to create time and space for you to make educated choices that are right for you and your family; to foster an environment free of judgement and full of support; and to nurture the development of your self-confidence as individual parents and a family-unit so that you can heal, bond, learn and grow together." See more