Ready to feel stronger, more energized and resilient in your body so you can ENJOY your life without pain or pelvic floor issues holding you back?!
You’ve already been to physical therapy for your back pain and started lifting weights again but you’re stuck using the 10# dumbbells because you’re nervous about lifting heavier and flaring up your symptoms again.
You tried pelvic floor physical therapy in the past but you STILL can’t go for a run or jump on the trampoline with your kids without a little oopsie tinkle in your undies.
You LOVE that feeling of accomplishment after an early morning run or a hard sweaty strength workout, but you worry about pushing yourself as hard as you want to because of your back pain history (and now that you’ve had a baby, you’re definitely avoiding anything involving jumping - especially if you forgot to put on a pantiliner).
Movement and exercise is an important part of your life and you have a strong desire to feel active and athletic again so you can:
go for a run to clear your head without worrying about flaring up your back, hip or knee pain, or peeing your pants;
carry your babe up the mountain in your hiking pack without achy back and hips or pissing off your knee so bad you can’t go downstairs the next day;
easily hoist your 50# suitcase in the overhead bin like it’s lighter than a feather;
carry your squirming toddler in one hand with a bag of groceries in the other with ease;
be able to ski or wakesurf on family vacay without worrying about how your back will hold up;
confidently strut into the weight room at your gym instead of only walking on the treadmill or stuck in the “women’s section” with 10# weights because you’re nervous about making your symptoms worse;
walk by the mirror and do a double take thinking dayyuuuummmm look at those strong, toned arms;
Feel active, fit and athletic like you did before you had kids;
show up as the most energized version of you for yourself, your partner, kids, friends, job, and community so you can ENJOY all the fun activities you want to do without your back pain or pelvic floor issues holding you back.
How are you gonna get there, you ask?!
Strength training with a physical therapist!
As a back pain and postpartum pelvic floor specialist, I use my signature method that combines pelvic floor rehab, pilates, and strength training to help you safely build strength and FINALLY feel like YOU again - a strong, healthy, active, powerful badass ready to take on the world. 🙌
Our Services
1:1 Strength Coaching
A 12-week virtual rehab and strength program that helps women overcome chronic back or hip pain (more than 6 months), diastasis recti, core weakness and/or urinary leaking so they can get back to running, lifting, and HIIT workouts without pain or peeing their pants!
Investment: $2700 USD (payment plans available)
coreSTRONG
A virtual 12-week small group rehab and strength program that helps moms build their strength back up after baby so they can get back to working out safely and confidently without pain or peeing their pants!
Investment: $990 USD (payment plans available)
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The Strength Squad
A monthly strength membership and community that helps moms build and maintain strength and resilience for LIFE so they can ENJOY their lives as the strongest, most powerful version of themselves.
Investment = $69/month
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Hey there - I’m Dr. Sam, the founder of Emerald!
I’m a holistic physical therapist, strength coach, back pain and postpartum pelvic floor specialist obsessed with coffee, dogs, kettlebells and helping women feel STRONG.
Going through my own chronic back pain and pelvic floor journey completely changed my perspective as a physical therapist and led me down a path of exploring different treatment techniques and methods I realized were missing from traditional PT care. In 2019, I opened Emerald with the vision of creating a space for women to heal holistically, get strong AF, unleash their inner athlete and reconnect to themselves.
When we FEEL good, we DO good and the world needs your gifts and magic, friend. When we feel strong in our bodies, we feel strong in all areas of our life - we can be attentive partners, patient parents, thoughtful friends, generous givers, and impact-driven change makers in our communities.
My passion is helping you feel GOOD in your body so you can unleash your best, strongest self and live your happiest, most fulfilling, purpose-driven life.
Thanks for being here. I can’t wait to learn more about you!
What my clients are saying…
In February, I injured my lower back from adding on weight too quickly to my strength workouts. I did try other PTs to help with the pain, but my lower back injury would always return a week later. It felt like I was fixing the symptoms, but not necessarily the root cause of my pain. I was pretty discouraged and I thought I would have to permanently stop my strength workouts and decrease my running. A few months later I found Sam. We worked on retraining my body movements with several exercises that I could easily do at home. Sam provided me with great feedback and exercise progressions that helped me regain my strength back! Now, I feel like I have a better understanding of how my body moves and feel so much stronger as a runner. Working with Sam has been such a great experience for my health and I feel like I’ve also regained confidence in my body’s capabilities. I highly recommend Sam.
— Alexa J
“Dr. Sam is a gem!! Having her as part of my care team has been invaluable. She helped me finally resolve a pesky old injury to the point where I was able to return to running and start increasing my time/mileage. She is an excellent coach- warm, supportive & solution focused. In the past when I'd done physical therapy, it seemed like I was assigned a long list of exercises but Dr. Sam really met me where I was at in terms of developing a treatment plan that I would actually do. If you are curious about working with her, do it!! I 100% recommend her- definitely life changing work.”
— Alaina M
I cannot begin to express how grateful I am to have found Dr. Sam! After recurring lower back issues, Sam was really able to help me hone in on my natural tendencies and find strategies that have not only improved my back situation but have given me the confidence to return to the activities I love. Thank you, Sam!!!
— Lisa M
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