Resources
People and products I trust
Practitioners in the Finger Lakes and online, plus the brands I recommend to patients and use myself.
Practitioners
Pregnancy, birth, and family care
Gently Borne Midwifery
Ithaca, NY
The home birth midwifery practice I gave birth with for my first birth, and one I still recommend. Their community includes midwives, doulas, lactation consultants, childbirth educators, and more.
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Ithaca, NY
Founded by Emeline, the midwife who attended my first birth. I gave birth with Meraki the second time. Well-woman care, home birth, problem visits, and family planning.
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Body and holistic care
Sara DeSantis
Trumansburg, NY
Massage therapy.
Dr. Richard Cohen
Ithaca, NY
Chiropractic care. 418 N Tioga St, Ithaca.
AYU Academy, Jessica Vellela, BAMS
Online
An Ayurvedic online health education center offering personalized Ayurvedic health education, professional training, and learning tools.
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Mental health
Michelle Russo, LCSW-R
Ithaca, NY
Psychotherapy for adults, adolescents, and families, specializing in women's health, postpartum, anxiety, trauma, relationships, chronic illness, and transitions.
Visit websiteA Key Therapy, Lex Enrico Santi, LCSW
Trumansburg, NY and telehealth
Counseling for life transitions, relationships and couples communication, depression, anxiety and stress, and self-esteem. My women's health coaching is booked here too.
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Products I recommend
Banyan Botanicals
My favorite source for Ayurvedic resources and products. Start with their dosha quiz.
Shop Banyan BotanicalsHugger Mugger
My favorite company for yoga props. I especially love their standard yoga bolster.
Shop Hugger MuggerIntimate Rose
One of my favorite companies for pelvic health products. I often recommend the vibrating pelvic wand for self-massage of the pelvic floor muscles.
Use code SHONA for $5 off.
Shop Intimate RoseIncrediwear
Compression garments I recommend for swelling and recovery.
Use code Patient10 for 10% off.
Shop IncrediwearCMT Medical
Compression and lymphatic products I recommend, gathered in one place.
See my picks on CMTSome of these are affiliate links or discount codes. They help support the free content I share, at no extra cost to you.
Not sure where to start?
Women's health coaching by telehealth is a gentle place to begin. We can talk through what kind of support fits you best.
Recommended Resources
Practitioners
Midwifery
Ithaca, NY
A home birth midwifery practice, the most amazing team Shona gave birth with. They have a community of birth professionals including midwives, doulas, birth assistants, lactation consultants, massage therapists, chiropractors, placenta encapsulation providers, yoga instructors, photographers, childbirth educators, nurse-practitioners, family doctors and obstetricians.
Ithaca, NY
Well-woman care, home birth, problem visits, family planning.
Ayurveda
AYU Academy - Jessica Vellela, BAMS
An Ayurvedic online health education center offering personalized Ayurvedic health education, professional training, and resources and learning tools.
Mental Health Therapy
Michelle Russo, LCSW-R - Clinical Social Worker
Ithaca, NY
Psychotherapy for Adults, Adolescents & Families - specializes in women’s health, post-partum, anxiety, trauma, relationships, chronic illness, transitions
Lex Enrico Santi, LCSW - Clinical Social Worker
Trumansburg, NY
Counseling for life transitions, relationship troubles and couples therapy (specifically focused on communication), increasing work effectiveness, masculinity and young adulthood, depression, anxiety and stress, conflict resolution, and self esteem issues.
Physical Therapy
Richland, WA
A holistic integrative clinic that Shona worked for for 5 years. They offer physical therapy, occupational therapy, massage therapy, mental health therapy, acupuncture, yoga, Gyrotonic, compression garment fitting, and group exercise classes. They specialize in women’s health, lymphedema, and hand therapy.
Irene Luc, PT, DPT - Mind Door LLC - Physical Therapist
Richland, WA
Help for fibromyalgia, anxiety, pelvic pain and sexual health
Synergy Physical Therapy Trumansburg
Trumansburg, NY
Massage Therapy
Ithaca, NY
Chiropractic
Ithaca, NY
Pediatric and maternity care.
Products
Banyan Botanicals
My favorite website for Ayurvedic resources and products. Begin by taking the quiz below!
Hugger Mugger
My favorite company for yoga props! I especially love their standard yoga bolster.
Intimate Rose
One of my favorite companies for pelvic health products. I always recommend the vibrating pelvic wand for self massage of the pelvic floor muscles.
Use code SHONA for $5 off.
