Today we’d like to introduce you to Holly Wells.
Hi Holly, can you start by introducing yourself? We’d love to learn more about how you got to where you are today?
I am currently a pelvic floor physical therapist, mom of two boys, and now co-owner and founder of Forever Strong Physical Therapy with my husband. My journey to where I am now began with the birth of my oldest son. I felt I was fit, healthy and would have an unremarkable birth, guided by my medical team. I came to learn that this birthing experience would lead me to never wanting another mom to feel the same way that I did – unsupported, unprepared, and left wondering if my experience could’ve been better if I had known more
As a physical therapist, I have helped so many people at various stages of their recoveries. During my 6-week follow up after my son was born, I was told I was ‘cleared’ to resume all activities. It seemed there was no objective or specific guidance for beginning this new season of life after so much attention was paid to being pregnant. I was going to have to find this information on my own. I began to research strengthening for a postpartum mom and what a pregnant woman could do to facilitate a smoother delivery. To my surprise, there was A LOT to know. I had to make peace with what could have been, and pour myself into this new passion.
Fast forward, our company has just celebrated it’s two year mark. I’ve been a certified pelvic floor therapist for the last eight years. I have since helped countless pregnant women learn more about how to prepare mentally and physically for their deliveries; I have received emails and text messages thanking me with pictures of newborns; and helping postpartum women feel more confident in their body again. I have helped moms of C-section deliveries improve pain and symptoms related to their scar. I have helped clients with pain with intimacy, leaking as they’re trying to get back to workouts, improving back pain, addressing bladder symptoms in perimenopause and beyond and much more.
Every time I help someone understand and relieve symptoms, I believe it heals an old part of me that felt so unprepared and let down by the guidance I never had. I can truly say that I absolutely love what I do.
Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way. Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
It was not the smoothest! I was initially supported in pursuing specialization in pelvic health training with the expectation it would be incorporated into patient care at a facility I was working at. Overtime the organization’s direction changed and my role was shifted to a location where they did not plan to have pelvic health services. They have since offered pelvic health services at that site – so I guess I was ahead of my time there.
I also think striking out on your own, and taking a chance in yourself that you can be both a physical therapist and a business owner was a big chance I took on myself. I have learned so much about myself over these last two years.
Great, so let’s talk business. Can you tell our readers more about what you do and what you think sets you apart from others?
The company is myself and my husband, Sean, he is also a physical therapist. We met in physical therapy school together. We have an office located in West Chester, Pennsylvania. We also provide outpatient services in-home for mobile visits. My specialty is orthopedics and pelvic floor. My husband specializes in geriatrics. We are known for really excelling in our interactions with clients. We are able to take the time to listen and find out what is really going on behind symptoms. We look at the whole person, and find long term results because we deeply care for our clients and want to see them succeed. We want everyone to feel like they are being treated like a close friend or family member – not a number.
What were you like growing up?
As a young kid, I was a tomboy, always climbing trees and playing outside. I’ve grown up loving physical humor, and movies like Ace Ventura, and Wayne’s World. I’ve always had a witty sense of humor, but I was unbelievably quiet and shy in middle to high school, which sometimes people I meet in my adult life have a hard time believing. I’ve always enjoyed the outdoor outdoors, both the ocean and the snow equally. I’m both extroverted and introverted I suppose. I am a big empath, which may just come with the territory for what I do for work. Today, I love spending time on trips with my husband and our two boys. They are the absolute light of my life.
Pricing:
- $175 per one hour session
- We accept Traditional Medicare insurance
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.ForeverStrongPhysicalTherapy.com
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