Episode 69 - Becky Kukucka

Mending Families is hosted by Melissa Pemberton and she brings you weekly content that is a mix of trauma-aware interviews, parenting tips for those caring for kids from adversity, and stories from people just like you as they share their beautiful messy moments. Melissa hopes that when you listen each week, you will feel encouraged, and inspired and take a little something away to help you and your family move from broken to mended.

On today’s episode, Becky shares about her journey to sobriety and how she has found her way to stretch therapy. She explains Fascial Stretching and how she has been able to use this strategy as a way to help others find healing and chronic pain relief. Finally, Becky gives us some simple stretches we can do from the comfort of our own home that can help our nervous system daily. Enjoy!

Becky Kukucka is a stretch therapist and ultrasound technician who enjoys helping individuals find relief from chronic pain due to tight muscles. She is married with two boys and loves living in the Inland Northwest and all it has to offer.

You can find more information about Becky on Instagram or her website, www.spokanestretch.com

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Topics Becky mentions:

*Alcoholics Anonymous helped Becky with her sobriety and she is thankful for the relationships she made there and for the new lease on life she now has living sober. If you aren’t ready to jump into AA but want to get help, you can call the National Helpline for Substance Abuse and Mental Health (SAMHSA) 

*Hungry, Angry, Lonely, or Tired is the HALT method that Becky uses at times when she is making choices for her health

*Spokane Barre is going to be Barre3 soon but still offering great group classes

*Becky went to Stretch to Win Institute for her training to become a Stretch Therapist.

*She is Vested is an organization for women entrepreneurs in the Spokane area

*Spokane Stretch is a good way to start caring for yourself and your nervous system

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