The Body Knows

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  How Your Ankle Actually Works 23.09.2026 5min

  Your ankle is not the two bumps on either side of your foot. In this episode I walk through the mortise, the joint your two lower-leg bones form around the talus, and why it has to open a little on every single step you take. I explain what happens when the tibia and fibula freeze and stop opening, why the whole back of the leg then has to overstretch, why runners feel it most, how a half-open mortise makes you pronate, and why an ankle that stops working so often shows up as knee pain.This episode is for education and isn't medical advice.My writing, teaching, and book live at https://leighankrum.comPractitioners: https://leighankrum.com/practitionersCHAPTERS0:00 Coming up0:13 The Body Knows0:28 Welcome: how the ankle works0:37 The malleolus: inner and outer1:06 The talus and the mortise1:38 Every step, the talus widens the ankle2:17 When the two bones freeze2:44 Overstretching the back of the leg3:29 For runners3:50 Half open: why you pronate4:27 What to do about it, and the knee4:58 Until next time
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  The Central Chain: From Your Head to Your Pelvis 16.09.2026 5min

  Everybody says the body is all connected — but what does that actually mean? In this episode I introduce the central chain: the line of fascial connections running from the top of your head, deep through the neck, to the heart, the liver, the small intestine, and down to the pelvic floor. I walk through why trouble in any one structure pulls on all the others, how the chain creates the forward-pulled posture so many of us carry, and where practitioners can begin to release it. This episode is for education and isn't medical advice. My writing, teaching, and book live at https://leighankrum.comPractitioners: https://leighankrum.com/practitioners
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  Learning to Read the Body: What Posture and Gait Reveal 09.09.2026 7min

  When I look at a body — standing still or in motion — it tells me a story. In this episode I share how I read that story: the three things I'm looking for (position, mobility, vitality), why a high right shoulder usually points to the liver, what the arm swing and the stride reveal about the fascia underneath, and the quiet figure-eight the hips are meant to make when we walk. My hope is that you start seeing bodies — including your own — with new eyes. This episode is for education and isn't medical advice. My writing, teaching, and book live at https://leighankrum.comPractitioners: https://leighankrum.com/practitioners
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  Concussions Are Cumulative: What Most People Never Learn 02.09.2026 9min

  Most people think a concussion comes from a hit on the head — but concussions can begin as early as birth, and each one adds to the ones before it. In this episode I walk through the many ways concussions happen, what concussive force actually does to the brain, the long list of symptoms it can create, and the story of a high-school football player whose life stopped after his fourth concussion. Then I speak to practitioners about the biodynamic approach I use, and to anyone who's ever had their bell rung: don't blow it off. This episode is for education and isn't medical advice — if you've had a head injury, please get evaluated by a physician. My writing, teaching, and book live at https://leighankrum.comPractitioners: https://leighankrum.com/practitioners
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  Your Leg Actually Starts at Your Belly Button 26.08.2026 7min

  Your leg actually starts at your belly button — how the body is designed to move, and why stiffness is not just age.
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  Dizziness, Headaches, and Your Body's Pressure 19.08.2026 6min

  Dizziness, headaches, vertigo — understanding the body as a pressurized system, and what that means for treatment.
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  Understanding Fascia: The Body's Connective Web 12.08.2026 7min

  What fascia actually is, how it connects every organ, nerve, and bone — and why it matters more than your muscles.
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  A Car Accident Affects More Than Your Neck 09.08.2026 8min

  What a car accident really does to your body — jaw, pericardium, diaphragm, kidney, brain — and why symptoms keep developing weeks later.