The Movement Mentality Podcast

with Missy Bunch

Ep. 18 - Exciting News!

In this raw and heartfelt solo episode, Missy Bunch shares her personal journey of pregnancy, loss, healing, and hope as she announces her third pregnancy. She opens up about the physical and emotional rollercoaster of her past pregnancies, including two miscarriages and a C-section birth and reflects on how these deeply human experiences have shaped her understanding of the body, grief, and resilience. From passing a placenta in her shower to advocating for ceremony and healing after loss, Missy reminds us that being strong doesn’t mean being untouched by pain it means moving through it with presence and power.

Whether you’re a parent, a movement professional, or simply someone walking through a season of change, this episode will resonate.

In this episode

01:55 - Pregnancy announcement: Baby #3 is on the way

03:39 - First trimester comparison: exhaustion vs. nonstop vomiting

05:00 - What it means to be a “geriatric pregnancy” in the medical world

06:56 - The first miscarriage: shock, grief, and learning what health doesn’t protect

08:01 - Unplanned C-section and the identity unraveling that followed

09:49 - The second miscarriage: labor at home, fainting, and raw humanity

13:50 - Ceremony and connection: honoring the lost babies with love and reverence

16:00 - This pregnancy: why Missy waited to announce, and what’s different this time

17:20 - Preparing for birth, motherhood, and a new chapter

Quotes

· “I didn’t think someone like me could miscarry. I thought if you were healthy, that just couldn’t happen.”

· “I basically did the full spectrum of labor. No drugs… all the way to surgery. And I’m still healing from that.”

· “The body is miraculous and beautiful… and painful. But it will carry you through.”

Connect with Missy & Sydney

· missybunch.com.

· Instagram: @missybunch15.

· Instagram: @themovementmentality

· Watch this episode on YouTube: @TheMovementMentality

About Missy

Missy is a multi-certified movement therapist who has been educating and coaching for over 14 years.As a young professional dancer, she battled many injuries over her career and one day she found someone who studied neurology (the study of the brain and nervous system). After one session with this person, her 4-year knee pain was completely gone. She knew she wanted to teach this approach to the world.

The importance of brain function and using the nervous system to rapidly “debug” movement patterns, decrease pain, and increase performance, has led her to teach and create lightning-fast improvements with people from all walks of life. Her specialties include injury prevention, injury rehabilitation, joint mobility, and decreasing pain, holistically.

The Movement Mentality Podcast

with Missy Bunch

Ep. 17 - From Bodybuilding to Healing: A Transformation Story with Jerame Mudick

In this grounding and expansive episode, Missy welcomes somatic guide and breathwork facilitator Jerame Mudick to The Movement Mentality Podcast. They explore what it means to come home to the body, the unexpected grief of healing, and why slowing down is essential for true transformation. Jerame opens up about his journey from fitness and functional health into deep somatic work and trauma resolution. This conversation weaves together personal evolution, nervous system wisdom, and the spiritual initiation of remembering who you are beneath your patterns. If you’re craving depth, stillness, and a return to your truth—this episode is for you.

In this episode

· 03:10 - Jerame’s origin story: From personal training to body-based healing

· 07:42 - What happens when slowing down feels threatening

· 13:15 - Fitness as a coping mechanism and how the body finally said “no”

· 20:10 - Surrender as the sacred threshold: what comes after the breakdown

· 28:02 - Why we can’t “logic” our way into regulation

· 35:46 - Masculine energy, grief, and the initiation of embodiment

· 43:20 - Jerame’s current practices and what holds him now

· 48:55 - The real markers of healing: less reactivity, more resonance

· 54:38 - Navigating the identity unraveling as you become who you are

· 1:00:11 - Guidance for listeners: how to begin listening to your body again

Quotes:

1. “Surrender didn’t come easy. It came after the exhaustion, after trying to hold everything together for too long.” 20:23
2. “I thought I had to be the strong one, the protector. But what I really needed was permission to grieve.” 36:10
3. “I knew I was healing—not because life got easier, but because I didn’t flinch in the places I used to.” 48:57

Connect with Missy & Sydney

· missybunch.com.

· Instagram: @missybunch15.

· Instagram: @themovementmentality

· Watch this episode on YouTube: @TheMovementMentality

· Jerame Mudick on Instagram: @jeramemudick

· Website: jeramemudick.com

About Missy

Missy is a multi-certified movement therapist who has been educating and coaching for over 14 years.As a young professional dancer, she battled many injuries over her career and one day she found someone who studied neurology (the study of the brain and nervous system). After one session with this person, her 4-year knee pain was completely gone. She knew she wanted to teach this approach to the world.

The importance of brain function and using the nervous system to rapidly “debug” movement patterns, decrease pain, and increase performance, has led her to teach and create lightning-fast improvements with people from all walks of life. Her specialties include injury prevention, injury rehabilitation, joint mobility, and decre

The Movement Mentality Podcast

with Missy Bunch

Ep. 16 - The Intersection of Trauma and Pelvic Health with Sydney Zwicker

In this deeply moving episode, Missy sits down with Sydney Zwicker, a trauma integration bodyworker and pelvic health specialist based in Denver, Colorado. Sydney shares her journey from art and mythology student to internationally recognized practitioner in somatic pelvic healing. Together, they unpack the physical, emotional, and spiritual dimensions of healing, why trauma lives in the body, and how touch can help rewire our nervous systems for safety, wholeness, and power. With humor, depth, and radical honesty, this conversation is a must-listen for healers, mothers, movement professionals, and anyone curious about the intersection of body, story, and sovereignty.

In this episode

• 02:00 - Meet Sydney: From France to Denver and an eclectic path to pelvic health
• 05:40 - What is ceremonial pelvic care and how does it work?
• 10:12 - Sydney’s healing journey and the session that changed everything
• 18:08 - Why touch matters: reprogramming trauma through nervous system-based bodywork
• 24:33 - The C-section story: trauma, scar tissue, and emotional release
• 33:50 - Can everything heal? Sydney’s honest answer and client discovery process
• 40:20 - Somatic storytelling: how tissue holds truth and how to let it go
• 46:05 - Building an unconventional business with integrity and deep conviction
• 53:45 - Fuck You, Sydnee: the healing power of defiance and permission to feel
• 1:02:30 - From symptom to sovereignty: how this work helps you reclaim your "yes" and "no"

Quotes:

• “Your body wants to be in wholeness and balance—it just might not know it’s safe yet.” [33:58]
• “Healing isn’t relief. Healing is chopping the wood, fetching the water. It’s doing it over and over until it becomes part of you.” [53:45]
• “I can’t guarantee anything except this: if you show up for the work, you will reconnect with your ‘hell no’ and your ‘fuck yes.’’ [01:02:30]

Connect with Missy & Sydney

· missybunch.com.

· Instagram: @missybunch15.

· Instagram: @themovementmentality

· Watch this episode on YouTube: @TheMovementMentality

· Instagram: @zwickerhealingarts

· Website: zwickerhealingarts.com

· Book Mentioned: Wild Feminine by Tami Lynn Kent

About Missy

Missy is a multi-certified movement therapist who has been educating and coaching for over 14 years.As a young professional dancer, she battled many injuries over her career and one day she found someone who studied neurology (the study of the brain and nervous system). After one session with this person, her 4-year knee pain was completely gone. She knew she wanted to teach this approach to the world.

The importance of brain function and using the nervous system to rapidly “debug” movement patterns, decrease pain, and increase performance, has led her to teach and create lightning-fast improvements with people from all walks of life. Her specialties include i