I’m excited to introduce you to the coolest doctor I know and her book, What You Don’t Expect When Your Expecting.
This book is a must read if you are thinking of or are pregnant and will also be an appreciated gift for an expecting mom.
About the Author
Dr. Brandie Nemchenko is the owner of a large multi-doctor practice in southeastern Pennsylvania and is the Clinical Director of Bloom Holistic Care for Pregnancy. She has been certified by the ICPA in Webster Technique and with their Pregnancy and Pediatrics program since 2002.
A former college athlete herself, Dr.Brandie is also trained as a sports chiropractor.
After almost losing her daughter in 2007 and not being able to practice, she extrapolated the procedures and research to pregnancy in a safe way.
Dr. Brandie is a popular speaker having spoken at the Inspired Families conference at Temple University. She frequently lectures to physicians groups at hospitals and private practice as well as mother’s groups and aligned businesses. As a paramedic she worked in emergency rooms for many years.
The mother of two gorgeous girls, and married to chiropractor, Dr. Arthur Nemchenko, Dr. Brandie lives in Valley Forge Park, Pennsylvania.
About the Book
What if your pregnancy isn’t the dream you always imagined and instead has into a living nightmare?
What if instead of your doctor telling you these aches and pains are normal and there’s nothing that can be done, you had a practitioner that not only listened to you but helped you?
It is possible.
Dr. Brandie Nemchenko, a pregnancy chiropractor with over a decade of experience has developed a self-help run-through that has helped thousands of patients in her private practice near Philadelphia.
In her “keeping it real” and humorous manner, Dr. Brandie not only gives you the tools and mechanics of what you can safely try, she also “gets it” and helps you find ways to cope and think differently in this “new but temporary normal.”
Breaking down the typical cases she sees in her office, she explains why these things happen and what you can STOP doing today to help you break the pain cycle so that you can do the things you need to do, even while pregnant.
You’ll also learn:
- Your second pregnancy is often worse and comes with predictable pains and what you can do to ease the pain and better yet how to keep it from occurring.
- How to think critically about the decisions you need to make for you and your unborn baby.
- How you can ask and get the support you need.
With dozens of case studies and personal insight Dr. Brandie can help radically change your pregnancy from one that is painful to one that is enjoyed. Pregnancy should be one of the most special times in your life and remembered for the joy not the pain.
The goal of this book is to guide you to the best support team and practices to ensure you have the pregnancy of your dreams.
This book will make an appreciated gift for anyone who is expecting or planning to have children.
The Book Trailer:
The Interview
What has been your most challenging case as a chiropractor?
I think any case I’ve managed where the mama HAS to work and has a challenging physical health condition, either a herniated lower back disc and she can’t stand or groin pain and by all intents and purposes she cannot lose income to support her family but can barely work. That is challenging to navigate to make sure we get her issue under control the fastest and safest we can and to help her navigate and modify her job responsibilities to keep her at work but not hurting herself or that babe.
You are a successful entrepreneur, mother, wife, doctor with multiple practices and now you’ve added author to your list of accomplishments, how do you stay focused? How do you keep yourself motivated?
Focus is SO hard for me. Motivation is not. I stay focused by trying to delegate all that I can have someone else do (which I typically enjoy more) and do what only I can do.
My mission is motivating to me because I know there are so many mamas out there who are hurting that should be enjoying this time.
Focus is important and as someone with Executive Function Disorder and ADD (which in a TED talk were cited as the “Entrepreneur’s Disease”), I can handle multiple things at once and switch between tasks. Recently, I resigned from being a Board President of our local ambulance and resigned from reviewing other doctors to really focus on my practices and my book. I’m realizing to be more effective in my impact – I need to be a laser beam instead of a disco light. 🙂
One course I just took that I found immensely helpful was Life Hack Boot Camp with Demir and Carey Bentley. It taught me to systematize my actions and line them up with my goals to make sure I’m not spinning my wheels and instead am pushing myself forward.
As a doctor how do you keep yourself and your practice up to date on the latest treatments?
I attend a lot of continuing education classes and take a diversified approach to coursework because much of how I treat pregnant women is actually from my training and study with athletes. I don’t know any population that needs help getting back into the game of life then pregnant women. So much is on the line!.
You work primarily with pregnant women. I’m guessing in most cases the first time you see them they are in pain and at their wits end. What if they saw you earlier in their pregnancy, why should a healthy pregnant woman seek chiropractic care?
If you get twinges, things could get out of hand quickly and it’s always good to get checked out and get a game plan to manage their pregnancy.
You have so much going for you, why did you write this book?
Pregnancy is such a special time and it should be enjoyed. I hear a lot of women struggling who are not local and wanted to get help and I wanted to extend my reach.
You and your husband (also a doctor) work together, have children and live together, how do you stay married?
Humor. 🙂
It isn’t uncommon for women to experience skeletal issues after delivering babies. What causes those issues and what can you do for them?
Carrying babies is so hard. Even though they are tiny, it’s weight on muscles that aren’t used to holding that. On top of it you aren’t sleeping and are doing postures that you aren’t used to – with more weight in the front sometimes if you breastfeed. The most common issues AFTER birth is upper back pain, wrist pain, and headaches.
Authors often compare the writing of and the production process of a book to a long and difficult pregnancy. Now that your book baby is finally here, will there be siblings?
Ha! I’ve already started my next two; one for husbands and one for chiropractors so you could say that I’m expecting twins!
As a doctor and business owner how has networking helped you and do you have any tips for other women on making the most of networking opportunities.
I don’t network in the traditional way of networking and in fact, it’s a huge joke at the Main Line Chamber that I can be found at a large event in the bathroom waiting for the speakers to start. As an introvert, I much prefer one on one or small group chats. I see networking more as connections. I love connecting people to help them and have found my patient’s jobs, connected them to like minded groups and have even introduced them to people in the office and they became friends. Life is about helping others and that’s what I see networking as.
What is your favorite go to local restaurant? What are you ordering?
Our new favorite is J. Alexander’s. It’s gorgeous and has great food. I am partial to their steaks and their mac and cheese is out of this world.
For more about Dr. Brandie visit her website.
