Aligned Family Wellness

09/16/2026

Help us wish Dr. Matt the HAPPIEST birthday! 🎉🎂💪

We’re so lucky to have his strength, knowledge, humor, and big heart as part of the AFW family. 🖤

Drop him some birthday love below! 👇🥳

09/10/2026

This week, we’ve been practicing what we preach. 🤍

We talk a lot at AFW about nervous system regulation, grounding, getting outside, slowing down, being present, and spending quality time with the people you love.

And sometimes, that means stepping away.

We are so incredibly grateful for our AFW patients who allow us the space to do exactly that. To close the office, unplug, recharge, soak up our babies, spend time together as a family, and come back feeling more grounded and restored.

Because taking care of people wholeheartedly also means making sure we take care of ourselves and our family, too.

This week has been full of sunshine, bare feet, family time, laughter, slower mornings, and a whole lot less rushing.

And it has been SO good for our souls.

Thank you for supporting not just Aligned Family Wellness, but the family behind it. We are so grateful for every single one of you. 🤍

We’ll see you soon, AFW family. Recharged, grounded, and ready to take care of you. 🫶

And special shout out to our lovely Sara for holding down the fort so we can actually unplug for the first time since being business owners! Truly our MVP 💕

09/03/2026

When I say I’m going to figure out how all the pieces connect… I mean it.

Because your headaches might not just be about your neck.

Your hip pain might not just be about your hip.

Your pelvic floor, your breathing, your jaw, your nervous system, your old injuries, your pregnancies, your movement patterns… they don’t exist in separate little boxes.

And sometimes the thing that seems completely unrelated is actually another piece of the puzzle.

That’s one of my favorite parts of what I do.

I listen. I ask a LOT of questions. I look at the history. I look at what you’ve already tried. I research. I think. I connect dots.

Especially when you’ve already been to multiple providers and keep hearing that everything “looks fine”… but you know you don’t feel fine.

I don’t want to just chase the symptom that brought you through my door.

I want to understand the whole picture.

Because usually, the pieces are telling us something. We just have to figure out how they fit together. 🧩

08/26/2026

When your body feels like it can’t take a full breath… sometimes it’s not about your lungs. 👀

Your ribs, diaphragm, thoracic spine, pelvic floor, and the tissues surrounding them all need to MOVE when you breathe.

This patient had been feeling so stuck and tight through her chest and ribcage, so we used the yoga ball to help stretch the ribs, work with the diaphragm, and create more space for everything to move the way it’s supposed to.

And that feeling afterward? Like she could finally OPEN UP. 🙌

This is one of my favorite parts of what I do. It’s not just “where does it hurt?”

It’s what isn’t moving? What feels stuck? What’s connected? And how can we help the body function better as a whole?

Because sometimes your body just needs a little more room to breathe. 🤍

08/19/2026

Airport stretch, activate ✈️ Sitting for hours = stagnant everything + cranky hips. This 2-min sequence gets blood and energy moving again, no yoga mat required. Save for your next flight 👇"

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07/27/2026

Sometimes we think nervous system regulation has to be another thing to check off the to-do list.

But often, it starts with a pause.

A deep breath. A relaxed jaw. Shoulders that soften. A moment to notice something beautiful.

Your brain and body are constantly taking in information. When you intentionally slow down, even for 15 seconds, you remind your nervous system that you're safe.

Take this as your reminder today. 💛

🦋 Save this reel for the next time you need a moment to reset.

07/23/2026

Some nights it's a baby who won't sleep. Some days it's 6 hours hunched over a keyboard. Either way my body ends up in the same shape: curled in, shoulders forward, hips tight.

This is the 3 minutes I give myself before the day actually starts. No equipment except a foam roller, no plan, just undoing the curl.

Hips, chest, shoulders — the three spots that take the hit whether you're nursing, scrolling, or typing. Give it a try, and let me know how it feels. 💕

❤️

07/01/2026

06/24/2026

🌸🎉 We Have a Winner! 🎉🌸

A huge shoutout to everyone who participated in our "Guess the Color of Matt's Toe Bandage" challenge! 😂
The correct answer was... HOT PINK! 💖 Just like these gorgeous zinnias blooming outside the office.

Congratulations to our winner, Mackenzie Mack, who correctly guessed Matt would be rocking a HOT pink toe bandage and has earned a $5 Starbucks gift card! ☕🎉

Thanks for playing along and adding a little fun to our week. Keep an eye on our page—you never know what random office shenanigans we'll turn into a contest next! 🤣

06/23/2026

🚨 Broken Toe Bandage Challenge – Day 1 🚨

As many of you know, Dr. Matt Nickerson recently had a close encounter between his big toe and a 45-pound weight plate. Unfortunately for him, the plate won. 😅

Since then, we've been wrapping his toe in a different color bandage every day, and it's become a bit of a daily event around the office.

🎨 So let's have some fun!

What color bandage do you think he'll be wearing tomorrow?

👇 Drop your guess in the comments below.

🏆 Prize: A $5 Starbucks gift card for the first person who guesses correctly!

☕ The winner will be announced tomorrow when the bandage color is revealed.

The toe is healing well, but his pride is still under observation. 🤣

⚠️ Bonus Challenge: Wrong answers are highly encouraged. Extra bragging rights go to the most creative guess!

Let's see what you've got!