About Stephen

My background

I bring together multiple disciplines: myofascial release specialist, yoga teacher, personal trainer, and specialist in performance nutrition. But what shapes my work most is my own experience. I have lived with a seriously degenerated spine for over 50 years.

That personal journey taught me something essential. The body does not need complex protocols or aggressive interventions. It needs steady, gentle support that allows it to regulate and heal naturally. This understanding became the foundation of the Backhealer method.

I am also the author of Sciatica Secrets and the 90 Day Reset Journal for Pain Free Living, both available on Amazon. These resources distil decades of experience into practical tools anyone can use.

My philosophy

Three principles guide everything I teach and everything that arrives in the Sunday email.

What I focus on

My work centres around helping the body feel steadier, calmer, and more resilient through four interconnected areas.

The Backhealer method

After decades of personal experience and 20 years of clinical work, I developed the Backhealer method: a proven three-pillar system for lasting relief from chronic back pain, sciatica, and disc issues through controlled breathing, myofascial release, and precise movement. Learn more at backhealer.com.

Nervous system regulation and breathing

When the nervous system is stuck in high alert, everything feels harder. Through yoga, breathwork, and gentle movement, I help people shift out of fight-or-flight and into a calmer baseline state where healing becomes possible.

Performance nutrition

As a specialist in performance nutrition, I focus on food choices that support steadier energy and reduce inflammation, helping the body heal from the inside out without complicated rules or restrictions.

Movement and touch work

Combining my training as a personal trainer and yoga teacher, I teach simple movement patterns and gentle touch work that release tension without force. The goal is always softening, not pushing through.

Why I created Self Care Sunday

After years of teaching the Backhealer method and working with people in pain, I noticed something. The practices that worked best were not the most complex ones. They were the simplest, most sustainable routines people could actually maintain week after week.

Self Care Sunday is what I personally return to every week: a ten-minute reset focused on breath, gentle touch, and steadier energy. It is not a performance. It is a practice I do myself, and I am sharing it because it works.

If you are here, you are welcome to join me.

Books

Both books are part of the Back Pain Exposed series and are available on Amazon.

Sciatica Secrets

Why front-body compression drives sciatic symptoms and how to fix it. The complete breathing, release, and movement protocol for sciatic nerve pain. 50 years of personal and clinical experience distilled into a clear, practical guide.

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90 Day Reset Journal for Pain Free Living

Daily tracking for breathing progression, myofascial release, movement phases, and nervous system patterns across three months of healing. The companion journal to Sciatica Secrets.

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Other resources

Self Care Sunday is part of a broader body of work on back pain, sciatica, and recovery. These sites are all free to explore.