Women’s Health, Pelvic Floor Care and Practice Growth with Dr. Liz Walker

What does it take to build a practice through community, find the right associate, and grow into women's health and pelvic floor care? In this episode of The Informed Chiropractor Podcast, I talk with Dr. Liz Walker, who grew up in Australia, played four years of college tennis at the University of Montana (where she also met her husband), studied at the New Zealand College of Chiropractic, and then came back to open her own practice in Missoula, Montana. She shares why she skipped PT school, how she built her new-patient base through community instead of paid ads, and why the hobbies and people you have fun with help ground you and grow your practice. We get into how a women's health focus grew on its own (pregnancy, perimenopause and menopause), what she'd do differently with associates (clear expectations, a runway, benchmarks, and why "none is better than someone who's not a complete fit"), and why she bought a building when her lease ended, moving from 700 to about 2,000 square feet with massage, sauna and cold plunge. Dr. Liz also shares what she noticed after our Unlocking the Pelvis and Pelvic Floor seminar in Calgary, how easy it was to add to her adjusting, and why she now focuses on regulating first instead of trying to "win the day." We finish with her advice: practice goes best when you're having the most fun. This is clinical experience, not medical advice. Related Article: https://drdonmacdonald.com/womens-health-pelvic-floor-chiropractic/ Learn the pelvic floor protocol hands-on: Unlocking the Pelvis and Pelvic Floor, Perth, Australia, Feb 20, 2027: https://www.theinformedchiropractor.com/perth-unlocking-pelvis-pelvic-floor-protocol Free "Intro to the Polyvagal Lens" for Chiropractors: https://www.theinformedchiropractor.com/introduction-to-chiropractic-through-a-polyvagal-lens Join the Informed Chiropractor Collective: https://www.theinformedchiropractor.com/the-informed-chiropractor Connect with The Informed Chiropractor Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theinformedchiropractor Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/informed_chiropractor/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theInformedChiropractor If this episode was helpful, follow The Informed Chiropractor Podcast and share it with another chiropractor who would benefit from the conversation.