"I was shocked at how quickly my body was able to recover."

Two days after coming home from hospital following a C-section, Dianne Buswell was already starting her recovery routine.

In this episode of The Human Edge, Dianne sits down with Oxydise founder Alan for an honest conversation about postpartum recovery — the weeks she could barely sit up, the hormonal and emotional reality nobody warns you about, and what genuinely helped her heal: hyperbaric oxygen therapy, red light therapy, sleep, saunas and mindset.

As a professional dancer, Dianne's body is her livelihood, which made the stakes unusually clear. But this recovery story belongs to anyone who's had surgery, a new baby, or simply felt let down by their own body.

Alan breaks down the science along the way: what oxygen under pressure actually does, why most of the benefit happens after you leave the chamber, what red light therapy does for scar tissue and skin — and, just as importantly, where the honest limits of the evidence are.

They also get into the biological age test that changed how Dianne saw her own recovery, her dad's journey through cancer and heart surgery, and the question everyone asks: "aren't you claustrophobic in there?"

Recovery, redefined.

CHAPTERS

(00:00) Intro

(00:45) Why she shares her recovery openly

(03:15) "My body is my tool": why she started

(05:43) Recovering days after a C-section

(08:11) The hardest weeks: "Will I ever recover?"

(12:35) The session that got her hooked

(16:07) Wim Hof, ice baths & releasing trauma

(19:57) Saunas, stress & showing up for family

(24:00) Does it actually work? The science of oxygen

(30:27) Taking a biological age test

(33:35) Performing under pressure

(38:15) The night it all went wrong live on air

(40:37) The results: energy, skin & healing

(44:49) Her dad's story: cancer, surgery & recovery

(48:32) For the skeptics

(53:55) "Am I claustrophobic in there?"

(55:46) Final thoughts

This conversation reflects Dianne's personal experience and is not medical advice. Always consult a qualified professional about your own recovery.

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