October is awareness month for both Menopause & Breast Cancer, and one area of overlap between these two issues is that of musculoskeletal health

Sometimes, when we think about musculoskeletal health at menopause, we might immediately think of osteoporosis. Although that's a really important issues, and one I'll be addressing in upcoming episodes, for today I want to talk about muscle & joint pain at menopause

Musculoskeletal dysfunction affects between 70 and 80% of women going through peri to post menopause, with 25% of women having severe symptoms, including rotator cuff dysfunction or gluteal tendinopathy (which affects 1 in 4 women in their 50's and is often misdiagnosed as hip arthritis)

In today's episode, I'll discuss the latest research around why this happens (spoilers: oestrogen, inflammation & sleep disruption) and of course the evidence based strategies that we can use to help women live well before, during & after menopause, and (of course!) where pelvic health at menopause fits into the discussion!

If you'd like to learn more, there's a whole module on Menopausal health, including lifestyle, nutrition, sleep and physical activity, in my online course 'Female Hormonal Health Masterclass' which you can find here, alongside my other online courses. You can find & follow my continuing adventure in needing out on women's health research & education on Instagram @michellelyons_muliebrity

As always, I'd be super grateful if you can subscribe, rate & review the podcast on either Spotify or Apple

Until next time, Onwards & Upwards, Mx #celebratemuliebrity

Welcome to the latest episode of the Celebrate Muliebrity podcast!

In today's episode I have the pleasure of chatting with Surabhi Veitch, an amazing physiotherapist from Toronto

(Before I tell you what we talked about - please note I had an equipment malfunction about 18 minutes in - it gets scratchy just on my end for approx 60 seconds then settles down - if it was just a solo episode I would have redone it but Surabhi gave so many clinical pearls I had to share this!

we talked about:

and so much more! Surabhi shared so much of her own journey which is why she is an amazing communicator and clinician - if you're not already, please follow her on instagram as @thepassionatephysio

Want to learn more about sexual health? There's a whole section on sexual health at menopause in my online Female Hormonal Health Masterclass but also...in November, I'll be releasing my new online course, Female Sexual Health, Contraception & Fertility (it is on pre-sale now and goes to regular pricing when it goes live in November - here's the link where you can find info on all my online courses!

Until next time, take care and don't forget to #celebratemuliebrity Mx

NEW PODCAST ALERT! Pain Science & Pelvic Pain: Episode 50 with Dr Millie Mardon

Hello everyone and welcome to today's episode where I'm sharing a recent conversation I had with newly minted PhD, Dr Amelia (Millie) Mardon

In this podcast episode we discuss:

September is actually awareness month, not only for pain, but also for Menopause, PCOS, Gynae Cancer and sexual health - of course (!) I have online courses covering all of these topics BUT! if you want to expand your evidence based, clinically useful, biopsychosocial toolbox for working with women with diagnoses including Endometriosis, Menstrual pain, IC/ Bladder Pain Syndrome, Vulvodynia, Pudendal Neuralgia and more ....AND get access to the Female Functional Pelvic Anatomy course FOR FREE, then head over to the online Female Pelvic Pain Rehab course here

Here's the link to my Instagram account michellelyons_muliebrity to stay up to date

If you're listening to this episode on the day it goes live, you only have a few more days to purchase the recordings/manual to Pelvicon 2024 at the early bird price CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT MORE!

Thanks so much for being here, see you next time on the CelebrateMuliebrity podcast! Mx

Hello and welcome to this week's episode where I'm sharing my top 5 non-hormonal approaches for pelvic health at Menopause.

GSM or Geniturinary Syndrome of Menopause covers the pelvic health changes we see as oestrogen levels decline and includes such issues as overactive bladder, continence, VV dryness/ irritation and pelvic floor muscle dysfunction.

Although topical hormonal therapies such as oestrogen or dhea can be great - not every woman wants to or can use them - I wanted to share the latest evidence to support the evidence for non-hormonal approaches that I cam across as I was updating the Menopause module.

All of the options I discuss can be used alongside hormonal therapy or instead of it - I'm not a prescriber of pharmaceuticals so while I am a big fan of hormonal therapies, at the right time for the right person at the correct dosage - I feel that these non-hormonal strategies are effective & evidence based too.

The brand new/ update/ expanded section on pelvic health at Menopause is now available in the Menopause Module of the online Female Hormonal Health Masterclass - if you're already enrolled, it's in the course portal. If you haven't signed up yet - HURRY UP! You only have until the end of this month to get this 3 in 1 course bundle (menstrual, maternal & menopausal health) - if you're already part of the course cohort, don't worry, you'll still retain evergreen access, which you might need because this course bundle is big!

You can find all the course info at CelebrateMuliebrity.com or in my Instagram bio - you can find me at michellelyons_muliebrity.com

Until next time! Onwards & Upwards, Mx

Hello everyone and welcome to today’s episode where I had the pleasure of discussing what’s new in pelvic rehab when it comes to Menopause, Cancer & Pelvic Pain.

September is actually awareness month for those three (big!) topics so I was excited to chat with Elise Fraser from the University of Melbourne about the new & exciting research showing the benefits of physio in each of these (sometimes overlapping) spheres

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In this chat, some of the things we discussed:

👉 the variety of symptoms, including pelvic & musculoskeletal, that women experience at menopause and why we need to be there with them, whether/not they’re using hormone therapy 

👉 the benefits and dangers of pain neuroscience education in both pelvic pain and menopause 

👉 what women want to know about pelvic health challenges during / after cancer treatment, especially breast & gynae cancers (more on this in upcoming podcasts!)

👉 the latest evidence supporting a multimodal physio approach for the management of female pelvic pain (Starzec-Proserpio et al 2024) 

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This coming week I’ll be uploading a brand new/ updated/ expanded section on pelvic health & rehab at menopause to my online ⁠Female Hormonal Health Masterclass⁠ - if you’ve already signed up, you’ll see it in your course…and if you haven’t, HURRY UP!! You only have until the end of this month (Sept) to enroll and get evergreen access to the 3 modules: Menstrual, Maternal and Menopausal Health

You can find ⁠all the course info at CelebrateMuliebrity.com ⁠or in the link on my Instagram ⁠michellelyons_muliebrity⁠

You can find Elise on Instagram as ⁠@elise_fraser_physio⁠ and you’ll see the research we talked about on her Instagram feed

Until next time, Onwards & Upwards! Mx #celebratemuliebrity 

Hernias & Female Pelvic Pain: Episode 47 with Dr Shirin Towfigh

Hello everyone and welcome to today’s episode where I had the pleasure of a most illuminating conversation with global leader in hernia care, Dr Shirin Towfigh

In this chat, we discussed:

👉 typical presentation and history of hernias as pain drivers in women (spoiler: women may present with pelvic pain but no bulge)

👉 why hernias in women can be potentially life threatening 

👉 how hernias are diagnosed and surgically managed

👉 what we need to know about the role of pelvic rehab in hernia care (spoiler alert: constipation!)

👉 and much more!

You can find Dr Towfigh clinically at Beverley Hills Hernia Center, where she also offers telehealth for international patients. She's on instagram as @herniadoc and has a fabulous podcast/YouTube channel called Hernia Talk Live, which I highly recommend

And if you'd like to explore further education about Female Pelvic Pain, or Hormonal Health, or Back Pain, or Bowel Health or Breast/ Pelvic Oncology Rehab, please visit CelebrateMuliebrity.com and follow me on instagram as @michellelyons_muliebrity

Until next time, Onwards & Upwards, Mx

New Podcast Alert 🚨 

Labour and Delivery Prep. - Episode 46 with Susannah Haarmann

And we’re back! I have some great episodes coming up for the rest of the year and to kick off this latest batch, here’s my chat with Susannah about a biopsychosocial approach to helping women prepare for labour and delivery

We talked about:

👉various methods of tuning into and lengthening the pelvic floor for delivery

👉evidence based approaches to reduce pain before, during and delivery

👉how we can help improve communication with birth providers and give women strategies to advocate for themselves 

👉strategies for preparing the mind and central nervous system as well as the body for labour 

And more! Susannah has some great resources available at her website And here’s the link to her raffle where you can win a set of her handouts for free! 

Want to stay up to date on what’s new and exciting (and clinically relevant!) in women’s health? Make sure you are following my Instagram @michellelyons_muliebrity and for info on all my online courses and podcast interviews, here’s the link!

Until next time, Onwards & Upwards, Mx #celebratemuliebrity 

Why do periods go missing? (and why it matters?!)

In part 1 of this mini-series, we talked about de-mystifying the menstrual cycle and in part 2, I covered period pain management, and here in part 3, I want to explore missing menstrual cycles and the implications, for both performance and health

In this episode, I talk about:

I've been taking a deep dive into the intersection of pelvic, hormonal and musculoskeletal health for female athletes - what we now know, what isn't widely known and putting all the pieces together from an evidence based AND clinically relevant perspective for rehab pro's - so there be a new course coming this autumn! Stay tuned, especially to my Instagram michellelyons_muliebrity and for info on all my online courses, please visit CelebrateMuliebrity.com

Until Next Time, Onwards & Upwards! Mx #celebratemuliebrity

In today's episode, I am delighted to chat with Terri Robertson Elder, about movement optimism in pelvic health.

In the intro to the episode, I talk about some new research that I recently came across from Briand et al (2024) looking at changes in body composition and how women lose lean muscle mass starting at the age of 31!!!

Pelvic health shouldn't be a barrier to movement but there's still a lot of mythology about what we should and shouldn't do in postnatal recovery, for people with diastasis or pelvic pain...which is what Terri and I set out to explore.

I hope you enjoy the conversation - of course if you have questions, you can leave a comment on instagram for both of us - you can find Terri on instagram as @terri.elder.dpt and you can find me there too as michellelyons_muliebrity and for all the info on my courses, please visit celebratemuliebrity.com

Until next time, Onwards & Upwards! Mx #celebratemuliebrity.com