She's back! I'm delighted to welcome Teresa Waser back to the podcast for another conversation. This time, we are taking a deep dive into Pelvic Organ Prolapse & Exercise

We discuss:

Some great & immediately useful strategies (as you would expect from Teresa!) and you can find & follow Teresa on instagram as @rxphysio and Teresa will also be teaching in person in Cork in March - you can find the details & book here

Thanks for joining us and I'd be delighted if you'd rate, review & subscribe (ideally all 3!) so we can spread the word about evidence based women's health

For more nerving out, you can find me on Instagram as @michellelyons_muliebrity

...and if you'd like more info on my online courses (menstrual, maternal & menopausal health, pelvic pain rehab, bowel health & women's health, women & back pain, breast cancer rehab or female pelvic oncology rehab) then head over here! CelebrateMuliebrity.com

Until next time....celebrate your muliebrity! Mx

In this episode, I'm chatting with Angela Kenneally, who is the physio for the Irish Women's Football team (soccer for our U.S. listeners!)

We discussed:

and so many more considerations!

The future is bright and we are going in the right direction, but lots of work still to do - so we need to keep the conversation going!

You can find Angela on Instagram at @kenneally_angela and I'm there too! https://www.instagram.com/michellelyons_muliebrity/

and if you'd like to learn more about my online courses (on menstrual, maternal & menopausal health, on pelvic pain rehab, back pain, bowel health and oncology rehab, then you can find all the details at https://celebratemuliebrity.com/

Until next time! #celebratemuliebrity

Happy New Year! I'm delighted to be back with this new batch of podcast episodes with some fascinating guests & clever colleagues and friends

January is often a time of behaviour change...and perhaps some of OUR behaviours need to change as well?

I'm joined in this episode for a fascinating conversation by Lindsey Vestal, an OT specialising in pelvic health

In this episode we discuss:

what I loved about this conversation was our look at the literature but also (hopefully!) some immediately clinically applicable skills that you can start using tomorrow to bring the psychosocial into the conversation!

You can find Lindsey on instagram as @functionalpelvis and of course you can find me there too - @michellelyons_muliebrity and all the information about my online courses is at ⁠CelebrateMuliebrity.com⁠

If you've enjoyed this podcast, I'd be delighted if you'd rate, review and subscribe (and tell your friends so that more people can join the women's health conversation! Mx) and don't forget to #celebratemuliebrity 

It's Tuesday...so time for a new episode!

This week, I'm delighted to bring along my friend and colleague,

Dr Jenny LaCross, to talk about anterior groin pain, hip dysplasia and...my favourite topic: constipation!

Imagine you have a young female athlete coming in to see you who is complaining of deep anterior hip/groin pain and a feeling like her leg will give way...would dysplasia be on your radar? Would you know how to rule it in/out? (if not, have a listen and get the insight you may need for this differential diagnosis!)

In this conversation, we discuss:

Jenny has an amazing in depth knowledge of this topic and was really generous with her time and wisdom - definitely a differential diagnosis we should have on our radar if female athletes are coming to see us! You can find Jenny on instagram as @jenn.lacross and you can find me and my continuing adventures in women's health there too - I'm @michellelyons_muliebrity

(If you're listening to this the day it drops, be sure to follow my women's health Advent calendar - assisted by my lovely Barbie colleagues ;)

For information on my online courses, please visit celebratemuliebrity.com

Buckle up for this episode!

Dr Christina Prevett has just finished her PhD in heavy resistance training in older adults and is now doing her post-doc looking at resistance training in pregnancy & postpartum

She is committed to building a body of evidence to change the narrative about the 'safety' of strength training - at every age and stage of a woman's life

We discuss how to avoid frailty and building up the ceiling of resilience, which starts with challenging clinicians to think beyond 3 x 10 with the yellow theraband ;)

Muscle mass, oestrogen, pelvic health, bone health, the gendered environment of gyms, accepting risk-tolerance, challenging the myths & perceptions about what is 'safe' from an evidence based perspective and SO MUCH MORE!

Christina's enthusiasm for this topic is contagious, and her encouragement for us to reflect on our own biases and barriers around exercise prescription

(let me just say that after we stopped recording we just kept on talking for another 40 minutes - this is a topic er are both super passionate about!)

I'd highly recommend following Dr Prevett on instagram for updates on her research and the courses she is teaching - you can find her on instagram as @dr.christina_prevett

and...if you're interested in diving deeper into exercise at every age and stage of a woman's life, you can still save €100 off my online courses by using the code NOV2023 at checkout - info on all the courses can be found here and you can keep up with my adventures in women's health on Instagram here - I'm at https://www.instagram.com/michellelyons_muliebrity/

Until next time,

Onwards & Upwards!

Mx

I know I'm enthusiastic about every episode but this one...it's one that I hope will change how you think about inpatient pelvic rehab?

I first came across Rebeca's work a few year's ago when we were both presenting at the Pelvic Academy's Fall Symposium.

In this conversation, we discuss:

why aren't ob/gyn surgical procedures given the same prehab and rehab skilled care that total hip replacements or total knee replacements

(is it an ortho issue vs an ob/gyn issue? but why are patients having prostatectomies given pre and post surgical rehab, but patients having caesarean sections or hysterectomies are not? Could it be a gender issue too?)

the importance of prehab and ERAS (Enhanced Recovery After Surgery)

and also: the importance of mental health for pelvic rehab clinicians working in pelvic health, why we need to discuss burnout and boundaries and the importance of inter-disciplinary teamwork

I'm very grateful to Rebeca for sharing her experience, insights and passion to change the dynamic.

If you're listening to this the week it goes live, let me take this chance to wish you a Happy Thanksgiving if you're in the U.S. (my husband is American so I get to celebrate ALL the holidays ;) and to express my gratitude to you for listening!

Don't forget, my Black Friday Sale also goes live this week - make sure you're following me on Instagram (you can find me as michellelyons_muliebrity) or the secret code to unlock the savings!

All the course info can be found on my website CelebrateMuliebrity.com

Until next time,

Onwards & Upwards

Mx

(and don't forget to celebrate muliebrity!)

BONUS EPISODE!!

I couldn't wait until next week to share this episode - that's how important I think this topic is!

You're used to hearing me talk about Breast Cancer Rehab - I have a comprehensive online course that covers all the aspects of prehab, rehab and pelvic health BUT! What about breast health?

My friend and colleague, Siobhan O'Donovan is my go to expert on this topic and she dropped some serious knowledge about good intrinsic and extrinsic support for breasts, how to know if you're wearing the right bra, why posture really does matter, why good breast support from a young age may be the secret to keeping teenage girls involved in sport, breast health, back pain and bone health at menopause,criteria to consider when choosing a sports bra and so much more!

There's great clinical takeaways that will have you bringing much more awareness to your daily routine if you are a bra wearer - I was lucky enough to have a fitting with Siobhan last year and it totally upped my bra buying game!

You can find Siobhan on social media as Posture Fitting and her website is posturefittingphysio.com

I hope you enjoyed this podcast - I'd love it if you could rate, review and subscribe so you never miss an episode

If you'd like more info on women's health in general, make sure you're following me on Instagram as michellelyons_muliebrity and for info on my online courses, please visit my website, celebratemuliebrity.com

See you next time! Mx

Season 3 of the Celebrate Muliebrity podcast is back and there are some epic conversations in store!

To kick us off, I have the amazing Miriam Gamble, who joined me for a chat on best practice for perinatal health (spoiler alert - the best strategy for good postnatal health is great antenatal education!)

We talked about myth busting in pregnancy, the importance of exercise, pelvic floor muscle training, pelvic girdle pain, what's happening hormonally postnatally, setting realistic expectations for postnatal recovery, return to exercise and sport and so much more!

Miriam is an admin in the Global Pelvic Physio group and there aren't too many clinicians I know that know more about perinatal care - she's a senior clinician with a no nonsense approach and plenty of (evidence based) common sense to share!

Want to learn more about whole person maternal recovery? There's a whole module on maternal health & wellness, including a 6 week exercise programming strategy for returning to exercise, in my online Female Hormonal Health Masterclass course (and you'll also have evergreen access to the Menstrual & Menopausal health modules) - for all the course info, please visit celebratemuliebrity.com