Drug use is a difficult and controversial topic, increasingly so, when we consider it in the light of intimate engagements. Two taboos collide. You will notice my careful choice of words, hesitancy and curiosity in exploring this topic. Aoife enlightens us as she explains the details of “chemsex”, pleasure / pain balance, communication strategies,  

Although controversial, we encourage open-mindedness and  a willingness to learn as its through knowledge that we can best serve not only patients but ALL those around us. 

 Todays Guest:

Aoife qualified as a Psychiatric Nurse in Ireland before relocating to London to carry out an MSc. Aoife later commenced in Regents University studying Psychotherapy and then subsequently completed a diploma in Psychosexual and Relationship Therapy. Following a diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Aoife began a Doctorate in Psychotherapy at Dublin City University. Now in her 2nd year, her research interests are firmly in the area of Chemsex with a particular focus on how clients with 'problematic' use can be better supported. Aoife is an accredited psychosexual and relationship therapist working in private practice in Dublin connecting with clients globally online.

https://drurytherapy.com/

https://www.instagram.com/drurytherapy/

https://twitter.com/drurysextherapy 

Paper: 2014 David Stuart:

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Thank you and as always, stay curious!

Candice

5 tips to nurture intimacy in the postpartum period. Psychologist, Sharmon Reddington from MUM Well shares; advice, tips, realistic and relatable postpartum intimacy challenges as well as solutions.

All in 22 minutes! 

I Thoroughly enjoyed this episode! I am sure you will too!

 Todays Guest:

Sharmon: I’m a registered psychological counsellor with a special interest in perinatal (Perinatal is the period of time when you become pregnant and up to a year after giving birth) mental health. I am also a mother of two little ones, a 4.5 year old and a 2 year old.  

I have experienced pregnancy and postpartum to be incredible and empowering but also really hard! And through the work that I do I have realised I am definitely not alone in experiencing motherhood as this paradox. As a practitioner, I consider all the unique parts of you as a Mum. My primary goal is to help guide and support you in navigating the challenging parts of pregnancy, birth and the postpartum period.  

 A focus in therapy is guiding you in connecting with yourself and feeling confident as the wonderful woman and mum that you are.

My priority is to create a safe and nurturing environment for you to feel supported in. I hope to reflect to you that you are already an incredible and worthy mother. Our goal is to get you to acknowledge that and work through ways in which you can mother from your best abilities while prioritizing

you!

https://www.mumwell.com/

https://www.instagram.com/mum_well/

https://www.facebook.com/mum.well.94

[email protected]

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Guided by Glow is giving our listeners $20 off the annual membership. Use the promo code NURTURE on guidedbyglow.com  This promo is available only through the website but if you prefer an app you can also access a few free glow sessions through their app!

Thank you and as always, stay curious!

Candice

The Talk, About Sex… Casey Blake

The Talks, when and how to start? This is a must listen episode, it will encourage you to think deeply and possibly challenge your perspectives about how to give these ‘talks’ as well as how they might be received. The empowerment awaits, so that YOU can confidently move toward starting conversations about topics that youth is undoubtedly already exposed to. #anatomy, #bodyautonomy, #consent, #relationshipdynamics, #heteronormativity, #genderdiversity 

Caseys knowledge and perspective on these ‘challenging topics’ is golden and I am so grateful to share this episode with you!

Have a listen, reflect, explore and let us know your thoughts!

 Todays Guest:

Casey Blake is a Registered Counsellor, with a special interest in sexuality, gender, trauma

and parenting. Her career has focused on the emotional & psychological implications of

living in a society where open, honest conversations about gender, sexuality, and sexual

wellbeing are frowned upon. She created and runs sexuality education workshops for

parents and caregivers, which is now also available as an online course.

Workshops and the course: www.toolsforhavingthetalks.co.za

Counselling: www.whatnowcounselling.co.za

FB: 

https://www.facebook.com/ToolsforHavingTheTalks

https://www.facebook.com/groups/857495814353422 (Body-Positive Parenting with Casey Blake, FB Group)

https://www.facebook.com/WhatNowCounselling

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/toolsforhavingthetalks/

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Use the code NURTUREPOD for a 20% discount on any courses.

Todays Sponsor: Guided By Glow  

Guided by Glow is giving our listeners $20 off the annual membership. Use the promo code NURTURE on guidedbyglow.com  This promo is available only through the website but if you prefer an app you can also access a few free glow sessions through their app!

Thank you and as always, stay curious!

Candice

Trauma Psychotherapy, Lisa Grant-Stuart

Trauma, a word we are hearing more and more and an emotional repose that you may wish to distance yourself from. Join myself and psychotherapist Lisa, as she explains the ways in which we may experience trauma, how it might show up and the neurotherapies available to aid in desensitisation and processing of traumatic memories and adapting the behavioural and physiological responses that may accompany triggers. 

Lisa Grant-Stuart is a Counselling Psychologist in private practise in Ballito, KwaZulu-Natal. She is brain-obesssed and has over 10 years experience in the field of neurotherapies and trauma. As part of a collaborative team, at the Health Matters practice, she enjoys treating acute and complex PTSD in well-adjusted individuals. A substantial amount of Lisa's work includes the treatment of sexual trauma and the restoration of healthy sexual functioning.

https://www.facebook.com/lisags.services

http://lisags.medeweb.co.za

[email protected]

+27727708202

https://www.instagram.com/lisagrantstuart_psychologist/

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More from Candice 

IG: @nurtureyourvagina 

NurturePelvicHealth.com 

Use the code NURTUREPOD for a 20% discount on any courses.

Todays Sponsor: Guided By Glow  

Guided by Glow is giving our listeners $20 off the annual membership. Use the promo code NURTURE on guidedbyglow.com  This promo is available only through the website but if you prefer an app you can also access a few free glow sessions through their app!

Thank you and as always, stay curious!

Candice

Join myself and Kirsty as we discuss what to expect during pregnancy and postpartum physiotherapy. In this transformative life phase, it is not uncommon for new parents to feel mislead or poorly informed about their pelvic health concerns, not knowing if symptoms are ‘normal’ or where to turn… you may find yourself asking “why did no one tell me”. We discuss the transitional phase that we are all in today, as we move away from a period of shame and a lack of insight toward feeling empowered, informed and confident to advocate for ones needs. 

“I am a physiotherapist and I qualified in 2006. In 2012 I completed my women's health special interest modules via the SAPS in Cape Town. I did both the written and piratical exam as well as the case study. In 2015 I went to London do complete my foundation courses in Western Medical Acupuncture. When I returned I worked for and was mentored by Phyllis Berger in pain management and infertility acupuncture.

In 2019 I opened my own practice and spread my wings into full on womens' health focused treatments. This coincided with me falling pregnant unexpectedly. My little one was born in January 2020 and shortly after that COVID hit us. I had to adapt how I could treat and consult with patients so I developed my instagram page and  webinar series which has just gone from strength to strength.

My practice focuses on female pelvic floor pathology which include pregnancy and postpartum management as well as infertility and endometriosis treatments.

Seeing a gap in awareness and and info for moms and women in general I a launching an online platform called & Her Women’s Wellness. This site aims to be a space to empower and support women in various stages of life and health with information, products and material to help their specific needs.

The first product are almost ready to launch so we will hopefully be live by the end of the year.

LINKS:

https://andherphysio.co.za/

https://www.instagram.com/and.her.physiotherapy/

Contact: 
+27 82 411 4026

https://andherphysio.co.za/contact/

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More from Candice 

IG: @nurtureyourvagina 

NurturePelvicHealth.com 

Use the code NURTUREPOD for a 20% discount on any courses.

Todays Sponsor: Guided By Glow  

Guided by Glow is giving our listeners $20 off the annual membership. Use the promo code NURTURE on guidedbyglow.com  This promo is available only through the website but if you prefer an app you can also access a few free glow sessions through their app!

Thank you and as always, stay curious!

Candice

Trauma Informed Care, Dr Krystyna Holland

Trauma informed care is an important topic to understand as both the patient and the provider. Join us as we discuss the what happens during a trauma response, how it may present, how to hold a space for patients and how to mitigate trauma responses in both patients and providers.

Dr. Krystyna Holland, PT (she/her)  is a physical therapist in Denver, Colorado specializing in the provision of trauma informed pelvic floor care to individuals across the gender identity spectrum. In addition to helping folks feel confident in their ability to live without leaking and have pleasurable sex, Krystyna aims to change the fundamental patient provider relationship from one that centers the provider as a problem solver to one that focuses on collaboration between the patient and the provider. 

LINKS:

https://www.inclusivecarellc.com/ 

https://www.instagram.com/krystyna.holland/ 

https://www.facebook.com/InclusiveCareLLC/ 

Contact: [email protected] 

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Guided by Glow is giving our listeners $20 off the annual membership. Use the promo code NURTURE on guidedbyglow.com  This promo is available only through the website but if you prefer an app you can also access a few free glow sessions through their app!

Thank you and as always, stay curious!

Candice

It’s not in your head! 

New book “Empty Cages” that Jess so generously shares is applicable to anyone, no matter where you may be on your journey. Whether it’s adult ADHA (like Jess), your own new diagnosis; vaginismus, endometriosis, postpartum depression… or the diagnosis of a friend/family member. Jess shares real, raw and relatable experiences to disarm and unlock cages.

Jess Basson lives in Westbrook on the east coast of South Africa, with her husband Tom and their two wildlings, William and Luke. She loves gardening, her cats, walking on the beach, reading novels and procrasti-napping. As a speaker, coach, pastor, facilitator and writer, Jess wears many hats but her passion is to share life-transforming ideas.
She holds a Bachelor of Commerce in Marketing and Management from the University of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, and a Master of Arts in Vocational Studies (Cum Laude) from Tabor College, Australia.
Jess is releasing her first book, Empty Cages, in November 2021. After discovering she had been living with adult ADHD, Jess shares her hilarious and helpful journey towards finding freedom from lies she had believed about herself. With humour and vulnerability, Jess comes alongside anyone who is feeling stuck in smallness, or has lost themselves somewhere on life's journey. She helps us to discover keys to open whatever cages we find ourselves in. Empty Cages available now at jessbasson.com

Links

http://www.jessbasson.com 

https://www.instagram.com/jessbasson/ 

[email protected]

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Todays Sponsor: Guided By Glow  

Guided by Glow is giving our listeners $20 off the annual membership. Use the promo code NURTURE on guidedbyglow.com  This promo is available only through the website but if you prefer an app you can also access a few free glow sessions through their app!

Thank you and as always, stay curious!

Candice

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Pregnancy related Pelvic Girdle Pain. You won’t see RELAXIN here! 

5 unexpected risk factors for pregnancy related pelvic girdle pain. The latest on how to manage and treat pregnancy related pelvic girdle pain, a guide for patients and practitioners.

Sinéad Dufour PT PhD

Dr. Sinéad Dufour is an Associate Clinical Professor in the Faculty of Health Science at McMaster University.  She teaches and conducts research in the Schools of Medicine, Nursing and Rehabilitation Science.  She completed her MScPT at McMaster University (2003), her PhD in Health and Rehabilitation Science at Western (2011), and returned to McMaster to complete a post-doctoral fellowship (2014). Her current research interests include: conservative approaches to manage pelvic floor dysfunction, pregnancy-related pelvic-girdle pain, and interprofessional collaborative practice models of service provision to enhance pelvic health and pain science.  Sinéad stays current as a pelvic health physiotherapists through her practice at The World of my Baby (the WOMB) a family of perinatal care centers in Ontario, Canada.  Sinéad has been an active member of the Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada (SOGC) sitting of multiple committees and leading several clinical practice guidelines.  She also proud to serve as a clinical advisor many women’s health businesses. Her passion for optimizing perinatal care and associated upstream health promotion for women stemmed from her own experience becoming a mother of twins.  She is an advocate for women’s pelvic health and a regular invited speaker at conferences around the world.  

Links

IG: @dr.sinead

www.thewomb.ca

https://experts.mcmaster.ca/display/sdufour

https://reframerehab.com/

https://biaformations.com/en/

https://aptapelvichealth.org/education/freewebinars/

Come learn with me to understand how we all need to “Re-frame” pregnancy-related PGP.  

https://reframerehab.com/

25% Discount Code: SUMMIT25 

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Todays Sponsor: Guided By Glow  

Guided by Glow is giving our listeners $20 off the annual membership. Use the promo code NURTURE on guidedbyglow.com  This promo is available only through the website but if you prefer an app you can also access a few free glow sessions through their app!

Thank you and as always, stay curious!

Candice

Welcome to the Nurture Pod - Pelvic & Sexual health, a new podcast from Candice Langford, pelvic health physiotherapist.

You can also follow along for the YouTube VideoCast by CLICKING HERE

Through this platform I intend on normalising the narrative in the pelvic health world through interviews with a vast array of individuals. We will be speaking confidently and comfortably about topics that are all too often been considered 'taboo'. The fact is that; Pee, Poo, Pleasure, Pain, Periods, Pregnancy, Postpartum, Peri and Post Menopause all contribute to comprehensive health and should not be laced with shame and fear.  So we are shining the light on them here and now.

In upcoming episodes I will introduce you to individuals that can offer fascinating insight into these topics. I'll be asking just  one question where each interviewee generously shares about their unique field of interest and expertise.

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Thank you and as always, stay curious!

Candice