The Not Your Mother's Pelvic Floor Podcast

In Episode 32 of the Not Your Mother's Pelvic Floor podcast, Aliya chats with Paediatric Sleep Consultant + mother of a pre-teen girl, Erin Junker.

In this episode, you'll hear Erin + Aliya chat about:
 
-how Erin grew up in a traditional home in rural Ontario
-the sex talk she didn't get growing up
-how she answered her pre-teen daughter's question about the "holes" down there
-her approach to having hard conversations with her daughter

About Erin Junker:
Erin Junker holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism from Carleton University and a Master’s Degree from the University of Ottawa with a focus on Communications and Health. For almost a decade, she worked on and then led a Communications team at Heath Canada, the country’s federal health regulator, communicating to the public on issues from safe infant sleep practices to consumer product safety. After the birth of her daughter, Myla, her career focus shifted, and with a healthy understanding of the importance of sleep for young families, Erin trained as a Pediatric Sleep Consultant and then founded The Happy Sleep Company. You can learn more about Erin on her website HERE or learn from her on Instagram @thehappysleepcompany.  And be sure to check out her podcast: Sleep Cues!

About Aliya:
Aliya Dhalla PT, B.Sc, MPT is a Pelvic Floor Physiotherapist in Toronto, Canada and the Founder of Box Wellness Co. You can learn pelvic floor exercises and tips from her on Instagram @boxwellnessco - this is where she likes to share some behind-the-scenes of her life, her clinic, and what she's eating these days.
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Check out boxwellness.co to learn more about Aliya + how she can help you through her online courses, programs, and more!

For FREE resources to help you along your pelvic health journey, check out https://boxwellness.co/free-pelvic-floor-resources

Follow along @boxwellnessco + @notyourmotherspelvicfloor for more fun.

More info on: The Pelvic Floor Mobility Program

More info on: Online Pregnancy Courses

In episode 31 of the Not Your Mother's Pelvic Floor Podcast, Aliya teaches you how to prepare your pelvic floor for birth. 

Listen and learn from Aliya as she teaches you how to prepare your mind, body, and pelvic floor for birth by:

• addressing fears + anxieties
• preparing your mind for birth
• connecting to your pelvic floor + learning how to relax the muscles
• choosing positions to create space in the pelvis
• practicing your push
• perineal massage + stretch

At the end of the episode, Aliya shared some info about her 6-week course called Before Birth.  It's a live-on-zoom 6-week workshop series (with lifetime access to all replays) and the next round starts soon - on April 10th. If you are pregnant and looking to prepare your mind, body, and pelvic floor for your pregnancy, birth, and postpartum experience then this is the virtual experience you need before birth. 200 women have gone through this live course since 2021 and have shared reviews such as this one:

"The content taught by Aliya allowed me to better understand my body, my pregnancy, and what to expect for labour and postpartum. This has allowed me to feel more calm about what I'm experiencing and what is to come with delivery and afterwards."

Learn more about Before Birth + save your spot HERE.

If you're not looking for live sessions, support, or the chance to have all of your questions answered, check out one of Aliya's self-paced mini-courses on preparing for birth + postpartum. You can check out those courses at learn.boxwellness.co

About Aliya:
Aliya Dhalla PT, B.Sc, MPT is a Pelvic Floor Physiotherapist in Toronto, Canada and the Founder of Box Wellness Co. You can learn pelvic floor exercises and tips from her on Instagram @boxwellnessco - this is where she likes to share some behind-the-scenes of her life, her clinic, and what she's eating these days.
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Check out boxwellness.co to learn more about Aliya + how she can help you through her online courses, programs, and more!

For FREE resources to help you along your pelvic health journey, check out https://boxwellness.co/free-pelvic-floor-resources

Follow along @boxwellnessco + @notyourmotherspelvicfloor for more fun.

More info on: The Pelvic Floor Mobility Program

More info on: Online Pregnancy Courses

In Episode 30 of the Not Your Mother's Pelvic Floor podcast, Aliya chats with Registered Dietitian and mom of an 18-month old boy, Chris Pinto. They met back in 2022 when Chris enrolled in Aliya's online pregnancy + birth prep course Before Birth.

In this episode, you'll hear them chat about:
 
-Chris's experience immigrating from India with her family at the age of 6
-the steps she actively takes to not lose herself in motherhood
-how lack of health education and mental health challenges can impact our capacity to make good health choices
-how her childhood experiences with food shaped her decision to become a pastry chef + Registered Dietitian
-the most important skill she teaches her clients so they can eat well - and it doesn't have to do with following a meal plan!

We mentioned the course that Chris took when she was pregnant - it's called Before Birth and it's a live-on-zoom 6-week workshop series (with lifetime access to all replays) and the next round starts soon - on April 10th. If you are pregnant and looking to prepare your mind, body, and pelvic floor for your pregnancy, birth, and postpartum experience then this is the virtual experience you need before birth. Learn more + save your spot HERE.

In the episode, I mentioned a sleep expert who can help babies, toddlers, children and adults sleep better - Amanda at Baby's Best Sleep. You can listen to Episode 10 where Amanda joined me to talk about sleep + more here.

About Chris Pinto:
Chris is a Registered Dietitian, a trained pastry chef, and mom to a sweet 18-month old boy. She LOVES food and believes that through food, we experience love, emotions, memories, culture, and so much more. You can learn more about Chris on her website here.  

Thanks for listening!

About Aliya:
Aliya Dhalla PT, B.Sc, MPT is a Pelvic Floor Physiotherapist in Toronto, Canada and the Founder of Box Wellness Co. You can learn pelvic floor exercises and tips from her on Instagram @boxwellnessco - this is where she likes to share some behind-the-scenes of her life, her clinic, and what she's eating these days.
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Check out boxwellness.co to learn more about Aliya + how she can help you through her online courses, programs, and more!

For FREE resources to help you along your pelvic health journey, check out https://boxwellness.co/free-pelvic-floor-resources

Follow along @boxwellnessco + @notyourmotherspelvicfloor for more fun.

More info on: The Pelvic Floor Mobility Program

More info on: Online Pregnancy Courses

In episode 29 of the Not Your Mother's Pelvic Floor Podcast, Aliya teaches you how to "find" your pelvic floor. This is a hidden part of our body and many have a hard time connecting to it.

Have a listen to learn 4 easy ways to find your pelvic floor!
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If you're looking for more guidance on your pelvic health journey or help with your pelvic floor concerns, here is how Aliya can help:

• The Pelvic Floor Mobility Program is for any body at any age and life stage. Connecting to your deep core + pelvic floor is at the foundation of this self-paced program!
• Before Birth is a live-on-zoom 6-week pregnancy course that will prepare your mind, body, and pelvic floor for pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. The next round starts live on April 10th!
• Prep For Birth is a self-paced mini-course to help prepare you for birth. 
• Prep For Postpartum is a self-paced mini-course to help you plan for your postpartum recovery ahead of time

About Aliya:
Aliya Dhalla PT, B.Sc, MPT is a Pelvic Floor Physiotherapist in Toronto, Canada and the Founder of Box Wellness Co. You can learn pelvic floor exercises and tips from her on Instagram @boxwellnessco - this is where she likes to share some behind-the-scenes of her life, her clinic, and what she's eating these days.
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Check out boxwellness.co to learn more about Aliya + how she can help you through her online courses, programs, and more!

For FREE resources to help you along your pelvic health journey, check out https://boxwellness.co/free-pelvic-floor-resources

Follow along @boxwellnessco + @notyourmotherspelvicfloor for more fun.

More info on: The Pelvic Floor Mobility Program

More info on: Online Pregnancy Courses

In Episode 28 of the Not Your Mother's Pelvic Floor podcast, Aliya chats with her guest Pam all about her life growing up, her personal thoughts about her own body, how she uses somatic therapy with her clients, and so much more.

You'll hear Aliya + Pam chat about:
 
-Pam's period initiation ritual
-the role spirituality plays in our pelvic health
-the need to befriend your  body in the face of infertility + loss
-the difference between somatic work and CBT

About Pam:
Pam is a regulated clinician RN and Psychotherapist.  She is a former healthcare executive working with new technologies and services. Her current practice is focused on therapeutic approaches such as CBT, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, resiliency/coping skills and somatic/body works. She takes a trauma stress informed approach and her work is guided by the Trauma Research Foundation.

Thanks for listening!

About Aliya:
Aliya Dhalla PT, B.Sc, MPT is a Pelvic Floor Physiotherapist in Toronto, Canada and the Founder of Box Wellness Co. You can learn pelvic floor exercises and tips from her on Instagram @boxwellnessco - this is where she likes to share some behind-the-scenes of her life, her clinic, and what she's eating these days.
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Check out boxwellness.co to learn more about Aliya + how she can help you through her online courses, programs, and more!

For FREE resources to help you along your pelvic health journey, check out https://boxwellness.co/free-pelvic-floor-resources

Follow along @boxwellnessco + @notyourmotherspelvicfloor for more fun.

More info on: The Pelvic Floor Mobility Program

More info on: Online Pregnancy Courses

In episode 27 of the Not Your Mother's Pelvic Floor Podcast, Aliya uncovers how + why your breath is such a powerful tool you can use to improve your pelvic + overall health. 

Listen and learn about:

• diaphragmatic breathing 
• the "core" breath 
• the "push" breath
• why she teaches every patient about the connection between the breath + the pelvic floor
• why learning + using various breathing patterns can be so helpful during pregnancy, to manage leaks, when sex is painful, and when constipated

If you're looking for more guidance on your breath or help with your pelvic floor concerns, here is how Aliya can help:

• The Pelvic Floor Mobility Program is for any body at any age and life stage. Breath work is at the foundation of this self-paced program!
• Before Birth is a live-on-zoom 6-week pregnancy course that will prepare your mind, body, and pelvic floor for pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. The next round starts live on April 10th!
• Prep For Birth is a self-paced mini-course to help prepare you for birth. 
• Prep For Postpartum is a self-paced mini-course to help you plan for your postpartum recovery ahead of time

About Aliya:
Aliya Dhalla PT, B.Sc, MPT is a Pelvic Floor Physiotherapist in Toronto, Canada and the Founder of Box Wellness Co. You can learn pelvic floor exercises and tips from her on Instagram @boxwellnessco - this is where she likes to share some behind-the-scenes of her life, her clinic, and what she's eating these days.
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Check out boxwellness.co to learn more about Aliya + how she can help you through her online courses, programs, and more!

For FREE resources to help you along your pelvic health journey, check out https://boxwellness.co/free-pelvic-floor-resources

Follow along @boxwellnessco + @notyourmotherspelvicfloor for more fun.

More info on: The Pelvic Floor Mobility Program

More info on: Online Pregnancy Courses

In this episode, Aliya chats with Dr. Quozette Valera aka Dr. Q about:

• her upbringing within the Filipino community and in a religious Catholic household
• how she opened her mother's eyes to what pro-choice truly means 
• why the stripping away of reproductive freedoms should scare us all. 

This is one of the most eye-opening conversations on the podcast so far; it's a must-listen for those who are pro-life, pro-choice, or wanting to learn more about the fight for reproductive justice.

About Dr. Q:
Quozette Valera (aka Dr. Q) is a national speaker, international educator/mentor, and licensed physical therapist practicing in Long Beach, CA specializing in the
treatment of pelvic floor dysfunction and conditions that affect the bladder, bowel, and reproductive systems. She works closely with patients as they navigate through pregnancy and postpartum recovery, and having witnessed how isolating and overwhelming this experience can be, she felt called to pursue further training as a childbirth educator and postpartum doula through the Childbirth and Postpartum Professional Association (CAPPA). Combining her clinical experience with her trainings in birthwork, she developed and created her own comprehensive childbirth &
postpartum education class: Birth & Beyond by Q. In 2022, Dr. Q presented at the AWHONN (Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses) National
Conference educating nurses on proper pushing strategies for managing second stage labor, and spent two weeks lecturing and mentoring pelvic floor physiotherapists in
Nairobi, Kenya with the Jackson Foundation. Because this work involves discussing the most intimate and important parts of daily life, which—for most people—is a difficult conversation to have, she is passionate about increasing awareness about pelvic health through education, movement and a little bit of humor to help normalize talking about our bodies and inspire people to advocate for their health and wellbeing.

Find Dr. Q on Instagram @drq.dpt and on her website drqdpt.com

About Aliya:
Aliya Dhalla PT, B.Sc, MPT is a Pelvic Floor Physiotherapist in Toronto, Canada and the Founder of Box Wellness Co. You can learn pelvic floor exercises and tips from her on Instagram @boxwellnessco - this is where she likes to share some behind-the-scenes of her life, her clinic, and what she's eating these days.
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Check out boxwellness.co to learn more about Aliya + how she can help you through her online courses, programs, and more!

For FREE resources to help you along your pelvic health journey, check out https://boxwellness.co/free-pelvic-floor-resources

Follow along @boxwellnessco + @notyourmotherspelvicfloor for more fun.

More info on: The Pelvic Floor Mobility Program

More info on: Online Pregnancy Courses

In this episode of the Not Your Mother's Pelvic Floor podcast, Aliya talks all about what to do when sex hurts. Listen to learn:

• what pain with sex can look like
• what causes painful sex
• what NOT to do when sex hurts
• steps you can take to reduce painful penetration

About Aliya:
Aliya Dhalla PT, B.Sc, MPT is a Pelvic Floor Physiotherapist in Toronto, Canada and the Founder of Box Wellness Co. You can learn pelvic floor exercises and tips from her on Instagram @boxwellnessco - this is where she likes to share some behind-the-scenes of her life, her clinic, and what she's eating these days.
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Check out boxwellness.co to learn more about Aliya + how she can help you through her online courses, programs, and more!

For FREE resources to help you along your pelvic health journey, check out https://boxwellness.co/free-pelvic-floor-resources

Follow along @boxwellnessco + @notyourmotherspelvicfloor for more fun.

More info on: The Pelvic Floor Mobility Program

More info on: Online Pregnancy Courses

In this episode, Aliya chats with THE pelvic health icon, "The Vagina Whisperer" herself, Dr. Sara Reardon. They have a really casual conversation all about:

• whether Sara would want her mother's pelvic floor
• what getting her period and braces have in common
• how she became "The Vagina Whisperer"
• the challenges of being a working mom
• what life is like for her two sons having a pelvic floor physical therapist as a mom

plus:

• what Sara *really* calls her privates

This was such a fun conversation! I hope you enjoy it :)

About Sara:
Dr. Sara Reardon is a board-certified pelvic health physical therapist and founder of The Vagina Whisperer, an online pelvic floor fitness platform with online, on-demand workouts for your pelvic floor and core. She has been a pelvic health PT for 17 years and is passionate about integrating pelvic floor therapy into our healthcare system. She lives in her hometown of New Orleans, La with her husband and two sons. You can find her on Instagram @the.vagina.whisperer and TikTok at @thevagwhisperer. 

About Aliya:
Aliya Dhalla PT, B.Sc, MPT is a Pelvic Floor Physiotherapist in Toronto, Canada and the Founder of Box Wellness Co. You can learn pelvic floor exercises and tips from her on Instagram @boxwellnessco - this is where she likes to share some behind-the-scenes of her life, her clinic, and what she's eating these days.
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Check out boxwellness.co to learn more about Aliya + how she can help you through her online courses, programs, and more!

For FREE resources to help you along your pelvic health journey, check out https://boxwellness.co/free-pelvic-floor-resources

Follow along @boxwellnessco + @notyourmotherspelvicfloor for more fun.

More info on: The Pelvic Floor Mobility Program

More info on: Online Pregnancy Courses

In this episode, Aliya explains why the whole thing "down there" isn't called the vagina. She teaches you the proper names for the female anatomy, sprinkles in some tips to increase pleasure, and goes on a little rant about reproductive freedoms.

She also shares why she named her pelvic health business "Box Wellness Co."!

If you're looking for more info on pleasure + sex, check out Episode 5: The Sex Talk Your Mom Didn't Give You.

About Aliya:
Aliya Dhalla PT, B.Sc, MPT is a Pelvic Floor Physiotherapist in Toronto, Canada and the Founder of Box Wellness Co. You can learn pelvic floor exercises and tips from her on Instagram @boxwellnessco - this is where she likes to share some behind-the-scenes of her life, her clinic, and what she's eating these days.
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Check out boxwellness.co to learn more about Aliya + how she can help you through her online courses, programs, and more!

For FREE resources to help you along your pelvic health journey, check out https://boxwellness.co/free-pelvic-floor-resources

Follow along @boxwellnessco + @notyourmotherspelvicfloor for more fun.

More info on: The Pelvic Floor Mobility Program

More info on: Online Pregnancy Courses