The Penis Project Podcast: Breaking Taboos in Men’s Sexual Health

Episode 23: Mrs. Parker

Prostae Cancer from a wife’s perspective

We have received a lot of requests to interview and hear the stories of the partners of patients diagnosed with Prostate Cancer. 

So for today’s episode, please meet Mrs. Parker. 

Mrs. Parker is Mr. Parker’s spouse, who we interviewed for our 3rd episode. If you have not listened to Mr. Parker’s interview, click here to listen to Episode 3: Parker. 

Mr. and Mrs. Parker were just recently married when they both learned of the Prostate Cancer diagnosis. 

At first, they were both anxious but with good prognosis and faith in the healthcare system, they moved to proceed with the advised treatment. 

Mrs. Parker always joined Mr. Parker at his appointments, from pre-op throughout his journey.

She mentions that it is important to go along with your partner so you can pick up information that your partner might miss. 

Her advice, “It is a good thing to go along”. 

There are two takeaways we’d love to share with you coming from this Episode 

1. For significant others, it is good to go along with your partner during appointments. 

We hope you enjoy Mrs. Parker's story and learn more about injections, and when is the best time to use oral meds vs injections, and a ton more of helpful information.  

Stay tuned for the final lesson at the end, especially for the campers out there! ;) 

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The Penis Project Podcast is the place to come to find out everything you've always wanted to know about men's health but were too embarrassed to ask.

The Penis Project is sponsored by PROST! Exercise for Prostate Cancer.inc and the Yoga Vine. PROST is a not for profit organization in Western Australia is a not for profit organisation that provides professionally guided exercise training and support to men during Prostate Cancer treatment, to optimise preparation and recovery.

The Yoga Vine is a Perth based studio operating for the past 8 years on St Georges terrace in the heart of the CBD, offering daily classes as well as a suite of Professional education and personal development programs for students, Yoga Teachers and the broader community. They are based in Perth CBD and provide a full range of corporate Yoga, mindfulness and wellness packages, seminars and workshops designed to keep your workplace productive, positive and healthy.

Thanks for listening. Please subscribe for further episodes either where you listen to your podcasts or on the website www.thepenisproject.org and we would love your feedback.

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Websites:

https://melissahadleybarrett.com   Men’s health only

https://rshealth.com.au/  All genders

http://www.menshealthphysiotherapy.com.au/

http://prost.com.au/

https://www.theyogavine.com.au

Facebook:

https://m.facebook.com/p/Melissa-Hadley-Barrett-100085237672685/

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100085146627814

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/melissahadleybarrett/

https://www.instagram.com/restorativehealth.clinic/

TikTok: @melissahadleybarrett

YouTube: Melissa Hadley Barrett

https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissa-hadley-barrett/

Music

Producer

Thomas Evans: The SOTA Process

https://player.whooshkaa.com/shows/the-sota-process

https://open.spotify.com/show/4Jf2IYXRlgfsiqNARsY8fi

For today’s episode, we speak with Donna, the founder of The Yoga Vine.

Donna talks about Yoga and its benefits on focus, clarity, and mindfulness.

It may come as a surprise but Yoga has become quite popular with men, even prior COVID.

And since this is the Penis Podcast, we have asked her the question we might be quite embarrassed to ask.

Do you think men who do yoga make better lovers?

Hear the answer yourself and learn lot more!

Click the link below to check Yoga Vine:

Enjoy! Remember, in case you want to try Yoga, just show up! 😉

For more YOGA RESOURCES, please see below: 

1.https://www.yogiapproved.com/yoga-poses-2/yoga-poses-for-men-2/

2. YOGA! 4 Men, available from PROST!.com.au 

Feel free to share in the comments topics you’d love to know more about as well or send us an

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The Penis Project Podcast is the place to come to find out everything you’ve always wanted to know about men’s health but were too embarrassed to ask.

The Yoga Vine is a Perth based studio operating for the past 8 years on St Georges terrace in the heart of the CBD, offering daily classes as well as a suite of Professional education and personal development programs for students, Yoga Teachers and the broader community. They are based in Perth CBD and provide a full range of corporate Yoga, mindfulness and wellness packages, seminars and workshops designed to keep your workplace productive, positive and healthy.

Thanks for listening. Please subscribe for further episodes either where you listen to your podcasts or on the website www.thepenisproject.org and we would love your feedback.

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Websites:

https://melissahadleybarrett.com   Men’s health only

https://rshealth.com.au/  All genders

http://www.menshealthphysiotherapy.com.au/

http://prost.com.au/

https://www.theyogavine.com.au

Facebook:

https://m.facebook.com/p/Melissa-Hadley-Barrett-100085237672685/

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100085146627814

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/melissahadleybarrett/

https://www.instagram.com/restorativehealth.clinic/

TikTok: @melissahadleybarrett

YouTube: Melissa Hadley Barrett

https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissa-hadley-barrett/

Music

Producer

Thomas Evans: The SOTA Process

https://player.whooshkaa.com/shows/the-sota-process

https://open.spotify.com/show/4Jf2IYXRlgfsiqNARsY8fi

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Websites:

https://melissahadleybarrett.com   Men’s health only

https://rshealth.com.au/  All genders

http://www.menshealthphysiotherapy.com.au/

http://prost.com.au/

https://www.theyogavine.com.au

Facebook:

https://m.facebook.com/p/Melissa-Hadley-Barrett-100085237672685/

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100085146627814

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/melissahadleybarrett/

https://www.instagram.com/restorativehealth.clinic/

TikTok: @melissahadleybarrett

YouTube: Melissa Hadley Barrett

https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissa-hadley-barrett/

Welcome to the Penis Project podcast! 

To help Dr. Jo, please visit this gofundme page: 

https://www.gofundme.com/f/probe-4-prostate-cancer-radiation-patients?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet

Thank you so much!

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The Penis Project is sponsored by Prost Exercise for prostate cancer and the Yoga Vine. PROST is a not for profit organization in Western Australia is a not for profit organisation that provides professionally guided exercise training and support to men during Prostate Cancer treatment, to optimise preparation and recovery.   

The Yoga Vine is a Perth-based studio operating for the past 8 years on St Georges Terrace in the heart of the CBD, offering daily classes as well as a suite of professional education and personal development programs for students, Yoga Teachers, and the broader community. They are based in Perth CBD and provide a full range of corporate Yoga, mindfulness, and wellness packages, seminars, and workshops designed to keep your workplace productive, positive, and healthy.

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Websites:

https://melissahadleybarrett.com   Men’s health only

https://rshealth.com.au/  All genders

http://www.menshealthphysiotherapy.com.au/

http://prost.com.au/

https://www.theyogavine.com.au

Facebook:

https://m.facebook.com/p/Melissa-Hadley-Barrett-100085237672685/

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100085146627814

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/melissahadleybarrett/

https://www.instagram.com/restorativehealth.clinic/

TikTok: @melissahadleybarrett

YouTube: Melissa Hadley Barrett

https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissa-hadley-barrett/

Music:

David Mercy

https://open.spotify.com/artist/1HbvnltKu4XbWTmk0kpVB9?si=D1xP5dDVQK-zzNU3rViRWg

Producer

Thomas Evans: The SOTA Process

https://www.instagram.com/thesotaprocess/

So Penis Project podcasters, you asked for it so we have delivered. This is a story where things post prostate treatment didn’t go quite as planned. Mr Positive Penis had a long rough road but got there eventually. Both Jo and I have had a lot of feedback that we have presented positive stories re prostate cancer rehab. So we have listened and given you a view from the not so rosey side.

Today, we speak with Positive Penis who didn't have the happiest of starts. 

Positive Penis was diagnosed with Prostate Cancer in October 2018. He started his pelvic floor sessions way in December before his February prostate surgery. Despite starting pre-surgery and the positive outlook that he'd be up and about after the surgery him having an active lifestyle, that was not the case - not at all. 

According to Positive Penis, 'It wasn't easy'. 

At two months after surgery, Mr. Positive Penis was still on antibiotics due to UTI. And at six months, he was still heavily leaking - the highest being 380g a day. 

It was only after 18 months when he heard these words from a colleague, 'It's great to have you back', that he really felt he was on track. 

Despite the hardships and setbacks, Mr. Positive Penis was able to travel 7 countries in 7 weeks (with the help of a penis clamp) and walk from Cape-to-Cape to celebrate their 50th anniversary. 

Mr. Positive Penis also had to go through Urodynamics - an assessment of pressure flows of the bladder and rectum. It might sound awful but according to Mr. Positive Penis it was all ok - it is something needed to be done after all. The result was that he had poor control of his bladder. 

Listen too as he talks about 'The Sling' ~ which made things better!

And then Mr. Positive Penis talks about Melissa, how he was surprised that 'people like Melissa' exists 😂, the importance of cuddling, snuggling, and communication.

From the experience, here's what Mr. Positive Penis has to say: 

"You should not be alone, you don't need to rely on 1 or 2 people. Think of who could be your team. :) You are not actually by yourself, you need to be aware of who could best support you." 

Listen to Mr. Positive Penis, Dr. Jo, and Melissa to know more about the things that are being done when things aren't as rosey after surgery - urodynamics, penile clamps, dribbling, sling, artificial sphincter, the great effects of pelvic floor exercises, pilates to help with incontinence, pushing boundaries, staying positive, and a lot more! 

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Websites:

https://melissahadleybarrett.com   Men’s health only

https://rshealth.com.au/  All genders

http://www.menshealthphysiotherapy.com.au/

http://prost.com.au/

Facebook:

https://m.facebook.com/p/Melissa-Hadley-Barrett-100085237672685/

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100085146627814

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/melissahadleybarrett/

https://www.instagram.com/restorativehealth.clinic/

TikTok: @melissahadleybarrett

YouTube: Melissa Hadley Barrett

https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissa-hadley-barrett/

For today’s episode, we speak with Heather.

Listen as to how this innovation came about, the inspiration to create it, and all the people who

Heather, Dr. Jo, and Melissa also discuss about Heather’s book entitled The Handi Book of

As Heather says, the goal of the book is to open us into the doors of what other people go

We encourage you to buy the book to help fund this cause as well as to find a new world of

Feel free to buy the book and join the cause here: 

The Handi Book of Love, Lust & Disability

To donate, please visit this page. 

Enjoy!

Feel free to share in the comments topics you’d love to know more about as well or send us an

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The Penis Project Podcast is the place to come to find out everything you've always wanted to know about men's health but were too embarrassed to ask.

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The Penis Project is sponsored by PROST! Exercise for Prostate Cancer.inc and the Yoga Vine. PROST is a not for profit organization in Western Australia is a not for profit organisation that provides professionally guided exercise training and support to men during Prostate Cancer treatment, to optimise preparation and recovery.

The Yoga Vine is a Perth based studio operating for the past 8 years on St Georges terrace in the heart of the CBD, offering daily classes as well as a suite of Professional education and personal development programs for students, Yoga Teachers and the broader community. They are based in Perth CBD and provide a full range of corporate Yoga, mindfulness and wellness packages, seminars and workshops designed to keep your workplace productive, positive and healthy.

Thanks for listening. Please subscribe for further episodes either where you listen to your podcasts or on the website www.thepenisproject.org and we would love your feedback.

----------

Websites:

https://melissahadleybarrett.com   Men’s health only

https://rshealth.com.au/  All genders

http://www.menshealthphysiotherapy.com.au/

http://prost.com.au/

https://www.theyogavine.com.au

Facebook:

https://m.facebook.com/p/Melissa-Hadley-Barrett-100085237672685/

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100085146627814

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/melissahadleybarrett/

https://www.instagram.com/restorativehealth.clinic/

TikTok: @melissahadleybarrett

YouTube: Melissa Hadley Barrett

https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissa-hadley-barrett/

Music

Producer

Thomas Evans: The SOTA Process

https://player.whooshkaa.com/shows/the-sota-process

https://open.spotify.com/show/4Jf2IYXRlgfsiqNARsY8fi

Welcome back to the Penis Project podcast! We hope that everyone had a great holiday.

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The Penis Project Podcast is the place to come to find out everything you've always wanted to know about men's health but were too embarrassed to ask.

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The Yoga Vine is a Perth based studio operating for the past 8 years on St Georges terrace in the heart of the CBD, offering daily classes as well as a suite of Professional education and personal development programs for students, Yoga Teachers and the broader community. They are based in Perth CBD and provide a full range of corporate Yoga, mindfulness and wellness packages, seminars and workshops designed to keep your workplace productive, positive and healthy.

Thanks for listening. Please subscribe for further episodes either where you listen to your podcasts or on the website www.thepenisproject.org and we would love your feedback.

----------

Websites:

https://melissahadleybarrett.com   Men’s health only

https://rshealth.com.au/  All genders

http://www.menshealthphysiotherapy.com.au/

http://prost.com.au/

https://www.theyogavine.com.au

Facebook:

https://m.facebook.com/p/Melissa-Hadley-Barrett-100085237672685/

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100085146627814

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/melissahadleybarrett/

https://www.instagram.com/restorativehealth.clinic/

TikTok: @melissahadleybarrett

YouTube: Melissa Hadley Barrett

https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissa-hadley-barrett/

Music

Producer

Thomas Evans: The SOTA Process

https://player.whooshkaa.com/shows/the-sota-process

https://open.spotify.com/show/4Jf2IYXRlgfsiqNARsY8fi

Today, we speak with Pedro.

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The Penis Project Podcast is the place to come to find out everything you've always wanted to know about men's health but were too embarrassed to ask.

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The Penis Project is sponsored by PROST! Exercise for Prostate Cancer.inc and the Yoga Vine. PROST is a not for profit organization in Western Australia is a not for profit organisation that provides professionally guided exercise training and support to men during Prostate Cancer treatment, to optimise preparation and recovery. The Yoga Vine is a Perth based studio operating for the past 8 years on St Georges terrace in the heart of the CBD, offering daily classes as well as a suite of Professional education and personal development programs for students, Yoga Teachers and the broader community. They are based in Perth CBD and provide a full range of corporate Yoga, mindfulness and wellness packages, seminars and workshops designed to keep your workplace productive, positive and healthy.

Thanks for listening. Please subscribe for further episodes either where you listen to your podcasts or on the website www.thepenisproject.org and we would love your feedback.

----------

Websites:

https://melissahadleybarrett.com   Men’s health only

https://rshealth.com.au/  All genders

http://www.menshealthphysiotherapy.com.au/

http://prost.com.au/

https://www.theyogavine.com.au

Facebook:

https://m.facebook.com/p/Melissa-Hadley-Barrett-100085237672685/

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100085146627814

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/melissahadleybarrett/

https://www.instagram.com/restorativehealth.clinic/

TikTok: @melissahadleybarrett

YouTube: Melissa Hadley Barrett

https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissa-hadley-barrett/

Music

David Mercy

https://open.spotify.com/artist/1HbvnltKu4XbWTmk0kpVB9?si=D1xP5dDVQK-zzNU3rViRWg

Producer

Thomas Evans: The SOTA Process

https://www.instagram.com/thesotaprocess/

https://player.whooshkaa.com/shows/the-sota-process

https://open.spotify.com/show/4Jf2IYXRlgfsiqNARsY8fi

Today, we send you our Holiday greetings! 

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The Penis Project Podcast is the place to come to find out everything you've always wanted to know about men's health but were too embarrassed to ask.

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The Penis Project is sponsored by PROST! Exercise for Prostate Cancer.inc and the Yoga Vine. PROST is a not for profit organization in Western Australia is a not for profit organisation that provides professionally guided exercise training and support to men during Prostate Cancer treatment, to optimise preparation and recovery. The Yoga Vine is a Perth based studio operating for the past 8 years on St Georges terrace in the heart of the CBD, offering daily classes as well as a suite of Professional education and personal development programs for students, Yoga Teachers and the broader community. They are based in Perth CBD and provide a full range of corporate Yoga, mindfulness and wellness packages, seminars and workshops designed to keep your workplace productive, positive and healthy.

Thanks for listening. Please subscribe for further episodes either where you listen to your podcasts or on the website www.thepenisproject.org and we would love your feedback.

----------

Websites:

https://melissahadleybarrett.com   Men’s health only

https://rshealth.com.au/  All genders

http://www.menshealthphysiotherapy.com.au/

http://prost.com.au/

https://www.theyogavine.com.au

Facebook:

https://m.facebook.com/p/Melissa-Hadley-Barrett-100085237672685/

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100085146627814

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/melissahadleybarrett/

https://www.instagram.com/restorativehealth.clinic/

TikTok: @melissahadleybarrett

YouTube: Melissa Hadley Barrett

https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissa-hadley-barrett/

Music

David Mercy

https://open.spotify.com/artist/1HbvnltKu4XbWTmk0kpVB9?si=D1xP5dDVQK-zzNU3rViRWg

Producer

Thomas Evans: The SOTA Process

https://www.instagram.com/thesotaprocess/

https://player.whooshkaa.com/shows/the-sota-process

https://open.spotify.com/show/4Jf2IYXRlgfsiqNARsY8fi

Welcome to episode 14 of The Penis Project Podcast.

Today, we speak with Glenn.

Glenn was diagnosed with Testicular Cancer at the age of 32. That was three years ago. And fortunately, according to him, his life is now back to normal.

Glenn talks about his experience from the time symptoms appeared to that time when he decided to have his check-up (6 months after experiencing signs and symptoms), to eventually going through the operation, and to changing his perspective on life after everything that happened.

Glenn’s advice to anyone experiencing some symptoms?

‘There’s nothing to be ashamed of, go see the doctor’. ;)

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Testicular Cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in young men between 18-35, affecting 1-2% of the population. To help you with checking your nuts, here is a very helpful resource from Movember:

https://ex.movember.com/mens-health/know-thy-nuts

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The Penis Project Podcast is the place to come to find out everything you've always wanted to know about men's health but were too embarrassed to ask.

------------

The Penis Project is sponsored by PROST! Exercise for Prostate Cancer.inc and the Yoga Vine. PROST is a not for profit organization in Western Australia is a not for profit organisation that provides professionally guided exercise training and support to men during Prostate Cancer treatment, to optimise preparation and recovery. The Yoga Vine is a Perth based studio operating for the past 8 years on St Georges terrace in the heart of the CBD, offering daily classes as well as a suite of Professional education and personal development programs for students, Yoga Teachers and the broader community. They are based in Perth CBD and provide a full range of corporate Yoga, mindfulness and wellness packages, seminars and workshops designed to keep your workplace productive, positive and healthy.

Thanks for listening. Please subscribe for further episodes either where you listen to your podcasts or on the website www.thepenisproject.org and we would love your feedback.

----------

Websites:

https://melissahadleybarrett.com   Men’s health only

https://rshealth.com.au/  All genders

http://www.menshealthphysiotherapy.com.au/

http://prost.com.au/

https://www.theyogavine.com.au

Facebook:

https://m.facebook.com/p/Melissa-Hadley-Barrett-100085237672685/

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100085146627814

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/melissahadleybarrett/

https://www.instagram.com/restorativehealth.clinic/

TikTok: @melissahadleybarrett

YouTube: Melissa Hadley Barrett

https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissa-hadley-barrett/

Music

David Mercy

https://open.spotify.com/artist/1HbvnltKu4XbWTmk0kpVB9?si=D1xP5dDVQK-zzNU3rViRWg

Producer

Thomas Evans: The SOTA Process

https://www.instagram.com/thesotaprocess/

https://player.whooshkaa.com/shows/the-sota-process

https://open.spotify.com/show/4Jf2IYXRlgfsiqNARsY8fi