Dr. Sinéad Dufour is an Associate Clinical Professor in the Faculty of Health Science at McMaster University. 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. Dr. Sinéad Dufour gives us the tools we need to combat SPD pain. She debunks myths, gives advice, and shares hope for the future with new breakthroughs in research. 

Sinéad Shares:

1. Explanation of  SPD, lightning crotch, pubic bone pain, etc. 

Show Notes: 

For more of Sinéad, please visit instagram.com/dr.sinead  on Instagram

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Jen McLellan helps people navigate the world of plus size pregnancy, shares tips for embracing your body, and laughs her way through the adventures of parenthood. Jen is also a certified childbirth educator, wife, and mother to a charismatic twelve-year-old. In this episode Jen shares tips for those living in larger bodies - from preconception to postpartum - as well as how we can all be allies and create space for EVERY BODY. 

Jen Shares:

1. Jen’s experience with plus size pregnancy + birth

Show Notes: 

For more of Jen, please visit instagram.com/plusmommy  on Instagram and plussizebirth.com on the Web

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Margo Kwiatkowski had her first child, a boy, in the summer of 2021 and soon after discovered she had pelvic organ prolapse. She has spent the last 6 months sharing her personal experience and professional knowledge about prolapse on Instagram. Prolapse affects a large group of women but can feel taboo to talk about. You’re not alone if you’re experiencing prolapse and there is hope! You can get back to the things you love and you don’t have to lose the activities you used to enjoy. Margo shares hope for all who may be experiencing prolapse and those who are worried they may develop prolapse. 

Margo Shares:

1. How Margo knew something wasn’t right down there

Show Notes: 

For more of Margo, please visit instagram.com/postpartum_prolapse  on Instagram and p4moms.com on the Web

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From overcoming new mom anxiety to dealing with judgments around your parenting decisions, parenting expert Sharon Mazel tells all! Sharon is an author, speaker, and mom of four with over two decades of experience in this field - she’s the co-author of bestselling book, What to Expect When You’re Expecting 4th and 5th Edition and shares advice on how to conquer the newborn stage with new tried and true strategies. 

Shannon Shares:

1. How to bring calmness & confidence into parenting

Show Notes: 

For more of Sharon, please visit instagram.com/sharonmazel  on Instagram and sharonmazel.com on the Web

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After being diagnosed with Crohn's disease and IBS in 2009, Megan felt extremely isolated and humiliated about having digestive issues. She was always in pain, always running to the bathroom and avoided a lot of situations so that she didn’t have to talk about what she was experiencing, or risk not being able to make it to the bathroom in time (aka bathroom anxiety). 

As Megan slowly began opening up about what she was dealing with, she learned that many others dealt with the same issues—they just weren’t talking about them. The stigma around gut issues is what ignited her passion to increase the conversation, push awareness, and create a community. We talk to Megan about her journey being diagnosed with Crohn’s and how she has overcome her anxiety today. She hopes others will join her on the other side of bathroom anxiety.

Megan Shares:

1. Her experience being diagnosed with Crohn’s

Show Notes: 

The apps Megan references in the episode are Go Here and Flush. 

For more of Megan, please visit instagram.com/thegutgazette  on Instagram and thegutgazette.ca on the Web

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Planned vs. emergency, singleton vs. multiples, first vs. repeat… There's a lot that makes your c-section journey unique. That’s why all c-section recoveries shouldn’t look the same! Nicole talks about the different cesarean birth experiences, the importance of having a plan, the bullshit that surrounds recovery, mental health during healing, and SO much more - tune in even if you don’t plan to have a c-section, these tips resonate for all of us.

Nicole Shares:

1. Aftercare of c-sections and how it’s different from vaginal delivery

Show Notes: 

Join the [Free] C-Section Prep & Recovery workshop co-hosted by Nicole @C-sectionrecoverymethod and Nikki @thebellemethod here: https://the-belle-method.ck.page/c-birth

For more of Nicole, please visit

instagram.com/csectionrecoverycoach on Instagram

 c-sectionrecoverymethod.com on the Web

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There’s so much information floating around about pelvic floors. Dr. Janelle Howell, DPT, WCS shares her top tips for ensuring your posture is supporting your pelvic floor. This affects more than you think including arousal, sex, and orgasms! Janelle discusses how our mindset can affect our pelvic floor and what to do about it. Tune in to chat about pelvic floors, sex, orgasms, God, and the things our mama never taught us! 

Janelle Shares:

1. How does pelvic health impact us  (beyond leaking and pregnancy)?

Janelle treats urinary incontinence, pelvic pain, painful sex, constipation, and postpartum perineal trauma at the Northwestern Medical Center in Chicago, IL. For more of Janelle, please visit

instagram.com/vaginarehabdoctor on Instagram

vaginarehabdoctor.com on the Web

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Lexi had 3 vaginal deliveries and delivered her fourth baby via emergency Cesarean. From the quickness of the experience, being tied to the table, feeling the first cuts, and 7 layers being separated to welcome her baby… Lexi is sharing what she wishes she would have known about the surgery itself and the recovery. Hear how a mom of 4 (and newborn twins) manages C-birth recovery: Lexi talks about how she’s healing, her experience with recovery, and her top tips.

Lexi Shares:

1. Early C-birth recovery

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One pregnancy, two babies and two very different stories! Lexi is a mom of 4 and her first two deliveries were uncomplicated vaginal births -  she did everything to prepare for two more. Baby A arrived as planned, but Baby B had an alarming birth that ended in an emergency cesarean and resuscitation. Lexi is working through the lasting effects of that day while juggling being a mom of 4, 4 and under, healing from vaginal & cesarean births, getting back to running her business and processing her journey. 

Lexi Shares:

1. How she and the twins are doing today

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Description:  

Lexi is about to have 4 kids under 4 - EEK! She’s expecting twins any day and she’s feeling the pressure of the change to come. Fainting, peeing, epidurals and so much more… Nikki and Lexi are breaking down how Lexi is managing at the end of her twin pregnancy. Lexi is feeling confident and excited about her twins arrival and she tells us how she’s juggled being a wife, a CEO, a mom, and a pregnant mom of two. In this episode you'll receive advice about advocating, all the deets on twin pregnancy, how stepping away can make you come back stronger, and hope for an empowered birth. We can’t wait to check in with Lexi after the twins arrive!

What We’re Chatting About:

1. 4 under 4! Are you ready?