Podcasts about at your cervix

Probably best known for creating the first 'Return to Run' protocol, Gráinne is a clinic owner, clinician, researcher, podcaster and editor of a peer-reviewed journal.  We can't wait to have her join us at PelviCon!In this 'sode we discuss how she had the courage to post her ideas about returning to running for post-partum moms, what she's learned about research from publishing herself and being the editor of a journal, and balancing a successful career and parenthood.We take a detour into an amazing clinical pearl as Gráinne describes exactly how she explains diastasis recti to her patients in a clear way without inducing additional fear.We also announce her PelviCon topics - they are going to be amazing! - and hear more about how to have the courage and confidence to state your opinion publicly (and be willing to accept the criticism that can come with it!). Gráinne DonnellyFounder of Absolute Physio, co-creator of the At Your Cervix podcast and leading educator, make sure you're following her @theathleticfemalePelviCon 2024!If you weren't able to join us in-person this year, make sure you're on the 'early bird' list for recording tickets!  You'll save $50 and get lifetime access to all of our speakers, topics, the PelviCon e-manual with references and resources and a Certificate of Completion for con-ed!If you couldn't make it this year, the recordings of all the talks, the PelviCon Manual and other resources will be available for pre-sale starting in September.  All info at www.pelvicon.com and follow @pelvicon_official!About UsNicole and Jesse Cozean founded Pelvic PT Rising to provide clinical and business resources to physical therapists to change the way we treat pelvic health.   PelvicSanity Physical Therapy (www.pelvicsanity.com) together in 2016.  It grew quickly into one of the largest cash-based physical therapy practices in the country.Through Pelvic PT Rising, Nicole has created clinical courses (www.pelvicptrising.com/clinical) to help pelvic health providers gain confidence in their skills and provide frameworks to get better patient outcomes.  Together, Jesse and Nicole have helped 600+ pelvic practices start and grow through the Pelvic PT Rising Business Programs (www.pelvicptrising.com/business) to build a practice that works for them!  Get in Touch!Learn more at www.pelvicptrising.com, follow Nicole @nicolecozeandpt (www.instagram.com/nicolecozeandpt) or reach out via email (nicole@pelvicsanity.com).Check out our Clinical Courses, Business Resources and learn more about us at Pelvic PT Rising...Let's Continue to Rise!

Join the conversation by letting us know what you think about the episode!In this week's episode, Raquel and Jennifer talk to guest A'magine Goddard about the intersection of medical training and consent. A'magine Goddard has been teaching and speaking about feminism and sexuality for over two decades. As a queer sexuality educator, she wanted to impact people who were entering the field of medicine about sexuality and gender. She earned her master's in Human Sexuality Education at New York University and studied film at New School University. She worked as a Gynecological Teaching Associate for 10 years in New York City and At Your Cervix is her first feature film.Where to find A'magine Goddard:Instagram: @atyourcervixmovie, @sexualempowermentWebsite: www.atyourcervixmovie.comSupport the Show.Be part of the conversation by sharing your thoughts about this episode, what you may have learned, how the conversation affected you. You can reach Raquel and Jennifer on IG @madnesscafepodcast or by email at madnesscafepodcast@gmail.com.Share the episode with a friend and have your own conversation. And don't forget to rate and review the show wherever you listen!Thanks!

This Bitesize Clip is taken from Episode 26... To listen to the full episode go back and listen to Episode 26. How to protect, heal and nurture your body through Motherhood Emma Brockwell You are pregnant, and just like that your body starts undertaking huge physiological and psychological change. I think sometimes we, as women, forget that during pregnancy your entire system is adapted as your body focuses on growing a new little human being. Parts become stretched, weakened and shifted as your little one thrives and develops. Then there is the matter of childbirth and regardless of how this may happen for you it is a momentous time and arguably the biggest challenge your body will ever undergo. But you can't just put your feet up and recover as a new mum, you have a baby to care for and are often sleep deprived. And so all too often the incredible journey your body and mind have been on get forgotten and your nurturing and healing are neglected. But on this week's episode I am joined by an amazing guest, specialist women's health physiotherapist, mum and now author Emma Brockwell. Emma is a woman on a mission to empower and inform women about the changes taking place in pregnant and postpartum bodies and to support them on a journey to recovery in the right way. Women have, for far too many years thought that many embarrassing or unpleasant conditions relating to women's health were normal and something we should put up with. But the good news is that they are absolutely not, and Emma believes that all women should be informed and empowered with tools to look after and nurture their amazing bodies throughout pregnancy and motherhood.    Emma Brockwell is a Specialist Pelvic Health Physiotherapist. She treats women of all ages with all women's health related conditions. She is passionate about pre and postnatal rehabilitation and exercise. She specialises in enabling women back to exercise, particularly running if they have any pelvic health dysfunction or are postnatal. She has co-authored the first ‘Returning to Running Postnatal Guidelines' and has spoken about this subject at many medical and exercise conferences. Emma has written for many magazines including Women's Running and Women's Health magazine and has a book out in February 2021 called ‘Why did no one tell me? how to heal protect and nurture your body through motherhood.' Emma founded and leads a Walk and Running club, Oxted Ladies Run Club. She is the co-founder of Pelvic Roar a physiotherapy led collaboration aiming to promote and unite all things ‘pelvic health'. She is on the advisory board for The Active Pregnancy Foundation and is an associate member to the Perinatal Physical Activity Research Group. She now works privately in Surrey and London and is the co-presenter of a new podcast called At Your Cervix – the podcast. Check out Emma's fantastic Instagram page @physiomumuk  Linked below is Emma's book ‘Why did no one tell me?' A must read for expectant mums:  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Why-Did-One-Tell-motherhood/dp/1785043366/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=why+did+no+one+tell+me&qid=1611576403&sr=8-1 Extra Stuff: Midwife Pips Guide to a Positive Birth: https://www.midwifepip.com/midwife-pip-books Check out Midwife Pip's Courses - http://www.midwifepip.com/ Get in Touch: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/midwife_pip Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/midwifepip Email: https://www.midwifepip.com/contact-us Enjoy Listening... and don't forget to subscribe!  Midwife Pip x  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode our guest is A'magine. A'magine is an author, educator, speaker and filmmaker. She came to the cafe to discuss her documentary called At Your Cervix. A new film exposing the little-known unethical practice of conducting non-consensual pelvic exams on unconscious patients. Grab your warm drink and tune in for a great conversation!Some key takeaways:Consent is non-negotiable: Patients have the right to set clear boundaries and be fully informed about all medical procedures involving their bodies.Advocacy matters: Being proactive, asking questions, and educating oneself before medical appointments can help protect against unethical practices. Support is crucial: We must work together to enact legislation, address systemic issues, and provide resources to empower patients and hold institutions accountable.The lack of consent is a critical issue that affects patients and medical students alike. Gynecological teaching associates (GTAs) are an excellent way for medical students to learn how to do pelvic exams with feedback.Watch the film, At Your Cervix!About A'magineA'magine earned her Master's degree in Human Sexuality Education at New York University and has been teaching and speaking about feminism and sexuality for over two decades. Formerly known as Amy Jo Goddard, she is author of Woman on Fire: Nine Elements to Wake up Your Erotic Energy, Personal Power and Sexual Intelligence and co-author of the best-selling classic Lesbian Sex Secrets for Men, both published by Penguin Random House. A coastal transplant to New Mexico, she currently thrives in the desert of the southwest, residing with her wild feline friends, who, she claims are evolved teachers about empowered sexuality and healthy boundaries.A'magine was named one of Go Magazine's “100 Women We Love” and Kinkly's “100 Sex Blogging Superheroes.” She works with women and couples on their sexual and relationship lives and she is a corporate and media consultant. She helps companies, media outlets, health care institutions and universities improve workplaces and the lives of women and elevate media representations of women and LGBTQ people. A'magine's award winning documentary film, At Your Cervix, aims to improve pelvic exams for all patients and to end unethical medical practices that harm women and transgender people. A'magine has begun to advocate for state laws banning the use of anesthetized patients without consent. Check out her popular TEDx talk, presented in Napa, California, “Owning Your Sexual Power”.https://amaginenation.com/https://www.atyourcervixmovie.com/The Good Health Cafewww.thegoodhealthcafe.comFacebook and Instagram: @thegoodhealthcafeSign up for our mailing list: https://www.thegoodhealthcafe.com/The Good Health Cafe Feedback Formhttps://www.thegoodhealthcafe.com/submit-your-question@thegoodhealthcafe on Instagram and Facebook

Today I speak with Emma Brockwell and Gráinne Donnelly. Emma is a Specialist Pelvic Health Physiotherapist. She treats women of all ages with all women's health related conditions. She is passionate about pre and postnatal rehabilitation and exercise. She specialises in supporting women back to exercise, particularly running, football and netball if they have any pelvic health dysfunction or are postnatal. She has co-authored the first ‘Returning to Running Postnatal Guidelines' and has spoken about this subject at many medical and exercise conferences. Emma published her first book called ‘Why did no one tell me? How to protect, heal and nurture your body through motherhood.' She now works privately and is the co-presenter of the podcast, At Your Cervix – the podcast. Alongside Grainne Donnelly and Helen McElroy she co-founded the Athletic Female an evidence based course aimed at healthcare, fitness and medical professionals who work with female athletes.  Gráinne is an Advanced Physiotherapist specialising in pelvic health. She provides pelvic health clinics privately, educates health and fitness professionals about pelvic health and is currently developing her experience in the world of research and academia. She has recently published several papers on postpartum running and diastasis rectus abdominis. Her specialist interests are postpartum exercise, diastasis rectus abdominis and ultrasound imaging in pelvic health.  We talk about: -the importance of 'readying' an athlete during pregnancy -future proof her pelvic health and prepare for motherhood and a return to sport -busting myth around exercise during pregnancy -how pelvic health physiotherapists are integral to all women's perinatal journeys -benefits of social media  Time Stamps 1:00 introduction 3:50 intentions of exercise 6:20 unexpected outcomes from guidelines 18:10 interpreting guidelines for each patient 24:05 discussing guidelines in pregnancy 33:35 feedback from clinicians 40:00 bridging the gap 48:01 social media's influence 54:40 what's next  CONNECT WITH CARRIE IG: https://www.instagram.com/carriepagliano/ Website: https://carriepagliano.com  CONNECT WITH EMMA & GRÁINNE Website: www.physiomum.co.uk Website: https://absolute.physio/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/physiomumuk/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/absolute.physio/ The Active Mom Postpartum Podcast is A Real Moms' Guide to Postpartum for active moms & the postpartum professionals who help them in their journey. This show has been a long time in the making! You can expect conversation with moms and postpartum professionals from all aspects of the industry. If you're like me, you don't have a lot of free time (heck, you're probably listening at 1.5x speed), so theses interviews will be quick hits to get your the pertinent information FAST! If you love what you hear, share the podcast with a friend and leave us a 5 start rating and review. It helps us become more visible in the search algorithm! (Helps us get seen by more moms that need to hear these stories!!!!)

I like to think we're living in a more consent-aware world than we used to be. We speak about the sexual ideal of enthusiastic consent required before engaging in sexual acts. And yet, recent research demonstrates that in the medical community, what happens with our bodies is often far outside that consent, with almost 90% of medical students being asked to perform pelvic examinations on patients under anesthesia. Our guest this week, A'magine Goddard, is a filmmaker whose new documentary “At Your Cervix” examines how this happens and the effects of these exams. And listeners, be aware that this episode contains frank discussions of these non-consensual examinations. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alyssa-milano-sorry-not-sorry/message

Did you know that you can go in for any kind of surgery at a teaching hospital, and while under anesthesia receive pelvic exams, from multiple students, (yes this happens to men with anal or prostate exams) without your consent?  Most people are shocked to discover that they could go in for a knee surgery and be given an anal or pelvic exam they did not consent to. However, let's call it what it is, medical rape and 85% of medical students currently report having done this.  On today's episode I speak with activist, author, educator, speaker and filmmaker A'magine about her award winning documentary film that tackles this topic, At Your Cervix.  These pervasive exams are still very much legal in 27 states in the US and continues to occur where it is illegal despite laws meant to prevent this practice. Together A'magine and Charna talk about when pelvic exams happen when you're unconscious, medical rape, sexual assualt in Western medicine, and unlearning the dehumanization that causes sexual assault in the medical filed and society at large.  The conversation is capped with an embodied mindfulness practice led by @Amagine.    

Today I speak with Emma Brockwell and Gráinne Donnelly. Emma is a Specialist Pelvic Health Physiotherapist. She treats women of all ages with all women's health related conditions. She is passionate about pre and postnatal rehabilitation and exercise. She specialises in supporting women back to exercise, particularly running, football and netball if they have any pelvic health dysfunction or are postnatal. She has co-authored the first ‘Returning to Running Postnatal Guidelines' and has spoken about this subject at many medical and exercise conferences. Emma published her first book called ‘Why did no one tell me? How to protect, heal and nurture your body through motherhood.' She now works privately and is the co-presenter of the podcast, At Your Cervix – the podcast. Alongside Grainne Donnelly and Helen McElroy she co-founded the Athletic Female an evidence based course aimed at healthcare, fitness and medical professionals who work with female athletes.  Gráinne is an Advanced Physiotherapist specialising in pelvic health. She provides pelvic health clinics privately, educates health and fitness professionals about pelvic health and is currently developing her experience in the world of research and academia. She has recently published several papers on postpartum running and diastasis rectus abdominis. Her specialist interests are postpartum exercise, diastasis rectus abdominis and ultrasound imaging in pelvic health.  We talk about: -the importance of 'readying' an athlete during pregnancy -future proof her pelvic health and prepare for motherhood and a return to sport -busting myth around exercise during pregnancy -how pelvic health physiotherapists are integral to all women's perinatal journeys -benefits of social media  Time Stamps 1:00 introduction 3:50 intentions of exercise 6:20 unexpected outcomes from guidelines 18:10 interpreting guidelines for each patient 24:05 discussing guidelines in pregnancy 33:35 feedback from clinicians 40:00 bridging the gap 48:01 social media's influence 54:40 what's next  CONNECT WITH CARRIE IG: https://www.instagram.com/carriepagliano/ Website: https://carriepagliano.com  CONNECT WITH EMMA & GRÁINNE Website: www.physiomum.co.uk Website: https://absolute.physio/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/physiomumuk/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/absolute.physio/ Emma's book: The Active Mom Postpartum Podcast is A Real Moms' Guide to Postpartum for active moms & the postpartum professionals who help them in their journey. This show has been a long time in the making! You can expect conversation with moms and postpartum professionals from all aspects of the industry. If you're like me, you don't have a lot of free time (heck, you're probably listening at 1.5x speed), so theses interviews will be quick hits to get your the pertinent information FAST! If you love what you hear, share the podcast with a friend and leave us a 5 start rating and review. It helps us become more visible in the search algorithm! (Helps us get seen by more moms that need to hear these stories!!!!)

Happy International Women's Day! In honor of this auspicious occasion, here's a juicy discussion with loads of informational gems about female body literacy! For those new to menstrual cycle tracking and the four phases of your cycle, episodes 16, 17, 33, 39, 40, 41, 52, 58, and 82 all deal with our cycle. In today's episode: - Fertility awareness method (FAM) - The basics - How to chart your temperature, mucus, and cervical position. - troubleshooting: pain during ovulation, tender breasts - cervical orgasms - does the cervix feel? - the vagus nerve and the cervix - the most incredible brain connection - how do we tend to our cervical health? Chloe Skerlak is a Justisse Holistic Reproductive Health Practitioner and Certified Full Spectrum Fertility Awareness Educator aka she's wildly passionate about the menstrual cycle! She's charted her own cycle for 12 years and has 6 years of experience teaching fertility awareness education to people who want to achieve or avoid pregnancy without medical intervention, understand themselves and their health better, and live life more cyclically. Infused with joy, laughter, and play, Chloe's classes help people regain their sexual and reproductive sovereignty, become advocates for their own health and live vibrant, healthy lives. She also loves full moon bathing, any kind of partner dancing, and taking photos of services! She's launching a 6-week course this month called At Your Cervix: 6 weeks of cervical devotion, celebration, and wellness. Chloe's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chloeskerlak/ At Your Cervix program: https://theholisticvenus-academy.thinkific.com/courses/at-your-cervix --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thevibrantflowpodcast/message

Emma and Grainne are delighted to present a very special FINALE episode. In this episode, they are joined by Olympian and world champion long distance runner Kara Goucher! This season of At Your Cervix has discussed so many facets of pelvic health with a strong bias towards the female athlete. In this episode, the discussion with Kara brings it all together. Kara has had an incredible career and has been exposed to many of the issues we have discussed throughout this season like REDs , pregnancy and postpartum complications as well as transitioning from athlete to mother athlete. Kara is a huge advocate of educating young athletes and a true inspiration to all women, young and old! This really is a must listen, get ready to be inspired, impassioned and excited about the future of the female athlete! Kara's Bio KARA GOUCHER is an American long-distance runner. She won the silver medal at the 2007 World Championships in the 10,000 meters and is a two-time Olympian. A podium finisher at the Boston and New York City Marathons, she also competed for the University of Colorado, where she was a three-time NCAA champion. After more than a decade as a Nike athlete, Kara is now sponsored by Oiselle and Altra and is a cofounder of the Clean Sport Collective, an anti-doping initiative. She lives in Boulder, Colorado, with her husband, Adam, also an elite runner, and their son, Colt. Read more about her at karagoucher.com.

Gráinne Donnelly is an Advanced Physiotherapy Practitioner and clinical researcher from N. Ireland in the UK. She is incoming co-editor for the journal of Pelvic, Obstetric and Gynaecological Physiotherapy and will sit on the Board of Trustees for the Pelvic Obstetric and Gynaecological Physiotherapy Association. She is on the specialist advisory board for the Active Pregnancy Foundation and is an associate member of the Perinatal Physical Activity Research Group at Canterbury Christ Church University. After 13 years in the NHS, she left the position as Team Lead for the pelvic health service to pursue private practice and research. She has published several peer-reviewed publications on return to physical activity postpartum and on diastasis rectus abdominis. She educates physiotherapists internationally and is currently pursuing a PhD. She also co-hosts a podcast called At Your Cervix, which aims to improve evidence-based information dissemination within the general public. In this episode, I talk to Gráinne about some of her research papers in this area, her research and infographic on return to running postpartum, and her PhD, looking at the effect of compression garments on the pelvic floor. Gráinne also talks about her other projects, in which she is involved. Main topics we cover include: Research/paper on biopsychosocial factors contributing to return to running and running-related stress urinary incontinence in postpartum women. Summary of this research. Paper on how advice and guidance affects running habits. Summary of findings. Guidelines/infographic. How previous research (discussed) informed the graphic. Systematic review on self-reported symptoms in women with diastasis rectus abdominis. Main findings/interpretation. PhD work, investigating the compression garments to target the pelvic floor. Role as co-editor for the journal of Pelvic, Obstetric and Gynaecological Physiotherapy. Within sport and exercise, typical papers that this journal accepts. Other activities, e.g., Active Pregnancy Foundation and Perinatal PA Research Group – how these came about. How others can get involved.

Welcome back to Season 4 of At Your Cervix the Podcast! We are delighted to bring to you this fascinating discussion with Loughborough University Researcher Joanna Harper about Transgender Athlete Performance. Joanna, originally from a small town north of Toronto is a medical researcher at Loughborough University in the United Kingdom where her research focuses on this very topic. Author of the book, Sporting Gender: The History, Science and Stories of Transgender and Intersex Athletes, she has also authored articles on gender diverse athletes in peer-reviewed scientific publications. Since 2015, Joanna has served as an advisor on transgender and intersex athletes to multiple sporting federations including the International Olympic Committee. In this episode we discuss what it means to be a transgender athlete, what confusion and questions arise within high performance competition and what the science actually tells us in relation to whether transgender women hold a "sporting advantage". Joanna's peer reviewed scientific publications include: Pitsiladis Y, Harper J, Betancurt JO, Martinez-Patino MJ, Parisi A, Wang G, Pigozzi F. Beyond Fairness: The Biology of Inclusion for Transgender and Intersex Athletes. Curr Sports Med Rep. 2016 Nov/Dec;15(6):386-388. doi: 10.1249/JSR.0000000000000314. PMID: 27841808. Harper J, Lima G, Kolliari-Turner A, Malinsky FR, Wang G, Martinez-Patino MJ, Angadi SS, Papadopoulou T, Pigozzi F, Seal L, Barrett J, Pitsiladis YP. The Fluidity of Gender and Implications for the Biology of Inclusion for Transgender and Intersex Athletes. Curr Sports Med Rep. 2018 Dec;17(12):467-472. doi: 10.1249/JSR.0000000000000543. PMID: 30531465. Harper J, Martinez-Patino MJ, Pigozzi F, Pitsiladis Y. Implications of a Third Gender for Elite Sports. Curr Sports Med Rep. 2018 Feb;17(2):42-44. doi: 10.1249/JSR.0000000000000455. PMID: 29420345. Harper J, O'Donnell E, Sorouri Khorashad B, McDermott H, Witcomb GL. How does hormone transition in transgender women change body composition, muscle strength and haemoglobin? Systematic review with a focus on the implications for sport participation. Br J Sports Med. 2021 Aug;55(15):865-872. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2020-103106. Epub 2021 Mar 1. PMID: 33648944; PMCID: PMC8311086. As always, we appreciate any discussion raised by our episodes so please contact us via Instagram (@at_yourcervixthepodcast )

Emma Brockwell is a Specialist Pelvic Health Physiotherapist. She treats women of all ages with all women's health-related conditions. She is passionate about pre and postnatal rehabilitation and exercise. She specialises in supporting women back to exercise, particularly running and netball if they have any pelvic health dysfunction or are postnatal. She has co-authored the first ‘Returning to Running Postnatal Guidelines' and has spoken about this subject at many medical and exercise conferences. Over the past two years she has co-authored further publications on this subject. Emma has written for many magazines including Women's Running and Women's Health magazine and last year her first book called ‘Why did no one tell me? How to protect, heal and nurture your body through motherhood' was published. Emma founded and leads a Walk and Running club, Oxted Ladies Run Club. She is on the advisory board for The Active Pregnancy Foundation and is an associate member of the Perinatal Physical Activity Research Group. She now works privately in Guildford and Godstone and is the co-presenter of the podcast, At Your Cervix – the podcast. Alongside Grainne Donnelly and Helen McElroy, she co-founded the Athletic Female an evidence-based course aimed at healthcare, fitness and medical professionals who work with female athletes. You can follow her on Instagram @physiomumuk and find out all the links to the above on www.physiomum.co.uk In this podcast, I talk with Emma about the key pieces of advice from the ‘Returning to Running Postnatal Guidelines'. We talk about her other work and how she has managed to create an impact. Emma also gives her thoughts on what the gaps in the research are and her future research-related projects. Themes discussed: Conditions typically treat among athletes, as a Specialist Pelvic Health Physiotherapist The 'Return to Running Postnatal Guidelines': key advice from these recommendations Strongest research evidence supporting pelvic floor recovery Other activities (such as the ‘At Your Cervix' podcast, recent book and the Athletic Female course) and how these have created an impact Athletes' response and challenges encountered Improving pelvic floor - is it too late? Research ideas for the future Future projects

Pelvic health physiotherapist Emma Brockwell chats to journalist Rosie Taylor about what science says about the best ways to return to running and high-impact exercise after pregnancy and birth. Emma, who is the author of the pregnancy and postnatal health guide Why Did No One Tell Me?, also reveals the things that most surprise almost every new mum she sees in her clinic - and why it's OK not to be perfect at doing your pelvic floor exercises.You can follow Emma on Instagram: @physiomumuk, Facebook: @PhysioMum and Twitter: @emma_physiomum. For more information on returning to running, the guidelines are available on her website: www.physiomum.co.uk. You can also check out her podcast with Gráinne Donnelly, At Your Cervix.If you're interested in booking an appointment with a women's health physio, you can request an NHS referral via your GP or search for a local private physio here.Organisations that offer help and support with postnatal mental health issues include Pandas and Make Birth Better (for birth trauma).On the Mother Bodies podcast, Rosie is on a mission to find out why postnatal health is still so overlooked and to uncover the biases and inequalities which mean women so often don't get the care, support or treatment they need after having a baby. She speaks to fascinating guests about their personal stories of recovery after birth, how the politics of postnatal health affects us all - and the big ideas which could change mothers' lives for the better.www.motherbodies.comInsta: @motherbodiesTwitter: @motherbodies Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Here it is, our final episode. We think it is an absolute cracker

In this special BONUS session At Your Cervix co-host Gráinne sits down with colleagues Emir Lervy and Christen O'Neill to discuss collaborative working and personal experiences with pelvic health. They delve into the role of chiropractors specialising in pelvic health and explain what hypopressives are. If you were unaware of the varying professions working in pelvic health then tune in and learn all about the benefits of multidisciplinary approaches to patient care. Dr Emir Lervy DC BSc (Hons) Chiropratic has been a Chiropractor for 13 years, helping her community stay relaxed and pain free. She has a special interest in pregnancy, post natal and childhood Chiropractic care, helping pregnant women achieve the best, most relaxed pregnancy with better outcomes for birth. She advocates for adjusting the post partum patient to help them to heal quicker and cope better with the physical and emotional stresses of this stage. She has also gained a certificate in Hypopressives - enabling her to further help women with pelvic issues through a home exercise programme. She finds that adjusting babies and kids helps to regulate their nervous system, allowing them to relax and mature into more relaxed adults. Find Emir at http://www.achiropractictouch.com/ or Instagram: @achiropractictouch Christen O'Neill is a pelvic health physiotherapist working within the NHS and privately at FitBumpsandBeyond360. Christen is a mum to two lively boys Lochlann 3.5 and Cillian 1.5. Christen is passionate about Pelvic Health and is well familiar with the impact that pregnancy and childbirth places on the pelvic floor and body in general. With her colleague Suzanne, Christen has created and continues to develop FitBumpsandBeyond360. Through FBB360 they offer ante and post natal education and exercise classes and general Pelvic Health clinics. Through FitBumpsandBeyond360 they want to create a safe and supportive environment in which women can thrive and rehab with the appropriate guidance and support. Find Christen at https://www.360healthni.co.uk/about-3 or Instagram: @360HealthNI Gráinne and Emma look forward to returning with Season 2 in a few weeks time. If you enjoy our episodes please subscribe to and review our channel so that others can become aware of it. We look forward to being "at your cervix" again really soon, E and G xx

How to protect, heal and nurture your body through Motherhood with Emma Brockwell You are pregnant, and just like that your body starts undertaking huge physiological and psychological change. I think sometimes we, as women, forget that during pregnancy your entire system is adapted as your body focuses on growing a new little human being. Parts become stretched, weakened and shifted as your little one thrives and develops. Then there is the matter of childbirth and regardless of how this may happen for you it is a momentous time and arguably the biggest challenge your body will ever undergo. But you can't just put your feet up and recover as a new mum, you have a baby to care for and are often sleep deprived. And so all too often the incredible journey your body and mind have been on get forgotten and your nurturing and healing are neglected. But on this week's episode I am joined by an amazing guest, specialist women's health physiotherapist, mum and now author Emma Brockwell. Emma is a woman on a mission to empower and inform women about the changes taking place in pregnant and postpartum bodies and to support them on a journey to recovery in the right way. Women have, for far too many years thought that many embarrassing or unpleasant conditions relating to women's health were normal and something we should put up with. But the good news is that they are absolutely not, and Emma believes that all women should be informed and empowered with tools to look after and nurture their amazing bodies throughout pregnancy and motherhood. Emma Brockwell is a Specialist Pelvic Health Physiotherapist. She treats women of all ages with all women's health related conditions. She is passionate about pre and postnatal rehabilitation and exercise. She specialises in enabling women back to exercise, particularly running if they have any pelvic health dysfunction or are postnatal. She has co-authored the first ‘Returning to Running Postnatal Guidelines' and has spoken about this subject at many medical and exercise conferences. Emma has written for many magazines including Women's Running and Women's Health magazine and has a book out in February 2021 called ‘Why did no one tell me? how to heal protect and nurture your body through motherhood.' Emma founded and leads a Walk and Running club, Oxted Ladies Run Club. She is the co-founder of Pelvic Roar a physiotherapy led collaboration aiming to promote and unite all things ‘pelvic health'. She is on the advisory board for The Active Pregnancy Foundation and is an associate member to the Perinatal Physical Activity Research Group. She now works privately in Surrey and London and is the co-presenter of a new podcast called At Your Cervix – the podcast. Check out Emma's fantastic Instagram page @physiomumuk Linked below is Emma's book ‘Why did no one tell me?' A must read for expectant mums: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Why-Did-One-Tell-motherhood/dp/1785043366/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=why+did+no+one+tell+me&qid=1611576403&sr=8-1 If you have found this podcast useful, please don't forget to subscribe and leave a review so it can help reach other expectant parents. For more information on the services and courses I offer (Antenatal Education, Your Pregnancy Journey and to get your hands on my free birth plan... Please visit: www.midwifepip.com Or check me out on my social media pages @midwife_pip Enjoy Listening Midwife Pip x

At Your Cervix is a soon-to-be released documentary that exposes the unethical ways of teaching pelvic exams & the revolutionary method to make them respectful and pain-free.Our guest, A'Magine, is Director, Co-Writer, & Producer of At Your Cervix. Amy Jo worked as a Gynecological Teaching Associate in NYC for 10 years, because as a sexual empowerment educator she wanted to impact people who were entering the field of medicine about sexuality. She was host of CherryBomb.com's web stream program Fresh Advice, developing, researching, writing and performing over 60 episodes on women's sexuality. She co-wrote and produced the sold-out play Vulvalution: Her Lips Speak in New York's downtown theatre community among her other one-woman shows. She is author of Woman on Fire: 9 Elements to Wake Up Your Erotic Energy, Personal Power and Sexual Intelligence, co-author of Lesbian Sex Secrets for Men (both Penguin Random House) and contributing author of All About Sex: A Family Resource Guide on Sex and Sexuality. She has produced several short films and this is her first feature. She has produced a large body of work on sexuality, healthy relationships, sexual empowerment, and sexual politics. At Your Cervix Website | www.atyourcervixmovie.comAt Your Cervix Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/AtYourCervix/A'Magine Social Media Linkshttps://www.facebook.com/amyjogoddard.coach/ https://twitter.com/AmyJoGoddardhttps://www.instagram.com/sexualempowerment/Promo: Magenta- polycoach.org Polyamory Coaching Social Media | https://www.facebook.com/PolyamoryCoaching★ Support this podcast ★

Gráinne Donnelly is At Your Cervix for Session 2 of the podcast where she interviews Joe O'Connor and Lizzie Lee. Joe is an Exercise Physiology and Performance Nutrition lecturer at IT Tralee and the strength and conditioning coach for Olympic athlete, Lizzie Lee. Lizzie is a mother of 3 who represented Ireland in the 2016 Rio Olympics marathon race. Follow the Podcast on Social media search At Your Cervix on twitter and instagram This Podcast is part of the Physio Matters Network join our member area here for early access to podcast materials and much much more

You're invited to ENVISION.Today I'm here with A'magine, formerly Amy Jo Goddard talking about sexual empowerment and how it impacts our lives. A’magine had a name changing ceremony a few months ago. She had been known as "Amy Jo” or AJ by her friends when we recorded this episode I called her Amy Jo. She is a renowned sexual empowerment educator and speaker, who has been teaching sexuality and relationships for over 20 years. She earned her Master's degree in Human Sexuality Education from NYU. She is the author of Woman On Fire: 9 Elements to Wake Up Your Erotic Energy, Personal Power & Sexual Intelligence and co-author of Lesbian Sex Secrets for Men. She is the director of the forthcoming film At Your Cervix and hosts of her Fire Woman Retreat and other sexual empowerment programs that have helped thousands of people discover their sexuality and deepen their relationships and overall fulfillment.amyjogoddard.com | IG @sexualempowerment | FB @AmyJo Goddard  

In preparation for SEASON TWO of At Your Cervix, this week we share a review of AYC in 2019. We each share a few of our moments from various episodes and talk about what's ahead. One of the highlights: the live show! Listen in to hear more highlights as we reflect. As always, we have our weekly check-in. We reflect on Denae's year of figuring her health difficulties out (hey, vaginismus!) and talk about owning our mistakes. Enjoy! We're so thankful for your support. In this episode we talk about: Homework in Therapy: https://www.today.com/health/5-benefits-asking-homework-therapy-t156717 Benefits of Owning Your Mistakes: https://influencemagazine.com/Practice/9-Benefits-of-Owning-Your-Mistakes Placenta Previa: https://americanpregnancy.org/pregnancy-complications/placenta-previa/ Episode 28: Domestic Abuse Prevention with May: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-28-domestic-abuse-prevention-with-may/id1457728583?i=1000451394170 Episode 2: Holding on to Hope- A Journey to Surrogacy: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-2-holding-on-to-hope-a-journey-to-surrogacy/id1457728583?i=1000435080428 Episode 11: Single Mother By Choice- Anonymous Donor: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-11-single-mother-by-choice-anonymous-donor/id1457728583?i=1000440160961 Episode 37: Discussing Infertility with Certified Nurse Midwife Lauren: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-37-discussing-infertility-certified-nurse-midwife/id1457728583?i=1000458790736 Subscribe today on any podcast listening app and leave a rating and review to let us know what you think! Your feedback makes our day. Connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter! If email is your thing, send us a note at hello@atyourcervix.us Just a reminder, the purpose of this podcast is to educate and empower, it is no substitute for professional care by a doctor or other qualified medical professional. Guests who speak in this podcast express their own opinions, experience, and conclusions. If you have any specific questions about any medical matter, you should consult your doctor or another professional healthcare provider.

Denae, Vanessa, and "The Shaft" sit down with the voice of At Your Cervix, Shelby! She is a mother of three -- including identical twins. She shares her journey of having an ovary removed and the worry of being able to be pregnant. Despite low chances, she got pregnant with twins! We hear about the highs and lows of twin pregnancy and parenting. As always, we have our weekly check-in, we talk about taking pregnancy tests. Someone might have a big announcement ;) In this episode we talk about: Twin Language: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptophasia Ovarian Dermoid Tumor: https://www.premierhealth.com/news-and-events/news/press-releases/2017/03/03/ovarian-dermoid-cysts-much-different-than-other-cell-growths Identical Dichorionic-Diamniotic Twins (each twin has her own placenta and amniotic sac but they are identical): https://www.verywellfamily.com/what-are-monozygotic-twins-1960315 PUPPP Rash: https://www.aocd.org/page/PUPPP Doulas are Playing a Role in C-section Births: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/doulas-are-playing-a-role-in-c-section-births/2018/07/13/79323372-6447-11e8-a768-ed043e33f1dc_story.html Expecting Joy: https://www.expectingjoy.com/ Subscribe today on any podcast listening app and leave a rating and review to let us know what you think! Your feedback makes our day. Connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter! If email is your thing, send us a note at hello@atyourcervix.us Just a reminder, the purpose of this podcast is to educate and empower, it is no substitute for professional care by a doctor or other qualified medical professional. Guests who speak in this podcast express their own opinions, experience, and conclusions. If you have any specific questions about any medical matter, you should consult your doctor or another professional healthcare provider.

It’s legal in the majority of the US for medical students to perform educational pelvic exams on anesthetized patients without their knowledge. Amy Jo Goddard has been working for years to put a stop to this practice and is producing a documentary on the issue called At Your Cervix. In this conversation, she tells us how unbelievably prevalent this practice is. She also gives accounts from women this has happened to and from medical students uncomfortable with this requirement but afraid to jeopardize their grades by refusing. We also learn about the dark history of gynecology, the work Amy Jo has done to help make these exams illegal in certain parts of the US, how Gynecological Teaching Assistants can give better training to students, plus she gives tips on how we can protect ourselves when we’re in the care of medical professionals.  (Content note: If you’re a survivor of sexual assault-- especially in a medical context or someone who has had prior medical procedures under anesthesia, some of what we discuss may be difficult to hear. I want you to know that before listening and reassure you that even if you’re a die-hard American Sex fan & never miss an episode, it’s fine to sit this one out. Your well being is important us ❤️ )⁣ Submit your BDSM & sex advice questions by email to americansexpodcast@gmail.com To support American Sex podcast, please visit patreon.com/americansex (plus you’ll get all episodes early, secret episodes, bonus stories from guests, on-air shout-outs, stuff in the mail & more!) Get friendly with us on Twitter at @AmericanSexPod or visit sunnymegatron.com or americansexpodcast.com Join our mailing list by visiting http://sunnymegatron.com/newsletter or texting MEGATRON to 444999 Sunny & Ken, xo! ____________________________________ Episode 98 Links Amy Jo Goddard Website http://amyjogoddard.com/ Amy Jo Goddard Twitter https://twitter.com/AmyJoGoddard Amy Jo Goddard Instagram http://instagram.com/sexualempowerment Amy Jo Goddard Facebook https://www.facebook.com/amyjogoddard.coach/ At Your Cervix movie https://www.atyourcervixmovie.com/ Fire Woman Retreat http://firewomanretreat.com/sunny Sunny Megatron Instagram (please help us get to 10k to unlock more business features! We’re sooooo close!)http://instagram.com/sunnymegatron American Sex Podcast subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/americansexpodcast  Episode 98 Sponsor, Affiliate & Giveaway Info Get 20% off your first order of Native with code SUNNY at http://nativedeodorant.com 10% off American Sex Podcast & Sunny Megatron merch with code SUNNY (t-shirts, mugs, phone cases & more) http://bit.ly/sunnyshirts Sunny & Ken’s classes on Kink Academy http://bit.ly/kinkacademyelectric  & http://bit.ly/kinkacademyhumiliation 15% off your order at Lovehoney when you use this link http://bit.ly/lovehoney15 15% off everything at Lelo.com with code SUNNY 10% off everything (with minor restrictions) online from woman-owned, feminist, trans & queer-friendly Early To Bedhttp://bit.ly/sunnyearlytobed At least 25% off BDSM gear & sex toys with Stockroom’s daily deal (there’s a new product each day!) https://www.stockroom.com/dailydeal/?acc=7c590f01490190db0ed02a5070e20f01

Denae, Vanessa, and “The Shaft” sit down with Laura to hear her story of having a mental health condition, facing infertility, and staying on psychotropic medication while pregnant. This inspiring and informative conversation taught us so much about the impact on those affected by mental health conditions and the importance of finding excellent medical care and support. As always, Denae and Vanessa catch up about their weeks. May is Mental Health Awareness Month! Here at At Your Cervix, we are passionate about raising awareness about mental health conditions and erasing the stigma. Thank you, Laura, for sharing your story. We know talking about mental health not only educates but also fights against the stigma. Just a reminder, the purpose of this podcast is to educate and empower, it is no substitute for professional care by a doctor or other qualified medical professional. Guests who speak in this podcast express their own opinions, experience, and conclusions. If you have any specific questions about any medical matter, you should consult your doctor or other professional healthcare providers. We appreciate your support! Please rate, review, download, and share with a friend. Enjoy and stay tuned for next week! In this episode we talk about: - Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) http://bit.ly/pcosfaq - Medication Categories and Pregnancy - Consult your physician! http://bit.ly/2ZNDBtT - Intrauterine Insemination (IUI) http://bit.ly/iuifaq

At Your Cervix documentary discussion with Amy Jo Goddard. She is a sex educator, speaker, author and now the co-writer, director and producer of this documentary. Amy Jo explains the unethical ways that pelvic exams are done even to this day and how there is a way to teach them in a respectful and pain free way. Please support this documentary by sharing this episode and donating so that Amy Jo and her team can reach their financial goals to have the post production finished.  atyourcervixmovie.com amyjogoddard.com   You can also email me at: mamatribepodcast@gmail.com    

Amy Jo Goddard, author of bestseller Lesbian Secrets for Men and Woman on Fire hails from a Military Dad and Recovering-Catholic-Proudly-Sandra-Dee-Mom; she had no other choice but to become a sex educator just to sail the shaky waters of human experience and help her family survive.  She is an activist and that has taken many forms, including a gynecological teaching assistant, ising her body to teach pelvic exams, taking on the medical community re: power and consent in her film, At Your Cervix, to change the practice of on-consensual pelvic exams on anesthetized women, and now with her conference, Sex, Power and Leadership.   What You’ll Hear: -Amy’s feminist awakening and her definition of feminism - How can we use our power to uplift voices and people who are marginalized - What has evolved in sex education since the 80s? - How activism has changed with the internet - How can parents do better at educating their children about sex? - How doing your own work around sex and shame can help your kids - Using sexual archetypes and rituals to understand who we are - Amy’s experience as gynecological assistant, and how she used her own body to teach pelvic and breast exams - Unethical ways that OBGYN students are taught pelvic exams - Gynecological trauma and how it occurs, and how it can affect our sexual identities - Trauma in the medical industry, and how to rehumanize patients - Amy’s Sex, Power and Leadership Online Conference 4/30-5/6 - Where does it fit in to the current cultural narrative? Who should watch? - Creating sustainable change after #metoo - The importance of including people of color and non-binary people in the conversation about sex and her conference - How do I do my personal work on myself in order to feel empowered in all things, AND what is the collective work that needs to be done to uplevel and become a space of empowerment for people? - Censorship online, and online power structures - Creating more equity and justice in what we produce and share - Taking on the medical community in her film At Your Cervix - The conference is open to everyone, and will help people figure out what’s next in the conversation around sex and power. It’s an opportunity for all of us to look at sex, power and leadership. https://cc100.isrefer.com/go/SPL18/kann/

In this episode, sexual empowerment coach and author Amy Jo Goddard shares the common struggles she sees with sexual identity, the dangerous consequences of avoiding comprehensive sexual education for young people, and the shocking truths found in her documentary called At Your Cervix.