Celebrate Muliebrity with Michelle Lyons

Hernias & Female Pelvic Pain: Episode 47 with Dr Shirin Towfigh Hello everyone and welcome to today’s episode where I had the pleasure of a most illuminating conversation with global leader in hernia care, Dr Shirin Towfigh In this chat, we discussed: 👉 typical presentation and history of hernias as pain drivers in women (spoiler: women may present with pelvic pain but no bulge) 👉 why hernia...

New Podcast Alert 🚨   Labour and Delivery Prep. - Episode 46 with Susannah Haarmann And we’re back! I have some great episodes coming up for the rest of the year and to kick off this latest batch, here’s my chat with Susannah about a biopsychosocial approach to helping women prepare for labour and delivery We talked about: 👉various methods of tuning into and lengthening the pelvic floor for deli...

Why do periods go missing? (and why it matters?!) In part 1 of this mini-series, we talked about de-mystifying the menstrual cycle and in part 2, I covered period pain management, and here in part 3, I want to explore missing menstrual cycles and the implications, for both performance and health In this episode, I talk about: Different causes of amenorrhea including POI, PCOS and REDs Recognising...

In today's episode, I am delighted to chat with Terri Robertson Elder, about movement optimism in pelvic health. In the intro to the episode, I talk about some new research that I recently came across from Briand et al (2024) looking at changes in body composition and how women lose lean muscle mass starting at the age of 31!!! Pelvic health shouldn't be a barrier to movement but there&#39...

Spice Warning! This episode may have you questioning many concepts you once held dear as a pelvic physio! If you’ve ever taken a course with Taryn, you’ll know she’s an expert when it comes to breaking down the research and exploring what it means! In this episode, we discuss: • why the PERFECT score is imperfect for assessing pelvic floor muscle strength • current understanding of our role in man...

Vulvodynia - is it a mucosal issue, a pelvic floor issue, a psychological issue...or all of the above? That was the question I asked on my Instagram feed recently, paraphrasing the research into this topic by Chisari et al. So in this week's episode, I'm delighted to welcome Dr Jessica Reale back to the podcast, this time, to discuss Vulvodynia. It can be an intimidating diagnosis for both patient...

This is part 2 of my Menstrual Health mini-series (pt1 covered the basics of the menstrual cycle and pt 3 will cover The Missing Menstrual Cycle - stay tuned!) In this episode, we’ll cover dysmenorrhea (from the Greek, meaning ‘painful monthly bleeding’ Did you know that menstrual pain affects 90% of those who menstruate, with 9% of those dealing with severe pain? That endometriosis affects at lea...

What is good communication and why does it matter when we are working with people dealing with chronic pain? There are a couple of papers that have caught my attention on this - Kays (2021) paper looking at the lack of empathy and its effects when we work with people who have chronic pelvic pain, but especially Kays (2022) paper 'Effects of Provider Interactions on diagnosis and care of people wit...

Menstrual Cycles - what are they, what do they mean, what happens when they're painful...or when they go missing? In this short menstrual miniseries, I'm hoping to do some menstrual myth busting and really get to grips with the menstrual cycle so we are starting with an overview of the menstrual cycle & what's happening hormonally (spoiler: menstruation is only one small part of the menstrual cycl...

It is Diabetes Awareness Week...and I'm updating the PCOS modules in my online coursework so I thought we should have a chat about the link between PCOS and Diabetes risk for women. Did you know that Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome is the most common endocrine disorder affecting females? That it has implications for the menstrual, maternal and menopausal years? That inflammation and insulin resistanc...

Dr Carina Siracusa is a polymath of pelvic rehab - with expertise in oncology, neurology, paediatrics and gender surgery rehab. But...for today's conversation, we are talking about sexual health and the symbiotic relationship between pelvic floor dysfunction, sexual health issues and a bio psychosocial approach to helping people live well In this conversation, we discuss: how people often have a c...

hello there! I'm in the throes of going though the new research that's emerging in the menstrual, maternal & menopausal space, and looking for what's going to change how we help women live well at each of these pivotal life stages. There will be a deep dive and big updates in my online Hormonal Health Masterclass later this summer (you can sign up now and get the updates for free when they go live...

Continuing the Hysterectomy conversation with the excellent Dr Lori Mize! I've been deep in the research around hysterectomy as I've been creating my latest online course, 'Hysterectomy: Prehab to Rehab' (available now!) Part of that research has been reaching out to friends & colleagues for their perspectives (have you listened to my interview with Lola Turvey about her person...

I had the pleasure of meeting Emily at the World Endometriosis Congress in Edinburgh last May and I was delighted when she accepted my invitation to come on the podcast to discuss her approach to working with people with Endo We discussed: *what health coaching is (and isn't) and the difference between coaching, mentoring & being a clinician *the role of health coaching in supporting people with e...

New Podcast! 🔊🔊🔊 In this episode I’m joined by Lola Turvey, @theliftingmidwife who is an amazing midwife and antenatal/postnatal fitness expert… who is also recovering from a hysterectomy. In our conversation Lola shared her journey through & beyond her surgery, including: 👉 why we need to talk more about preparing for the recovery process, both the physical AND the emotional process 👉 prehab...

Postnatal & Perimenopausal Athletes What Happens When You’re Postnatal AND Perimenopausal? And maybe throw in some REDs, children and ageing parents… if you’re having a baby in your late 30’s or early 40’s… We talk about: Why we need hormonal literacy: beyond watching The Golden Girls … The intersection of Genitourinary Syndrome of Lactation and Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause … Making strengt...

Are you ready to nerd out with me and my fellow Pelvicon alum, Dr Yeni Abraham? We tried & failed to rein it in but we covered A LOT of ground! Including: hormonal & reproductive health and how it influences the pelvic floor understanding PCOS why fibroids matter the role of pelvic rehab in fertility why lifestyle medicine is the future of healthcare and much much more! Dr Yeni is doing so...

She's back! I'm delighted to welcome Teresa Waser back to the podcast for another conversation. This time, we are taking a deep dive into Pelvic Organ Prolapse & Exercise We discuss: how we need to acknowledge the mismatch between the stage of prolapse and the symptoms why we need to make sure our focus is not just on the bio but also encompasses the psychosocial challenging the percep...

In this episode, I'm chatting with Angela Kenneally, who is the physio for the Irish Women's Football team (soccer for our U.S. listeners!) We discussed: her journey to working in a position combining women's health in sports medicine which is the big difference - is it sex or is it gender? nurturing physical activity and sports in girls and keeping women in sport the importance of und...

Hello friends! I'm really happy to share this conversation with you that I recently had with Krystyna Holland. I first met Krystyna at Pelvicon in 2022 and I'm really happy to share this conversation with you. we talked about: gender inclusive care, getting things right and what to do when you get it wrong asking questions...and respecting the answers understanding what trauma informed care looks...

We're back!! after an extended festive break, I have a glorious new batch of chats for you, with some changes along the way, including some solo clinical spotlights from me - let me know if you'd like me to cover a specific topic! And who better to officially launch this new season than Munira Hudani? Whether you call it diastaysis or die ah stasis, this is a contentious topic in postnatal rehab,...

Happy New Year! I'm delighted to be back with this new batch of podcast episodes with some fascinating guests & clever colleagues and friends January is often a time of behaviour change...and perhaps some of OUR behaviours need to change as well? I'm joined in this episode for a fascinating conversation by Lindsey Vestal, an OT specialising in pelvic health In this episode we discuss:...

It's Tuesday...so time for a new episode! This week, I'm delighted to bring along my friend and colleague, Dr Jenny LaCross, to talk about anterior groin pain, hip dysplasia and...my favourite topic: constipation! Imagine you have a young female athlete coming in to see you who is complaining of deep anterior hip/groin pain and a feeling like her leg will give way...would dysplasia be on y...

Buckle up for this episode! Dr Christina Prevett has just finished her PhD in heavy resistance training in older adults and is now doing her post-doc looking at resistance training in pregnancy & postpartum She is committed to building a body of evidence to change the narrative about the 'safety' of strength training - at every age and stage of a woman's life We discuss how to avoi...

I know I'm enthusiastic about every episode but this one...it's one that I hope will change how you think about inpatient pelvic rehab? I first came across Rebeca's work a few year's ago when we were both presenting at the Pelvic Academy's Fall Symposium. In this conversation, we discuss: why aren't ob/gyn surgical procedures given the same prehab and rehab skilled care tha...