Celebrate Muliebrity with Michelle Lyons

BONUS EPISODE!! I couldn't wait until next week to share this episode - that's how important I think this topic is! You're used to hearing me talk about Breast Cancer Rehab - I have a comprehensive online course that covers all the aspects of prehab, rehab and pelvic health BUT! What about breast health? My friend and colleague, Siobhan O'Donovan is my go to expert on this topic and she dropped so...

Season 3 of the Celebrate Muliebrity podcast is back and there are some epic conversations in store! To kick us off, I have the amazing Miriam Gamble, who joined me for a chat on best practice for perinatal health (spoiler alert - the best strategy for good postnatal health is great antenatal education!) We talked about myth busting in pregnancy, the importance of exercise, pelvic floor muscle tra...

This conversation with Sarah Newman is an important conversation about what happens when someone has to deal with a cancer diagnosis during pregnancy, the emotional and physical journey undertaken and how to not only undergo this trauma but to come out the other side and use your experience to help others going through cancer treatment. Sarah is the founder of Get Me Back, and a cancer exercise sp...

This conversation with Sarah Newman is an important conversation about what happens when someone has to deal with a cancer diagnosis during pregnancy, the emotional and physical journey undertaken and how to not only undergo this trauma but to come out the other side and use your experience to help others going through cancer treatment. Sarah is the founder of Get Me Back and is a driving force in...

Hi everyone! This episode with Dr Noa Goodman explores the concepts of being trauma informed, establishing a therapeutic alliance, why a biopsychosocial approach is central to working with all patients, whether we are talking about pelvic pain, hysterectomies, gender affirming surgeries. we also talk about: *the importance of creating safety for optimal healing *paying more than lip service to psy...

Welcome to Episode 17 and my conversation with Dr Julie Granger on the intersection of the roles of the clinician & the health coach. In this episode, we discuss: what is a health coach? why this matters in a biopsychosocially informed approach our own emotional baggage (& ego!) moving from being the expert to seeing the client as the expert in themselves dealing with resistance to change...

It is my great pleasure to bring you this conversation with my friend and colleague Dr Sinead Dufour! We explore the evidence supporting effective treatment of lumbo-pelvic pain in general and pregnancy related pelvic girdle pain in particular, how if a purely biomechanical approach is not supported by evidence the what is? Sinead brings together both her clinical nd research expertise, her skills...

If you're listening to this on the day it goes live, you'll probably know that yesterday was World Gynecologic Oncology Day, but in fact the whole month of September is Gynae Cancer Awareness month. To mark this and to help with treatment planning, I'm delighted to share this bonus episode where I was delighted to chat with Amanda Olson who not only is a renowned PT but is also the dir...

Well! I finally feel like I've processed all of the amazingness that went into Pelvicon 2023 and I had to share the brilliance of my fellow presenters (make sure you are following them and @pelvicon_official on Instagram!) In this episode I go through all the presentations & share some of why they were so brilliant. If you are listening to this on the day it comes out, remember that this i...

This episode may change how you design & deliver your rehab programming! That's a big claim, but this episode lives up to this promise. Teresa Waser is a Canadian physio who designed and developed TIIPPSS-FC, a framework to facilitate change in the way that we help people with pain, pelvic health issues, and performance. We talked about pelvic health, sports performance, especially equestr...

Welcome to Season 2 of the podcast! I'm so pleased to be back, bringing you some fantastic conversations about women's health in general and pelvic health specifically. Today's guest is Clare Bourne, a UK based pelvic health physio and author of 'Strong Foundations - Why Pelvic Health Matters' and that's exactly what we talked about! Clare is very active on Instagram and is...

This conversation with Nicole is designed to fire you up if you are working in the field of pelvic health! In this episode we discuss: the importance of support & elf care for female entrepreneurs pelvic rehab - what's going well, where do we need to do better? our roles as primary care providers for people with pelvic health issues the responsibility of good communication, especially when...

In this episode, with Dr Sandy Hilton, we talk about the different types of pain, how we can use sensory integration to have productive conversations with the nervous system. Sit back & relax as we explore the difference between nociceptive, neuropathic or nociplastic pain...and why the difference matters. We discuss the concept of how tissues can heal...but the pain can persist. We talk about...

This episode will (I hope!) give those of us who work in women's health an insight into the fear and difficulties that women with pelvic health issues like prolapse or bladder problems face. We discuss the embarrassment barrier, why its important to normalise the conversation and what we need to do to help women live longer and live well. This is the first part in a series looking at what'...

If we've met, you'll know I love talking about bowel health (and broccoli!) and my guest this week, Jessica Reale, indulged my passion for these topics very generously! We discussed the beauty & complexity of bowel health, clinical pearls for talking about these issues as well as problem solving, and the vital importance of integrating nervous system regulation with bowel health. We al...

It's a total pleasure to share the chat I had with the incomparable Emma Brockwell, who you may know as @physiomumuk! Emma is an amazing physio, researcher, author and one of the most collegiate and supportive colleagues and friends that I've ever met. She is the author of 'Why Did No-one Tell Me?' - this is the book I give to everyone I know who has had a baby - essential postnata...

Did you know? July is Diastasis Awareness Month! And who better to invite for a diastasis themed conversation (we actually covered a lot of different aspects of postnatal rehab!) than Grainne Donnelly?!! Grainne is doing amazing work at every level to increase awareness and solutions for postnatal recovery - you can find her at @abssolut.physio on Instagram Want to learn more about postnatal recov...

Welcome to Episode 5! I'm flying solo today as I wanted to share an excerpt from the updated Endometriosis module of my online course, Female Pelvic Pain Rehab. The updated modules on vulvodynia and bladder pain syndrome/ interstitial cystitis have already gone live but I wanted to wait until I had reviewed the latest evidence from the World Endo Congress that took place in Edinburgh in May 20...

If you're listening to this podcast when it goes live, we are in the middle of World Continence Week, shining a light on bladder & bowel dysfunction. But we are also in the lead up to the FIFA Women's World Cup, and it seems in the middle of a revolution when it comes to talking about women's health, particularly pelvic health, hormonal influences and injuries such as ACL tears. So...

I am delighted to bring you this chat with my Aussie bestie, Fiona Rogers - honestly, there is a huge amount of (evidence based!) immediately clinically reasoned & practical info in this conversation. We talk about the research behind using tens for neuromodulation via the tibial nerve for bladder & bowel frequency and urgency, and some practical pointers for clinical use. I hope you enjoy...

In this episode, I'm joined by pelvic health physio legend Sue Croft and we get right back to the basics of bladder control - and acknowledging the stress that many women with bladder dysfunction have to deal with. We keep it super practical and make sure there's plenty of clinical pearls and functional takeaways for you. Enjoy the show! Mx

May is awareness month for both pelvic pain AND mental health, so who better to have on for the first full episode of my podcast than Dr Alex Milspaw? We talk about the overlap between persistent pelvic pain and mental health, and Dr milspaw gives us some great strategies to startb using with our clients straightaway. Her book 'Hello, down there' is a brilliant asset for anyone working in...

Hello & Welcome to my podcast! Muliebrity is the art & state of being a woman & I think that should be celebrated. I'd love it if you join me as I shine a light on women's health, talk about the latest research & chat with some of the cleverest people working in women's health. Enjoy the show! (and don't forget to celebrate muliebrity!)