The Women’s Health Podcast

Today we talk to Molly Galbraith, Woman-in-charge at Girls Gone Strong (GGS).  The GGS movement is dedicated to:  teaching women how to find their own version of strength and confidence from the inside out teaching parents how they can be better role models and leaders and helping professionals empower the women they work with We put the ball in your court and took questions from the community! He...

Today we talk to Molly Galbraith, Woman-in-charge at Girls Gone Strong (GGS).  The GGS movement is dedicated to:  teaching women how to find their own version of strength and confidence from the inside out teaching parents how they can be better role models and leaders and helping professionals empower the women they work with We put the ball in your court and took questions from the community! He...

In this episode we talk to Dr Juan Michelle Martin. Dr. Martin is a pelvic floor physical therapist and telehealth consultant. She is the owner of JMM Health Solutions, a concierge practice offering in person and virtual sessions as well as the creator of the Zero to Telehealth and Telehealth Taster programs designed to get clinicians confidently started with and executing telehealth sessions with...

In this podcast we talk to Julie Granger, a physiotherapist who you may remember from episode 20 when we talked about working with teenagers. In this episode we talk about transitioning to Telehealth and how you can maintain your Telesanity! There are a LOT of gems in this episode, including - how to help patients calm down, by encouraging them to feel the emotions and sit in them for 2mins - how...

In this episode, Antony talks with Maggie Bergeron, the co-founder of Embodia. Antony and Maggie were messaging after having done the #PTTogether Episode 2 webinar earlier (available free on Embodia!). Anyway, Maggie mentioned she was up late because she had been busy doing support during this busy time with all the changes with COVID-19 and there had been some technical hiccups with their transit...

In this special episode, we speak to Dr Susan Clinton, physical therapist/physiotherapist extraordinaire, about how long periods of stress can affect our health and well being... and what we can do to try to combat this. Around the globe, huge changes have been taking place since the arrival of COVID-19. Our daily routines and the simplicity of things like going to the gym or having a coffee with...

In this episode, we get to talk to the amazing Jilly Bond. We talked about Pelvic Pain - in particular Bladder Pain Syndrome, A biopsychosocial approach and why (and some of the how) we deal with the psychosocial side of things within our scope of practice, Virtual consultations, How to manage burnout Jilly shares her own story about this as well as the difficulties of COVID-19 for her right now,...

In this episode, we get to talk to the amazing Jilly Bond. We talked about Pelvic Pain - in particular Bladder Pain Syndrome, A biopsychosocial approach and why (and some of the how) we deal with the psychosocial side of things within our scope of practice, Virtual consultations, How to manage burnout Jilly shares her own story about this as well as the difficulties of COVID-19 for her right now,...

In this episode, we start with another update on what is happening in Sydney and Perth in regards to COVID-19 (19th March 2020). We talk about how it is affecting client numbers, as well as the anxiety and stress felt by health and fitness professionals around the globe. We then talk about how we might help a client with pelvic organ prolapse via Telehealth. We share some of our ideas on how we mi...

In this episode, we really just wanted to have a chat about what is going on in our lives and the effect that COVID-19 is having right now (18th March 2020). We both feel that social distancing is a necessity in order to (hopefully) flatten the curve... but we worry that this potentially long period of isolation could lead us all to feel lonely, scared and disconnected. We would like to really sup...

In this episode, we have the pleasure of interviewing Lily Nichols about nutrition in pregnancy- and some may consider this one a little controversial. Lily Nichols is a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist, Certified Diabetes Educator, researcher, and author with a passion for evidence-based prenatal nutrition. Her work is known for being research-focused, thorough, and unapologetically critical of...

In Episode #25 we have the great pleasure in interviewing Carolyn Vandyken - an extremely knowledgeable and experienced pelvic health and musculoskeletal physiotherapist (and educator!) based in Canada. This is a must-listen for anyone who works with clients who have musculoskeletal pain or pelvic floor dysfunction - ie EVERYONE! Carolyn is a physiotherapist, educator, researcher and advocate in t...

This episode is a little different in that we have a guest host - none other than Antony's daughter, Amie Lo. When Antony mentioned that we were having the privilege to interview Molly Galbraith (Women in Charge of Girls Gone Strong) again and that we were going to be talking about body positivity, Amie had so many great questions for us that we thought it would be great if she asked Molly herself...

In this episode we have the pleasure of speaking to Chantal Traub - a doula based in NY city. Chantal is an active birth doula, childbirth educator, pre/postnatal yoga teacher and MUTU Systems trainer and has been assisting expecting families in New York City for 17 years. She is also a Women's Health Coach empowering moms through (Peri) Menopause. She created her workshop Pushing Power (2nd stage...

In this episode, we chat to Lisa Ryan, Crossfit competitor and Pregnancy and Postnatal Athleticism coach. Lisa has a fascinating story to share about her experiences through pregnancy and postnatally, in particular her journey in living with significant diastasis recti and her ultimate decision to have surgery. Lisa tells us her story about - how she came to love Crossfit and find that she was a c...

Get prepared to feel pumped up! In this episode we talk to the amazing Dr Carrie Pagliano (DPT) about - her story (why she became a pelvic health PT and her work with the American Physical Therapy Association) - what a pelvic health PT actually does - what an assessment might look like with a pelvic health PT - what kind of treatments may be offered - how physical therapists can get more involved...

Dr Julie Granger (DPT) speaks with Marika and Antony about hormonal teenagers, painful periods, working with elite female athletes...and so much more! In a nutshell, we ask Julie: - Why are you so passionate about working with young women? - What are some of the issues you see that are unique to young female athletes? Do you feel that this has changed in recent years? (eg more stress on athletes,...

Lindsay Vaughn asks a question that is often asked so Antony decided to make this an episode since so many people want to know about lifting belts. Lindsay's question was actually about a male client she has but the information is very relevant for female athletes and one of the most common questions on Antony's course - The Female Athlete. Lindsay Vaughn is a CrossFit Games athlete and coach and...

Grainne Donnelly and Emma Brockwell join us to discuss the recent publication of their Post Partum Return To Running Guidelines. You can find the guidelines here - https://mailchi.mp/38feb9423b2d/returning-to-running-postnatal-guideline  

Lifting Weights and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction Show notes by Elaine Stevenson of The Myotherapy Reading Room - https://www.patreon.com/MyotherapyRea... - see below for more details. Show Notes: Antony Lo is the co-host of The Women’s Health Podcast. In addition to his degree in Physiotherapy he also holds a Masters in Physiotherapy and took part in the Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Specialisation tr...

Amy Eicher’s SIJ Pain Story Show notes by Elaine Stevenson of The Myotherapy Reading Room - https://www.patreon.com/MyotherapyReadingRoom - see below for more details. Amy Eicher is an Author, Speaker, Pain Coach, clinician, athlete, and mother of two who, having spent years trying to get back her life from the abyss of pain, now focuses on empowering women with persistent pain to restore their li...

TWHP – 013 –What is important to your doctor and trainer? With Dr Amal Hassan and Elizabeth Davies   Show notes Sponsored by Elaine Stevenson of The Myotherapy Reading Room - https://www.patreon.com/MyotherapyReadingRoom  - see below for more details.   Dr Amal Hassan is a UK-based Sports and Medicine Exercise Physician who completed her Masters degree in the sub-speciality of female athletic heal...

Show notes by Marika Hart and Elaine Stevenson of The Myotherapy Reading Room - https://www.patreon.com/MyotherapyReadingRoom Show Notes: Molly Gallbraith is a US-based Strength and Conditioning Specialist and Coach who has experience in cheerleading, gymnastics, figure competition and bodybuilding. She co-founded Girls Gone Strong. She has dedicated her life to helping women “give themselves grac...