TMI Talk with Dr. Mary

Let’s talk about sex after cancer with Tara Galeano this week. She is an author, a sex therapist, and a speaker. When Tara and I connected, one of the biggest things that we talked about was how she helped people understand their bodies and navigate their bodies post-cancer regarding the sexual aspect. I got a letter from Maya, who is 47 years old and is 12 months post-chemo and mastectomy. She as...

For this episode, we have Angela Jensen Ramirez, a certified sex therapist and a certified emotionally focused couple’s therapist. We will be talking about purity culture because there’s a lot of apprehension around sex when people have come from such a culture.  We wanted to talk more about this after we received a message from Nina, a 37-year-old woman, who said that she continues to have guilt...

For this episode, we have  Avery Virginia, she is an intuitive guide and helps people conquer and work with their limiting beliefs.  In the past episodes, we talked a lot about physical health. I brought  Avery today to touch on the other aspects of our health – emotional and spiritual. We had a question from Caroline in Cincinnati, Ohio. She is 40 years old and said she is working on taking care...

For this episode, we have Dr. Meghan Teed, a physical therapist who treats people with scoliosis from all over the world. What we will be sharing with you is if you can get pregnant with scoliosis.  We wanted to talk about this after a 36-year-old woman named Tasha from Northern Virginia wrote, “Dr. Mary, I’ve had scoliosis my whole life and I have been fearful of getting pregnant because of it. W...

For this episode, we have Marianna Pucillo, a nurse practitioner who specializes in urology in Northern California. Today, we will be talking about UTI.   UTIs are a huge issue in urology and pelvic floor therapy. We received a letter from Maya of Houston, Texas. She is 45 years old and she keeps getting diagnosed with UTI. Whenever she gets such diagnosis, she is constantly put on antibiotics but...

For this episode, we have Dr. Julia Zaitsev, a pelvic floor physical therapist who is currently based at northern Nevada. She is here to talk about yeast infection with us today.  We received a question about yeast infection from Erica, who is from Grand Rapids, Michigan. She is 48 years old and has been experiencing chronic yeast infection. She has seen a couple of doctors but they can’t seem to...

This week we will be talking about pain with penetrative sex. We had a 32-year-old female named Jen. She is from Omaha, Nebraska and she said that she has been having pain with penetrative sex so she asked for some recommendations on what she can do about it.  We aren’t just going to talk about what you can do about this type of pain. We will be looking into the many reasons why there is pain with...

This week we delve into the root causes of constipation with Dr. Michelle Weeks a Doctor of Physical Therapy, Orthopedic Physical Therapist, and Pelvic Floor Physical Therapist. As a board-certified Women’s Health Clinical Specialist, she brings a wealth of knowledge to the topic. We talked about the common reasons why constipation occurs, the steps you need to take to avoid constipation and the r...

For this episode, we have Dr. Jessica Warnecke, an orthopedic and Pelvic Floor Physical Therapist and the owner of Pace Physical Therapy. She works with active women with pelvic floor dysfunction. I received a question from Cindy, a 50-year-old mom. She said she keeps trying to run but leaks every time she tries. She had her last child 15 years ago, but nothing has changed regarding leaking. She t...

For this episode, we have Dr. Amanda DiSarro. She is a board certified OB/GYN and is currently working at Hill Country OB/GYN at Austin, Texas.   We will be talking about Human papillomavirus (HPV) because many people have a lot of questions about it and there isn’t a ton of education on it. During my pelvic floor training, this topic was touched on but not to the depth that Dr. Amanda knows. It i...

For this episode, we have Dr. Adrienne Gobe. She is an orthopedic and pelvic floor physical therapist. She also educates other healthcare providers on pelvic health and pelvic floor dysfunction. She has a practice here in Austin, Texas that specializes in complex orthopedic and pelvic pain as well as helping people with sexual dysfunction.  We will be talking about why some people have difficult ...

For this episode, we have Dana Wicker, a women’s health nurse practitioner. She works with many people who have sexual dysfunctions. We will be tackling why you may have low libido. We chose this topic after someone posted this question. She is eight months post-partum and has been experiencing low libido. This might be you so tune in and understand more about the reasons behind this and what you...

Hey there! Welcome to the first episode of the Sex & Wellness podcast with me, Dr. Mary Grimberg. I am a pelvic floor and orthopedic physical therapist. This initial episode will educate you on the foundations of pelvic health, why I am doing this podcast, and what to look forward to in the future. This is the groundwork of the future episodes so I hope you listen to it so that you get a good...