What can I say about today's guest? If you're working with postnatal women or female athletes, then Grainne Donnelly will be a familiar name to you. One of the busiest and most productive people in women's health - Grainne is a clinician, PhD researcher, educator, writer, editor of the POGP journal, business owner and mother of four! In today's chat, we discussed lots of different topics under the postnatal umbrella, from diastasis to sport & exercise to compression garments and the importan...
Jul 20, 2025•58 min•Ep. 85
Hello and welcome to this week's episode of the podcast, which is not suitablefor younger ears! I am delighted to chat with Talli Rosenbaum, a pioneer in both pelvic rehab and latterly in psychosexual health. I have had the pleasure of knowing Talli for many years; I took one of my first psychosexual trainings with her in Cambridge a decade ago. Talli initially worked as a PT in the US before changing directions and becoming a leader in psychosexual therapy, both clinically and from a research p...
Jul 13, 2025•46 min•Ep. 84
In today’s conversation , I have the pleasure of chatting with the phenomenal Dr Margie Davenport about her research, and driving the conversation forward to support female athletes in their pregnancy and postpartum journey. We talked about Margie's journey as an athlete herself, to pursuing research particularly in the realm of postpartum physical activity We also discussed the importance of creating a safe space for women to engage in physical activity postpartum, emphasizing the mental heal...
Jul 06, 2025•45 min•Ep. 83
He's Back! I had the pleasure of interviewing Bill Taylor a little while ago - ostensibly to talk about pudendal neuralgia...except we got sidetracked into an extensive discussion about male pelvic health. However, we did promise to re-convene and discuss Pudendal Neuralgia and here we are! In this conversation we talked about all the angles and our joint consensus is that most of the problems that are attributed to pudendal neuralgia are actually...not that In this conversation: we talked abou...
Jun 29, 2025•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 82
Hello & Welcome to this episode - all about scar therapy after c-sections! My guest today is Hannah Poulton, women's health physio who is embarking on the fun and easy road to a PhD, all about postnatal scars. It should be noted that C-sections, the most common surgery worldwide, often require additional care due to the responsibility of caring for a newborn, after major abdominal surgery! In our conversation, we discussed the available evidence to support scar therapy after a C section Our ...
Jun 22, 2025•38 min•Ep. 81
Hi everyone and welcome to this episode, where I had the pleasure of chatting with physiotherapist, Rachael Kuik ,who has published the amazing 'Dancing Beyond' perinatal guidelines for female dancers and the healthcare professionals who serve them - an exciting development at the intersection of pelvic health and dance medicine In this episode we discuss the intersection of pelvic health and the athletic needs of the perinatal dancer, the challenges and solutions in addressing the pelvic health...
Jun 15, 2025•41 min
New Podcast Alert ‼️ 🚨 I’m flying solo! Buckle up!! Today’s episode is all about 2025 research updates in women's health ( I know it’s only June but there’s been SO MUCH good literature so far this year - I just had to!!) 👉For this episode, I’m focusing on different aspects of women’s health - starting with medical gaslighting experiences in vulvovaginal disorder patients, but quickly moving on to evidence based strategies from JAMA for improving patient-clinician relationships and managing tr...
Jun 08, 2025•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 79
Welcome to the podcast! I'm so glad you're here! This is one of the most revelatory conversations I’ve had on the podcast - about a diagnosis that too often flies under the radar, despite being potentially the second most common cause of pelvic pain (after endometriosis) I’m talking about Pelvic Venous Disease (formerly known as Pelvic Congestion Syndrome) and I’m talking to a leading expert on the conservative/ pelvic rehab management of it, Dr Julie Baron In this conversation, we discussed: ~ ...
Jun 01, 2025•40 min
Hello & Welcome to this episode of the Celebrate Muliebrity podcast, where I had a great conversation with my Aussie Bestie, Fiona Rogers about the latest & greatest when it comes to using TENS for pelvic rehab. In this conversation, we talked about: ⚡️ what tens is & isn’t (hello nmes! 👋) ⚡️ we explored recent research advancements in using TENS for pelvic health, particularly for bladder and bowel urgency issues, as well as for managing pelvic pain conditions like dysmenorrhea and...
May 25, 2025•53 min•Ep. 77
Hello & Welcome to today's episode where I had the great pleasure of chatting with my friend & colleague, Dr Sara Chan Reardon, about her new book, Floored! (out June 10th) 🥳🥳🥳 Sara has built not only a successful clinical career but also a huge social media presence delivering pelvic health education, and now she’s in her writer era - her new book Floored! is now available for pre-order (with some extra goodies if you sign up via thevagwhisperer.com In our conversation 📝We discussed...
May 18, 2025•39 min•Ep. 76
Hello & Welcome to the Podcast! Gut Health and the Microbiome are some of my favourite things to talk, learn and think about - so who better to nerd out with about gut dysbiosis, heart rate variability (HRV), women's health and more - than Dr Susan Clinton! In this conversation we talk about how gut dysbiosis can affect musculoskeletal health, the importance of a multi-system approach to health, what a truly integrated biopsychosocial can/ needs to look like, practical skills for pelvic heal...
May 11, 2025•48 min
May is Maternal Mental Health Awareness month so I'm delighted to share this chat I had with Dr Lizzy Deery, who is the author of this paper addressing the psychosocial factors around the return to exercise for postpartum women The paper is open access (yay!) and is called 'From insight to action: a qualitative study of the postpartum return to recreational exercise and sport in Ireland and the UK' Deery et al 2025 In today’s episode: We discussed the challenges of exercising during pregnancy an...
May 04, 2025•56 min•Ep. 74
Hello & Welcome to the latest episode of the Celebrate Muliebrity podcast! After a short Easter break and a trip to Prague to present at SEUD (more about that soon!) we’re back with a new podcast episode - where Dr Becky Parr and I had a great time discussing pelvic health in athletes, trauma informed care and pelvic girdle pain & pregnancy related abdominal wall neuropathy (or PRAWN 🦐) Curious? Read on! Becky explains that PRAWN is an umbrella term for various abdominal nerve entrapmen...
Apr 27, 2025•49 min•Season 4Ep. 73
Hi everyone and welcome to this episode of the Celebrate Muliebrity podcast, where I had a great conversation with Dr Tina Mapa, who has built a flourishing career delivering pelvic healthcare, with a focus on dyspareunia, completely virtually! We talk about how telehealth is different and perhaps even superior in some regards when it comes to improving access to care and promoting self-efficacy We did address how manual therapy and in person assessment skills can be adapted... We discussed the ...
Apr 13, 2025•45 min•Ep. 72
Hello & welcome to this episode all about the intersection of hip health and pelvic health, with one of my favourite researchers/clinicians, Dr Alison Grimaldi In this episode we discuss the interconnectedness of the pelvic floor, hip muscles, and nerves in the pelvic region, how the pelvic floor works in conjunction with other muscles, particularly the obturator internus, to support pelvic function. We emphasized the importance of considering both pelvic floor and hip issues when treating p...
Apr 06, 2025•46 min•Season 4Ep. 71
Hello & Welcome to this episode of the podcast, where we're talking about all things prolapse, with advanced practice women's health physio (& pilates teacher!) Leah Bryans In today’s conversation we discussed the evolution of our roles as physiotherapists, particularly in pelvic health. Leah shared her journey from not realizing the extent of what physio could do to becoming more confident in managing conditions like prolapse. We talked about the importance of continuous learning, col...
Mar 30, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 70
Hello & Welcome to this week's episode, all about Food, Mood & Menopause with Dr Trish Heavey Trish is a nutrition and menopause researcher at TUS here in Ireland and brings a practical and evidence based perspective to helping women life well during this transition In today’s episode, we talked about: how lifestyle strategies such as exercise & sleep are important at menopause but nutrition is the foundation of a healthy lifestyle Hormones vs Lifestyle? As Trish says, ‘you can’t out...
Mar 23, 2025•39 min•Ep. 69
My first male guest on the podcast - who better than Bill Taylor! I've known Bill for ages and we can talk and talk and talk... Bill is a brilliant clinician and a great friend. We had intended to talk about pelvic neuralgias, and what makes us suspect or rule out the pudendal but...we actually ended up talking about male pelvic health (seems inevitable in hindsight with my first male guest!) Don't despair - I'm already working on getting Bill back for a chat about pelvic neuralgias - coming soo...
Mar 16, 2025•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 68
Hello & Welcome to today's episode - March is, as you know Endometriosis Awareness month - we know there's a lot of room to improve when it comes to diagnosis and treatment ...but today, I wanted to focus on what's going well when it comes to helping women with endometriosis live well My guest today is Emma Sheehy, a physiotherapist who is driving the conversation about a biopsychosocial multimodal approach to whole person management of endometriosis Some of the things we talked about: 🤔 ar...
Mar 09, 2025•46 min•Ep. 67
New Podcast Alert ‼️ We are heading into Women in Sport week AND Women in Research week so this feels like the perfect time to share my conversation my Dr Emma Cowley - another of the great researchers from TUS If you’ve ever said (or heard me say 😉) that only 6% of research in sports science is done on females - you have Emma to thank for that! ‘Invisible Sportswomen’ 2021) In this chat, we explore how Emma’s research has given us great insights into not only the lack of female specific resear...
Mar 01, 2025•46 min•Ep. 66
hello there! Welcome to this week's episode of the podcast - thanks for joining the women's health conversation In today’s podcast, I have the pleasure of chatting with Edel Flynn, a PhD candidate at TUS University. Edel is looking at different lifestyle approaches for menopausal health and wellbeing, with a primary focus on exercise and education about lifestyle choices, including nutrition, stress management and the topic of our conversation - sleep In this conversation, Edel & I chat abou...
Feb 23, 2025•43 min•Ep. 65
hello again! I'm still a bit croaky but nevertheless, I persisted! In this week's episode, I want to look at how we can best help women with dyspareunia (and maybe throw a bit of evidence based myth busting into the mix!) In this episode I talk about the different types of sexual pain, the drivers and how we can best come up with clinically reasonable treatment planning, that includes pelvic rehab at the centre of a multi-modal approach. The main focus is on finding the drivers - is it superfici...
Feb 16, 2025•23 min•Season 4Ep. 64
We're back! Welcome to a new batch of episodes, where I'll be sharing conversations with colleagues as well as research roundups in solo episodes I'm a bit stuffy in the first part of today's episode with menopause running coach Irene Clark (thanks lingering flu!) - but I wanted to include a little research roundup on working with female athletes, especially the challenges facing physical activity at menopause, so I discuss 2 papers that came out at the end of 2024 - I'll do screenshots of the f...
Feb 09, 2025•48 min•Ep. 63
Hello and Welcome! Thanks for being here - this episode is all about the multidisciplinary and multimodal approach to pelvic pain! I'm joined by my friend and colleague, psychotherapist Orlagh Reid. We discussed: the management of anxiety in the context of persistent pelvic pain acknowledging the need to balance and integrate the bio and the psychosocial how anxiety affects pain - and our role in helping women manage it chronic overlapping conditions in pelvic pain anxiety, sexual health and pel...
Jan 19, 2025•52 min•Ep. 62
Hello & Welcome to 2025! The New Year is here - and this is often when we see many runners back on the road again - with or without their pelvic rehab issues! In this conversation we discuss all things running & women's health including: the overlap between ortho/musculoskeletal and pelvic health for female runners, whether we're talking about elite level or weekend warriors how we can avoid pelvic health problems becoming a problem or even a barrier to running recognising REDs throughou...
Jan 12, 2025•44 min
Hello & Welcome to this conversation with my guest today, Dr Siobhain O'Mahony, who has not only a successful career as an academic and researcher in the field of the microbiome and women's health, from fertility to menopause; she also works in the Women's Health Research and Innovation space. In this conversation, we discussed everything from fertility to endo to menopause, including : the Microbiome Gut-Brain Axis and how it influences so many facets of women's health, from infertility to...
Dec 22, 2024•49 min•Season 4Ep. 60
Hello & Welcome To This Week's Episode! I'm really excited to share the conversation that I recently had with Dr Lori Brotto, and to take a dive into the research around mindfulness & pelvic health If you're enrolled in my Female Pelvic Pain Rehab or my Female Sexual Dysfunction courses, you'll know that I love the research of Dr Lori Brotto; I think she makes the science around mindfulness & pelvic health clinically useful & accessible Dr Brotto is a researcher and clinician who...
Dec 15, 2024•52 min•Season 4Ep. 59
Hello & Welcome To The Latest Episode! I'm so excited to share a recent conversation I had with exciting pelvic health physio and researcher, Dr Malgorzata Starzec-Proserpio In 2024, Gosia released 2 papers that I think will have profound implications for the way we work with women who have pelvic pain and dyspareunia (and maybe challenge some biases along the way!) 'From Fragmented to Whole: Multimodal Physiotherapy as a Multifaceted Approach to Pelvic Pain in Women - Clinical Commentary' S...
Dec 08, 2024•40 min•Season 4Ep. 58
Hello & Welcome To This Week's Episode! In this week's podcast I'm sharing the audio from a presentation I did recently for my new course 'Female Sexual Health, Contraception & Fertility' If you're working with people with pelvic health issues, whether that's pelvic pain, sexual pain or dysfunction, a history of trauma or violence, or going through fertility difficulties...then we need to provide a trauma informed approach for everyone that we are encountering, one that's consistent and ...
Nov 17, 2024•38 min•Ep. 57
Research Nerd Alert! This is an overview of our current understanding of what central sensitisation (aka nociplastic pain) is and how it impacts pelvic pain syndromes and of course...what we are goibg to do about it! Some great research around this topic has emerged over the past couple of years, with a growing understanding of why just focusing on the issues in the tissues is not enough and how we can incorporate lifestyle strategies such as sleep, nutrition and physical activity into our anti-...
Nov 10, 2024•45 min
