035: The gracious and vibrant Dr. Brianne Grogan joined us to dive deep into pelvic health! Dr. Bri is a Doctor of Physical Therapy, specializing in pelvic health. An Oregon native, Bri and her family took a 12-year detour to Germany, where she nurtured and grew her popular YouTube channel, which now has over 470,000 subscribers. Today, Bri is back in the United States and enjoys living, working, and playing in Bend, Oregon. She is passionate about the mental and emotional aspects of pelvic health. Her mission is to change the conversation around pelvic wellness to a new paradigm that includes thoughts, emotions, energy, mindset, Spirit, and Soul along with body-based approaches to care. Together, we explored what it truly means to go beyond the basics of pelvic care and tap into the body’s innate wisdom for healing, vitality, and connection.

Feeling the Pulse on

• The 3 Minute Miracle YouTube video that kicked off Brittney's love of Dr. Bri's work
• How Bri got into pelvic physical therapy and her initiation in postpartum experiencing prolapse
• Getting information and knowledge about pelvic health issues out there for people
• How moving to Germany altered her work around movement and pelvic floor-focused exercise
• "You are so much more than your pelvic floor issue" + words of encouragement
• Why spending intentional quality time is SO important and nourishing for the client
• Having gone WIDE with information and the desire to go DEEP now with pelvic health

Connect with our guest, Dr. Brianne Grogan, DPT

• Instagram

Recommended resources

• https://www.briannegrogan.com for mind-body resources
• https://www.vibrantpelvichealth.com/quiz to see if your pelvic floor needs help
• https://www.youtube.com/vibrantpelvichealth for free videos and playlists

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034: Lynn Schulte graces us on the podcast in this very enlightening conversation! In today's episode, you'll get an inside look of how two holistic practitioners approach their pelvic health clients, in pregnancy and postpartum. If you're someone who is either a mom who is still healing from your birth, or a hands on provider in birthwork, you'll want to give this episode a listen to see how you can apply Lynn's 30 YEARS of wisdom to your life.

Feeling the Pulse on

• How Lynn discovered SIGNIFICANT patterns in her postpartum clients over years
• What the Open Birthing Pattern is and how to fix it
• Why bladder and uterine positions matter
• Why you may be experiencing insertional/intercourse pain even after a cesarean birth
• The importance of baby's position, the tension you feel being addressed, trauma and Trauma, and processing your birth
• "Not all pain is physical," how pain and trauma are related, our society's relationship to pain
• Living from the bottom of your bowl//dropping into your p.ssy

Connect with our guest, Lynn Schulte, PT

• Instagram
• Recommended resources for moms and practitioners:
• How to Close the Open Birthing Pattern in the Pelvis
• Oblique Stretch and Release
• How to Massage Your C-Section Scar
• Institute For Birth Healing Directory of Providers
• Center for Birth Healing Clinical Practice to set up One on one-on-one sessions in Person or Online
• Institute for Birth Healing Online Courses for Providers
• Confidence in Your Core, Pelvic Floor and More for MOMS

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033: Welcome back Sydney to the pod! She's an awesome human, toddler mom and super pregnant with baby #2 (post-pelvic organ prolapse baby). Sydney is also an FNP who works in Women’s Health, so she has a LOT of first-hand experience as well as professional connection and wisdom nuggets to add to the conversation. This was such a fun, sweet, and reflective episode on Sydney's personal journey with pregnancy this go-around, mothering, fierce advocacy, and so much more.

Feeling the Pulse on

• Sydney's second pregnancy at ~37 weeks this summer and how it's been feeling holistically in comparison to her first
• A recap of her first pregnancy and birth where she was diagnosed with pelvic organ prolapse (POP)
• What's felt helpful and empowering for Sydney during this pregnancy that's preparing her for postpartum
• The importance of your village, alone time, being enough, the truth of postpartum for Sydney
• Common threads to be mindful of with regards to prolapse symptoms: genetics, vaginal deliveries, obesity, connective tissue disorders, hormones, etc.
• How Sydney is preparing herself and firstborn for another sibling + conversations she's having with her husband
• Looking at life through the eyes of a child to help you remain PRESENT

Connect with our guest, Sydney H.

• IG: https://www.instagram.com/dear_syd

Recommended resources for POP community:

• @Postpartum_pop_pt
• P4moms.com
• @thebellemethod
• @getmomstrong
• @expectingandempowered
• @mamastayfit
• Mental health: The Postpartum Therapist, Postpartum Support International, Postpartum Health Alliance

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