040: Join Brittney in this dynamic conversation with Dr. Jennifer Sandoval about a variety of relationships and sexual issues that come up for many people. As a licensed clinical psychologist and certified sex therapist with 25 years of experience, Dr. Jen works with individuals and couples helping them to improve themselves their relationships and their sex lives - as well as helping them cultivate the VERY IMPORTANT sense of self. From interesting examples and tangible practices, this is an episode you don't want to miss and can apply to your life right now to improve your own relationships.

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• Dr. Jen and Brittney's connection
• How sex therapy couples well with pelvic physical therapy and how Dr. Jen got started
• The big issues people are experiencing in their sex lives like desire discrepancies, erectile dysfunction, premature ejaculation, or pain
• Differences between desire discrepancies, hypo-active sexual desire disorder, responsive and spontaneous desire
• The relationship is the focus in therapy, not just one person
• Dr. Jen’s Pie Graph exercise to help couples
• Sense of self and co-dependency
• Difference between co-dependency and enmeshment, with examples
• How to break the cycle and cultivate a stronger sense of self
• Coping skills and toolbox for taking ownership of their emotions and wellbeing
• Pursuer/avoidant dynamics and how to navigate when there’s been a rupture and ongoing repair
• The role of self compassion and self love in your inner dialogue
• Family of origin interview as a couple’s exercise, parts work, inner child work
• Sex and spirituality within a religious or purity upbringing
• Being a Christian and a sexual being
• Being addicted to pornography and trying to find congruent sexual expression
• Who’s responsible for pleasure within the relationship and more on sense of self

Connect with our guest, Dr. Jennifer Sandoval

• Instagram @Drjensandov2
• Website http://drjensandov.com/index.html#/

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039: As a brand new naturopathic doctor AND mother, Dr. Kate Purvis walked through the transformational fire of her first postpartum experience after a beautiful birth. Through her personal trials and by working with babies and mothers separately over the years, she's come to realize this *isn't* how postpartum care is best served. Her vision of support for reimagined postpartum care and the ripple effect it has on families and society is amazing AND possible. Listen in to ignite your own imagination to make postpartum the beautifully transformative experience it can be.

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• How Dr. Kate's first postpartum experience led her to her life’s work
• What was different about her second postpartum experience
• Practicing embodiment beginning with basic body needs
• How we’ve normalized postpartum feeling crummy
• What we need to unlearn and how we can reframe what postpartum can be like
• What support can actually look like for a mother baby dyad
• Mother wounds and what Dr. Kate experienced working with hers
• Dr. Brittney’s experience with her mother wound and womb healing
• Healing other aspects of your pelvic health in postpartum, including sexuality, and thinking of it as WHATEVER you want it to be
• Grieving AND celebrating the maiden phase
• Collaborating with other providers for the most holistic support
• Tips for pregnant women: gather your providers before birth!
• How important looking at both mother and baby is, AND how to involve the partner in postpartum
• Having the conversation, making the implicit explicit

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• Instagram @drkatepurivs
• Website https://www.drkatepurvis.com/

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038: New to Human Design, or wondering how to apply it to raising children (according to YOUR design and THEIRS)? This week's guest Alexandra Cole is going to blow your mind with a powerful peek inside this nuanced system while utilizing some examples from Brittney's experience as well as her own. Listen in and learn something new about yourself, your partner, your parents, or your child and reflect on YOUR body, pelvic floor, and wellness and how Human Design can support you in feeling more embodied in life and in parenting.

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• Alexandra’s background, her interest in spiritual modalities and embodiment practices, and how Human Design entered her life
• What is Human Design in its simplest definition and why it will matter when you have kids for yourself
• Uncovering pieces of Brittney’s HD, Alexandra’s an her son’s, parent/child dynamics
• What about sleep for adults, kids, or babies? How might sleep training change?
• The 5 Energy Types in HD, how it shows up in children, and how to support them in sleep based on their Design
• Generators + Manifesting Generators (70% of the population)
• Projectors (20% of the population)
• A reflection on Brittney’s design as a Projector and tying into pelvic floor/Root Center in Human Design
• Manifestors (9% of the population)
• Reflectors (1% of the population)
• More ways to apply Human Design to your life: the “partner-proof” Human Design report for your child, 1:1 sessions, and the Well by Design report for YOUR wellness

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• Take 15% off using discount code PPPODCAST on Raised by Design and Well by Design.
• Instagram @alexandrafcole
• Website www.thrivingbydesign.com

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037: This week we have a beautiful and fascinating personal history to unwind with my dear friend Kate. She is one of many women I know who has experienced an abortion in this lifetime. She is also someone who registered this experience very differently than most - including the women in her maternal lineage. To her, this wasn't traumatic and was well integrated over time. In this episode, we dive SO deeply into this vulnerable topic in the hopes to liberate others and to share what is possible when women make their bodies' wellbeing a priority.

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• The similar "hiding" of tampons, abortions, and many other pelvic health related topics
• Kate's cosmic history with the womb - beginning with fainting learning about her period
• The belief system Kate had around fertility and the surprising realization about her mom's personal history with HER womb
• MAPS conference, sitting with Aya, and memories of assault
• Confronting assault and abortion timelines of healing trauma to the pelvis
• What happened when Kate found out she was pregnant with her partner in Mexico
• How Kate’s abortion was actually HEALING for her and how she processed it over the past year
• Powerful inner knowing as the seasons change and honoring her one year anniversary
• More thoughts on her choice

Connect with our guest, Kate

• Instagram @kate.space__
• Website https://bio.site/katespace
• euni's Sensory Playspace Aftercare article: https://sensoryplayspace.substack.com/p/aftercare-for-all-types-of-intimacy

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036: My sweet client-turned- soul friend Jessica Grody joins us to share about her pregnancy, birth and (almost) one year postpartum experience. Jess felt the desire to seek pelvic PT at 8 months pregnant and has a LOT to say about it, especially as an extremely active and avid runner, swimmer, yogi and now, mama. She hopes that with sharing her postpartum struggles and triumphs, people feel less alone and are better understood.

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• How an old tailbone injury from gymnastics set Jess on a path to seeking pelvic PT
• Her fears around giving birth and moving through those in pelvic PT prenatal sessions
• Pelvic floor checks, proper breathing mechanics and cues we hear in certain circles
• Jess's personal experience with birth
• Reframing recovery in postpartum into more of a rediscovery, mirroring her child's progression
• Spreading awareness and sharing about pelvic care for more women AND providers to understand this process and postpartum period
• Why supporting women + mothers is so important
• A holistic approach for pelvic care + Dr. Brittney's work

Connect with our guest, Jessica Grody

• Instagram @pinkninjayogi

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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.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• 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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