Best Emma and Grainne Podcasts (2024)

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The nuances of resistance training and it's impact on the pelvic floor! 53:18

10M ago53:18

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Tying up Season 5 of AYC the Podcast is Dr. Christina Prevett PT, PhD. Dr Prevett is a clinical researcher who focuses on strength training in both pregnantand aging populations. She is also lead faculty at the Institute of Clinical Excellence Physio for Pelvic Health & Geriatrics, and Creator of the Barbell Mamas. Christina helps female athletes m…

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Women's Football, Motherhood and The Future with Katie Chapman 43:09

10M ago43:09

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This week we are joined by Football legend Katie Chapman. Katie Chapman is a former English footballer who last played for Chelsea Ladies and England’s women’s national team. At the age of 10, Katie began her professional career at Millwall Lionesses. Developing her skillset within the academy, she made her senior debut for the team in the 1996/97 …

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Enhanced Recovery Postpartum with Dr Rebeca Seagraves. Why early postpartum care matters. 52:03

10M ago52:03

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In today's episode we speak with Dr Rebeca Seagraves PT, DPT who is a Board-certified Women's Health Clinical Specialist and founder of Enhanced Recovery After Delivery - an obstetric clinical pathway that maximizes mental and physical function during pregnancy and immediately postpartum with hospital and in-home occupational and physical therapy.S…

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How to own your career and thrive as a female in male-dominated fields with Giselle Aerni 49:16

11M ago49:16

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Dr Giselle Aerni is a sports medicine physician and creator of the Madam Athlete Podcast. She has covered everything from the WNBA, to NCAA DI and DIII national championship-winning teams, to high-school sports and marathons. In her role as a sports medicine fellowship director, she also teaches and mentors future sports medicine physicians to prep…

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'You can't post that' - a personal insight into pelvic organ prolapse with Caoímhe Cummins 46:51

11M ago46:51

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We are back! To open season 5 we have a very special personal experience of navigating the trials and tribulations of postpartum pelvic organ prolapse with Caoímhe Cummins - who is the founder and person behind the popular Instagram account @thebighillhouse.Caoímhe, who is a primary school teacher turned digital creator, offers a social media windo…

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Diastasis! Part 2: Presenting the evidence - Navigating another pregnancy with Claire Black and special guest Antony Lo 43:53

1+ y ago43:53

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**Bonus series** Learn all about Diastasis Rectus Abdominis and what contemporary evidence informed management looks like as Gráinne busts the myths with Antony Lo and Claire Black and learns all about Claire's lived experience of Diastasis. If you have not already listened to Part 1, check it out first and then follow the discussion as Claire disc…

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Diastasis! Part 1: The truth,the whole truth & nothing but the truth ~ with Claire Black & Antony Lo 45:42

1+ y ago45:42

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**Bonus series** Learn all about diastasis rectus abdominis and what contemporary evidence informed management looks like as Gráinne busts the myths with Antony Lo and Claire Black and learns all about Claire's lived experience of it. If you enjoy this episode, are accessible to Dublin, Ireland and wish to learn more about diastasis, Claire and I w…

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Why did no one tell me? The Female Athlete Edition with Olympian long distance runner Kara Goucher 50:58

1+ y ago50:58

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Emma and Grainne are delighted to present a very special FINALE episode. In this episode, they are joined by Olympian and world champion long distance runner Kara Goucher! This season of At Your Cervix has discussed so many facets of pelvic health with a strong bias towards the female athlete. In this episode, the discussion with Kara brings it all…

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Living with the consequences of severe birth injury with Joanna Prance 1:10:30

1+ y ago1:10:30

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**** Trigger warning This episode discusses birth trauma and birth injuries***** Perineal injuries during childbirth known as OASI (Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injury) or 3rd and 4th degree tears. A third-degree tear is a perineal tear that extends into the muscle of the external anal sphincter. If the tear extends further into the lining of the anus …

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Menopause - Embracing the Change with Dr Orla Conlon 58:12

1+ y ago58:12

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The conversation around the menopause is finely gathering pace. It's a hot topic in the press and there are many great campaigns, more books and resources that can help women manage the menopause and seek the treatment they want and deserve. The menopause can be difficult to navigate and is still shrouded in mystery. Grainne and Emma had a great co…

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Transitioning from Athlete to Mother Athlete with USA Olympian Tianna Madison 1:00:03

1+ y ago1:00:03

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This week's podcast episode was recorded for our new module of The Athletic Female course, The Perinatal Athlete, a course that Grainne, Emma and Helen McElroy have written and produced for health and fitness professionals who work with the female athletes. You can find out more about this course by heading to www.theathelticefemale.com. This inter…

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Is there such a thing as an optimal birth? Changing the conversation with Molly O'Brien 54:32

1+ y ago54:32

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In this episode Midwife Molly O'Brien joins Emma and Grainne to discuss childbirth. Molly has seen many women and birthing people suffer long and difficult births which led her to explore physiology and the biomechanics of human movement and apply it to the birthing process. She discusses the disruptors of the physiological birthing process and how…

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How RED-s became my superpower with Dr Kacy Seynders 57:15

2y ago57:15

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In this episode, we speak to Physical Therapist and runner Kacy Seynders who has had a turbulent journey through her childhood and adolescent years suffering from eating disorders, over-exercising and Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-s). Kacy candidly discusses the huge physical impact that her eating disorder and RED-s have had on her phys…

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Transgender Athletic Performance.... is there a sporting advantage? With Joanna Harper 52:15

2y ago52:15

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Welcome back to Season 4 of At Your Cervix the Podcast! We are delighted to bring to you this fascinating discussion with Loughborough University Researcher Joanna Harper about Transgender Athlete Performance. Joanna, originally from a small town north of Toronto is a medical researcher at Loughborough University in the United Kingdom where her res…

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The 3 C's (Comparison, Competition and Collaboration) with Jo Turner 1:11:53

2y ago1:11:53

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In this episode we build upon Season 2's Finale with Molly Galbraith and Marika Hart from Girls Gone Strong which focused on being a strong women who lifts others up. If you have not already listened to this episode you should definitely catch up on it. To continue the discussion, we sat down with Jo Turner, physiotherapist and life coach from Meha…

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The Unhappy Bladder - what bladder pain syndrome is and what we can do about it with Jilly Bond 59:17

2y ago59:17

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Welcome to our season finale where we are joined by world-renowned pelvic health expert Jilly Bond. Today Jilly joins us to discuss bladder pain syndrome is and what we can do about it? Jilly is also a researcher and educator based in Wales, UK, with a specialist interest in pelvic pain. She has worked clinically in various areas of the NHS, led a …

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Why Sleep Matters with Matt Philips 1:04:44

2y ago1:04:44

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Why is sleep so important? What effect can a lack of sleep have on your mental and physical health? Can caffeine really affect your sleep that much? What can you do when sleep is hard to come by? These are the type of areas around sleep that we delve into with Matt Philips this week. For over ten years, Matt was part of a multidisciplinary team of …

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Pregnancy beyond RED-S with Swedish triathlete Sofia Häger 39:24

2y ago39:24

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In this week's episode Gráinne and Emma bring you the story of an athletes personal journey with Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S).Sofia Häger is an active 30 year old mum to a 5 month old curious girl. She has always loved working out and played tennis during her teens and through college. After college running became her passion but all…

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How to change the narrative around women's health with The Well's Baz Moffat 52:30

2y ago52:30

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Meet The Well HQ, Baz, Bella and Emma – the coach, the GP and the scientist. Independently, all three have worked with women for decades – training athletes, teaching body literacy and trying to smash the taboos that block progress. In 2018 they joined forces! The Well is built on cutting-edge science, expertise and experience. In this episode, Baz…

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How an ankle injury saved my life with USA Olympian Tianna Madison 47:45

2y ago47:45

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This week's podcast episode was recorded for The Athletic Female course, a course that Grainne, Emma and Helen McElroy have written and produced for health and fitness professionals who work with the female athletes. You can find out more about this course by heading to www.theathelticefemale.com and or listening to season 2 where Emma, Grainne and…

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If not for you with Georgina Lucas 1:16:46

2y ago1:16:46

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Trigger warning - this post discusses baby loss This week Emma and Grainne are joined by mother, editor and author Georgina Lucas Emma first met Georgie in clinic when she came to see her for a postpartum check following the birth of her 2nd baby, Grey. Tragically Grey passed away when he was 21 days old. Emma treated Georgie for a long time and go…

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My Chemical Menopause with Kirsty Dougal 43:23

2+ y ago43:23

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Kirsty Dougal is Scottish but lives in the Cotswolds. She is 42 and works in research funding for biological sciences. Outside of work, she is passionate about horses, having previously worked in the equine industry. If money was no object she would happily spend her time outdoors cuddling horses! 4 years ago her life was turned upside down due to …

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Why Mum's Don't Jump! Pelvic Organ Prolapse with Helen Ledwick 1:00:42

2+ y ago1:00:42

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We open this season talking to Helen Ledwick the creator of ‘Why Mums Don’t Jump’ -- a podcast about pelvic floor problems after childbirth. She’s a former BBC journalist and a mum-of-two with pelvic organ prolapse. When delivering her second baby, Helen experienced a 3rd-degree tear and subsequent pelvic organ prolapse. Unaware of pelvic floor dys…

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Bonus Episode The Athletic Female with Dr Helen McElroy 26:32

2+ y ago26:32

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✨Special Bonus Episode ✨ Hello everyone! Some of you may know that whilst we have been having a little podcast break we have been putting together a course called The Athletic Female alongside Dr Helen McElroy! This course is all about the female athlete (no surprises there) and is an absolute passion project of ours! We wanted to tell you all abou…

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Season 2 Ep 8 What Does it Mean to be a Strong Woman? with Molly Galbraith and Marika Hart 1:08:04

2+ y ago1:08:04

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Here it is, our final episode. We think it is an absolute cracker 😂. It’s released on Sunday (Boxing Day) - a present from us to you! Join us as we talk to Molly Galbraith founder of Girls Gone Strong, a movement dedicated to women's health, strength and empowerment and fellow pelvic health physiotherapist Marika Hart who supports Girls Gone Strong…

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Season 2 Ep 7 Why is laughter the best medicine? with Elaine Miller 1:05:04

2+ y ago1:05:04

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It’s taken us a whole year to get this super talented but super busy lady onto our podcast but it’s finally happened, just in time for Christmas! Elaine Miller has impressively combined art and science, to create comedy sketches and shows that break down barriers and educate men and women about their pelvic health. You may have seen her on @lorrain…

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Season 2 Ep 6 Midwifery, Motherhood and the Maternity Crisis with Midwife Pip 50:55

2+ y ago50:55

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This week Emma and Grainne speak to Pip. Pip is a practicing NHS Midwifery Sister in the UK, an enthusiast of all things women’s health and also mum to her 9-week-old baby boy. Pip has worked across various maternity settings from community, homebirth, birthing centres and is now based on a labour ward (although she is currently on maternity leave)…

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Season 2 Ep 5 Getting physically active and exercising during pregnancy with Dr Margie Davenport 53:56

2+ y ago53:56

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On today's episode, Grainne and Emma talk to leading expert and researcher Dr Margie Davenport about getting physically active and exercising during pregnancy. Advice and guidance have dramatically varied over the years around this topic. In the mid 1900s pregnancy was regarded as a state of confinement. It was believed that exercise should be disc…

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Season 2 Ep 4 'Beating Cervical Cancer - My Story' with Sarah Newman 59:03

2+ y ago59:03

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**Please be aware that during this episode baby loss is discussed which for some listeners may be particularly upsetting or triggering.**In this episode, Emma and Gráinne chat with Sarah Newman, a cervical cancer survivor and now turned cancer exercise specialist about her story. It touches on not only the trials and tribulations of facing a cancer…

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Season 2 Ep 3 'Decolonizing Fitness' with Inemesit Graham 1:03:43

2+ y ago1:03:43

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This week Grainne and Emma are joined with Inemesit Graham a fitness professional, pregnancy, and postpartum athleticism coach. In season 1 we spoke with Illiyin Morrison, a midwife and birth trauma specialist who regularly highlights and educates about racial inequalities in healthcare. Today we wish to build upon that conversation by delving deep…

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Season 2 Ep 2 Pelvic Health in the Orthodox Jewish Community with Rochelle Cowan 1:05:32

3y ago1:05:32

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Here on AYC we are keen to explore and understand different cultures, belief systems, and how they impact a woman's health, her lifestyle, and her pelvic health. This week on AYC we invited fellow Pelvic Health Physiotherapist, Rochelle Cowan to share her insights and experiences within the Orthodox Jewish Community. Rochelle generously discusses h…

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Season 2 Ep 1 Understanding Pregnancy Related Pelvic Girdle Pain with Dr Sinéad Dufour 1:06:14

3y ago1:06:14

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Welcome back to Season 2 episode 1 of At Your Cervix- The Podcast. In this episode, Grainne and Emma are joined with Dr Sinéad Dufour, Pelvic Health Physiotherapist, Academic, and expert in Pregnancy-Related Pelvic Girdle Pain (PGP). PGP (sometimes referred to as SPD) is a condition that affects at least 1 in 5 pregnant women. It can for many prove…

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Hypopressives, chiropractic and pelvic health 48:51

3y ago48:51

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In this special BONUS session At Your Cervix co-host Gráinne sits down with colleagues Emir Lervy and Christen O'Neill to discuss collaborative working and personal experiences with pelvic health. They delve into the role of chiropractors specialising in pelvic health and explain what hypopressives are. If you were unaware of the varying profession…

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Season 1 Ep 13 Menstrual health the 5th vital sign with Michelle Lyons 1:03:06

3y ago1:03:06

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In the final episode of series 1, Gráinne and Emma are joined by world-renowned pelvic health physiotherapist, Michelle Lyons. Michelle has over 26 years of clinical experience and her passion is teaching clinicians and healthcare professionals how to help women live well. Her courses are always sold out and she is in huge demand around the world a…

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Season 1 Ep 12 'My Surrogacy Journey' with Katie Richardson 51:08

3y ago51:08

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In episode 12 Grainne and Emma speak to pelvic health physiotherapist Katie Richardson. Katie, originally from Ireland, lives in New Zealand and is a mother of 2, with a third baby on the way. She has also been a surrogate for her sister, which is the focus of today's chat. Katie's surrogacy journey is extraordinary, made so more complicated due to…

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Season 1 Ep 11 Researching Exercise in Females with Dr Izzy Moore 43:03

3y ago43:03

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In this weeks episode Co-hosts Emma and Gráinne are joined by Associate Professor (Reader) in Human Movement and Sports Medicine, Dr Izzy Moore, from Cardiff Metropolitan University.We discuss the female research gap, how we all met and how we have collaborated to answer the call for female specific research. We discuss the study led by Izzy, that …

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Season 1 Ep 10 Let's talk about Sex with Dr Karen Gurney 56:51

3y ago56:51

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This week Emma and Grainne speak to Dr Karen Gurney, clinical psychologist and psychosexologist. Karen is director of the Havelock clinic, featured in publications like @marieclaireuk @cosmopolitanuk & @refinery29uk and appeared on TV, radio and many other podcasts. She is also author to one of our favourite books of 2020 ‘Mind The Gap. The truth a…

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Season 1 Ep 9 Birth Trauma and Racial Inequality within Maternal Healthcare with Illiyin Morrison 50:45

3y ago50:45

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This week Emma and Grainne are joined by Midwife, Mentor, and Mother, Illiyin Morrison. Illy's profile has risen dramatically over the past year with her empowering, honest, and thought-provoking Instagram account @mixingmotherhood. She has spoken on many high-profile podcasts including Giovanna Fletcher's 'Happy Mum Happy Baby'. Illy is extremely …

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Season 1 Ep 8 Twins, Tummies and Triathlons with Heather Sellars 33:04

3y ago33:04

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In this episode, Emma and Grainne speak to Heather Sellars, former Team GB professional triathlete and mum of identical twins George and Harry. Heather speaks frankly about having a twin pregnancy and how she adapted her exercise whilst pregnant. She goes on to discuss her postnatal recovery, diastasis recti, her postnatal rehabilitation journey, a…

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Season 1 Ep 7 - Bringing female health into focus with the English Institute of Sport with Dr Anita Biswas 56:34

3+ y ago56:34

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In session 7, Emma and Gráinne sit down to chat with Dr Anita Biswas who is a leading Sports Medicine Physician at the English Institute of Sport (EIS) at Bisham Abbey, including a strategic role with responsibility for optimising athlete health. She has worked with national and international sports teams at the Olympic Medical Institute, The Briti…

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Season 1 Ep 6 - Cliterally Speaking with Jessica Pin 57:00

3+ y ago57:00

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Jessica Pin is an internationally renowned advocate for equitable coverage of clitoral anatomy in medical literature and curricula. She is a published researcher on the topic of clitoral anatomy and her health advocacy journey began due to personal experience of female genital surgery. This session follows on from the amazing TherapyLive session wi…

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Season 1 Ep 5 - Boobs, Bras and Breast Health with Nicola Brown 57:33

3+ y ago57:33

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In session 5 Emma and Gráinne discuss boobs, bras and breast health with Dr Nicola Brown. They lift the lid on common mistakes women make when it comes to bra fitting and the various types of support available. They discuss the implications of poor breast support and how better breast health education during the teenage years can improve girls' bod…

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Bonus Session: This Vet Runs - coping with a less active pregnancy with Nat Scroggie 56:43

3+ y ago56:43

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Nat discusses how running enormously helped her cope with her experience of baby loss in 2018 and the blog and support group she set up for Vets experiencing baby loss or infertility. She opens up about pregnancy following baby loss and her unexpected difficulty of keeping active due to significant pelvic pain.…

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Season 1 Ep 4 - How To Power Through Pregnancy With Sophie Power 1:03:42

3+ y ago1:03:42

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Emma Brockwell is behind the Microphone this month interviewing Sophie Power who does some incredible things in the world of endurance running. Thats before you consider she did some of these things while either pregnant or just a few months post-partum. Covering topics like running while breast feeding, how to adapt your exercise while pregnant an…

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Bonus Session - Diastasis Revolution- Busting The Myths! 55:42

3+ y ago55:42

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During episode 3 of @atyourcervix_thepodcast, @physiomumuk and @absolute.physio spoke to @stephrothstein about her postnatal journey, recovery from pelvic floor dysfunction, diastasis recti and return to run postnatal, smashing her pre baby PBs and feeling stronger than ever! Last night @absolute.physio talked to @physiomumuk about Diastasis recti …

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Ep 3 S1- "Flawless" - Redefining the Postnatal Body with Stephanie Bruce 59:46

3+ y ago59:46

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We discuss Stephs journey with Diastasis Recti, how she overcame the aesthetic stigma associated with it and became "internet famous" overnight by not covering her postpartum belly up when back running at events. We discuss the lack of awareness of pelvic health issues within her running world and the importance of women supporting women. Steph dis…

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Ep 2 S1 - Too far, too fast, too soon with Joe O'Connor and Lizzie Lee 49:25

3+ y ago49:25

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Gráinne Donnelly is At Your Cervix for Session 2 of the podcast where she interviews Joe O’Connor and Lizzie Lee. Joe is an Exercise Physiology and Performance Nutrition lecturer at IT Tralee and the strength and conditioning coach for Olympic athlete, Lizzie Lee. Lizzie is a mother of 3 who represented Ireland in the 2016 Rio Olympics marathon rac…

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Ep 1 S1 - PMSL with Luce Brett 51:09

4y ago51:09

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Emma speaks to author and blogger Luce Brett about her new book PMSL: or how I literally pissed myself laughing and survived the last taboo to tell the tale. They talk about the impact of pelvic floor dysfunction, the taboos and stigmas that still surround urinary and faecal incontinence, the treatment that exists and the importance of lifting the …

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