• Pelvic Floors; What Every Mom Needs to Know from Dr. Melissa Nassaney

  • Aug 16 2022
  • Length: 1 hr and 9 mins
  • Podcast

Pelvic Floors; What Every Mom Needs to Know from Dr. Melissa Nassaney

  • Summary

  • In the twelfth episode of The Embodied Mommy Podcast, Alyssa Knapp and season one guest host, Jayme Rose Gray, are joined by Melissa Nassaney to discuss pelvic floors. Melissa is a pelvic floor physical therapist who has been practicing in pelvic health for 15 years and in physical therapy for 20 years. The women talk about all things pelvic health including personal experiences, doing the research, and knowing it’s never too late. This episode will help you understand pelvic floor health and share advice on how to improve your own during your Motherhood Journey.

    Discussed in this episode:

    • Personal experiences with pelvic floors
    • Knowing what your pelvic floor baseline is
    • Vaginal versus cesarean births and the traumas they each cause
    • Pressure to get back to normal postpartum
    • Connecting with others
    • The delay in the healing journey caused by dismissing and downplaying postpartum changes
    • The combination of physical and emotional pain
    • Pelvic floor disorders
    • Comfort levels and varying cultures
    • Importance of exercise, walking, and stretching
    • Managing expectations and doing what you can right now
    • Intercourse; including when to have it and the husband stitch
    • Tears and appreciating tissues
    • Honoring the time of healing
    • Hemorrhoids
    • Perineal massages during pregnancy

    Offers:

    • Alyssa’s Reiki Like a Mother Program: https://www.embodiedmommy.com/reiki-like-a-mother
    • Jayme’s Offers: https://linktr.ee/jaymegray
    • Melissa’s Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation: https://fullcirclepelvichealth.com/services/

    Keep in touch:

    Alyssa

    • Instagram: @embodiedmommy
    • Website: https://www.integrativewellnessjourneys.com/
    • Links: https://linktr.ee/theembodiedmommy

    Jayme

    • Instagram: @jaymerosegray @trackingnorthco
    • Links: https://linktr.ee/jaymegray

    Melissa

    • Instagram: @themenopasuremaven
    • Website: https://fullcirclepelvichealth.com/

    Resources:

    • Birthing Stories: @naturalbirthrising
    • Pelvic Rehab: https://pelvicrehab.com/
    • Academy of Pelvic Health Physical Therapy: https://aptapelvichealth.org/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwof6WBhD4ARIsAOi65ahBoLOK7I4X71An1zmcCDiGB-rd2UPW4Wig7ixr2ZBHo5yPXTnYjfIaAreVEALw_wcB
    --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alyssa-knapp/support
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