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Women StrongPelvic Health & Beyond (not just "pee, poo, & sex")In this passionate & interesting interview on Pelvic Floor PT, Buffy Stinchfield, shares a ton of useful information on pelvic health and the many ways symptoms can present and impact overall physical and mental health. Buffy is the founder of Pinnacle Women's Therapeutics and the host of the "Birth Ready and Beyond - From Mom to Menopause" podcast."Buffy Stinchfield, PT, MPT, became a passionate advocate for women’s and pelvic health after years of suffering in silence with pelvic pain. She realized she finally needed to specialize in pelvic health after the birth of her first child in...2023-06-0343 min
Birth Ready and Beyond: from Mom Through MenopauseThe Effects of Breast Cancer Treatment on Pelvic HealthTalking about the effects of breast cancer treatment on pelvic health with Amanda Olson, DPT. Did you know that breast cancer treatments can affect your pelvic floor health? We talk about issues women may experience and then what proactive steps women can take to support their pelvic health from who to see and what you can use at home. Breast cancer survivors need to know this information so that they know they are not alone and that there is help for pelvic health symptoms such as vaginal dryness, pain with sex, bladder issues and more. 2023-03-0926 min
Birth Ready and Beyond: from Mom Through MenopauseHolistic Solutions For the Menopause PhaseThere has NEVER been a better time to be a woman heading into or going through the transition called menopause! With all of the information now available to us, we no longer have to look towards perimenopause and menopause with dread. Andrea Donsky, a functional nutritionist chats about the nutrition and lifestyle tips that will help us THRIVE through our 40’s and 50’s. Ready to feel armed with info and inspiration that is practical and can be applied to your life today? Come take a listen.2023-02-0232 min
Fit Life in Midlife | Health, Personal Growth, Fitness, Faith, Habits, Women Over 4019. Avoiding “Leakage” during Physical Activity with Buffy StinchfieldBecause my DMs are often filled with women asking how my friends & I do a variety of activities without the fear of “leakage,” I decided to have my college on to answer these questions and more. Buffy Stinchfield holds a Master of Physical Therapy and has continued her education in women’s health post graduate school with the Herman and Wallace Pelvic Rehabilitation Institute and many other courses since 2010.
I know you’ll find so much value from her expertise! Find more about Buffy at pinnaclewt.com and on Instagram at Instagram.com/thepelvichealthcoach Find a vetted pelvic he...2022-12-0649 min
Birth Ready and Beyond: from Mom Through MenopauseFit For Birth Chat with founder James GoodlatteWe get to know James Goodlatte, the founder of Fit For Birth. A holistic prenatal and postpartum wellness and fitness education platform for both fitness and health professionals as well as for pregnant and postpartum individuals. He gives us his 5 foundations for a healthy pregnancy and recovery and wonderful tips to live by at any stage of life. If you are holistic minded in your approach to health, then this is an interview you do not want to miss! 2022-07-2851 min
Birth Ready and Beyond: from Mom Through MenopauseCollaborative and Holistic Wellness With Kendall HagessonGetting to know more about our local wellness and healthcare providers is so very important. Vancouver, WA has a literal goldmine of passionate individuals striving to do better for those in their community. Today I had the pleasure of interviewing Kendall Hagensen, the owner of Vancouver Wellness Studio. She has curated a holistic multidisciplinary team including mental health, naturopathy, nutrition coaching, fitness, massage, and more. In addition to learning more about VWS, I got to ask Kendall about one of the modalities that she and her other mental health provider are well trained in EMDR. A wonderful tool in helpi...2022-06-2325 min
Birth Ready and Beyond: from Mom Through MenopauseCreating Huge Transformations In Your Life with Personal Coach Linda BonnarWant to crush some personal goals this year? We all have something in our lives that we’d like to improve, whether that’s managing stress more effectively, developing healthier relationships, or building more confidence. The mere thought of change can be overwhelming or scary, but Linda’s mission is to address the root cause of that fear so that you can tackle anything that life throws at you by making simple, easy changes to your everyday routines. Let's move from surviving to thriving!2021-12-3026 min
Birth Ready and Beyond: from Mom Through MenopauseYour Fittest Future Self- A Chat With Fitness Expert Kathleen TrotterThere are endless options when it comes to fitness plans and healthy lifestyles. But what makes these healthy choices actually stick? Join us as we talk about the mental steps and mindset that will make the BIGGEST impact as we continue to make those health and fitness goals… especially as we start to make those New Year's resolutions!2021-12-0936 min
Birth Ready and Beyond: from Mom Through MenopauseHow to Prevent Your Doctor From Slowly Killing You… Let’s Talk Hormones With Dr HotFlash!Dr Angela aka Dr Hot Flash joins us to share her personal and professional journey with hormone health. She has specialized in female hormone health for 25 years and has become an expert in supporting women in their highly individual hormone journeys. She is also on a mission to save women from suffering due to poorly educated medical providers with her book titled “How to Prevent Your Doctor From Slowly Killing You: A Woman’s Hormonal Health Survival Guide”. This episode could seriously be a game changer for any woman from age 20 to 70!2021-11-2534 min
Birth Ready and Beyond: from Mom Through MenopauseSeed Cycling For PMS, Pregnancy, And Even Perimenopause. A Chat With Dietician & Seed Cycling Expert Kate Morton.Your menstrual cycle is a window into your overall health. What is your cycle telling you? In this podcast, we get to learn about a natural way to improve our hormones throughout our ever changing cycle to reduce those crazy hormone symptoms, improve fertility (if that's a goal), and steady the ship as we sail towards menopause. Seed cycling has been around for hundreds of years and has been tremendously helpful to so many people including Kate, Buffy, and many of our friends and patients. Listen as we chat about what seed cycling is and how...2021-11-1125 min
Birth Ready and Beyond: from Mom Through MenopauseAuthentic Power: Give Yourself Permission to Feel with Ashley BernardiAs we come to the realization that ALL of us living in 2021 are going through an ongoing trauma, there couldn’t be a better timed interview to listen to than this. Ashley is a survivor of childhood trauma and overcame simultaneous postpartum depression and Lyme Disease. She has wonderful insight and priceless advice that we can use TODAY. And after all of the healing she has done over the past several years, she put all of this into a new book that has JUST been released! Links to her book and more info about Ashley on the show notes!2021-10-2830 min
Birth Ready and Beyond: from Mom Through MenopauseRethinking Prenatal & Postpartum Fitness with The Creator of Knocked Up Fitness- Erica ZielWe get to talk all about the keys to prenatal and postpartum fitness as well as the best approach to preparing for birth. Erica Ziel has been in the fitness industry for many years and has dedicated herself to the online coaching of prenatal and postpartum women… she GETS IT! We chat about what REALLY matters in this life phase and dispel some myths when it comes to some VERY common prenatal advice. Is it possible to truly prepare our pelvic floor for a great delivery and recovery? YES! Listen to find out just what secrets we are divu...2021-10-0733 min
Birth Ready and Beyond: from Mom Through MenopauseThe Ultimate New Mom GuideWhen it comes to being prepared for the days and weeks AFTER we deliver, there are MANY bits of wisdom mothers gain from other moms. Combine that with all that the internet has for advice and it can seem overwhelming. I created a guide and now this podcast episode so that moms can get some succinct advice and some action steps oif what to have on hand at home and what to pay attention to in the haze that is the newborn phase. Take a listen and be sure to check out the free download gui...2021-08-0521 min
Birth Ready and Beyond: from Mom Through MenopauseTips After Abdominal and Pelvic Surgery - It’s NEVER Too Late!It really is never too late to work on FULL recovery from an abdominal or pelvic surgery. Clients that we see at Pinnacle have often gone YEARS without any guidance on fully recovering from these types of surgeries and this podcast is here to help those who would like more advice than the usual “rest for 6 weeks”. As experts in the core and pelvic floor, us pelvic PTs have a few tips and tricks on how to fully recover from abdominal and pelvic surgeries. Listen here as I share my favorites with the goal of helping those who ha...2021-07-1519 min
Birth Ready and Beyond: from Mom Through MenopausePostpartum Running & Pelvic & Core Health with Amanda Olson, DPT!For runners, getting back to running postpartum can be quite the uncertain journey. When is too soon? Why can’t we just start running ASAP? How should we train to get back to running form? What are the risks to our body? Amanda and I talk ALL about these things in this podcast episode! She is currently on a committee with the American Physical Therapy Association to create the first of its kind postpartum running guide backed by the best available evidence/research and she's sharing her expertise with us!2021-05-2035 min
Birth Ready and Beyond: from Mom Through MenopauseLet’s Talk Detoxing! Part 2If 2020 was a dumpster fire for health, then shouldn’t 2021 be all about optimizing it?! Let’s talk about one way we can all improve our overall health, and that is with detoxing! We are surrounded by toxins in all aspects of our lives and our bodies can use ALL the help they can get in reducing toxins so that we can THRIVE. In this episode, Buffy recaps part 1 and shares FOUR more things we can do to help our bodies detox. Even if you are not ready to jump on the detox train today, this in...2021-05-0624 min
Birth Ready and Beyond: from Mom Through MenopauseLet’s Talk Detoxing! Part 1If 2020 was a dumpster fire for health, then shouldn’t 2021 be all about optimizing it?! Let’s talk about one way we can all improve our overall health, and that is with detoxing! We are are surrounded by toxins in all aspects of our lives and our bodies can use ALL the help they can get in reducing toxins so that we can THRIVE. In this episode, Buffy shares a bit about her detoxing journey over the last year and shares THREE simple things we can do to detox. Even if you are not ready to jum...2021-04-2221 min
Birth Ready and Beyond: from Mom Through MenopauseLow Libido Chat With Dr Renee WellensteinDr Renee Wellensteinis a wealth of knowledge in all things functional medicine and women’s health. She shares with us how she left traditional western medicine as an OBGYN and began to help herself and others find complete healing… including helping women get their libido back! If you didn’t know, a low libido can be an indicator that something is off with a person’s health and Dr Wellenstein shares some of the keys to reclaiming our health AND our libido!2021-04-0832 min
Birth Ready and Beyond: from Mom Through MenopauseCrossFit and Pelvic Health with Dr Jocelyn ConnollyWe get to meet Dr Jocelyn, a seasoned athlete, Cross Fitter, and pelvic and core specialist physical therapist and talk about all things Cross Fit and pelvic health! Want to hear some truth bombs about pelvic and core health and high level fitness, this episode is for you! Jocelyn tells it like it is when it comes to training smart and sparing our pelvic health. You don’t want to miss this episode!2021-03-2533 min
Birth Ready and Beyond: from Mom Through MenopauseEndometriosis Awareness Month Chat With Dr JMarch is Endometriosis Awareness month. A condition that us pelvic PTs work with a LOT and see the physical and mental toll it takes on our friends, family and patients.. and sometimes us! My dear friend Dr J and I chat about endo and getting the help that is needed to be able to move forward. In this short discussion, we will cover a LOT of info about what it is and who can help. To those who have been diagnosed and those who have not yet been diagnosed, we SEE you and HEAR you.2021-03-1118 min
Birth Ready and Beyond: from Mom Through MenopauseFiber Rich Foods and How to Get More Into the Family's DietWhat's for dinner?? For those of us moms in the rat race of meal planning for our families, this episode is for us!! I had the pleasure of interviewing Heather Englund, a mother and expert in healthy family meal planning and boy am I excited to learn even more from her after our chat! We spoke specifically about ways to add fiber rich foods into our kiddos’ diets which is crucial for for all of our health. Check out the show notes for links to get your hands on her free 1 week meal plan!2021-01-0723 min
Birth Ready and Beyond: from Mom Through MenopauseNavigating Your Path Towards Toxin-Free LivingWhen it comes to making healthy choices for ourselves and our families, many of us have a blind spot when it comes to toxins in our self care and home products that can be harming our health. So I just HAD to chat with Krissie about her vast knowledge and learn just what is in our favorite self care and home products and what steps can we take NOW to move towards a more toxin-free life! She gives GREAT advice and encouragement for any of us who are feeling overwhelmed by it all.2020-12-1036 min
Birth Ready and Beyond: from Mom Through MenopauseStop Sucking It In!From the time us gals were in middle school and became aware of and self conscious of our bodies, we have likely been “sucking it in”... our belly that is! After all, we have lived in a society where thin is in and flat bellies are the ideal. So it’s no wonder we may find ourselves gripping our abdominals inward frequently or all the time for some. In this episode, I’m going to share exactly why why we don’t want this to be a regular habit (our bodies don’t do so well with this) and how...2020-11-1916 min
Birth Ready and Beyond: from Mom Through MenopauseWhat Is a Pelvic Organ Prolapse and How Can We Holistically Treat It?When up to 50% of all women will experience this issues to some extent, pelvic organ prolapse should be something that we all know about and frequently talk about with our girlfriends and mothers... but we DON'T! This podcast is all about explaining what a POP (pelvic organ prolapse) is and how can we holistically treat it and what does a pelvic PT do to help?2020-10-2930 min
Birth Ready and Beyond: from Mom Through MenopauseFitness After TwinsIf you thought having one set of twins was hard on the body, try two sets! I interviewed Amy Slater who did just this and came out a rejuvenated mother, health coach,and specialist postpartum personal trainer. She shares her personal story of going from professional athlete to struggling postpartum mom to twins twice to highly educated health coach and specialist fitness expert. Listen as she shares insight and wisdom about this journey called motherhood.2020-10-1528 min
Mom & Me PodcastGet Your Pelvic Floor Ready For Labor & Delivery with Buffy StinchfieldBuffy Stinchfield, an expert in pelvic floor physical therapy, goes in depth on becoming "Birth Ready"!
In this episode, we talk about how women can physically prepare their bodies for labor and delivery and how this preparation can help to reduce unplanned c-section rates, minimize tearing, and greatly assist in postpartum recovery!
We also chat about different members of the birthing team such as choosing a doctor vs midwife and how a doula can be an amazing support and advocate for mamas during the birth process.
Click the following link to download...2020-10-0800 min
Birth Ready and Beyond: from Mom Through MenopauseChiropractic Prenatal Care With Dr Nicole Valio, DCWhen it comes to caring for ourselves during pregnancy, we have many choices of who we can have on our healthcare team. Though a midwife or OBGYN may be to only provider we select, others have found that utilizing the care of a chiropractor to be well worth their time and help them get through their pregnancy with much less pain and feeling better cared for overall. No one will argue that our spines and entire bodies go through a whole lot of changes in this pregnancy journey! Join me as I get the low d...2020-10-0123 min
Birth Ready and Beyond: from Mom Through MenopauseTailbone Pain: How Can I Relieve It?Ever known anyone that fell on their tailbone? Or anyone that had tailbone pain? Often, people will go to their primary doctor, chiropractor, or sports med doctor only to find that they are a little uneasy about this issue or they may say they don’t know how to or are unable to help. Enter the pelvic PT! Many of us are trained in being able to assess and treat painful tailbone conditions. In this podcast, I will share how someone may come to have tailbone pain and what you can do right now if you are experi...2020-09-1718 min
Birth Ready and Beyond: from Mom Through MenopauseThe Truth About Postpartum Hormone Health and HealingThe days and weeks after we deliver our babies are a literal rollercoaster. With the sporadic sleep, recovering postpartum body changes, newborn needs, and hormone fluctuations, anyone who survives these early days deserves a medal! Buffy asks Dr Angela Potter about her expertise in postpartum hormonal health and gets to the bottom of what we should expect postpartum, how to know when we should seek out help from a professional such as a naturopath, and how we can best help ourselves regulate our hormones postpartum. Want to be empowered to actually THRIVE in these postpartum day...2020-09-0331 min
Birth Ready and Beyond: from Mom Through MenopauseUsing Dilators for Pelvic Pain with Amanda OlsenDilators have been recommended for women suffering with pelvic tightness and pain for many years. But just the idea of using these to a person with pain sounds scary! Buffy and Amanda talk through WHO these could help and HOW to properly use them AND the mindset we HAVE to have when using these. Hint: these shouldn’t be causing more pain!If you were told to purchase vaginal dilators by your healthcare provider and you are confused at how they would help, or are totally freaking out about the idea of them? Then THIS episode is just or you!2020-08-2032 min
Birth Ready and Beyond: from Mom Through MenopauseBirth Ready with Buffy Stinchfield With all of the prenatal visits that us women have, isn’t it funny how none of them focus on assessing if our body is truly ready for the pushing phase of labor or talk about what we can do to physically prepare? This time, Buffy gets interviewed by Marissa Aron on the topic of being “Birth Ready”. We will go WAY more in depth about how we can prepare our bodies for the big delivery day and beyond. We will talk about when we should see a pelvic PT during our pregnancy to learn where are body is i...2020-08-0632 min
Birth Ready and Beyond: from Mom Through MenopauseYoga For Pelvic Health with Joyce GormanWith pelvic health issues being incredibly prevalent for women, many find that the typical gym routine does not complement what our body needs or what it can do at the present time. Many women stop exercise altogether for fear of making things worse or are in too much pain to “hit the gym” and join in a group exercise class. In this podcast, I interviewed Joyce Gorman, a health and wellness coach and yoga instructor who specializes in crafting yoga routines specifically to aid in pelvic healing. She talks about her journey to finding yoga, becoming a health...2020-07-2326 min
Birth Ready and Beyond: from Mom Through MenopauseEmpowering Parents With Pediatric PT Marissa AronFor moms, having a new baby can be overwhelming. When it comes to milestones, we just hope that our pediatrician can keep a watch on that and all will be good. But did you know that the real EXPERT in movement milestones and physical changes is a pediatric physical therapist? I had the pleasure of talking with Dr Aron, a pediatric and women’s health physical therapist from Florida who gave me the low down on some common things she helps babies and children with ALL THE TIME. From delayed or altered crawling to walking, Marissa shares with us...2020-07-0921 min
Birth Ready and Beyond: from Mom Through MenopauseGetting Back To Running Postpartum with Christine PietonFor women who like to run, getting back to it postpartum can be quite the journey. When is too early? How do I know if I’m ready to run? What do I do if I leak? Why do I now have hip pain or knee pain? Christine Pieton has been a lifelong runner, is a running coach, and is a physical therapist who specializes in running. She and I chat about the journey that is getting back to running. Listen as she tackles some of the most common issues and questions mama runners have!2020-06-2551 min
Birth Ready and Beyond: from Mom Through MenopauseDiastasis Rectus Journey With Lisa Marie RyanA diastasis so severe that it led to a career change from high school English teacher and competitive CrossFit athlete to postpartum fitness and athleticism coach? You have GOT to hear her story! Lisa Marie Ryan gets real and shares her journey from competitive CrossFit athlete to postpartum mama with a major diastasis to healed and strong after her long journey that included thousands of miles of travel, many expert consults, and a surgical repair. She shares her wonderful insight and wisdom with all women that are dealing with diastasis themselves.2020-06-1139 min
Birth Ready and Beyond: from Mom Through Menopause4 Common Habits in People With Pelvic Pain and What We Can Do To Change ThemPelvic pain affects millions of women & is not a simple condition to treat. Pain in the pelvis and pelvic floor can come from a variety of causes and the symptoms can vary greatly. But with all of the different pelvic pain patients I have worked with over the last decade, there ARE some common patterns that have emerged within a majority of my patients. Listen as I discuss 4 common habits of my pelvic pain patients and how we address them as a part of our holistic treatment approach.2020-05-2818 min
It's My PleasureEp. 65: 5 Things To Practice For Better SexToday I wanted to share five practical things you can practice to have better sex. If you want to get better at anything, it requires practice, and the same thing applies to sex. And it’s important that we practice these things outside of sex so that it becomes more of a default in the moment, and you can really feel and enjoy the pleasure of having sex. Carve out time in your every day life to really be intentional and practice these five things, and you’ll be able to feel more pleasured and have better sex. To...2020-05-2825 min
Birth Ready and Beyond: from Mom Through MenopauseTelehealth in Physical Therapy During COVID and BeyondOne of the biggest changes to the delivery options for physical therapy during COVID has been virtua visits or telehealth. Though it was an option to some before, it became ESSENTIAL after COVID. Buffy talks to her friend and colleague Dr J Martin about this topic as Dr J has been providing telehealth visits to her clients for years and coaches other PTs in how to add this to their practice as well. Want to know what a virtual PT visit is like? Does it really work? Listen and find out!2020-05-1427 min
Birth Ready and Beyond: from Mom Through MenopauseMindset and Meditation During Times of Uncertainty and StressWhether we like it or not, stress will occupy parts of our lives and how well we get through it is entirely up to us. Buffy talks with Arianna Rees, a health and life coach about how to use mindset and meditation to get us through times of stress and uncertainty. Arianna gives so many gems of wisdom in this interview that you just won’t want to miss! This chat was recorded from a Facebook Live in a running group. 2020-04-3023 min
Birth Ready and Beyond: from Mom Through MenopauseChildbirth During COVID-19 Part 2 with NYC Doula Chantal TraubExpecting persons all over the world are feeling an added amount of stress in anticipation of their upcoming childbirth experience. What will it be like? Will I be able to have a support person with me? Will I have to wear a mask? And on and on. Chantal and Buffy talk about what it's been like in New York City. A place hardest hit by the pandemic and how she is preparing her clients for their birth no matter the circumstance. Listen in as we talk about what you need to know now.2020-04-1622 min
Birth Ready and Beyond: from Mom Through MenopauseTools To Save Our Relationships During COVID-19Listen as I interview Taylor Pierce, a relationship and sex therapist who is currently recovering from COVID-19. She shares what her experience has been like going through and recovering from this illness as well as dives into incredibly helpful tools for us to use in our relationships with our partners during times of stress. This topic is incredibly timely as all of us are finding ourselves in unique situations with homeschooling our kids and often working from home and having MUCH more close contact time with our partners and close family members… which may strain our relationships a g...2020-04-0220 min
Birth Ready and Beyond: from Mom Through MenopauseAmid COVID-19: Empowering You For Your Birth, with Rockstar Doula Chantal Traub In a time when you may not be able to have a large support team and doula during your delivery, Buffy and Chantal discuss strategies you can use to calm your nervous system and harness your focus. Listen to this podcast to give you actionable tools you can start NOW to begin to prepare for your birth.2020-03-1926 min
Birth Ready and Beyond: from Mom Through MenopauseSleeptalking With Sleep Expert Brittney Stefanic!Do you wake up feeling tired?? Do you feel like your sleep could do this sleep thing better? Does sleep feel like the last thing on a very long list of To Do's?? I got to chat with the amazing Sleep Teachers Sleep Consulting Founder Brittney Stefanic to talk allllllll about SLEEP!!! We cover a TON about sleep in this episode and it's one you do NOT want to miss! From baby sleep training to bedtime routine tips with big kids and adult sleep goals. Let’s pull this #sleep g...2020-03-0531 min
Birth Ready and Beyond: from Mom Through Menopause7 Keys For Running Leak FreeWhether you are 18 years old or 40 years old, experiencing bladder leaks with running is just plain COMMON. In fact, two studies have reported that between 30-80% of ALL female high school and college athletes leak during their sport! So it’s not just a ‘mom” thing. A large percentage of women who leak during sport do so NOT because they just need to do more kegels. It’s a bit more complicated than that. In this 24 minute episode I will cover 7 tips to help us women to be able to run WITHOUT leaks… and these tips are NOT...2020-02-2024 min
Birth Ready and Beyond: from Mom Through MenopauseOutsmarting Endometriosis With Jessica DrummondWhen it comes to functional nutrition and women's health, Jessica Drummond is one of the top experts in the world. ESPECIALLY when it comes to helping women literally outsmart endometriosis. In this episode, we talk about the release of her new book titled "Outsmart Endometriosis". She has written an incredibly thorough and step by step guide that anyone suffering with the effects of endometriosis should read. We talk about her journey to writing this book and steps that those suffering with this condition can take now.2020-02-0631 min
Birth Ready and Beyond: from Mom Through MenopauseLet’s Talk Pelvic Organ Prolapse and Pessaries!Pelvic organ prolapse is a condition related to the downward migration of organs that sit inside the pelvis that can affect just under 50% of all women at some point in their lifetime. Buffy discusses the unique and individual nature of this condition with Megan (a pelvic physical therapist) as well as a complementary and conservative tool called a pessary that can be used to provide women with symptom relief and help with getting back to an active full life. Increasing awareness of pessaries is an important step in improving women’s healthcare as a conservative and often ver...2020-01-2326 min
Birth Ready and Beyond: from Mom Through MenopauseWhat Is Pelvic Physical Therapy?One of the reasons I began this podcast, blogging, and posting on social media about pelvic health is because of my daily interactions with people who have NEVER heard of PELVIC PHYSICAL THERAPY. Ironically, pelvic health issues are INCREDIBLY COMMON among girls and women of all ages and pelvic health physical therapists are the best first professionals to work with to resolve these issues. In this episode, I go over what we do, what is our background and training, and what does working with a pelvic PT look like. 2020-01-0918 min
Birth Ready and Beyond: from Mom Through MenopauseSex After Baby. What Isn’t Getting Talked About!If you’ve ever had a baby, then you KNOW that our bodies are not magically back to “normal” exactly 6 weeks after delivery. Even though we may get cleared for intimacy at this time, there are MANY variables to consider and obstacles that may be unforeseen. In this episode, Juan Martin and Buffy Stinchfield, both pelvic health experts and moms discuss the physical, situational, and mental aspects of sex after baby. It’s definitely a whole new ballgame and they give you insight to help you prepare and also to give yourself GRACE. 2019-12-1228 min
Birth Ready and Beyond: from Mom Through MenopauseHealth and Fitness over 35 - With Expert Lisa Turner ArendellWhen it comes to exercise and nutrition for us gals over 35, Lisa has some serious truth bombs about what REALLY matters in our pursuit of health. With over 27 years of experience in the health and fitness industry, she gets past all of the fads and shares what REALLY matters. And she opens up about her recent explant surgery in her personal journey to greater health.2019-11-2736 min
Birth Ready and Beyond: from Mom Through MenopauseRevealing Secrets About Our Brain and Pelvic Floor ConnectionIn this episode, I share what I have learned about pelvic floor health and the mind-body connection. Helping women reconnect their mind to their pelvic floor is key to their success… but it’s way more than just THINKING about our pelvic floor. Listen and learn what you can do NOW to make a huge leap in your pelvic floor health!2019-11-1413 min
Birth Ready and Beyond: from Mom Through MenopauseLet’s STOP Treating the Prenatal, Postpartum, and Peri menopausal Phase As If They Are THREE Different Women!It’s about time we started talking about women’s health in a way that we can look at the entire journey, and not just one phase at a time. Women deserve to hear honest discussions about what are our biggest health obstacles as women and what we can do throughout our adult life that not only helps us with feeling great now, but prepares us for a long and healthy life way beyond menopause. Karen Litos and I talk candidly about things like hormones, exercise, diets, pelvic health, and more. If you want a great...2019-10-3138 min
Birth Ready and Beyond: from Mom Through MenopauseBeing Better Prepared For The Pushing Phase of Labor!“- women are often under prepared for the pushing part of labor, which may contribute to many hours of pushing, preventable tearing, medical interventions or even sometimes a cesarean birth.”- Chantal Traub In this episode, we are talking all about preparing our bodies for labor… more than just packing our hospital bag. Chantal Traub and I chat about what we’ve observed with our clients and ourselves over the years and how YOU can be better prepared physically for your delivery. 2019-10-1737 min
Conversations with Dr. JenniferOvercoming Painful or Uncomfortable SexIn this episode, Dr. Finlayson-Fife talks with Buffy Stinchfield from the Birth Ready and Beyond Podcast, all about how to overcome the issue of painful or uncomfortable sex.To learn more about Dr. Finlayson-Fife’s work, visit our Website, check out our Course Page, and take a look at our upcoming Events.2019-10-0329 min
Birth Ready and Beyond: from Mom Through MenopauseWhen Sex Hurts- What EVERY Woman NEEDS To Know About Feminine Sexuality And Navigating Our Relationship With Our Partners With Sex Therapist Jennifer Finlayson FifeIf you are a woman, DO NOT SKIP THIS EPISODE! The messages surrounding us women about sex and our bodies is ALL around us, and (SURPRISE) they ARE NOT very helpful. This makes it even HARDER to heal from issues like painful sex which 50% of ALL women will experience at some point in our lives. Buffy chats with Dr Jennifer Finlayson-Fife, a sex therapist working with LDS couples, about how individuals and couples can navigate through and overcome the issue of painful sex. She hits the nail on the head when it comes to ar...2019-10-0329 min
Conversations with Dr. JenniferOvercoming Painful or Uncomfortable SexIn this episode, Dr. Finlayson-Fife talks with Buffy Stinchfield from the Birth Ready and Beyond Podcast, all about how to overcome the issue of painful or uncomfortable sex.
To learn more about Dr. Finlayson-Fife’s work, visit our Website, check out our Course Page, and take a look at our upcoming Events.2019-10-0323 min
Birth Ready and Beyond: from Mom Through MenopauseWhen I Was Anything BUT "Birth Ready"... My First Birth StoryThe time when I was completely clueless and ill prepared for childbirth 11 years ago... then the unthinkable happens the week before my due date. Listen as I talk about what happened before, during and after the craziest birth story. A comeback that has fueled a calling in advocating for pregnant and postpartum women, and how my hardships have turned into empowering others.2019-09-1915 minIt's My PleasureEP. 29: Pelvic Floor Health for Greater Pleasure with Buffy StinchfieldI am so excited for today’s episode because this is an interview I got to do with Buffy Stinchfield. She is an orthopedic physical therapist, specializing in pelvic and women's health for over nine years. Her own journey lead her to be a super passionate advocate for the care and information women receive. Earlier this year I had the pleasure of being a guest on Buffy’s podcast, The Girlfiend’s Guide to Health and Happiness, which you can listen to here. (https://www.pinnaclewt.com/podcast/021-the-power-of-our-minds-to-conquer-chronic-pain-and-even-gain-an-amazing-sex-life)In this discussion, we talk about how important pelvic...2019-08-2247 min
The Fearless Women's Podcast25: Did someone say vagina? How to reconnect with yourself and your power!I’m so excited to introduce you to my friend and powerhouse Dr. Kaylee! She is on fire with helping women on multiple different platforms! Dr. Kaylee is a physical therapist who specializes in women’s health physical therapy, a cohost of The Girlfriend’s Guide to Health and Happiness with Buffy Stinchfield, and the cofounder of the Facebook Group The Femalepreneur Society: Business coaching for Women in the Medical Field. Dr. Kaylee treats a variety of diagnosis but her business is specifically based on treatment of the entire woman, mental/emotional/and physical health. She enjoys being...2018-11-1818 min
Servant PT PodcastEpisode 57: Buffy Stinchfield - Bladder Surgery, What Other Options Do I Have?In this episode I sit down with Buffy Stinchfield. She discusses her role as a pelvic physical therapist in keeping women from having unnecessary bladder surgery. Buffy lets us in on other viable options and also disproves a few myths about women's health! Buffy can be found at the following: https://www.pinnaclewt.com/ https://www.facebook.com/pinnaclephysicaltherapyvancouver Check out my first published book on Amazon! Symptom Free Neck: Treating Your Neck at Home You can find me on Facebook!...2018-09-0300 min