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thecommentary.caKate BraidThe writer, poet and teacher Kate Braid discusses her new collection The Erotics of Cutting Grass: Reflections of a Well-Loved Life (Caitlin Press, 2025), with Joseph Planta.
The Erotics of Cutting Grass: Reflections of a Well-Loved Life by Kate Braid (Caitlin Press, 2025).
Click to buy this book from Amazon.ca: Erotics of Cutting Grass
Text of the introduction by Joseph Planta:
I am Planta: On the Line, in Vancouver, British Columbia, at TheCommentary.ca.
Kate Braid joins me now. She’s just published a new collection of e...
2025-04-1437 minthecommentary.caKate BraidThe writer, poet and teacher Kate Braid discusses her new collection The Erotics of Cutting Grass: Reflections of a Well-Loved Life (Caitlin Press, 2025), with Joseph Planta.
The Erotics of Cutting Grass: Reflections of a Well-Loved Life by Kate Braid (Caitlin Press, 2025).
Click to buy this book from Amazon.ca: Erotics of Cutting Grass
Text of the introduction by Joseph Planta:
I am Planta: On the Line, in Vancouver, British Columbia, at TheCommentary.ca.
Kate Braid joins me now. She’s just published a new collection of e...
2025-04-1437 min
Things They Don't Tell HerMy Pregnancy Journey - Part Two with Amy PaulinichWelcome back to Things They Don’t Tell Her Podcast!
In this episode, I continue sharing my personal pregnancy journey.
I’m joined once again by the wonderful Amy Paulinich, midwife and founder of Natural Birth Co. Together, we dive into managing physical discomforts, preparing for birth, and building a strong support network during pregnancy.
Throughout our conversation, I share practical tips that have helped me manage common pregnancy pains, such as round ligament and pelvic girdle pain. We also discuss how I’ve been preparing mentally and physically for birth and the postpart...
2024-09-271h 23
Fan FacesClashing Courts and Beats: Sports Fervor, Ethical Debates, and the Rap Game RivalrySeattle's drizzle couldn't dampen the spirits of our latest family reunion, where I found myself wrapped in the warmth of kinship and a cinematic spectacle. As I reminisce about my recent escapades in the Emerald City, my co-host Andrew and I are set to stir the sports pot with a hearty mix of reflection and foresight in our newest podcast episode. We're correcting the scoreboard with our Hindsight segment, giving Caitlin Clark's contracts and the Seattle Sounders the spotlight they deserve, while also setting the stage for a deep dive into the high-octane NBA playoffs and the intricate dance...
2024-04-2250 minThings They Don't Tell HerMy Pregnancy JourneyIn this episode of Things They Don’t Tell Her Podcast I am sharing insights from my own Pregnancy Journey. In this convo, we dive into the ways I have been supporting my own mental and physical health throughout pregnancy, practitioners that I have been seeing, the model of care I have chosen and loads of recommendations for books, podcasts, local studios and so much more.
Things I did to help with my pregnancy nausea
Saw Grace from Bloom Chinese Medicine for acupuncture and leave in acupuncture needles
Tried to reduce/minimise stress through...
2024-04-081h 08
Things They Don't Tell HerWhat You Need To Know About Breastfeeding With Sarah From The Milky DaysIn this week's episode I am joined by the beautiful Sarah from The Milky Days. Sarah is an experienced midwife and lactation consultant with over 14 years experience. She is a Sunshine Coast local, a mama of two little kids and one of her passions is supporting mothers to have a positive and fulfilling breastfeeding experience. Sarah offers in person consultations for breastfeeding support and has an app with short educational courses for Pregnant & Postpartum mamas. Here's what we covered in this episode:Breastfeeding Basics and Must-Have Products: Sarah shares her wisdom on the essentials of b...
2023-11-0346 min
Things They Don't Tell HerHypnobirthing & Private Midwifery Care with Cath from Coastlife MidwiferyThis week Caitlin is joined on the show by Cath, a Private Midwife from Coastlife Midwifery and Hypnobirthing Australia Educator. Learn about what hypnobirthing is and how it helps couples to prepare for birth. Discover the different options for pregnancy care on the Sunshine Coast and what support a private midwife can provide.If you are newly pregnant you can also check out this blog post on Pregnancy and birth models of care Sunshine Coast. Check out Cath’s hypnobirthing private courses here. And find out more about Pre and Postnatal Pr...
2023-08-3030 min
Natural Birth Co. Podcast45. PROFESSIONAL How the hormones work during birth with Amy Paulinich from Natural Birth CoTodays podcast is a little bit different to our usual- I am actually being interviewed by Caitlin Pender from Her. Womens Health Physio for her podcast and we have simply utilised the podcast for my listeners as well.In this conversation Caitlin is asking me all about the hormonal process of birth and how we can enhance the hormonal symphony allowing birth to flow as nature intended, minimising medical interventions. In todays podcast we discuss:The hormones at play during the process of birth and how they workHwo we can enhance the n...
2023-08-2734 min
Things They Don't Tell HerPreparing Your Body for BirthCalling all mums-to-be! Get ready for an insightful conversation in today's episode of Things They Don’t Tell Her Podcast. 🎙️Join Caitlin as she delves into the nitty-gritty of preparing your pelvis, pelvic floor, and perineum for childbirth. Let's break down the complexities together and empower ourselves for this incredible journey.Watch the video of this episode here.Tune in now for wisdom you won't want to miss.If you’re interested to learning more about how you can prepare for birth, head over...
2023-08-2255 min
Things They Don't Tell HerThe value of Yoga in Pregnancy with Bec Simpson from Mama SoulIn today’s episode, we delve into the transformative power of pregnancy yoga with Bec Simpson from Mama Soul. Discover the many benefits of pregnancy yoga, explore the beauty of breath techniques and postures that not only support you throughout pregnancy but offer tools for your birth. Bec shares her wisdom on how to safely modify your yoga practice for the first trimester, as well as breath techniques and positions that can be used in labour. She dives into the power of ritual in pregnancy and the value of connecting with other women. You...
2023-08-0434 min
Things They Don't Tell HerWhy the Pelvic Floor is Important for BirthIn this episode of Things They Don’t Tell Her Podcast, we delve into the fascinating world of the pelvic floor and how its tone can impact labour outcomes. Whether it's over-activity or under-activity, finding that optimal balance is crucial, especially in preparation for birth. We'll explore the importance of understanding how to relax the pelvic floor as well as how to lengthen it with a pushing breath.Join us as we discuss the art of contracting and relaxing the pelvic floor, gaining awareness of its tension and learning to let go of stress, anxiety, and fear th...
2023-07-1935 min
Things They Don't Tell HerPregnancy Nutrition with Alana From Mothers MylkIt's a must-listen for all the mamas out there! In Episode 36 of Things They Don't Tell Her Podcast, we talk all things pregnancy nutrition with Alana from Mothers Mylk.Alana is a qualified naturopath with a passion for pregnancy and postpartum nutrition. She's the mother of a gorgeous little boy with another on the way, and the co-author of Nourished Postpartum, a postpartum recipe book.In this episode, she shares her knowledge and experience on the importance of nutrition during pregnancy, and offers practical t...
2023-05-0344 min
Things They Don't Tell HerPushing and The Pelvic Floor: Birth PrepIn this episode of "Pushing and the Pelvic Floor: Birth Prep," Caitlin Pender discusses the connection between vocalisation during labour and the pelvic floor. Caitlin shares how using deep, guttural, low tones during the pushing phase creates a subtle back pressure at the glottis, pushing down the diaphragm and softening and relaxing the pelvic floor, ultimately aiding in the birthing process. She also shares her experiences feeling the subtle changes in tone in a client's pelvic floor during an assessment, emphasising the importance of vocalisation during labour. Tune in to...
2023-03-2317 min
Things They Don't Tell HerSafe Core Exercises for PregnancyThis podcast episode is all about safe core exercises for pregnant women who want to stay active during their pregnancy journey.We discuss common questions such as whether it's safe to go to the gym or continue regular yoga or Pilates classes. With so much conflicting information online, we aim to provide clear and concise guidance on what is and isn't safe during pregnancy. If you’re up for a challenge, I am hosting a FREE 3-DAY PRENATAL PELVIC FLOOR & PILATES CHALLENGE where I help you feel strong and confident moving your pregnant body with sho...
2023-03-1625 min
Things They Don't Tell HerHow to Practice Relaxing Your Pelvic Floor for BirthBut today I wanna chat about the pelvic floor in pregnancy, and I wanna talk about why I think it's so important to connect with a pelvic floor physiotherapist during your pregnancy, even preconception. I think it's really important to understand what your pelvic floor is doing, and we have become as women, so shut off from this group of muscles. If I asked you to point to your bicep, you'd know where it was, you'd know how to contract it, how to relax it. But if I asked you to contract and relax your pelvic floor, most women...
2023-03-0924 min
Things They Don't Tell HerRestoring Your Core After Birth: Embracing Your New NormalIn today's episode, Caitlin shares her insights on how to restore your core after birth.As many new mums can attest, the pressure to "bounce back" after pregnancy can be overwhelming. But postnatal recovery is not about trying to fit into your pre-pregnancy clothes as quickly as possible. Instead, it's about embracing and nurturing the new version of yourself and your body, giving yourself the time and care you need to heal and thrive.Caitlin reminds us that our bodies have gone through an incredible transformation during pregnancy, and...
2023-03-0318 min
Actually QualifiedHow To Best Support Your Pregnant Clients | Pre and Post Natal Training w/ Women's Health Caitlin Pender
How confident do you feel training your client at every phase of their pregnancy and postpartum journey?
If your answer is "not very", then you're not alone. In today's episode, women's physio and founder of Her Women's Health, Caitlin Pender simplifies the training considerations for pre and post natal exercise.
THEIR DISCUSSION INCLUDES:
The importance of prevention and proactive intervention for women and pelvic floor health.
The most underrated/ undereducated component of working with women throughout the pregnancy and postpartum journey.
Simplifying training considerations for pre natal training: eg. core work, b...
2023-02-211h 10
Things They Don't Tell HerHealing AB Separation PostpartumRectus Diastasis or Abdominal separation occurs naturally in pregnant women allowing their bellies to expand! For some women this separation can be slow to heal postpartum and cause distress. In this podcast episode, pelvic floor physiotherapist and pilates instructor Caitlin Pender explains why abdominal separation or diastasis recti happen. She talks about the need to normalise a degree of abdominal separation in the early postpartum period and ways to promote and optimise tissue healing!
Caitlin discusses some recent research on the best core exercises for abdominal separation and whether compression tights or tubigrip actually work! You can check out her...
2023-01-2030 min
Things They Don't Tell HerHow to Get on Top of Your Back, Hip & Pelvic Pain in PregnancyAre you experiencing lower back pain, pelvic pain, and lightning crotch in your pregnancy? You probably have what we call pregnancy related pelvic girdle pain (PGP).
What is pelvic girdle pain and what are the common risk factors? What causes this condition among pregnant and postpartum women? What are the management strategies recommended by women’s health physiotherapists when it comes to PGP?
You can hear all these interesting topics when you listen to this podcast episode by registered physiotherapist Caitlin Pender on the Sunshine Coast, Australia. Join Caitlin as she shares her top tips to help manage your pelvic pa...
2022-11-0226 min
Things They Don't Tell HerPerinatal Mental Health with Clinical Psychologist Carla AndersonBecoming a new mother can feel overwhelming and isolating. it can be a rollercoaster of raw emotions driven by hormones, sleep deprivation, a frazzled nervous system, a healing body, a partner who doesn't get it and the overwhelming responsibility of nurturing a newborn.
In this podcast episode, our host Caitlin Pender, talks to perinatal psychologist Carla Anderson about how women can support themselves in pregnancy and support their transition into motherhood. Carla offers tips on how women can prepare for and handle the emotional changes that may take place after birth or the so-called baby blues. She also emphasizes the...
2022-10-2629 min
Mum Life UntangledUntangling Your Pelvic Floor Health With Caitlin PenderIn today’s episode Emma is joined by Caitlin Pender, registered Physiotherapist as well as a qualified Yoga, Pilates & Barre instructor, with specialised training in Pelvic Floor physiotherapy. Caitlin is the owner of Her Women’s Health, a Sunshine Coast based business aimed to help women manage health conditions such as pelvic floor dysfunction, pelvic pain, pelvic organ prolapse and incontinence.Today Cailtin fills us with her knowledge giving us tips on how to identify if your pelvic floor is overactive or underactive and when the best time is to see a physiotherapist. I'm...
2022-10-2349 min
Things They Don't Tell HerHow to Optimise Your Postpartum Recovery: Preventing Pain, Prolapse & Pelvic Floor DysfunctionDo you experience lower back pain and pelvic floor issues like leaking when you cough, sneeze, or jump? Do you experience pain with sex, or a feeling of heaviness around your vagina?
There is a huge gap in support & guidance for new mums between being discharged from the hospital and getting back into exercise. It frustrates me to compare the standard of care an athlete would receive after surgery that being regular physio, home exercises, education, & safe return to sport to a postpartum mum from the same hospital. That is, go home do nothing for 6-weeks and then do whatever...
2022-10-1848 min
Things They Don't Tell HerLeaking when you cough or sneeze - Stress Incontinence everything you need to knowStress incontinence is the leakage of urine caused by increases in intra-abdominal pressure like during running, jumping, coughing or sneezing. In this podcast episode, women’s health physiotherapist Caitlin Pender explains what stress urinary incontinence is all about and how it can occur in pregnancy and postpartum. She also describes some of the causes of leaking and how to get on top of it! Caitlin discusses treatment and prevention of urinary incontinence during pregnancy and postpartum through tailored pelvic floor strengthening, pressure control and exercise!
If you’re looking for PostPartum support, check out Caitlin’s Restore Your Core Program Here.
2022-10-1020 min
Things They Don't Tell HerHow and Why to Support Your Mind, Core & Pelvic Floor in PregnancyIn this week's episode Caitlin shares reasons why you should support your mind, core and pelvic floor during pregnancy. You will also learn the benefits of exercise, pelvic floor awareness, meditation, mindfulness and gentle breath techniques in pregnancy and for your baby's health.
Book in for a Pregnancy Initial consultation to get your own personalised pilates, yoga and pelvic floor program to best support your pregnancy! Click here to book.
2022-09-2732 min
Things They Don't Tell HerReturning to Running PostpartumIn this podcast episode, physiotherapist Caitlin Pender offers evidence-based guidance to postpartum women on how they can safely support themselves to return to running or any form of high-impact exercise after giving birth. What should be the proper window in attempting any form of high-impact exercise after childbirth? What are the risk factors presented by returning to running immediately after giving birth for postpartum mums?
2022-09-2027 min
Things They Don't Tell HerBreastfeeding Basics With Jess Kumar - Lactation Consultant & Childs Health NurseFor first time Pregnant women the concept of breastfeeding can be foreign and unknown and the impending birth seems to get all of the attention. Women spend time learning about childbirth interventions and gathering their support team for birth, be it their partner, private midwife or doula. But it can also be very helpful to spend some time in pregnancy learning about breastfeeding and finding your support team in the event that challenges arise!
2022-09-1257 min
Things They Don't Tell HerDeepening your awareness of the Pelvic Floor for Birth & BeyondIn this podcast episode, women’s health physiotherapist Caitlin Pender talks about how pregnant women can help to deepen their connection with their pelvic floors in preparation for birth.
Having specialised training in pelvic floor physiotherapy, Caitlin explains the spectrum of tones of the pelvic floor between underactive and overactive and how deeping this understanding in your own body can help to optimise birth outcomes and improve overall health! Caitlin also details certain yoga poses that aim to stretch the pelvic floor and deep hip muscles. In this episode, she also describes how to perform perineal massage and gentle pelvic fl...
2022-09-0524 min
Things They Don't Tell HerOptimising Nutrition for Breastfeeding & Postpartum Recovery with Clinical Nutritionist MeaganGood health and proper nutrition are important for new mothers to gain strength and promote recovery after giving birth.
In this podcast episode, Caitlin is joined by clinical nutritionist Meagan, who is currently 37-weeks Pregnant. Meagan is the founder of Maternal Essentials, a whole food nutrient rich supplement for breastfeeding mothers. One of the things they talk about is Meagan’s postpartum journey with her first child, who is now a toddler, and how she became so passionate about postpartum recovery in terms of nutrition and breastfeeding. Meagan offers tips on what types of meals promote recovery and breastfeeding during th...
2022-08-2941 minThings They Don't Tell HerHow To Navigate Matrescence, With NadjaIn this week’s episode, Caitlin is joined by Nadja. Nadja is a doctor of traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture and a mother to 2 beautiful twin girls. Nadja has over 20 years experience in her field and was the first acupuncturist to be accredited at Sunshine Coast private hospital to provide acupuncture for women in labour. Today, Nadja is here to fill us all with her extensive knowledge in regard to prenatal, pregnancy and postpartum. Nadja emphasises the importance of releasing the pressure we put on ourselves as new mums during our matrescene period. She gives us many tips on how Ch...
2022-08-2244 minThings They Don't Tell HerThe Framework To Use To Get Back To Exercising PostpartumAfter giving birth, taking time to heal and recover before jumping back into physical activity is so important. There are so many things that come with pregnancy, labour and being a new mum that changes the body in many ways. Today, Caitlin is here to give you her framework to safely return to exercise postpartum. Caitlin covers how to prevent and treat pain, prolapse and urinary leakage in those early days. And gives in depth detail on what to avoid as a new mum, and growing awareness around what she calls the 5 P’s.
2022-08-1531 minThings They Don't Tell HerThe Things They Don’t Tell You About Looking After Your C-Section ScarWhen an athlete undergoes surgery, for example to repair their ACL, straight after, they are seen by a physio and prescribed specific exercises, they are updated on the progress, given regular massage by a physio and provided a step by step guide all the way through to returning to sport. But when women undergo a C-Section, we are told to not do anything for 6 weeks, then we can do what we like. The process athletes go through on their healing journey is something Caitlin is passionate about bringing to new mums who have undergone a...
2022-08-0829 minThings They Don't Tell HerCaring For Your Perineal Scar During Your Postpartum JourneyCaring for your perineal scar during the postpartum journey, is unfortunately, not a frequently spoken about topic. There are many things that can come with having a perineal tear or episiotomy, like trouble or pain urinating, pain when eventually getting back to intercourse and even discomfort while sitting. Today, Caitlin talks to us about the importance of caring for your perineal scar during early and late postpartum. Caitlin lets us in on important tips during the start of your journey, as well as things to help in the long term. If you're pregnant join the...
2022-08-0119 minThings They Don't Tell HerHow Body Balancing Can Improve Birth Outcomes With AmyToday we all have lifestyles that cause imbalances to the pelvic area. Things like driving a car, handling heavy groceries, sitting a baby on our hip & even just some of the ways we stand and sit all play a role in causing imbalances. Some women start to notice the effects of this during pregnancy with discomfort or they show through during birth.In today’s episode, Caitlin is joined by Amy. A registered midwife for 10+ years, Amy also helps women with pregnancy and postpartum, yoga and pilates and runs workshops on body balance, where yo...
2022-07-2618 minThings They Don't Tell HerHormone Awareness to Improve Fertility With Fertility Educator, MeganIn today’s episode, Caitlin sits down with fertility educator, Megan. In Megan’s life as a young woman, she was met with horrendous periods, inconsistent and painful. After Megan was told at a young age that she would have trouble conceiving, she became obsessed with finding the answers. While tracking her changes, she noticed incredible results within her cycle. Going from experiencing periods once every 60 days, requiring to take time off work for days and days of agonising pain, to more regular 35 day apart periods with only hours of pain. The obsession grew and this is where Megan foun...
2022-07-1852 minThings They Don't Tell HerTips for Postpartum Nutrition with Courtney ClarkIn today’s episode, Caitlin Interviews Courtney Clark. Courtney is a qualified Naturopath and Nutritionist, with 10 years clinical experience. Being 7 months postpartum herself, Courtney understands the pressure of maintaining healthy eating as a new mum. In this episode Caitlin and Courtney chat about all things nutrition and healthy eating to help you, as you venture your way through motherhood. Courtney offers tips on what helped her during the early days in her postpartum journeys, and the things to avoid during that time. Courtney has recently released a 4 week program to h...
2022-07-1140 minThings They Don't Tell HerTools For Reducing Anxiety and Stress During PregnancyThe current maternity system in Australia is very focused on our babies medical wellbeing and shows very little attention to the mother, especially when it comes to their emotional and mental health. In this episode Caitlin speaks to the importance of zooming out and addressing the “whole woman” to reduce anxiety and stress physically, emotionally, spiritually and mentally, by providing tools to regulate mum’s nervous system through breath and body work, as well as self care rituals, and gives guidance to set boundaries in relationships and work. Resources mentioned...
2022-07-0428 minThings They Don't Tell HerPregnancy Nutrition with Sheridan AustinCaitlin interviews Sheridan Austin, a Qualified Holistic Nutritionist, Mother of two boys & the founder of The Mother’s Blend, a pregnancy and postpartum supplement made from real food. Together they unpack the pressure put on women to take synthetic supplements during pregnancy and the risks that come with them to empower you to make a choice that is right for you and your baby. In this episode, Sheridan speaks to the many nutrients we can get from our food when prepared and paired correctly and makes a whole lot of recommendations for natural supplements and...
2022-06-271h 05Things They Don't Tell HerThe Power of Sound in ChildbirthThis episode explores the power of sound as an epic tool for a natural birth. Caitlin starts by explaining the four diaphragms (pelvic floor, respiratory, vocal and the left/ right hemispheres of the brain) and the role sound plays to connect them to soothe us when required. Listen in to hear how and why sound is the most undervalued and useful tool for mums to use as a distraction and a strategy for natural pain relief in labour. Join the waitlist to Support Your Mind, Core & Pelvic Floor For Pr...
2022-06-2020 minThings They Don't Tell HerBreath Techniques For LabourIn this episode, Caitlin reveals that we often unknowingly put ourselves into a stressful state by breathing from the chest triggering our primal instinct which moves blood away from our reproductive organs and towards our muscles and heart to arm us with what we need to run away. Hence why we call it our “fight, flight or freeze response”.
In a situation where we need to be in survival mode, this is helpful but being in this state but being in it for long periods of time can have a really harmful effect on pregnant mums, because it signals to the...
2022-06-1329 minThings They Don't Tell HerWhy Breath Work Is So Important During PregnancyDid you know, our breathing pattern affects our pelvic floor, our digestion & our stress levels? For Caitlin, the breath is the most underrated and least prescribed medicine. Today Caitlin is here to dive deep into the importance of breath work especially during pregnancy. She explains how upper chest breathing stimulates the brain to stay in a stressed state, causing increased cortisol, blood pressure, heart rate, overactive pelvic floor and other detrimental effects on the body.
Our breath has a direct link to the nervous system and is the easiest way to change our state, and in this episode, Caitlin offers...
2022-05-3020 minThings They Don't Tell HerHow To Decrease Your Risk Of Perineal Tears In ChildbirthHave you heard of a Perineal massage?
A Perineal massage is a method of preparing the outlet of the birth passage for the stretching and pressure sensations during the birth of your baby and is important for a variety of reasons.
Today Caitlin dives deep and gives you all of her wisdom and advice surrounding Perineal massage, discussing how increasing flexibility and elasticity of the tissue can decrease risk of perineal tears during childbirth as it works on rewiring neural pathways.
2022-05-2328 minThings They Don't Tell HerPrevent, Manage and Treat Pain During PregnancyPain during pregnancy is something mums-to- be assume is “just part of it”, when in reality, there ARE ways to manage and treat existing pain during pregnancy, and not to mention, prevent it. In today’s episode, Caitlin dives into the world of pain experienced by expecting mums. She outlines the most commonly experienced pain, what can contribute, and offers tips on how to manage and reduce existing pain and how to prevent it!
We’d love you to tell us what you think about this episode. Leave a review, send me a message or tag me on Instagram to show whe...
2022-05-1622 minThings They Don't Tell HerChinese Medicines Lens on Periods, Fertility, Pregnancy & PostpartumThere are many similarities between Ayurveda and Chinese Medicine when it comes to women's health. Today Caitlin is joined by Dr. Grace Jones, Dr Grace is an integrative Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine practitioner, passionately focussed on the areas of fertility, pregnancy, postpartum and hormonal health. They dive into the world of Chinese Medicine, offering top tips for women trying to conceive, keeping morning sickness at bay, exercising and dieting during pregnancy, lifestyle advice on stress management and much more.
We’d love you to tell me what you think about this episode. Leave a review, send me a message or ta...
2022-05-101h 04Things They Don't Tell HerPainful Sex After ChildbirthWelcome to episode 6 of Things They Don’t Tell Her. Pain during sex postpartum is something Caitlin commonly sees in her patients, and this topic is something she feels passionate for us women to be open about and understand the importance of getting on top of the pain. In this episode, Caitlin uses her knowledge to explain the contributing factors of pain during sex postpartum, and how to help minimise this pain.
Click here to read more about what is discussed on this episode and get more helpful tips by following @her.womenshealth
To find out more about Caitlin’s serv...
2022-05-0228 minThings They Don't Tell HerNutrition During Pregnancy With Kirra MorrillThere is so much fear out there when it comes to nutrition and food during pregnancy. Simply googling “what not to eat while pregnant”, provides a long list of foods to avoid during this time. Today Caitlin is joined by Kirra, founder of Sunshine Coast Natural Health. Kirra is a Naturopath, specialising in women’s and children’s health & is currently pregnant with her second baby. In this episode Caitlin and Kirra dive into the topic of food during pregnancy, what you can implement in your diet to combat symptoms & create the healthiest pregnancy for you and your baby. It’s time we...
2022-04-2532 minThings They Don't Tell HerMama’s & Mama’s To Be... Stop Ignoring Your Pelvic FloorToday Caitlin is talking about all the things they don't tell you about your pelvic floor (and why you should care about it)! Your pelvic floor is the muscle and connective tissue running from the pubic bone at the front of your body to your tail bone and it place a variety of extremely important roles.
1. Preventing leakage of urine and feces.
2. Supports and holds up your internal organs (your bladder, bowl and uterus).
3. Has a really large role in sexual pleasure and orgasms.
Being in charge of all of those things, it doesn’t make sense as to why we...
2022-04-1825 minThings They Don't Tell HerBreaking Down Common Myths About Exercising While PregnantWelcome to episode 3 of Things They Don’t Tell Her. There's a lot of out-dated information about exercising during pregnancy, which can make it confusing and overwhelming to know what you should and shouldn’t be doing! Whilst teaching Prenatal Pilates, one of Caitlin’s clients said that her mum still tells her that she shouldn’t be exercising while pregnant… This is because there has been a HUGE amount of change around recommendations for pregnant women over the past two generations.
In this episode Caitlin breaks down some of the most common myths she hears around exercising during pregnancy to empower...
2022-04-1122 minThings They Don't Tell HerTop Tips For a Healthy PregnancyThere is an abundance of information out there when it comes to pregnancy and labour, but it is so important to find information that works best for you because, “one man's medicine is another man's poison”. In this episode Caitlin provides her top tips for a healthy pregnancy and shares the benefits of moving your body and effective breath work to empower you to incorporate these things in a way that works for you.
By listening you will understand the importance of consistency and discover how you can show up for yourself, set clear intentions, stay motivated and form simple dail...
2022-04-0424 minThings They Don't Tell HerMove Through Limiting Beliefs and Excuses to Prepare For A Healthy PregnancyWelcome to the very first episode of the Things They Don’t Tell Her podcast where Caitlin lays out what all of you beautiful pregnant mums need to do before you do anything else to ensure a healthy pregnancy.
Before you can go and start doing all the things you want to be doing in your pregnancy, you need to move through all of the limiting beliefs and excuses that you are facing.
For example, the most common excuse Caitlin hears after prescribing her clients a program of exercises or meditation is “I don’t have time!” With many women working...
2022-03-2823 minThings They Don't Tell HerThings They Don't Tell HerWelcome to the Things They Don’t Tell Her podcast where your host, Caitlin Pender, takes you on a journey back to sex ed to teach you everything you don’t get taught about periods, pregnancy and post partum.
Being a registered Physiotherapist, with specialised training in pelvic floor Physiotherapy and a qualified Yoga, Pilates & Barre instructor, Caitlin has an abundance of tools for you to improve your physical and mental health throughout your pregnancy (and beyond).
The goal of this podcast is to provide you with the knowledge about movement and meditation to make you feel safe and empowered.
2022-03-1800 minNatural Birth Co. Podcast10. PROFESSIONAL Pelvic Floor health in Pregnancy, Birth & Postpartum- Caitlin Pender- Women's Health PhysioCaitlin is a wealth of knowledge and passion for all things women health physio. In this episode, we discuss Pelvic Floor health, the importance in pregnancy, birth and postpartum, signs of pelvic floor dysfunction, and a few key exercises you can do yourself at home to improve your pelvic floor health.BODY BALANCE WORKSHOP$99- BUY NOWOr $150 in the bundle with Pregnancy YogaLearn MorePregnancy Yoga series- 6 classes$99- BUY NOWOr $150 in the bundle with Body Balance Workshop
2021-07-0855 min
Some Kinda Woman! Stories of UsA Knock on the DoorOn a snowy January morning on the Sunshine Coast of Canada, a young pregnant mum, Eva, is awakened by a knock on the door. Living on an 80 acre parcel in rural Pender Harbor, this knock begins the search for her five year old daughter, Rachel, who vanished into thin air. Almost anything could have happened to Rachel. She could have been discovered by her father, a vindictive man from a monied family with influence who had legally taken Rachel from her mother. She could have been abducted by a stranger in a car. She could have been...
2019-12-1919 min