The Pelvic Floor Project
This podcast is for anyone with a pelvic floor. Pssst….. everyone has a pelvic floor. The pelvic floor is a group of muscles responsible for controlling our bodily functions. I refer to myself as a physiotherapist for embarrassing issues. I routinely help clients address symptoms like incontinence, prolapse, diastasis, pelvic pain, intimacy issues and the list goes on. A theme that stands out to me is how little we learn about our private parts and the muscles surrounding. This podcast is for you if you are interested in learning more about your body. Focused on the female, I cover topics pertinent to puberty, athletics, pregnancy, birth, postpartum recovery, menopause, surgery and so much more.I promise to share evidence based information through discussion with other health care experts in their field with the goal to showcase a holistic and empowering approach to taking care of the only body you will ever have. I hope you enjoy!
The Pelvic Floor Project
58. Your postpartum mental health affects your physical well being with Dr. Pip Houghton
In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Pip Houghton, a family doctor and maternal mental health advocate to discuss:
- Dr. Pip’s personal experience with postpartum mental health struggles
- Societal and cultural pressures of being a new mom/parent
- Signs that your mental health may be “unwell” postpartum
- Suggestions to help you check in with what your needs and wants are
- Ways to ask for help from the people around you and with your health care provider
- The relationship between physical and mental health
- Trends that I see as a physiotherapist who works with perinatal clients
- Actionable steps for those that care for the perinatal population and for new moms listening
Dr. Houghton is a rural family doctor with a passion for supporting new mamas and a special interest in perinatal mental health care. She is dedicated to providing evidence-based content on perinatal mental health and the common issues that women and families face in pregnancy the first postpartum year. Her hope is that through education and advocacy women will feel more supported and less alone as they navigate their transition to motherhood.
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