Inside the Box
A podcast for women and professionals alike, hosted by mums and Women's Health Physiotherapists, Kat, Tash, and Caitlin. Established and driven by our desires to share our passion for educating and empowering women to better understand their bodies, in particular - what's inside their 'box'. Amongst ourselves, real-life patients and leading industry experts, we’ll unpack a variety of topics including pelvic floor dysfunction, pregnancy, exercise, birth, postpartum, sexual pain, endometriosis, leakage, prolapse and beyond.
Episodes
43 episodes
Prolapse, how do we manage it and a deep dive into pessaries
Tamara Woods is an experienced pelvic health and musculoskeletal physiotherapist dedicating more than 17 years to her career in physiotherapy. Tamara works at Southern Nest (Hurstville) or Anaria (Miranda) and hosts the online membership platfo...
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51:42
Matrescence and navigating motherhood with Psychologist and mum of two Danielle Heavyside
Dani is a mum of two young children and has a Master’s degree in Psychology.Dani has her own practice - The Mother Cup Psychology here in South Australia and works a little differently from your average psychologist – she views her...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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46:33
Bladder Leaks? It Might Be Your Bowel: Insights and top tips about pooing from Carina Siracusa
Dr Carina Siracusa has been practising for over 18 years in the field of neurological and paediatric physiotherapy and is board certified in pelvic health physiotherapy and oncology physiotherapy. She is a professor at South College in Knoxvill...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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43:18
Prioritising your sexual self and reconnecting with your body with Melissa Vranjes
Melissa Vranjes is a certified holistic sex and relationship coach from New Zealand. Melissa is deeply passionate about supporting women to feel liberated in their bodies and in the bedroom. Melissa has worked with hundreds of clients, develope...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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39:00
Bed wetting, constipation and withholding in kids - with international paediatric pelvic health OT Quiara Smith
Quiara Smith is an Occupational Therapist with further speciality training and experience in paediatric pelvic health conditions. Quiara has worked in Occupational Therapy for over 13 years and currently practises from her private clinic Aloha ...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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52:57
2024 Unfiltered: Lessons, Challenges & Big Dreams for 2025
In this episode Kat, Tash and Caitlin reflect on the year that was, discussing exciting things for 2025Personal Journeys:Kat opens up about overcoming postpartum mental health challenges and the lessons learned from a busines...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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33:29
When PMS dictates your life, have you considered PMDD? A deep dive into hormonal health and PMDD with Naturopath Sage King
Sage King (she/her) is a diversity-friendly naturopath and nutritionist, specialising in reproductive health including fertility & IVF optimisation, Endometriosis & Adenomyosis, PCOS, PMS & PMDD to name a few. As ...
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44:21
How can we better prepare our bodies for childbirth with Jo Murdoch
Jo is a well experienced physiotherapist and Director of The Physiotherapy Clinic. She has spent the better part of 10 years learning and working in the pelvic floor, pelvic health and childbirth arena which has lead to her post grad cert in co...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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52:48
Missed anal sphincter tears, faecal urgency and how long is too long to poo - with Colorectal surgeon Professor Marc Gladman
Marc is a colorectal surgeon with over 25 years experience in the medical field. He has a career-long passion for preventing, treating, and curing problems related to the bowels, pelvic floor and their function. Marc is a specialist with expert...
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56:51
Surgery for leaking when you sneeze - when is it appropriate and how effective is it? with Dr Dean Conrad
Dr Dean Conrad is a specialist obstetrician and gynaecologist based in Sydney. Dean is staff specialist at The Sutherland Hospital and a conjoint lecturer with the University of New South Wales. He has a special interest in minimall...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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56:29
Juggling birth, parenting and olympic marathon running with Jess Stenson
Jess is a 3x Olympian, 2022 Commonwealth Games Marathon champion and 2x com games bronze medalist. She is also a mum of 2 and a qualified physiotherapist.Jess birthed her 2nd Baby, Ellie, just 10 months before she finished 13th in the Pa...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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48:16
Leaking urine in elite athletes who have never had kids - a dive into the sporting pelvic floor with Zali Rayment
Zali is a dedicated and compassionate physiotherapist in Women’s Health with a special clinical interest in the sporting pelvic floor. Zali has worked with many elite athletes and sporting clubs including Essendon AFLW/VFLW, Hawthorn AFLW...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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38:42
Returning to exercise after having a baby, how to navigate a confusing online space and zero time/motivation with Kate Ivey
Kate Ivey is the founder and a trainer at DediKate, the online fitness community for rural and regional women, mums and those that don't have time for the gym. She lives on a farm in New Zealand with her husband and 3 kids. Kate and her DediKat...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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45:55
Pilates for pregnancy, prolapse and pelvic floor dysfunction - Is it worth the hype with Liv Suman?
About Liv: My name is Liv, and I am a qualified physiotherapist and clinical Pilates instructor who is passionate about all things movement. I have been working in the industry for 6 years now, and have a special interest in Women's he...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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50:15
A life update: New pregnancies, managing prolapse symptoms, and navigating life as Mum’s with big career dreams
In this episode you’ll hear from us; Kat, Caitlin and Tash. We unpack life lately:2 of us are pregnant (we’ll let you listen to find out who)The comparison of pelvic floor rehab and return to sport after a second vaginal bi...
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34:06
How do dilators work? Is TENS effective in treating period pain? Are there specific exercises for vaginismus? A Pelvic pain QandA episode
In this QandA episode Kat, Caitlin and Tash answer some of your questions about pelvic pain. Some of the questions we cover:“Ive had painful intercourse my entire life and I tried physio who recommended dilators, but I h...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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34:09
Choosing to have a hysterectomy in your 30’s: Hiral’s story of living with endometriosis
In this patient story we are joined by Hiral, a 39 year old Social Worker who shares her story of living with endometriosis. Hiral openly discusses the challenging fertility journey she went on that ended with a hysterectomy, which ultimately c...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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1:05:07
You’ve heard of lip filler, but what about filler for your urethra? Anna shares her story on urethral bulking
In this patient story we are joined by Anna, a new mum who was faced with severe bladder leakage after the birth of her first baby. Anna shares her story of months of physio, specialist appointments and her saving grace, urethral bulking. Anna ...
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Season 2
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38:35
Pelvic floor exercises, surgery and everything in between. What are all the options available to treat urinary incontinence with Dr Lauren Ferris
In this episode we interview Lauren Ferris. Lauren is an Obstetrician and Gynaecolgist from Sydney, currently in Queensland completing further speciality training in the area of Urogynaecology. Lauren is passionate, personable and v...
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52:38
Vulva pain, vaginismus and pelvic floor dysfunction: Sarah shares her story of diagnosis and treatment
In this episode we interview Sarah, a young female living with chronic pelvic pain. Sarah started off with an early diagnosis of vaginismus, which progressed to a term known as vulvodynia. Sarah openly shares her experience with vulva pain and ...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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40:31
Botox for the pelvic floor - What is it and who is it for with Dr Emma Readman
Associate professor Emma Readman is a specialist gynaecologist from Melbourne. Emma has special interest in menstrual disorders, endometriosis and pelvic pain. Her holistic approach to pain management is one of the main reasons we decided to ha...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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30:58
Freezing your eggs at 25: Sarah’s story of living with Endometriosis and it’s impact on fertility and family planning
In this patient story we are joined by Sarah, a young exercise physiologist living with Endo. Sarah shares her story of how she came to a diagnosis of endometriosis and bravely opens up about how, at 25 years old, she was thrust into making dec...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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44:32
How unexplained hip pain as a young dancer led to a diagnosis of endometriosis: Patient story
In this patient story we are joined by Laura, a young female living with Endo. Laura’s journey to finding out she had endometriosis started with hip pain and years of physio, scans and specialists - all whilst trying to finish her HSC.
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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39:06
Living with Endo: Patient story - Frankie
In this patient story we are joined by Frankie who is living with Endo. Frankie shares a raw insight into her experience navigating everything from onset of symptoms through to diagnosis and her treatment journey. In this episode we cover:<...
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37:23
Endometriosis with Prof Jason Abbott: What is it, how do you know if you have it and what is current best practice in treatment
In this episode we interview Professor Jason Abbott. Professor Abbott is a Gynaecologist and Laparoscopic surgeon who completed his PhD in the surgical management of Endometriosis in 2003. Since then, he has established himself as a leadi...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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