The Not Your Mother's Pelvic Floor Podcast
The Not Your Mother's Pelvic Floor podcast is hosted by Pelvic Floor Physiotherapist and founder of Box Wellness Co., Aliya Dhalla (B.Sc, MPT). You'll learn all the things you should know about your pelvic health - from leaks, painful intimacy, constipation, periods, pelvic pain, prolapse, preparing for birth, postpartum recovery, menopause and so much more. Nothing is taboo on the Not Your Mother's Pelvic Floor podcast.
Solo episodes are educational - Aliya explains why things go "wrong" with our pelvic health and what to do about it. Guest episodes reveal what we as women were told about our bodies growing up, where we learned about puberty, sex, and menopause, and how those early conversations shaped how we navigate our pelvic health as adults.
New episodes every Wednesday.
Find Aliya on Instagram @boxwellnessco
Find this podcast on Instagram @notyourmotherspelvicfloor
Learn more about Aliya + Box Wellness Co. at boxwellness.co
The Not Your Mother's Pelvic Floor Podcast
Episode 82: Talking About Taboos with Pelvic Health Physical Therapist Nidhi Sharma
In Episode 82 of the Not Your Mother's Pelvic Floor podcast, Aliya chats with Pelvic Health Physical Therapist Nidhi Sharma all about the conversations she had growing up in India, taboos about periods, and the challenges of raising a child today.
In this episode, you'll hear Nidhi and Aliya chat about:
- Whether Nidhi wants her mother's pelvic floor...or not!
- What happened when Nidhi got her period for the very first time.
- Taboos surrounding periods, women's bodies, and sex in India where she grew up.
- How Nidhi grew up hiding her boyfriend in a culture where dating openly wasn't typically accepted.
- Her first experiences hearing others talk about periods so openly when she first moved to the US and why she is so passionate about having open conversations about our bodies both on and offline.
- How shame around women's bodies remains a pervasive part of culture in India and how Nidhi handles this when she returns home.
- Nidhi's experience as a "pandemic mom", having a baby in NYC in the height of Covid, the isolation of postpartum, and the struggles of sleep with a new baby.
- How Nidhi is breaking the cycle by teaching her young son about periods and normalizing "normal" things.
About Nidhi Sharma, PT, DPT, OCS, WCS
Nidhi Sharma is a Pelvic Health Physical Therapist with over 15 years of experience in helping people recover from injuries and regain function. She is double board certified in orthopedics and pelvic health through the American Physical Therapy Association.
Her passion is to help women overcome pelvic health challenges in pregnancy, post-partum and beyond. Her goal for her patients is for them to understand their body and take ownership of their health.
When not treating patients, she'll often be found speaking at local support groups and community events, or teaching in childbirth education classes to raise awareness about pelvic health. She is also involved in teaching physical therapists and fitness professionals in the specialty of pelvic health.
Learn from Nidhi on Instagram @pelvicharmony.pt and on her website at pelvicharmony.org
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If you’d like to get in touch, Aliya would love to hear from you! Find her on Instagram at @boxwellnessco or send her an email at hello@boxwellness.co.
Thanks for listening!
About Aliya:
Aliya Dhalla PT, B.Sc, MPT is a Pelvic Floor Physiotherapist in Toronto, Canada and the Founder of Box Wellness Co. You can learn pelvic floor exercises and tips from her on Instagram @boxwellnessco - this is where she likes to share some behind-the-scenes of her life, her clinic, and what she's eating these days.
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Check out boxwellness.co to learn more about Aliya + how she can help you through her online courses, programs, and more!
For FREE resources to help you along your pelvic health journey, check out https://boxwellness.co/free-pelvic-floor-resources
Follow along @boxwellnessco + @notyourmotherspelvicfloor for more fun.
More info on: The Pelvic Floor Mobility Program
More info on: Online Pregnancy Courses
