Vaginally Speaking
Vaginally Speaking is the no-filter, tell-it-like-it-is podcast breaking the silence on women’s health, pelvic health, motherhood, and everything in between. Hosted by Allison Germundson, founder of One Strong Woman Therapy, this is where clits, cramps, leaking, orgasms, poop habits, and “taboo” topics get the honest conversations they’ve always deserved.
Here, we call out the BS that “common” means “normal” and help you see that you don’t have to live with pain, leakage, or sexual dysfunction. From real birth stories to pelvic floor education, from mental health to sex toys, each episode is equal parts education, empowerment, and laugh-out-loud relatability.
Whether you’re navigating postpartum, struggling with painful sex, wondering why you pee when you sneeze, or just want to know your body better — you’ll find hope, solutions, and a community that gets it.
If you’re ready to stop faking it, start healing, and finally talk about the things no one told you, hit subscribe. This is your safe space to feel seen, heard, and equipped to change your story.
Common isn’t normal. You deserve better.
Vaginally Speaking
Wired, Tired, and Not in the Mood? with Dr. Romie Mushtaq
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What if the reason you feel disconnected from desire, exhausted in your body, and wired in your brain is not a hormone problem or a willpower problem, but a nervous system problem?
In this episode, Allison sits down with Dr. Romie Mushtaq, board-certified neurologist and bestselling author, to explore how a busy brain, chronic stress, and burnout directly impact hormones, libido, and pelvic health.
They unpack why anxiety, racing thoughts, and poor sleep are often the first signs that your nervous system is overloaded, and how those signals quietly show up as pelvic pain, bladder issues, low libido, and painful sex. Dr. Romie explains how stress-driven inflammation disrupts the brain’s control center and hormone balance, keeping the body stuck in survival mode where pleasure and arousal cannot thrive.
Dr. Romie also shares her personal journey through burnout and healing, offering clarity around why your body is not broken and why desire does not disappear without reason. This conversation blends neuroscience, pelvic health, and lived experience in a way that helps women understand what their bodies have been trying to say all along.
This episode is a reminder that healing libido and pelvic symptoms starts with calming the nervous system, not fixing yourself.
Tune in to hear:
- What a “busy brain” is and why anxiety, insomnia, and focus issues are early warning signs
- How chronic stress and inflammation disrupt hormones and pelvic floor function
- Why pelvic pain and low libido often begin before full burnout is recognized
- The connection between nervous system regulation, sleep, and desire
- How intimacy, foreplay, and nervous system safety support arousal and pleasure
Connect with Dr. Romie Mushtaq:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drromie/
Website: https://drromie.com/
FREE Busy Brain Test: https://drromie.com/busy-brain-test/
Resources & Connect:
- Discover Your Pleasure Type Quiz: https://allisongermundson.com/discover-your-pleasure-type/
- Subscribe & Watch the episodes on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@onestrongwomantherapy
- Follow Allison on Instagram: @onestrongwomantherapy