Ending Sexism/Racism in Healthcare to Improve Access & Affordability for All
Advice for managing menopause has been mostly useless for the past several decades. Things like grab a glass of wine, avoid Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT), or just “wait and see” have caused far more harm than good, because they are all flat out BAD advice. In 2023, we have amazing evidence and science for how…
Chronic or persistent pelvic pain needs more than a simple band-aid medication or complicated surgical intervention, and Dr. Jorge Carrillo, MD has followed his passion to show the world how to more effectively treat these conditions. His work also fits right in line with what we teach through the principles of Integrative and Lifestyle Medicine…
Better pelvic healthcare starts now. If you’ve been one of the many women (or men) who struggle with pelvic health conditions, you’ve likely been cast aside or medically gaslit. These events are all too common in our medical system today, and leave you with continued pain or dysfunction and without answers or tools to make…
While the rising maternal mortality rates in America are both staggering and shocking, we wanted to spend our time with this interview focusing on the people doing work which are actually saving women’s lives. Dr. Katherine Sylvester is a physical therapist that is doing that work. She has created a company, Operation M.I.S.T., providing support…
It’s not common to hear physical therapy and cancer together in a sentence, but Dr. Mary Lou Galantino and Dr. Nicole Stout are both adamant that we should hear this combination more often. Integrative physical therapy can significantly improve the lives of people who are undergoing cancer treatment or who have survived cancer and are ready…
Dr. Ginger Garner sat down to chat with Diana Florio about using yoga in healthcare as a physical therapist. Yoga is still not being utilized to the extent it could be in healthcare and oftentimes it centers around a belief that yoga isn’t safe for people who are sick or injured. However, we learn through…
If we really want to see a better world, we need to take care of our mothers and reduce maternal mortality here in America. The rise of maternal mortality rates are a pressing issue that demands attention and action, as they highlight the inequality in healthcare as well as the lack of evidenced based care…
It’s true – we all have a pelvis. Unfortunately, most of you probably weren’t taught how to truly know your pelvis. What better reason to write a book except to teach women about their pelvises and to end the shame, stigma, and suffering that women endure with the mysteries that surround caring for conditions of…
An Interview with Below the Belt’s Shannon Cohn Medical gaslighting and gender bias in the healthcare system is a pervasive issue that affects the lives of many individuals, particularly women. This bias is rooted in societal constructs that undermine women’s credibility and agency when it comes to their own bodies and health. In this podcast…
People may find themselves seeking pelvic health physical therapy for any number of reasons. Dr. Amanda Olson’s journey into the world of pelvic health physical therapy began with jumping off a 40 foot cliff. In this interview, Dr. Ginger Garner and Dr. Amanda Olson, both DPTs and business owners talk about entrepreneurship, parenting, work-life balance,…
In this podcast episode, we are tackling the topic of the mental health needs in motherhood. The pregnancy and postpartum periods can be filled with times of beauty, love, wonder, and awe….AND fear, anxiety, anger, loneliness, loss of identity, confusion, and many more challenging emotions and feelings. However, the latter feelings are often discarded or…
It’s somewhat astounding that in the year 2023, there is still a long list of taboo topics for women which our culture at large avoids talking about (or shuns you when you do). Whether it’s a miscarriage, painful periods, painful sex…it’s like there is a huge sign hanging in the sky over America that reads,…