About the Episode: Kimberly Kushner returns to The Vocal Pelvic Floor for a deeply validating and educational conversation on the connection between gut health, hormones, pelvic pain, libido, and chronic illness. Together with Dr. Ginger Garner, Kimberly explores how symptoms like bloating, constipation, fatigue, painful periods, low libido, and nervous system dysregulation are often interconnected—especially…
About the Episode: So many women are told their symptoms are “just part of aging”—but what if they’re actually treatable? In this episode, Dr. Ginger Garner is joined by Dr. Alexandra Dubinskaya, a urogynecologist and sexual medicine specialist, to talk about the intimate health issues women are often taught to normalize—like leaking, pelvic pain, prolapse,…
About the Episode: Somatic sex educator and author Mangala Holland joins Dr. Ginger Garner to explore the connection between pleasure, embodiment, and sexual confidence—especially in midlife. With over 13 years of experience working with thousands of women worldwide, Mangala helps people reconnect with their bodies through trauma-informed, body-based practices. In this episode, she shares how…
About the Episode: In Part 2, Dr. Ginger Garner continues the conversation with Dr. Heather Jeffcoat, PT, DPT, diving into pleasure, intimacy, and healing beyond pain. This episode explores alternative pleasure pathways, why penetration is not required for satisfying intimacy, and how pelvic floor physical therapy can help people safely reconnect with their bodies after…
About the Episode: In Part 2 of this conversation, Dr. Ginger continues her discussion with Heather Edwards, writer, sexuality counselor, and pelvic physical therapist, diving deeper into what it really takes to talk about sex in ways that feel safe, honest, and human. Together, they explore how curiosity can replace shame, why language matters in…
Follow us for Free: About the Episode: Talking about sex doesn’t have to feel awkward or unsafe. In this episode of The Vocal Pelvic Floor, Dr. Ginger Garner is joined by Heather Edwards, writer, sexuality counselor, and pelvic physical therapist, for an open conversation about how we talk about sex, pleasure, bodies, and identity—and why…
Follow us for Free: About the Episode: What if your pain isn’t “normal” — it’s been misunderstood? In this episode, Dr. Ginger sits down with Dr. Madhu Bagaria, a gynecologic surgeon specializing in complex endometriosis, to talk about what really happens when pelvic pain goes undiagnosed, dismissed, or minimized. Together, they explore why endometriosis is…
Follow us for Free: About the Episode: What if your desire isn’t broken — it’s just been misunderstood? In this episode, Dr. Ginger Garner sits down with Dr. Laurie Mintz, psychologist and author of Becoming Cliterate, to talk about women’s pleasure, desire, and the science behind feeling truly connected to your body. They explore why…
Follow us for Free: About the Episode: Pain with sex is common—but it is not normal. In this episode of The Vocal Pelvic Floor, Dr. Ginger Garner sits down with Dr. Heather Jeffcoat, pelvic floor physical therapist and author of Sex Without Pain, to explore why sex hurts, why it’s often misunderstood in healthcare, and…
In part one we considered general ways in which yoga helps you through menopause. In part two, we will discuss yoga and Ayurveda. In yoga and Ayurveda (the Indian system or medicinal side of yoga), menopause is considered an air/ether element, or vata (pronounced “vah-tuh”), condition. Characterized by dryness, the vata type (constitution) is typically…
Yoga for Menopause: 7 Reasons Why You Need Yoga More Than Ever. (Part 1) Yoga is a wonderful anecdote for healing and transformation during the (seemingly unending) season of menopause. I am still in my season of motherhood, personally, getting ready to give birth to my third child in the coming weeks. However, I am…