Choose To Thrive: Women's Health
Connecting women through the power of shared experience.
Episodes
19 episodes
Get Informed: Anal Cancer - with advocate and survivor Mary Jo Murphy
Anal cancer is something you may have never thought about and may even make you feel a little uncomfortable. Despite being a relatively rare cancer, up to 25% of those diagnosed lose their lives to this disease which is easily missed or misdiag...
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Episode 19
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44:59
Fit triplet mum - surviving and thriving, prolapse and pessaries!
This episode I am joined by Taryn Anderson, a colleague of mine in the Women's Health physio world and mother to four young children including triplets. She’s an absolute dynamo of a woman, incredibly smart, passionate with incredible strength ...
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Episode 18
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45:50
Pelvic floor 101
Heard of the pelvic floor but only have a hazy idea of what it is and what it does? This super simple outline of the key facts will increase your understanding of this amazing and super important part of your anatomy. Yay!What is it? Wh...
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Episode 17
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17:33
3 sons with autism - one mother's lived experience
This episode I am joined by Emma, single mother of four sons aged 21, 6,4 and 1, three of whom have been formally diagnosed with autism. Emma kindly made time for me in her very busy schedule to come into her home for a relaxed con...
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Episode 16
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55:29
Finding meaning and purpose after loss
This episode I am joined by children's author Jevita Nilson who published her first children's picture book called "Happy Hearts" after the death of her beloved mother, who was her greatest friend and source of support. The book features her mo...
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Episode 15
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35:06
Embracing adventure as a way to live
Love this episode with my gorgeous little sister Tanya who lives in Cairns, Queensland and who had to do some serious career pivoting in light of the near decimation of the tourism industry impacting her scuba diving/musician vocations....
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Episode 14
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58:02
Women's, Men's and Pelvic Health Physiotherapists - what do we do and who can we help?
It was a privilege to spend time recently with Irena Nurkic, specialist physiotherapist in Women's, Men's and Pelvic Health (recently awarded by the Australian College of Physiotherapists) with over 20 years experience in the field at Royal Per...
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Episode 13
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38:29
Pro-active not reactive - in the biz of optimising pelvic health
This episode I am joined by powerhouse businesswoman and mother of two under five Taryn Watson, Director of the fabulous FitRight Physio - a business focussed on providing pelvic floor friendly exercis...
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Episode 12
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50:53
Body scan meditation including pelvic floor - short version
This 'episode' is a body scan meditation which, as the title suggests, and which all my body scan audio recordings will do, includes the pelvic floor. This audio is appropriate for any women who wishes to use it as part of a mindfulness practic...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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9:00
Body scan meditation including pelvic floor - long version
This 'episode' is a body scan meditation which, as the title suggests, and which all my body scan audio recordings will do, includes the pelvic floor. This audio is appropriate for any women who wishes to use it as part of a mindfulness practic...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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30:00
What is an empowered woman?
This episode covers a topic I am passionate about which is the importance of having a mindfulness practice in your life and how it can help us live a more empowered life. I have found a simple daily 10 minute meditation practice has literally c...
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Episode 9
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17:49
Anxiety + babies = ???
This episode I am joined by the divine Zoe who has generously shared her experiences of anxiety which for her have a very physical, embodied flavour in that they result in her feeling ill, an experience she recalls from a young age. We all know...
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Episode 8
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1:01:10
Indulging my food fetish... and dispelling nutrition myths!
This episode is all about food, a topic I find endlessly fascinating so bear with me and my endless questions :) I am joined by Dr Marita Wallace (who was heavily pregnant at the time of interview) who is a skeletal muscle biology/physiology re...
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Episode 7
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1:30:57
When sex hurts! And the keys to healing.
I'm so excited about this episode with the beautiful Emily who is passionate about sharing her story to help raise awareness and support women going through similar experiences. So inspiring! Embarking on a new intimate relationship, Emily came...
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Episode 6
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42:29
VBAC - not just a four letter word!
This episode I am joined by Associate Professor Kenneth Nathan, an OBGYN with 27 years experience in the field of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Dr Nathan is a passionate about his field and is a strong advocate for vaginal delivery and VBAC (Vagi...
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Episode 5
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56:46
Going solo - One woman's journey to motherhood sans "life partner"
This episode I am joined by Ari who reached her mid 30's and realised she had to make some tough decisions if she wanted to achieve her goal of becoming a mother. Well....she made it! And her story is both inspiring and insightful.
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Episode 4
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55:09
When breastfeeding goes wrong....
For this episode of the podcast I am joined by Jo, mother to Matilda who had a very challenging journey with breastfeeding experiencing 5 episodes of mastitis in the first 5 months of motherhood. Her story is an inspiring perspective on listeni...
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Episode 3
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29:27
When your child gets sick.
This episode I am joined by Naomi, whose son was diagnosed with cancer at the age of five. Her story is not easy to tell and it's heartbreaking to listen to. However it's a story about survival, resilience and finding meaning in our struggles. ...
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Episode 2
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37:56