Chat With The Mama's Physio

Kyra Browne is the lady you'd want by your side if you're having a baby.  Not only is she a labour and delivery nurse with almost a decade of experience, but she's also a certified doula, a childbirth educator, and a registered acupuncturist.  Kyra is passionate about serving women in the pre or postnatal stages of life and has some great perspectives to share on all things childbirth. If you're expecting a baby (or know ...

June is Prolapse awareness month and in this interview, we meet Cara McDougall who is an experienced pelvic health physiotherapist based out of Toronto.  After observing that many of her clients were waiting months to get a pessary fitting, Cara proactively decided to do something about it.  In 2018, Cara established the  Toronto Pessary Clinic in response to an ever-increasing demand for accessibility to knowledgeab...

Trish Brunelle is an experienced physiotherapist who has worked specifically in pelvic health for over 15 years. She wears many hats including being a birth phyio-doula, an educator and instructor to physiotherapists, a physiotherapist who can fit pessaries, and an owner of Get Moving Physio, a clinic in Barrie, Ontario. Trish and I had a great conversation about prolapse which will serve as a great introduction for women who are n...

Brooke Hohenadel is very passionate about helping people get good quality sleep each night. Her passion for healthy sleep began with her own story: she was postpartum, waking multiple times a night, helping her 5 month old and doing all a lot on her own because her husband who had a broken leg. It was a minor incident in the middle of the night which led her to realize that sleep deprivation was severely impacting her physical and ...

Many women who have birthed by Caesarean do not realize that they have many options when it comes to helping their post-partum body to recover.  Osteopathic treatment is a very effective form of manual therapy that can help with reducing pain, improving scar mobility, decreasing adhesions, and helping reset and rebalance the abdominal wall and pelvic bowl.  On today’s interview, I chatted with Michael Stillitano who is an...

Dr. Kenael Segal is a pelvic floor physical therapist, a pilates instructor and a mom to three beautiful children. In this interview she shares openly about her experiences of a planned home birth turned c-section, subsequent vbac, and another emergency c-section with her third.  Listen in as she shares deep insights from her experiences (both personally and professionally) and offers ideas for moms who may find themselves in ...

Canada's national average for Caesarean births is around the 30% mark.  That's 1 in 3 women who give birth by Caesarean who often don't have time to ask their doctor all the questions that come up before, during, or after surgery.  Over the years, I've been asked a number of questions by my clients that I thougt deserved an answer by someone who actually does C-sections.  This interview will introduce you to the skil...

In this interview we meet one of the amazing pelvic health PTs on our team: Carla!  To know her is to love her. She's your all-Canadian girl who is friendly, easy to talk to, smart as a whip, and very knowledgeable about pelvic health. She's been in the field for of pelvic health for 10 years and has a real heart to help children and families struggling with pelvic health challenges. If your child is facing various pee, poo, o...

In this interview we meet the knowledgeable and kind-hearted Jennifer Wade - passionate Lactation Consultant and Registered Holistic Nutritionist.  We talk about the ins and outs of breastfeeding and how to find the support you need for your breastfeeding journey.  If you're struggling with breastfeeding, please have a listen to this interview!  You will be encouraged and may find some nuggets that will really help y...