SuperFeast Podcast #70 Pelvic Health with Heba Shaheed WS
Tahnee welcomes Heba Shaheed to the Women's Series today. Heba is a qualified women's health nutritionist and physiotherapist who specialises in pelvic and sexual pain, menstrual health, bladder and bowel health, pregnancy, postpartum, and complex trauma. Heba provides women’s health and paediatric pelvic health services including physiotherapy, exercise and nutrition. Heba’s mission is to make women's health information accessible globally and to provide high-quality women's healthcare in the privacy and comfort of a woman's own home. Heba believes women's healthcare needs to be disrupted so that women can stop suffering in silence. Heba is a global leader in her field and an absolute wealth of knowledge. Today's chat is informative and truly inspiring, if you're a woman or know one - tune in!
Tahnee and Heba discuss:
-The anatomy and physiology of the pelvic floor.
-The normalisation of period pain.
-What healthy bowel and urinary movements should look like.
-Mechanical constipation.
-The functionality of the squat.
-The pelvic floor and child birth.
-The use of Jade eggs - best and worst practice.
-The East vs West approach to pelvic floor therapy.
-Releasing trauma from the psoas.
-Multidimensional health and the importance of taking an integrated approach, heart, mind, body.
-How and where the body stores emotion.
-The subjective nature of pain.
-Retraining the brain and neuroplasticity.
-The correlation between pelvic pain conditions and childhood trauma.
-Sensitivity, self awareness and the importance of developing emotional boundaries.
-Tips for creating a happy and healthy pelvic floor.
Resources:
Heba Website
The Pelvic Expert Instagram The Pelvic Expert Facebook The Pelvic Expert Youtube The Pelvic Floor Program - Paid 4 Week Course
Check Out The Transcript Here:
https://www.superfeast.com.au/blogs/articles/pelvic-health-with-heba-shaheed-ep-70