{"podcast":{"title":"Mighty As A Mother","slug":"mighty-as-a-mother-6380020","podcast_index_feed_id":6380020,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/498698/rss","website_url":"https://www.instagram.com/mightyasamotherpodcast/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/9/7/2/a/972ad32b45cb7107d959afa2a1bf1c87/New_podcast_logo.png","author":"Jenn Cohen + Laura Demuth","episode_count":83,"summary":"Mighty as a Mother is a safe space honoring the beautiful (and messy!) journey of raising children while pursuing your passions. As two executives juggling four toddlers, we may not be experts but we sure have learned a lot along the way! Alongside experts and like-minded mamas, we get real - sharing our own experiences on subjects ranging from maternal mental health, female friendships, marriage, wellness, and the juggle (and struggle!) of being a busy mom. Thank you for joining this honest, unfiltered community where we honor YOU. We're thrilled you're here!","last_synced_at":"2026-06-16T22:18:50.314354+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mighty-as-a-mother-6380020"},"episode":{"title":"Is That Normal? A Pelvic Floor Therapist Answers the Questions You're Too Embarrassed to Ask","slug":"is-that-normal-a-pelvic-floor-therapist-answers-the-questions-you-re-too-embarrassed-to-ask","published_at":"2026-05-05T10:01:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mighty-as-a-mother-6380020/is-that-normal-a-pelvic-floor-therapist-answers-the-questions-you-re-too-embarrassed-to-ask","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mighty-as-a-mother-6380020","url":"https://e5058bdc-f068-4c57-b7e0-b16991dd6b02.libsyn.com/is-that-normal-a-pelvic-floor-therapist-answers-the-questions-youre-too-embarrassed-to-ask","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/e5058bdc-f068-4c57-b7e0-b16991dd6b02/Allea_Francis.mp3?dest-id=4268708","summary":"If you have ever crossed your legs before you sneezed, skipped a workout because something felt off, experienced pain during sex and assumed it was just part of life — this episode is for you. Jenn and Laura sit down with Dr. Allea Francis, pelvic floor physical therapist and co-founder of Tonic and Phasic in Costa Mesa, California, for a conversation that is long overdue on this show. This is a topic that touches nearly every woman — and almost nobody is talking about it honestly. Dr. Allea shares her own decade-long journey with chronic pelvic pain before discovering pelvic floor physical therapy — a field she has now dedicated her career to. Jenn opens up about seeing Dr. Allea as a patient herself: what began as debilitating back pain she was convinced required a neurologist turned out to be a pelvic floor issue. One session brought relief she hadn't felt in over a year. This conversation covers the pelvic floor in full — anatomy, symptoms, hormonal connections, and the exercises that actually help. Whether you have classic symptoms or none at all, you will leave this episode understanding your body in a way you likely never have before. What You'll Learn What the pelvic floor actually is — and why it is so much more than Kegels The full range of symptoms that indicate a pelvic floor issue (many will surprise you) Why back pain, hip pain, and sciatic pain can all be pelvic floor problems in disguise How leakage is common — but not inevitable — and what you can do about it How hormones across every life stage (pregnancy, postpartum, perimenopause, menopause) directly affect pelvic health Why strength training and flexibility are equally important — and which muscles most moms are unknowingly neglecting What to expect at your first pelvic floor PT appointment How to…","meta_description":"If you have ever crossed your legs before you sneezed, skipped a workout because something felt off, experienced pain during sex and assumed it was just p…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2556,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/mighty-as-a-mother-6380020/episodes/is-that-normal-a-pelvic-floor-therapist-answers-the-questions-you-re-too-embarrassed-to-ask/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mighty-as-a-mother-6380020/is-that-normal-a-pelvic-floor-therapist-answers-the-questions-you-re-too-embarrassed-to-ask.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}