447 | The Body Keeps Score: Practical Tips for Taking Care of Your Pelvic Floor with Dr. Janelle Fredrick (Relationships, Sex, and Reproductive Health)

Affirmations for Black Girls

Tyra The Creative

Education, Health & Fitness, Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture, Self-improvement, Mental Health

5 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 17 December 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

What does it really mean when the pain you’ve been brushing off suddenly has a name?

In Part Two, Tyra and Dr. Janelle dive deeper into the conditions so many women silently live with: endometriosis, vaginismus, vulvodynia, pelvic tension, and the emotional stress that makes everything worse. They also explore how movement, breath, and nervous system regulation play a role in healing.

Takeaways:

Your body keeps score — and it also tries to tell the truth.
Healing isn’t about pushing through; it’s about paying attention.
When you understand the “why,” you can finally start to care for yourself differently.

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0:00.0	Y'all, hosting my daddy in L.A. last week taught me one thing. My apartment was not as holiday ready as I thought it was.
0:09.2	Nothing will expose your space faster than hosting a parent. Okay. So I did what any responsible girl would do.
0:15.4	I grabbed my laptop and I ran straight to Wayfair. And baby, they understood the assignment as they always do. Wayfair truly has everything when you're doing that last-minute holiday sprucing and trying to finish your gift list at the same time. Amen. I'm talking about bedding and linens for the guest room, functional furniture for the living room, kitchen essentials for hosting dinner, storage solutions for seasonal decor, kids room updates, all of it y'all.
0:39.1	You can shop by vibe, by room, by budget, okay? And I think you'll find something for your
0:45.1	every need this season. One of my friends just refreshed her bedroom with a Wayfair headboard
0:50.4	and a cozy comforter set. It was fast shipping. It was great quality.
0:54.3	And apparently the price was too good to pass up. I need to ask her for the details on that. So maybe it might be time for me to do a bedroom refresh too. What do y'all think? What do y'all think? Anywho, get last minute holiday essentials, gifts for your loved ones, and decor to celebrate the holidays for way less. head to wayfarer.com right now to shop all things home. That's W-A-Y-F-A-I-R.com. Wayfair, every style, every home. Hey, what's up y'all? Kelly Clarkson with Wayfair. My favorite thing about the holidays, decking out my whole house. It's not a competition, but if it was, well, I'd win the season with Wayfair. Outdoor inflatable Santa? Got it on Wayfair. Trees, lights, and ornaments. Wayfair. Hosting must-havs, like dining sets, beds, sheets, and towels, Wayfair. For everything in your style, delivered with fast and free shipping, visit Wayfair.com or the Wayfair app to win the season.
1:45.7	But again, it's not a competition.
1:47.7	Wayfair, every style, every home.
1:50.1	What is up beautiful people? And welcome back to another pep talk Wednesday. I'm your host,
1:55.3	Tire the Creative, and your virtual cheerleader for the day delivering the midweek pick me up that you have been craving.
2:06.8	Today we are actually back, you guys, for part two of our conversation with my girl, Dr.
2:11.6	Janelle Frederick, who is an amazing pelvic floor therapist who helps women get to the bottom of their pelvic floor dysfunction.
2:14.0	So if you happen to miss our last episode, last time we started talking about why black women often ignore and dismiss our pain in our reproductive systems.
2:24.3	Why it's easier to say things like, I'm fine than to ask the hard questions or to really find the source of our problems.
2:31.5	But the truth is pain does have a source and understanding it matters.
2:36.6	If you'd like to start from the beginning and then jump into this episode, the link for that
2:41.0	episode is down in the show notes. It was episode 444 and today's episode is 447. But today, we're
2:47.5	digging into the signs and symptoms that often get brushed off as stress
2:51.9	or just PMS.
2:53.7	We're breaking down what's really going on, how our hormones, stress induced or otherwise
2:59.2	can impact our pelvic health and what steps we can take to listen to our bodies before
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