How To Heal Your Pelvic Floor with The Vagina Whisperer

From the Heart with Rachel Brathen

Rachel Brathen

Society & Culture

4.7 • 4.9K Ratings

🗓️ 21 March 2025

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

Have you ever sneezed and were embarrassed to find that a little bit of pee came out? Have you given birth and felt so different down there afterward? Are you having painful sex? Welcome to an episode all about your pelvic floor muscles. Rachel is joined by Dr. Sara Reardon, aka @the.vagina.whisperer on Instagram, to take a look at common issues women experience with their pelvic floor, what they really mean, and how to treat them. To begin the episode, Dr. Sara shares exactly what the pelvic floor muscles are. She discusses different phases of a woman’s life that can lead to problems down there, what the most common problems are, and tips and tricks we can bring into our every day life to help solve them. The bottom line is - while these issues are common, they are very treatable! Dr. Sara shares how to properly pee and poop, how to find your supportive mom friends, what period products to use, and practical advice to do every day. This is an episode that opens up a discussion that so many of us sweep under the rug - let’s normalize this conversation and begin healing. We don’t just have to live with it. Since 2007, Dr. Sara Reardon has been caring for people’s pelvic floors as a board-certified pelvic floor physical therapist. She is the Founder of The V-Hive, an online pelvic floor workout platform for pregnancy, postpartum, menopause, painful sex, and pelvic floor strengthening. As The Vagina Whisperer on Instagram and TikTok, she has hundreds of thousands of followers. Sara lives in New Orleans, La. with her husband and two sons. FLOORED: A Woman’s Guide to Pelvic Floor Health at Every Age and Stage, available for pre-order and releasing June 10 2025, is her first book. Find Dr. Sara’s book for pre-order here: https://thevagwhisperer.com/floored/ Check out the V-Hive, online workouts for your pelvic floor and core here: https://thevagwhisperer.com/membership/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi, friends. Welcome to another episode of From the Heart. I have a fantastic guest on the show today,
0:06.8	and I'm so excited to introduce her. Today I'm talking to The Vagina Whisperer, aka Dr. Sarah Reardon,
0:14.3	a board-certified pelvic floor physical therapist who has been caring for people's pelvic floors since 2007.
0:23.4	This is a very hot topic,
0:27.5	and I can tell because so many of you asked me questions on this, and it's something I have struggled with myself. But here's the thing. I had no idea this was an issue until I gave birth
0:33.4	for the first time. I had no idea that so many women struggle with pelvic floor health. So if you've
0:39.4	ever sneezed and were embarrassed to find that a little bit of pee came out, if you've given birth and
0:44.6	felt so different down there afterward, if you've ever had sex that felt painful, if you can't jump on a
0:50.3	trampoline anymore, let's start having these important conversations. This episode is for you.
0:57.2	Dr. Sarah and I will take a look at common issues women experience when it comes to their pelvic floor.
1:02.4	What those issues actually mean, where they come from, and how to treat and heal them.
1:07.8	Dr. Sarah shares exactly what the pelvic floor muscles are because so many of us don't
1:12.1	even know. She teaches us basic things that we maybe should be talking about more than we actually
1:18.0	already are, like how to properly pee and poop. What period products to actually use and
1:24.5	practical advice for everyday life. The bottom line is, while these issues are common, they are also absolutely treatable.
1:31.9	We don't have to live with these kinds of major problems.
1:40.3	I am so glad you're here. Let's jump right in.
1:47.0	All right, Dr. Sarah, welcome to From the Heart.
1:50.8	I am so, so excited to talk to you.
1:52.8	I have so much to unpack with you.
1:55.2	How are you?
1:56.1	I'm wonderful, Rachel.
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