Hey, this is Amanda, women's health dietitian. And I'm Emily, nutritional therapy practitioner.

And this is the RU menstrual podcast, where we help you navigate the confusing world of women's hormones and teach you how to have healthy periods.

Each week, we will be diving into a different topic on women's health and sharing our perspective using nutrition, female physiology, and metabolic health.

Our goal is to help you wait through conflicting health information and empower you on your

healing journey.

We hope you enjoy it.

In this episode, we are discussing pelvic floor health and how much of an impact this can

have on fertility i'm joined by dr ryan bailey ryan is a women's pelvic health physical therapist

mom of two and owner of expecting pelvic health and she's been helping women for over 12 years

reconnect to their body,

heal, injury, and restore function. Her philosophy is to use every moment in your day as a way

to be mindful of your movement, posture, fitness, and overall health, bringing this thinking

into practice by nurturing a balance between efficiency and functionality in day-to-day tasks, exercise, body work, and self-care

to promote long-term pelvic health benefits. Dr. Bailey earned her doctor physical therapy degree

from the University of New England, becoming a board-certified women's health physical therapist

and prenatal and postpartum exercise specialist with training in Pilates. Dr. Bailey's passion is to

help women harness their fullest pelvic health potential to achieve their motherhood dreams of

conceiving, feeling amazing in pregnancy, having a positive birth experience, and transitioning

into motherhood, feeling empowered and strong in your amazing body. And that is why Ryan is here today, because I just love

her philosophy. I love how she teaches and educates women, very gentle and empowering. And that's what

I'm all about here. So really the goal this episode is to raise awareness about the pelvic floor.

We're going to go through a lot of the basics. And then hopefully just help women gain a better understanding of how they can support their own pelvic floor. We're going to go through a lot of the basics and then hopefully just

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