The Hole Shebang
The Hole Shebang is a pelvic health podcast hosted by Kristen Parise, a Registered Physiotherapist and owner of Blueberry Therapy Pelvic Health & Pediatrics. Each weekly episode tackles real truths about pelvic floor, bladder, bowel, and sexual health with zero shame and full clinical authority. Topics include painful sex, postpartum recovery, endometriosis, prolapse, incontinence, and menopause. The podcast features leading experts and evidence-based information to help listeners advocate for their own bodies. New episodes are released every week, based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Episodes
109: Pessary for Running: Why Leaks Show Up Later in the Day with Dr. Carrie Pagliano
A pessary for running can support leaking that only shows up later in the day. Dr. Carrie Pagliano, a pelvic floor physiotherapist in Arlington, Virginia with 26 years in women's health, joins Kristen to share her own pessary story during perimenopause. She tried a dish, then a ring, then a cube, and explains how each held up on a run. You will hear how stress urinary incontinence and pelvic organ
108: Vaginal Estrogen: The Warning Label is Lying to You with Dr. Sarah Shaw
Is vaginal estrogen safe? If you have ever read the paper insert that comes with a vaginal estrogen prescription, you have probably wondered the same thing, because the warnings on it sound frightening. Dr. Sarah Shaw, a physician with twenty years in women's hormonal health and co founder of Lume Women + Health in Toronto, joins The Hole Shebang to explain why that label is outdated, why it does
107: Perimenopause Fatigue: Find the Cause before the Fix with Dr. Jessica Drummond
Perimenopause fatigue has more than one cause, and the right fix depends on which kind of tired you have. In this episode of The Hole Shebang, Kristen talks with Dr. Jessica Drummond, a physiotherapist with a doctorate in clinical nutrition and founder of the Integrative Women's Health Institute, about why perimenopause so rarely arrives to a perfectly healthy body. Dr. Drummond shares a sleep tes
106: Return to Running After Baby: Forget the Green Light with Grainne Donnelly
Return to running after baby is one of the most searched questions in postpartum recovery, and the guidelines most clinicians use were co written by this week's guest. Grainne Donnelly, Advanced Practice Pelvic Health Physiotherapist, Editor in Chief of the Journal of Pelvic, Obstetric and Gynaecological Physiotherapy and editor of the new Elsevier textbook Sports Medicine and the Pelvic Floor, jo
105: Pelvic Girdle Pain: Why Your Pelvis Is Not Unstable with Dr. Sinead Dufour
Pelvic girdle pain affects about one in two pregnancies, and most women who have it are told a story about relaxin, loose ligaments and an unstable pelvis that research disproved back in 2012. In this episode of The Hole Shebang, Kristen Parise sits down with Dr. Sinead Dufour, PT PhD, Associate Clinical Professor at McMaster University, to explain what pregnancy related pelvic girdle pain is: a s
104: The First 1000 Days: Your Health Story Starts Before Birth with Dr. Deb Sloboda
The first 1000 days of life, from before conception to a child's second birthday, set the foundation for lifelong health, and most of us have never been told the window exists. In this episode of The Hole Shebang, Kristen sits down with Dr. Deb Sloboda, professor and Associate Chair of Research in Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences at McMaster University and Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Early
103: Menopause Joint Pain: Why Everything Aches and What Helps with Michelle Lyons
Menopause joint pain is more common than hot flushes, yet most women have never been told the two are connected. In this episode of The Hole Shebang, pelvic health physiotherapist Kristen Parise talks with Michelle Lyons, the Irish chartered physiotherapist behind Celebrate Muliebrity, about the musculoskeletal side of the menopause transition: why joints, tendons and muscles ache when estrogen fa
102: Birth Prep: The Movement Work Nobody Taught You with Gina Conley Mamastefit
Birth prep is not the same thing as birth education, and most pregnant people are only ever handed the second one. In this episode of The Hole Shebang, Kristen Parise sits down with Gina Conley, founder of MamasteFit and author of Training for Two, to talk about the physical preparation that actually makes space for a baby: pelvic floor function, pelvic mechanics and the movement patterns that car
101: Chronic Pelvic Pain: Real Even When Your Tests Are Normal with Carolyn Vandyken
Chronic pelvic pain is one of the most dismissed conditions in women's health. Years of symptoms, multiple clinicians, clean imaging, and eventually the quiet suggestion that it might be in your head. In this episode of The Hole Shebang, Kristen Parise sits down with Carolyn Vandyken, registered physiotherapist, co-founder of Reframe Rehab and recipient of the Canadian Physiotherapy Association's
100: Low Libido After Baby or Menopause: The Pleasure Playground with Dr. Nan Wise
Low libido after a baby or through menopause is one of the most common and least honestly discussed changes in a woman's life. In the 100th episode of The Hole Shebang, Kristen Parise welcomes back the guest who started it all, Dr. Nan Wise, cognitive neuroscientist and certified sex therapist, for the deep conversation they only grazed the first time. Together they look at why the postpartum mont
99: Eating Disorders in Kids: The Warning Signs Parents Miss with Kim Doyle
Eating disorders in kids and teens surged during the pandemic, and the earliest warning signs are the ones most parents miss. In this episode of The Hole Shebang, registered dietitian Kim Doyle explains how disordered eating starts, what intuitive eating actually asks of you and why a missing period is a signal to act on. Kim watched pediatric eating disorder referrals explode in 2020 while waitli
98: Shockwave Therapy for Painful Sex: The Blood Flow Fix with Stacey Roberts
Shockwave therapy for painful sex is one of the most promising and least understood tools in pelvic health, and this episode of The Hole Shebang breaks it down without the hype. Kristen Parise sits down with Stacey Roberts, a physical therapist and registered nurse who is co principal investigator on a study using shockwave for painful sex, to explain what the technology actually does, why blood f
97: Pediatric Pelvic Health: Kids Don't Grow Out of It with Keri Martin Vrbanac
Pediatric pelvic health is the part of physiotherapy almost nobody talks about, and it might be exactly what your child needs. Bedwetting, daytime leaks, poop accidents, and recurring UTIs are not things every kid simply outgrows, and they are very often driven by something most parents never suspect: constipation. In this episode of The Hole Shebang, Kristen Parise talks with pediatric pelvic hea
96: Pelvic Floor For Athletes: Your Hidden Force Absorber with Dr. Rachel Selman
Pelvic floor training for athletes is the missing piece in most performance programs, and this episode of The Hole Shebang makes the case for putting it back. Kristen Parise sits down with Dr. Rachel Selman, a pelvic floor physical therapist, strength and conditioning coach and sport scientist, to explain why athletes experience more pelvic floor dysfunction than non athletes, how the pelvic floor
95: Erections and Heart Health: The Vital Sign Men Ignore
Your erections are a vital sign, and almost nobody is reading them. In this episode of The Hole Shebang, pelvic health physiotherapist Kristen Parise talks with Dr. Elliot Justin, an emergency medicine physician who spent 40 years and roughly 180,000 patient encounters in trauma and cardiac care before founding FirmTech and inventing the TechRing, the first wearable that measures erectile fitness
94: Don't Be an Athena: The Stories Women Don't Tell with Kayla Branstetter
Medical gaslighting is what happens when a woman names her pain and is told it is probably nothing. In this episode of The Hole Shebang, pelvic health physiotherapist Kristen Parise sits down with writer and TEDx speaker Kayla Branstetter, whose new book Don't Be an Athena: Women's Stories of Surviving Medical Misogyny collects true stories of abortion, birth and infertility, three of the most pol
93: Trauma Stored in the Body: Why Talk Therapy Isn't Enough with Ramona Kossowan
You have done the work. The books, the affirmations, the years of talking it through. So why does the same pattern keep running. In this episode of The Hole Shebang, Kristen Parise sits down with Ramona Kossowan, Canada's first certified Gentle Trauma Release practitioner, to explain why so much healing stays stuck in the head and never reaches the body. They get into what trauma actually is, why
92: Menopause and Muscle: It is NOT Too Late to Get Strong with Dr. Stuart Phillips
Building muscle in menopause is not only possible, it might be the single most important thing a woman can do for the next 30 years of her life. In this episode of The Hole Shebang, Kristen Parise sits down again with muscle scientist Stuart Phillips, PhD to unpack what really happens to a woman's muscle through perimenopause and menopause, how much protein women actually need and why lifting weig
91: Pelvic Pain Is a Symptom, Not a Diagnosis, with Dr. Alopi Patel
You have been told there is nothing else to try for your pelvic pain. Dr. Alopi Patel is the reason that sentence is wrong. She is a dual board certified anesthesiologist and interventional pain physician based in New York, a Fellow of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, certified in lifestyle medicine, co-author of the Pelvic Pain Journal, and one half of The Female Pain Docs with her part
90: Inflammation, Hormones and the Foods That Heal with Julie Daniluk
Pain is not always mechanical. Sometimes it starts on your plate. Julie Daniluk, RHN, NNCP, the anti-inflammatory nutritionist, four-time bestselling author, and longtime resident nutritionist on The Marilyn Denis Show, joins Kristen to connect blood sugar, hormones, and inflammation to the bladder, bowel, and pelvic symptoms women are so often told to live with. After a contaminated meal in Thail
89: Sleep, Sex and Menopause with Dr. Woganee Filate
Why does sleep fall apart in midlife, and why does nobody seem able to explain it? Dr. Woganee Filate, respirologist, sleep medicine physician, and co-founder of Lume Women + Health, joins Kristen to break down the four reasons women stop sleeping during perimenopause and menopause, the sleep disorders that go undiagnosed, and what actually works to fix it. What You Will Learn The four buckets be
88: Painful Sex: When Your Body is Not the Problem with Dr. Jordin Wiggins
Sexual coercion is the missing piece in almost every conversation about painful sex, low desire and sexual dysfunction, and in Part Two of this conversation Dr. Jordin Wiggins names it without flinching. Jordin is a Naturopathic Doctor, author of The Pink Canary and host of the globally ranked Pleasure Principles podcast, and she has spent more than 12 years helping women reclaim pleasure, health
87: Clitoris Anatomy: What We Still Got Wrong Until 2026 with Anita Brown-Major
The clitoris was mapped from cadaver sections in 1998, imaged on MRI in 2005, its nerve fibres counted in 2023 and its full nerve network mapped in 3D for the first time in March 2026. In this episode, occupational therapist and Cliterate model creator Anita Brown-Major joins Kristen to talk about what all of that actually means for your body, your pleasure and your clinical care. Anita has spent
86: Sex After Menopause: The Truth Your Doctor Won't Say with Shirley Weir
Sex after menopause is not a joke and vaginal dryness is not just an inconvenience you have to live with. In this episode of The Hole Shebang Podcast, Kristen Parise sits down with Shirley Weir, founder of Menopause Chicks, Amazon bestselling author of Mokita: How to Navigate Perimenopause With Confidence and Ease, and one of Canada's most recognized voices in midlife women's health. Shirley share
85: Always Tired: The Hormones Your Doctor Isn't Testing with Dr. Margot Lattanzi
Fatigue that persists despite adequate sleep is one of the most common and most dismissed complaints in women's healthcare. In this episode, pelvic health physiotherapist Kristen Parise sits down with Dr. Margot Lattanzi, a board certified naturopathic doctor in Toronto and creator of the Hormone Cornerstone Method, to explore why standard bloodwork often misses the hormones driving chronic fatigu
84: From PMDD Hell to Heaven on Earth: Heather Hendrie on Periods, Wilderness Therapy, and Awfully Hilarious Healing
PMDD: 30 Years of Misdiagnosis and How to Break the Cycle One in 20 menstruating people lives with premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) and the average time to diagnosis is still 20 years. For Heather Hendrie, it was 30. Heather is a Registered Clinical Counsellor, wilderness therapist and creator of the Awfully Hilarious anthology series, a collection of books using humour to break stigma aroun
83: Pelvic Floor Basics: Why Kegels Are Only Half the Story with Lauren Ohayon
Pelvic Floor Basics: Why Kegels Are Only Half the Story with Lauren Ohayon If you have been doing your Kegels faithfully and still feel disconnected from your pelvic floor, still leaking, still in pain, or completely unsure what your pelvic floor is actually doing, this episode is what you have been waiting for. Lauren Ohayon is the creator of Restore Your Core, a globally recognized movement meth
82: Prolapse and Pessaries: Losing the Shame with The Vagina Coach Kim Vopni
Pelvic Floor Fitness: Why Kegels Alone Will Never Be Enough Pelvic floor exercises are about far more than squeezing. In this episode of The Hole Shebang Podcast, Kristen Parise sits down with Kim Vopni, The Vagina Coach, to talk about why standard Kegel protocols fall short and what a comprehensive approach to pelvic floor fitness actually looks like. Kim is a certified fitness professional, meno
81: Sex After Prostate Cancer: Hope and Rehab with Victoria Cullen
Sex After Prostate Cancer: Hope and Rehab Sex after prostate cancer is one of the most common concerns men face after treatment, yet it remains one of the least addressed. In this episode of The Hole Shebang Podcast, Kristen Parise sits down with cognitive psychologist and sexuality educator Victoria Cullen, founder of A Touchy Subject, to talk about what really happens to sexual function after a
80: What Nobody Tells You After a C Section with Nicole Nifo
f you've had a cesarean birth, whether it was recent or decades ago, this episode will change how you think about your scar and your recovery. Registered massage therapist Nicole Nifo joins Kristen Parise to break down what actually happens to your body during a C section, why your scar affects far more than what you see on the surface and how specialized scar therapy can restore function at any s
79: Menopause Strength Training with Chloe Lewis
In this episode of The Hole Shebang, Kristen sits down with Chloe Lewis, a women's health physiotherapist with 12 years of clinical experience working within the UK's National Health Service. Chloe holds an MSc in Women's Health and is currently completing a PhD investigating resistance training during the menopause transition. Alongside her clinical and academic work, she teaches, speaks, and cr
78: The Bounce Back Lie and What Postpartum Recovery Actually Looks Like with Michelle Gauvreau
Michelle Gauvreau is a certified nutrition coach, fitness instructor, published writer, product developer, public speaker, and trusted television nutrition correspondent with nearly two decades of experience in the health and fitness industry. She began her career as Assistant Editor at RK Publishing for MuscleMag and Oxygen Magazine, later serving as Advertising Director and health writer with I
77: Why Vaginal Dryness Isn't Something You Have to Figure Out Alone with Dr. Dolores Fernandez
Dr. Dolores Fernandez never planned to specialize in menopause. She opened her naturopathic practice with dreams of treating fertility patients, but menopause kept walking through her door. Today, she's a NAMS Certified Menopause Practitioner, founder of IRIS vulva care products, and a passionate advocate for destigmatizing conversations about vaginal health. What You'll Learn In this episode,
76: The Four Pillars of Hormone Balance for Women Over 40 with Daphne Kostova
If you're experiencing brain fog, unexplained weight gain, crushing fatigue, or night sweats during perimenopause, this episode will help you understand what's actually happening in your body—and what you can do about it. Daphne Kostova is a certified holistic nutritionist, registered natural nutrition clinical practitioner, and hormone balancing coach who specializes in helping women over 40 re
75: Sex Specific Heart Health Factors Every Woman Should Know with Dr Daiana Castleman
Cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of death in women, yet most women don't realize that menopause itself is now recognized as a cardiovascular risk factor. In this episode, Dr. Daiana Castleman returns to The Hole Shebang to break down what's really happening to women's hearts during midlife—and the sex-specific risk factors that standard screening tools completely miss. What You'll
74: Why Your Relationship Needs Just 60 Seconds a Day with Dr Jessica O'Reilly
What does proactive relationship care actually look like? In this conversation, Dr. Jessica O'Reilly breaks down the simple daily practices that prevent relationship breakdown and explains how cancer survivors can rebuild intimacy when bodies and identities have fundamentally changed. What You'll Learn: Why relationship quality (not just having a partner) is what impacts cardiovascular health,
73: Clitoral Vibration as Healthcare Not Just Pleasure with Natalia Banton
Episode Overview Natalia, founder of Dott, joins the podcast to discuss why clitoral vibration should be considered healthcare for menopause—not just pleasure. As an industrial designer who experienced Premature Ovarian Insufficiency in her thirties, Natalia breaks down the physiology of estrogen loss, decreased blood flow to pelvic tissues, and how vibration therapy supports tissue health, natu
72: Super Traits and the Real Reason Your Sex Drive Disappeared with Dr. Jordin Wiggins
Dr. Jordin Wiggins is a naturopathic doctor, author of The Pink Canary, host of The Pleasure Principles podcast, and an intimacy coach for high-achieving women. Her journey into women's sexual health started in grade 10 with debilitating pelvic pain that felt like "somebody was shoving a knife in between my vagina and my rectum." Doctors dismissed her pain as psychological, offering antidepressant
71: Navigating Medical Menopause After Cancer Treatment with Dr. Ashley Chauvin
When cancer treatment forces you into menopause overnight, the experience is drastically different from natural menopause. Your hormones don't gradually decline—they stop. And the symptoms? They hit hard and fast. In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Ashley Chauvin, a Naturopathic Doctor and Menopause Society Certified Practitioner who has built her practice around cancer survivorship and menopa
70: Why Muscle Is Your Longevity Organ with Barbara Birke
Why Muscle Is Your Longevity Organ with Barbara Birke When your body stops responding to the same old strategies, it's not because you're broken—it's because your hormones are changing, and your body needs something different now. Barbara Birke is a German sports scientist and nutritionist who specializes in supporting women through perimenopause, menopause, and beyond. She studied sports scien
69: Hope and Healing in Pelvic Pain Recovery with Michiko Caringal
In this powerful episode, Kristen sits down with Michiko Tsukada Caringal, a pelvic health physiotherapist in British Columbia who brings both clinical expertise and deeply personal experience to her work. Michiko spent three years recovering from vulvodynia before becoming a physiotherapist, and that journey shapes everything about how she treats patients today. What You'll Learn: Michiko open
68: Why Your Vulvar Pain Might Not Be What You Think with Dee Hartmann
Dee Hartmann is a pelvic health physical therapist who spent nearly three decades specializing in chronic vulvar pain. After treating thousands of women in her Chicago practice, she discovered that conventional approaches were missing critical connections - between old injuries and current pain, between visceral tension and pelvic floor dysfunction, and between pain elimination and pleasure culti
67: Breathwork for Chronic Pain: Healing Your Nervous System with Jenn Mansell
Episode Overview Breathwork facilitator Jenn Mansell joins The Hole Shebang to talk about how intentional breathing can shift everything from chronic illness to pelvic floor dysfunction to trauma patterns. If you've ever felt trapped in your body or caught in stress loops that keep you stuck, this conversation offers both the science and the hope you need. What You'll Learn In this episode, we
66: Postpartum Exercise: Why the 6-Week Rule Is Outdated with Dr. Margie Davenport
Episode Overview Dr. Margie Davenport is rewriting the rules on exercise during pregnancy and postpartum—and the outdated advice about waiting six weeks or avoiding heavy lifting is officially being replaced with actual evidence. As an exercise physiologist at the University of Alberta and the lead researcher behind the 2025 Canadian Postpartum Exercise and Sleep Guidelines, Margie shares the gr
65: Why 85 Percent of Women Develop the Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause with Dr Daiana Castleman
Episode Overview Dr. Daiana Castleman, naturopathic doctor and menopause specialist, joins Kristen to talk about Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause (GSM)—a condition that affects up to 85% of women by 20 years post-menopause but remains dramatically underdiagnosed. This conversation goes beyond vaginal dryness to explore the full impact of estrogen decline on sexual, urinary, and overall health
64: Vulvar Health 101: What Every Woman Needs to Know with Kathryn Flanigan
Episode Overview: When was the last time you actually looked at your vulva? If you're like most people, the answer is "never" or "I don't even know what I'm looking for." In this eye-opening conversation, nurse practitioner Kathryn Flanigan, Nurse Practitioner, breaks down everything we should have learned about vulvar health—but didn't. What You'll Learn: The crucial difference between vulva
63: Vaginismus Isn't in Your Head and Here's Why with Dr. Janelle Frederick
What if sex was supposed to feel good—but your body won't let you get there? In this episode, Kristen sits down with Dr. Janelle Frederick, a pelvic floor physical therapist known as the Vagina Rehab Doctor, to talk about vaginismus, sexual pain, and how virtual pelvic health treatment is changing lives. Dr. Frederick shares her journey from working in orthopedics to specializing in sexual dysf
62: Purple Pessaries, AI Fitting, and Building the Invisalign of Pelvic Health with Derek Sham
Episode Overview What if the future of pelvic health looks more like Invisalign than one-size-fits-most devices? In this episode, Kristen sits down with Derek Sham, biomedical engineer and founder of Cosm Medical, to explore how precision medicine is finally coming to women's pelvic health. Inspired by his grandmother's struggle with pelvic organ prolapse, Derek is revolutionizing vaginal pessar
61: From Your Plate to Your Pleasure: Food, Body Image, and Intimacy with Emily Arthur, RD
Episode Overview What's the connection between how you eat and how you experience intimacy? In this episode, Kristen sits down with Emily Arthur, a registered dietitian specializing in women's health, to explore the surprising intersections between nutrition, body image, sexual health, and endometriosis. What You'll Learn How disordered eating patterns affect intimacy and sexual expression—not ju
60: Perimenopause as Your Sexual Debut: Rewriting the Narrative with Taylor McConnachie
Episode Overview: What if perimenopause wasn't the end of your sex life—but the beginning of something completely new? In this honest, educational conversation, Kristen sits down with psychotherapist and sex therapist Taylor McConnachie to talk about what's really happening to your body, your desire, and your voice during perimenopause. What You'll Learn: Why perimenopause can be a "sexual debut"
59: Your Vagina Is Shrinking and Nobody Told You: The Hormone Conversation We NEED with Dr. Carrie Jones
Episode Overview: What if everything you thought you knew about hormone therapy was based on a misunderstood study from 2002? In this conversation with Dr. Carrie Jones—naturopathic doctor, hormone specialist, and host of the Hello Hormones podcast—we unpack the real data behind hormone replacement therapy, why perimenopause might be starting earlier than you think, and what's actually happening t
58: Strength Training for Women: What Actually Works with Dr. Lauren Colenso-Semple
Fact Check Fridays Episode Overview Muscle metabolism researcher Dr. Lauren Colenso-Semple joins Kristen to debunk fitness myths that are keeping women confused and away from strength training. This evidence-based conversation covers everything from cycle syncing to protein needs, with practical advice for building and maintaining muscle through perimenopause and beyond. What You'll Learn Why mus
57: Perimenopause Isn't All in Your Head: Empowering You with the Knowledge You NEED with Jessica Caceres
Register for the Empowered Transitions Master Class (Nov 13th 2025, 7-8:30 PM Eastern) Connect with Jessica Caceres at Bonita Medical Aesthetics Episode Overview Kristen welcomes back nurse practitioner Jessica Caceres for an in-depth conversation about perimenopause, menopause, and the collaborative care that's transforming women's health. This episode tackles the symptoms, treatments, and myths
56: The Real Talk about Sex After Cancer Treatment with Dr. Michelle Jacobson
The Pleasure Principle 2026 Coven Women's Health Sexual health after cancer treatment is a conversation that needs to happen more often and with much more nuance. In this episode, Dr. Michelle Jacobson brings her expertise as an OB-GYN and co-founder of Coven Women's Health to break down the real science behind sexual recovery after cancer. What You'll Learn: Dr. Jacobson explains the key differen
55: Your To-Do List Is Sabotaging You (And Here's What Actually Works) with Megan Sumrell
Episode Resources Plan-a-palooza 2025 Annual Planning Event - $97 The TOP Program (Time Management, Organization, Productivity) Episode Overview Feeling like you're constantly behind and overwhelmed isn't a personal failing—it's a system problem. Time management expert Megan Sumrell joins The Hole Shebang to revolutionize how you think about planning, productivity, and putting yourself first. Wh
54: Walking Your Way to Longevity with Sharmila Kulkarni
Episode Overview Walking isn't just transportation – it's a window into your future health. In this eye-opening conversation, physiotherapist and osteopathic manual practitioner Sharmila Kulkarni explains why walking speed is now recognized as the sixth vital sign and how small changes can dramatically impact your quality of life as you age. What You'll Learn: Why walking speed predicts everythin
53: Driving a Lamborghini to the Grocery Store: My AI Wake-Up Call with Callan Faulkner
Ready to transform your business with AI? Sign up for The Effortless Business Bootcamp starting October 2, 2025. In this episode, Kristen sits down with Callan Faulkner, founder of The Uncommon Business and AI strategist who has transformed over 1,500 businesses through artificial intelligence implementation. What You'll Learn: The difference between AI architects and AI offloaders, and why this
52: Impossible Parenting and the Mental Load Meltdown with Christina Page
The Hole Shebang: "Impossible Parenting and the Mental Load Meltdown" with Christina Page Episode Overview Ready for some real talk about parenting? Kristen sits down with Christina Page, a registered psychotherapist who turned her own postpartum struggles into a thriving practice dedicated to supporting overwhelmed parents. From the "Hunger Games" of summer camp registration to the impossible sta
51: Love, Actually: Exploring Ethical Non-Monogamy with Dr. Rachael Meir
What if everything you thought you knew about relationships was just... one option? Join Kristen as she sits down with Dr. Rachael Meir, a clinical psychologist who's been helping people navigate the beautiful complexity of ethical non-monogamy for over two decades. From her own journey into a polyamorous triad to the nitty-gritty of managing three people's deodorant preferences, Dr. Meir breaks d
50: Strips, Shame and Simplifying Ovaries with Jackie Harding
Episode Overview Join Kristen Parise as she sits down with Jackie Harding, the brilliant entrepreneur behind Ovry—the Canadian company that's revolutionizing pregnancy testing one tiny strip at a time. From peeing on ketone strips to building a business that challenges Big Pregnancy Test's ridiculous markups, Jackie shares her journey of turning personal frustration into a sustainable, accessible
49: Unlocking the Secrets of Your Hormonal Cycle with Laura Federico
Cycle Tracking: How to Read Your Hormones and Trust Your Body Most of us were never taught how our hormones actually work. We learn to fear our periods, dread PMS and hand our bodily data over to apps that get ovulation right only 20 percent of the time. Cycle tracking with paper and pen flips the script. In this episode, Kristen sits down with Laura Federico, AASECT certified sex therapist and co
48: Hydrate, Lubricate, and Vibrate: Empowering Midlife Women's Sexual Health with Cassandra Redding and Leah Fischer from Intimate Wellbeing
Hydrate, Lubricate and Vibrate: Midlife Sexual Wellness for Women Most women hit midlife and realize nobody handed them the memo on sexual wellness. Pleasure, lubrication, vaginal moisture, vibrators and pelvic floor health got left out of the curriculum entirely. In this episode, Kristen sits down with Cassandra Redding and Leah Fischer, cofounders of Canadian sexual wellness boutique Intimate We
47: Rewiring Pain: From Velociraptors to Victory with Dr. Laura Katz
Chronic pelvic pain and endometriosis affect how people live, work, sleep and connect with their bodies. In this episode of The Hole Shebang Podcast, Kristen Parise sits down with Dr. Laura Katz, a health, rehabilitation and clinical psychologist who specializes in helping people change their relationship with pain. Dr. Katz breaks down the science of how pain works, why our nervous systems can ge
46: PAUZ Before You Perimenopause: The Reset Your Body Is Begging For with Natalie Perkins
Special Listener Offer Follow @pauzhealth on Instagram and DM "hole shebang" to receive three months free in the PAUZ Health community plus entry to win $50 off at the PAUZ Health marketplace. Perimenopause and menopause care in Canada is fragmented, hard to access and often dismissed by the very system that should be supporting it. In this episode of The Hole Shebang Podcast, Kristen Parise recon
45: Exhausted to Energized: Real Nutrition Talk for Real Moms with Laura Lima
Postpartum nutrition and energy are two of the biggest struggles new parents face, and most of the advice out there is either too complicated or completely unrealistic for someone running on three hours of sleep. In this episode of The Hole Shebang Podcast, Kristen Parise chats with Laura Lima, a holistic nutritionist, founder of New Mama Nation and mom of four, about what actually works when you'
44: Rock Star to Pelvic Floor Revolutionary with Dr. Bruce Crawford
Pelvic floor disorders affect over 200 million people worldwide, and the conventional approach has been to treat them as surgical problems. In this episode of The Hole Shebang Podcast, Kristen Parise sits down with Dr. Bruce Crawford, a board certified urogynecologist and creator of the Pfilates method, who spent decades in the operating room before arriving at a conclusion that changed everything
43: Body Brilliance: Connecting the Dots Between Emotional Eating, Hormones and Pelvic Health with Amber Romaniuk
Connect with Amber Romaniuk Website: amberapproved.ca Podcast: The No Sugarcoating Podcast (available on all podcast platforms) Social Media: @AmberRomaniuk (Instagram) Free Resources: Emotional eating quiz and workshop replay available on her website Consultations: Free consultation bookings available through her website Join the Body Brilliance Workshop Date: Tuesday, July 29th Time: 2:00-3:30 p
42: From Dry to Delighted - The Vaginal Moisturizer Revolution with Angelique Montano-Bresolin
Vulvar dryness affects far more people than most realize, and it's not just a menopause issue. In this episode of The Hole Shebang Podcast, Kristen Parise sits down with fellow pelvic health physiotherapist Angelique Montano-Bresolin to talk about vaginal moisturizers, why they're different from lubricants and how a gap in available products led Angelique to create FemmeSense Balm. Angelique break
41: Exercise as Medicine: Stroke, Recovery, Strength Training, and Healthy Aging with Dr. Ada Tang
Episode Overview Join Kristen Parise as she sits down with Dr. Ada Tang, a physiotherapist, professor, and researcher at McMaster University who's transforming how we think about exercise for stroke survivors and older adults. From her unexpected journey from clinical practice to groundbreaking research, Ada shares evidence-based insights on how the right exercise can be life-changing medicine for
40: Beyond the Numbers - How Retirement Planning Affects Your Mental Health & Soul with Gillian Stovel Rivers
Retirement planning is about far more than a savings number. In this final installment of The Hole Shebang Podcast's three part financial wellness series, Kristen Parise and wealth advisor Gillian Stovel Rivers tackle the money, the mindset and the mental health challenges that come with planning for and transitioning into retirement. Gillian breaks down the current retirement savings targets for
39: Floored by the Truth: Demystifying Pelvic Health from Teens to Menopause with Dr. Sara Reardon
Episode Overview Join Kristen Parise for a compelling conversation with Dr. Sara Reardon, pelvic floor physical therapist and author of the groundbreaking book "Floored." Dr. Reardon challenges the dangerous myths surrounding pelvic health, from the misconception that Kegels are a universal solution to the harmful narrative that pelvic floor dysfunction is just part of aging and motherhood. This e
38: The Scoop on Kids Poop: The Secret World of Pediatric Pelvic Health with Clare Bourne
Pediatric pelvic health is one of the most overlooked areas of children's wellness, and many adult pelvic floor issues trace directly back to childhood patterns that were never properly addressed. In this episode of The Hole Shebang Podcast, Kristen Parise talks with Clare Bourne, a London based pelvic health physiotherapist and author of Strong Foundations: Why Pelvic Health Matters, about bedwet
37: Sex, Pelvic Health and Breaking Taboos with Dr. Rachel Gelman
Sexual health and pelvic floor dysfunction are deeply connected, and most people never get the full picture on either one. In this episode of The Hole Shebang Podcast, Kristen Parise talks with Dr. Rachel Gelman, a pelvic floor physical therapist and AASECT certified sexuality counselor based in San Francisco, about painful sex, pelvic pain, incontinence during intimacy and why your pelvic floor m
36: Growing Your Wealth with Gillian Stovel Rivers
Summary In this enlightening follow-up conversation, host Kristen Parise welcomes back Gillian Stovel Rivers, Senior Wealth Advisor and creator of The Muscle Money Mindset®, for a deep dive into investing and wealth building strategies. Building on their previous discussion about financial wellness, Gillian breaks down complex investment concepts into digestible frameworks that anyone can underst
35: Unfuckwithable: The Art of Receiving with Haley Bowler-Cooke
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32: Growing Beyond Religious Constraints: Exploring Sexuality with Alyssa Howard
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31: The Fertility Factors Nobody Talks About with Rachel Corradetti Sargeant
Fertility health deserves the same level of planning and preparation as a wedding, and yet most people start trying to conceive without understanding their own cycle, their partner's sperm health or the environmental factors working against them. In this episode of The Hole Shebang Podcast, Kristen Parise talks with Dr. Rachel Corradetti Sargeant, a fertility focused naturopathic doctor at Conceiv
30: The Missing Link in Endometriosis Care with Physiotherapist Jill Mueller
For more information on The Pleasure Principle Conference Learn More In this engaging conversation, Kristen Parise speaks with Jill Mueller, a pelvic health physiotherapist, about her journey into pelvic health, the complexities of endometriosis, and the importance of understanding sensitization in chronic pain. They discuss the connection between endometriosis and gastrointestinal dysregulation,
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