INSIDE THE BOX
PODCAST
INSIDE THE BOX PODCAST
A podcast for women and professionals alike, hosted by mums and Women's Health Physiotherapists, Kat, Tash, and Caitlin. Established and driven by our desires to share our passion for educating and empowering women to better understand their bodies, in particular - what's inside their 'box'. Amongst ourselves, real-life patients and leading industry experts, we’ll unpack a variety of topics including pelvic floor dysfunction, pregnancy, exercise, birth, postpartum, sexual pain, endometriosis, leakage, prolapse and beyond.
Bladder Leaks? It might be your bowel: Insights and top tips about pooing from Carina Siracusa
Dr Carina Siracusa has been practising for over 18 years in the field of neurological and paediatric physiotherapy and is board certified in pelvic health physiotherapy and oncology physiotherapy.
Prioritising your sexual self and reconnecting with your body with Melissa Vranjes
Melissa Vranjes is a certified holistic sex and relationship coach from New Zealand. Melissa is deeply passionate about supporting women to feel liberated in their bodies and in the bedroom.
Bed wetting, constipation and withholding in kids-with international paediatric pelvic health OT Quiara Smith
Quiara Smith is an Occupational Therapist with further speciality training and experience in paediatric pelvic health conditions. Quiara has worked in Occupational Therapy for over 13 years and currently practises from her private clinic Aloha Integrative Therapy in California.
2024 Unfiltered: Lessons, Challenges & Big Dreams for 2025
This episode is a celebration of growth, resilience, and ambition. We’re so proud of the conversations we’ve shared this year and can’t wait to continue driving important discussions in women’s health in 2025.
When PMS dictates your life, have you considered PMDD? A deep dive into hormonal health and PMDD with Naturopath Sage King
Sage King (she/her) is a diversity-friendly naturopath and nutritionist, specialising in reproductive health including fertility & IVF optimisation, Endometriosis & Adenomyosis, PCOS, PMS & PMDD to name a few.
How can we better prepare our bodies for childbirth with Jo Murdoch
Jo is a well experienced physiotherapist and Director of The Physiotherapy Clinic. She has spent the better part of 10 years learning and working in the pelvic floor, pelvic health and childbirth arena which has lead to her post grad cert in continence and women's health and a masters in women's health medicine.
Missed anal sphincter tears, faecal urgency and how long is too long to poo- with Colorectal surgeon Professor Marc Gladman
Marc is a colorectal surgeon with over 25 years experience in the medical field. He has a career-long passion for preventing, treating, and curing problems related to the bowels, pelvic floor and their function.
Surgery for leaking when you sneeze - when is it appropriate and how effective is it? with Dr Dean Conrad
Dr Dean Conrad is a specialist obstetrician and gynaecologist based in Sydney.
Dean is staff specialist at The Sutherland Hospital and a conjoint lecturer with the University of New South Wales.
Juggling birth, parenting and olympic marathon running with Jess Stenson
Jess is a 3x Olympian, 2022 Commonwealth Games Marathon champion and 2x com games bronze medalist. She is also a mum of 2 and a qualified physiotherapist.
Leaking urine in elite athletes who have never had kids - a dive into the sporting pelvic floor with Zali Rayment
Zali is a dedicated and compassionate physiotherapist in Women’s Health with a special clinical interest in the sporting pelvic floor.
Returning to exercise after having a baby, how to navigate a confusing online space and zero time/motivation with Kate Ivey
Kate Ivey is the founder and a trainer at DediKate, the online fitness community for rural and regional women, mums and those that don't have time for the gym. She lives on a farm in New Zealand with her husband and 3 kids.
Pilates for pregnancy, prolapse and pelvic floor dysfunction-Is it worth the hype with Liv Suman?
Liv Suman joins us on the first episode of Season ✌🏼as we explore if Pilates is really worth all the hype!
A life update: New pregnancies, managing prolapse symptoms, and navigating life as Mum’s with big career dreams
In this episode you’ll hear from us; Kat, Caitlin and Tash. We unpack life lately
How do dilators work? Is TENS effective in treating period pain? Are there specific exercises for vaginismus? A Pelvic pain QandA episode
In this QandA episode Kat, Caitlin and Tash answer some of your questions about pelvic pain.
Choosing to have a hysterectomy in your 30’s: Hiral’s story of living with endometriosis
In this patient story we are joined by Hiral, a 39 year old Social Worker who shares her story of living with endometriosis. Hiral openly discusses the challenging fertility journey she went on that ended with a hysterectomy, which ultimately changed her mental and physical health for the better.
You’ve heard of lip filler, but what about filler for your urethra? Anna shares her story on urethral bulking
In this patient story we are joined by Anna, a new mum who was faced with severe bladder leakage after the birth of her first baby. Anna shares her story of months of physio, specialist appointments and her saving grace, urethral bulking.
Pelvic floor exercises, surgery and everything in between. What are all the options available to treat urinary incontinence with Dr Lauren Ferris
In this episode we interview Lauren Ferris. Lauren is an Obstetrician and Gynaecolgist from Sydney, currently in Queensland completing further speciality training in the area of Urogynaecology.
Lauren is passionate, personable and very holistic in the way she thinks and treats incontinence. In this episode we discuss:
Vulva pain, vaginismus and pelvic floor dysfunction: Sarah shares her story of diagnosis and treatment
In this episode we interview Sarah, a young female living with chronic pelvic pain. Sarah started off with an early diagnosis of vaginismus, which progressed to a term known as vulvodynia. Sarah openly shares her experience with vulva pain and pelvic floor muscle dysfunction, how she was diagnosed and her treatment journey so far.
Botox for the pelvic floor - What is it and who is it for with Dr Emma Readman
Associate professor Emma Readman is a specialist gynaecologist from Melbourne. Emma has special interest in menstrual disorders, endometriosis and pelvic pain. Her holistic approach to pain management is one of the main reasons we decided to have her on the podcast.
Freezing your eggs at 25: Sarah’s story of living with Endometriosis and it’s impact on fertility and family planning
In this patient story we are joined by Sarah, a young exercise physiologist living with Endo. Sarah shares her story of how she came to a diagnosis of endometriosis and bravely opens up about how, at 25 years old, she was thrust into making decisions about her future, family planning and how she could preserve her fertility.