Welcome to the
Female Hormonal Health Masterclass Series!
We're all driven by our hormones...but do we really understand them?
Female hormones change dramatically throughout our lives, and affect every function and structure in our bodies, from pelvic health to psychological health.
Do you understand what's hapening hormonally during the menstrual cycle? Dusing pregnancy and postnatal recovery? What if you're postnatal AND perimenopausal?
And what's the difference between perimenopause and postmenopause?
How can we help women live well during all of these transitions?
Why This Course?
I've been teaching courses about women's health for the past decade - but I realised that none of the courses I attended or taught really gave me an understanding of how female hormones really work and how the influence almost every function of our bodies and minds...AND what we can do when our hormones are not optimally balanced!
This course will put it all together - an understanding of the menstrual cycle, how hormones influence EVERYTHING from pelvic health to athletic performance (and how we can keep them happy and healthy.
We'll take a deep dive into what's happening hormonally at three key points of the female life cycle - the menstrual years, the maternity experience and the transition from peri-menopause to life after menopause
This is a BIG course - so you'll have evergreen access to all the material, so you'll never feel panic again when you're dealing with issues from pregnancy related pelvic girdle pain to postmenopausal wellness!
Learning Objectives
1. Understand the menstrual cycle, and how the changes in female sex hormones can impact pelvic health and the entire health ecosystem
2. Appreciate the hormonal complexity of the perinatal year in the context of pelvic health and whole person wellness
3. Develop an awareness of the importance of the psychosocial contributors to the lived experience of people going through menopause, with an emphasis on pelvic, musculoskeletal, cardiovascular and gastrointestinal health
4. Examine the existing body of evidence supporting the inclusion of physical therapy & conservative management techniques in addressing bladder, bowel, sexual dysfunctions across various life stages, including the major transitions through the menstrual, maternal and menopausal life stages
5. Formulate strategies for implementing and advocating for the inclusion of pelvic physical therapy in menopausal treatment pathways, considering multidisciplinary approaches and person- centered care
Menstrual Health
This module is all about understanding and optimising the menstrual cycle: what's happening hormonally, what's normal, what needs attention (and how to do that!) and how hormones affect everything...including athletic performance, mental health, fertility and pelvic health. What to eat (and avoid), best movement strategies, menstrual planner downloads...and more!
Maternal Health
The hormones of pregnancy exert some major changes during the perinatal year. We'll look at Pelvic Girdle Pain, pelvic health, preparing for labour and delivery, Postnatal recovery including scar management, diastasis and pelvic health. We'll also take a deep dive into returning to exercise postnatally and how we can facilitate that, using manual therapy, movement strategies and a biopsychosocial approach to recovery
Menopausal Health
There's a BIG difference between perimenopause and postmenopause! Oestrogen, progesterone & testosterone get all the press...but what about insulin, cortisol or the thyroid? We'll look at musculoskeletal health - what's happening hormonally to our muscles, tendons and connective tissue? How is pelvic health affected? What about metabolic health? Brain, heart and bone health will also get our attention, through the lens of food, movement, stress management and sleep hygiene
Example Curriculum
- Welcome! (4:59)
- Understanding Female Hormones Through The Lifecycle: Female Sex Hormones, Menstrual Health, Oral Contraceptives & Female Athletes (95:31)
- Specific Considerations for Menstruating Athletes (56:30)
- CelebrateMuliebrity Menstrual Planner & Ovulation Tracker
- Strategies for painful periods (35:17)
- Yoga For Menstrual Health
- BONUS: Lecture from the Female Pelvic Pain Rehab course about Dysmennorhoea (38:00)
- My interview with Fiona Rogers about tens for menstrual pain
- My interview with Alyssa Tait about Eating for Injury Recovery
- My interview with Nicole Jardim about optimal menstrual health
- My interview with Bill Taylor about female athlete's pelvic health (28:12)
- End of Module 1 Quiz
- Welcome to Module 2 (watch this first!) (3:50)
- What's Happening Hormonally In The Peri-Natal Year? (66:13)
- Red Flags (18:51)
- Ovulation & Fertility Strategies (56:01)
- Pelvic Girdle Pain: Assessment & Treatment Strategies (47:16)
- My interview with Dr Sinead Dufour about Pelvic Girdle Pain
- Exercise During Pregnancy (33:00)
- Preparing For Labour & Delivery
- Postnatal Recovery Strategies: Pelvic/Abdominal Rehab Toolbox: from scars to sex (13:25)
- Postnatal Breast Health (8:41)
- Returning To Exercise Postnatally: What Does The Research Tell Us? (30:07)
- My interview with Grainne Donnelly about Diastasis Rehab
- Return To Exercise: A Six Week Exercise Programme (120:58)
- Postnatal AND Perimenopausal?! (49:37)
- My interview with Sue Croft about Pessaries & Postnatal Health
- End Of Module Quiz
- What's Happening Hormonally at Peri and Post Menopause? (70:13)
- Hot Flash and Heart Health Toolbox (45:15)
- Metabolic Menopausal Health - what, when & how to eat (125:17)
- Better Sleep Strategies at Menopause (37:09)
- Menopause & Mental Health: Building Better Brains (105:03)
- Menopause & Muscle, Tendons and Bone Health (44:08)
- Happy Spine, Happy Pelvis, Happy Hips (37:29)
- Pelvic Health During & After Menopause (60:29)
- BONUS MATERIAL: SEXUAL HEALTH AT MENOPAUSE 2023
- Strength Training: From Vaginal Weights to Crossfit w/Fiona Rogers (35:55)
- Breast Health at Menopause (89:45)
- My Interview with Priya Tew about healthy eating for women at Menopause (35:46)
- My Interview with Alyssa Tait about Nutritional Strategies for Menopause
- End of Module Test
Are You Ready To Increase Your Women's Health Knowledge & Confidence?
This course is delivered through videos, lectures, expert interviews, downloadable pdf's, handouts for your clients, exercise programming and access to our closed fb group for ongoing support and further resources
Learning Objectives:
1. Understand the menstrual cycle, and how the changes in female sex hormones can impact pelvic health and the entire health ecosystem
2. Appreciate the hormonal complexity of the perinatal year in the context of pelvic health and whole person wellness
3. Develop an awareness of the importance of the psychosocial contributors to the lived experience of people going through menopause, with an emphasis on pelvic, musculoskeletal, cardiovascular and gastrointestinal health
4. Examine the existing body of evidence supporting the inclusion of physical therapy & conservative management techniques in addressing bladder, bowel, sexual dysfunctions across various life stages, including the major transitions through the menstrual, maternal and menopausal life stages
5. Formulate strategies for implementing and advocating for the inclusion of pelvic physical therapy in menopausal treatment pathways, considering multidisciplinary approaches and person- centered care
