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NYSSA: The Unmentionables

32 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 16 ratings

Join us for real talk with experts from around the globe as we discuss the 'unmentionable' topics that so many of us encounter during the course of life– from postpartum to menopause, sex to endometriosis and other under-discussed health issues. No topic is too taboo.

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Why Pelvic Floor Therapy is Essential for Everyone with Dr. Sara Reardon (aka The Vagina Whisperer)

January 09, 2023 14:00 - 40 minutes - 27.9 MB

Nyssa’s Mia Clarke speaks to Dr. Sara Reardon, also known as The Vagina Whisperer, about why it’s so important to care for your pelvic floor– regardless of whether or not you’ve had a baby. Sara shares her expert opinion on topics like: - The role of Pelvic Floor Therapy in general health and wellness. - What to expect in your first appointment. - The myth of the ‘tight’ pelvic floor and how to think about Kegel exercises. - The proper way to pee. - Tips for dealing with vaginal dryness. -...

Managing Urinary Health in Midlife with Dr. Lopa Pandya

May 10, 2022 20:00 - 33 minutes - 22.8 MB

Nyssa's Mia Clarke speaks to Dr. Lopa Pandya, a reconstructive surgeon in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology at UI Health. We get deep into the urinary and gynaecological issues that women and vulva owners may need to attend to in their late 30s to late 40s. We talk about the different types of incontinence, the impact of birth on the bladder and pelvic floor, UTIs and much more.  Dr. Pandya specializes in treating various pelvic floor disorders, urinary issues, and pelvic organ prol...

Knowing Your Vulva & Vagina with Journalist Lynn Enright

July 06, 2021 15:00 - 36 minutes - 24.9 MB

Nyssa's Mia Clarke speaks to Irish journalist Lynn Enright (Vogue, The Guardian, Elle and more) about the importance of knowing the correct language for our anatomy, the changing landscape of conversation around women's sexual and reproductive health, the rise of labiaplasty, the need for more progressive sex education policies in school and much more. Lynn is also the author of one of the Nyssa team's favourite books, Vagina: A Re-Education. Vagina provides girls and women with informati...

Knowing Your Vulva & Vagina with Journalist Lynn Enright

July 06, 2021 15:00 - 36 minutes - 24.9 MB

Nyssa's Mia Clarke speaks to Irish journalist Lynn Enright (Vogue, The Guardian, Elle and more) about the importance of knowing the correct language for our anatomy, the changing landscape of conversation around women's sexual and reproductive health, the rise of labiaplasty, the need for more progressive sex education policies in school and much more. Lynn is also the author of one of the Nyssa team's favourite books, Vagina: A Re-Education. Vagina provides girls and women with informati...

Understanding Endometriosis with EndoBlack Founder Lauren Kornegay

May 21, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 43.1 MB

Nyssa's Mia Clarke speaks to Lauren Kornegay, founder of ENDO Black, a non-profit that advocates for African American women and women of color affected by endometriosis.  ENDO Black is a safe space for women to ask questions, to be encouraged, and to receive advice on how to manage this incredibly overlooked and misunderstood disorder. We speak to Lauren about the ins-and-outs of endometriosis, pain management techniques that have worked for her, and how we can support friend and family me...

Understanding Endometriosis with Lauren Kornegay

May 21, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 43.1 MB

Nyssa's Mia Clarke speaks to Lauren Kornegay, founder of ENDO Black, a non-profit that advocates for African American women and women of color affected by endometriosis.  ENDO Black is a safe space for women to ask questions, to be encouraged, and to receive advice on how to manage this incredibly overlooked and misunderstood disorder. We speak to Lauren about the ins-and-outs of endometriosis, pain management techniques that have worked for her, and how we can support friend and family me...

Caring for Your Pelvic Floor & More with Pelvic Floor Therapist Dr. Sam DuFlo

April 07, 2021 19:00 - 33 minutes - 22.9 MB

Nyssa's Mia Clarke speaks to the wonderful Baltimore-based Pelvic Floor Therapist, Dr. Samantha DuFlo. Her clinical practice, Indigo Physiotherapy is an innovative, evidence-based care practice of pelvic physical therapists and bodyworkers working together to elevate healing and care for its clients. Check out her excellent Instagram here. We speak to Dr. Sam about all things related to pelvic wellness, from understanding topics such as endometriosis and pain with sex and to addressing post...

Caring for Your Pelvic Floor & More with Dr. Sam DuFlo

April 07, 2021 19:00 - 33 minutes - 22.9 MB

Nyssa's Mia Clarke speaks to the wonderful Baltimore-based Pelvic Floor Therapist, Dr. Samantha DuFlo. Her clinical practice, Indigo Physiotherapy is an innovative, evidence-based care practice of pelvic physical therapists and bodyworkers working together to elevate healing and care for its clients. Check out her excellent Instagram here. We speak to Dr. Sam about all things related to pelvic wellness, from understanding topics such as endometriosis and pain with sex and to addressing post...

Designing Motherhood with Michelle Fisher and Amber Winick

January 12, 2021 11:00 - 46 minutes - 32.1 MB

Nyssa's Mia Clarke speaks to design thought leaders and historians Michelle Fisher and Amber Winick. They are collaborating on an incredible book and exhibition launching later this year, Designing Motherhood, which features more than eighty designs—iconic, archaic, quotidian, and taboo—that have defined arc of human reproduction. In this episode, Michelle and Amber discuss the designs that have profoundly shaped the motherhood experience, from the creation of the first at-home pregnancy tes...

Preparing for Postpartum with Coddle Founder & CEO Ruth Martin-Gordon

January 07, 2021 14:00 - 54 minutes - 37.5 MB

Nyssa's Mia Clarke speaks to Ruth Martin-Gordon, the founder and CEO of Coddle. Ruth  founded Coddle to share her postpartum struggles and those of other moms  while building a community to empower moms-to-be as well as creating safe organic postpartum products for new mom self care. Like Nyssa, Ruth wants every mom-to-be to prepare for what is one of the most life altering experience she will have. Because every mom should have all the information, care and support they need to prepare for ...

Preparing for Postpartum with Coddle Founder & CEO Ruth Martin-Gordon

January 07, 2021 14:00 - 54 minutes - 37.5 MB

Nyssa's Mia Clarke speaks to Ruth Martin-Gordon, the founder and CEO of Coddle. Ruth  founded Coddle to share her postpartum struggles and those of other moms  while building a community to empower moms-to-be as well as creating safe organic postpartum products for new mom self care. Like Nyssa, Ruth wants every mom-to-be to prepare for what is one of the most life altering experience she will have. Because every mom should have all the information, care and support they need to prepare for ...

Smashing the Menopause Taboo with Elektra Health founder Alessandra Henderson

November 22, 2020 21:00 - 43 minutes - 29.6 MB

Nyssa's Mia Clarke speaks to Alessandra Henderson, CEO and co-founder of Elektra Health. Elektra  is a new platform for women navigating hormonal health, starting with perimenopause and menopause. Alessandra and her team are building an integrative healthcare solution that is breaking the menopause taboo by providing women with access to leading specialists, evidence-based programs, and a community of women facing similar questions. Alessandra is an operator, (occasional) angel investor, a...

Exploring Women's Mental Health with Dr. Pooja Lakshmin

October 05, 2020 21:00 - 35 minutes - 24.7 MB

Nyssa's Mia Clarke speaks to Dr. Pooja Lakshmin, MD about anxiety, our culture of relentless productivity, identity shifts in motherhood, the stigma that still surrounds prescription medication, racism within the medical community and much more. Pooja is a board-certified psychiatrist and writer specializing in women's mental health and perinatal psychiatry and a frequent contributor to The New York Times Parenting section. She is a clinical assistant professor of psychiatry at the George ...

Restoring Sexual Liberty to the Black Community with Penda N'Diaye

September 01, 2020 21:00 - 37 minutes - 25.8 MB

Welcome to Season 2 of The Unmentionables! Nyssa's Mia Clarke speaks to Penda N'Diaye, founder of Pro Hoe, a platform (and incredible podcast!) she created to eradicate stigmas surrounding sexual freedom and identity in Black communities. Penda is hyper-focused on using sex and taboo as a means of political change and resistance and is leading the conversation on how societal, racial, and religious constructs stifle our sexual liberties. She has curated and led several community events spons...

Incarceration During Pregnancy and Postpartum with Miyhosi Benton of the Women & Justice Project

December 29, 2019 17:00 - 45 minutes - 31.2 MB

For the final episode of the season, Nyssa's Mia Clarke speaks to Miyhosi Benton, senior associate with New York City's Women & Justice Project, a non-profit organization that advances the leadership and narrative power of women directly impacted by incarceration to transform the criminal justice system. Miyhosi experienced pregnancy, delivery, and postpartum during her period of incarceration and was illegally shackled despite a 2009 law designed to protect women from this barbaric practice...

Taking Care of Yourself in Early Motherhood with Nutritional Therapist Madeleine Shaw

October 26, 2019 00:00 - 26 minutes - 18.5 MB

Nyssa's Mia Clarke speaks to the London-based nutritional therapist, mother, author and wellness blogger, Madeleine Shaw. We chat about the best snacks to have on hand during your postpartum recovery, the importance of giving space for partners to parent alongside you, and general tips for feeling healthy, strong, and calm during the Fourth Trimester. You can read more about Madeleine's work here and follow her on Instagram here. Do you have questions you'd like Nyssa to explore with our...

Taking Care of Yourself in Early Motherhood with Nutritional Therapist Madeleine Shaw

October 26, 2019 00:00 - 26 minutes - 18.5 MB

Nyssa's Mia Clarke speaks to the London-based nutritional therapist, mother, author and wellness blogger, Madeleine Shaw. We chat about the best snacks to have on hand during your postpartum recovery, the importance of giving space for partners to parent alongside you, and general tips for feeling healthy, strong, and calm during the Fourth Trimester. You can read more about Madeleine's work here and follow her on Instagram here. Do you have questions you'd like Nyssa to explore with our...

Mothering in the Age of Social Media with Prof. Bethany Johnson & Dr. Margaret Quinlan

October 19, 2019 03:00 - 37 minutes - 25.8 MB

Nyssa's Mia Clarke speaks to professors and researchers Bethany Johnson and Margaret Quinlan, authors of the You’re Doing It Wrong: Mothering, Media and Medical Expertise. Their book offers a deep-dive into the storied history of mothering advice in media— from the newspapers, magazines, doctors’ records and personal papers of the 19th century to today’s websites, Facebook groups and Instagram feeds. We talk about gatekeepers of information in the age of social media, the dynamics between ...

Mothering in the Age of Social Media with Prof. Bethany Johnson & Dr. Margaret Quinlan

October 19, 2019 03:00 - 37 minutes - 25.8 MB

Nyssa's Mia Clarke speaks to professors and researchers Bethany Johnson and Margaret Quinlan, authors of the You’re Doing It Wrong: Mothering, Media and Medical Expertise. Their book offers a deep-dive into the storied history of mothering advice in media— from the newspapers, magazines, doctors’ records and personal papers of the 19th century to today’s websites, Facebook groups and Instagram feeds. We talk about gatekeepers of information in the age of social media, the dynamics between ...

Navigating Postpartum Emotions and Identity Shifts with Clinical Psychologist Dr. Molly Millwood

October 01, 2019 18:00 - 47 minutes - 32.3 MB

Nyssa's Mia Clarke speaks to psychologist, professor and mother Dr. Molly Millwood, author of the book 'To Have and to Hold: Motherhood, Marriage and the Modern Dilemma'.  We talk about retaining one's autonomy in motherhood, the difference between motherhood and mothering, relationship dynamics with one's partner, the strain of monotony in parenthood, the experience of grieving one's pre-baby identity and more. Do you have questions you'd like Nyssa to explore with our network of experts?...

Navigating Postpartum Emotions and Identity Shifts with Clinical Psychologist Dr. Molly Millwood

October 01, 2019 18:00 - 47 minutes - 32.3 MB

Nyssa's Mia Clarke speaks to psychologist, professor and mother Dr. Molly Millwood, author of the book 'To Have and to Hold: Motherhood, Marriage and the Modern Dilemma'.  We talk about retaining one's autonomy in motherhood, the difference between motherhood and mothering, relationship dynamics with one's partner, the strain of monotony in parenthood, the experience of grieving one's pre-baby identity and more. Do you have questions you'd like Nyssa to explore with our network of experts?...

Why Postpartum Physical Therapy Is So Important with Pelvic Floor Therapist, Sara Reardon (The Vagina Whisperer!)

September 17, 2019 02:00 - 35 minutes - 24.5 MB

Nyssa's Mia Clarke speaks to pelvic floor expert Sara Reardon about why physical therapy should be part of every birthing parent's recovery plan: what we don't know, what we should educate ourselves about, and why paying attention to our pelvic floor after birth matters so much. Sara's well known for sharing her work on Instagram as The Vagina Whisperer and happily digs right in to everything from postpartum peeing, pooping, sex and more. Do you have questions you'd like Nyssa to explore w...

Postpartum Care: A Pediatrician's Perspective with Dr. Rupa Mahadevan

August 30, 2019 17:00 - 36 minutes - 25.3 MB

Nyssa's Mia Clarke speaks to Integrative Pediatrician Dr. Rupa Mahadevan about the higher standard of care she wants to see regarding postpartum depression screenings, how parents' mental health can affect their infant, and what parents can do to take care of themselves alongside baby. Do you have questions you'd like Nyssa to explore with our network of experts? Fourth Trimester stories that you'd like to share? Leave us a message at (336) HI-NYSSA or email us at [email protected]. And ...

Postpartum Care: A Pediatrician's Perspective with Dr. Rupa Mahadevan

August 30, 2019 17:00 - 36 minutes - 25.3 MB

Nyssa's Mia Clarke speaks to Integrative Pediatrician Dr. Rupa Mahadevan about the higher standard of care she wants to see regarding postpartum depression screenings, how parents' mental health can affect their infant, and what parents can do to take care of themselves alongside baby. Do you have questions you'd like Nyssa to explore with our network of experts? Fourth Trimester stories that you'd like to share? Leave us a message at (336) HI-NYSSA or email us at [email protected]. And ...

Birth & Postpartum: The Trans Experience with Parent and Activist Trystan Angel Reese

July 30, 2019 16:00 - 40 minutes - 27.6 MB

Nyssa's Mia Clarke speaks to Trystan Angel Reese about his pregnancy and postpartum recovery experience, the dynamics of allyship, and how best to support transgender families through pregnancy and the Fourth Trimester. Do you have questions you'd like Nyssa to explore with our network of experts? Fourth Trimester stories that you'd like to share? Leave us a message at (336) HI-NYSSA or email us at [email protected]. And please do leave us a review, it really does help. You can read mor...

Returning to Work after Baby with Fifth Trimester Author/Founder Lauren Smith Brody

July 11, 2019 17:00 - 48 minutes - 33.6 MB

Nyssa's Mia Clarke speaks to author and founder of the Fifth Trimester movement, Lauren Smith Brody, about preparing to return to work after giving birth, the 'Motherhood Penalty' (the measurable impact of motherhood on earnings and professional status), how to advocate for yourself in the workplace and much more. Do you have questions you'd like Nyssa to explore with our network of experts? Fourth Trimester stories that you'd like to share? Leave us a message at (336) HI-NYSSA or email us...

Returning to Work after Baby with Fifth Trimester Author/Founder Lauren Smith Brody

July 11, 2019 17:00 - 48 minutes - 33.6 MB

Nyssa's Mia Clarke speaks to author and founder of the Fifth Trimester movement, Lauren Smith Brody, about preparing to return to work after giving birth, the 'Motherhood Penalty' (the measurable impact of motherhood on earnings and professional status), how to advocate for yourself in the workplace and much more. Do you have questions you'd like Nyssa to explore with our network of experts? Fourth Trimester stories that you'd like to share? Leave us a message at (336) HI-NYSSA or email us...

Using Data to Inform Decisions in Early Parenthood with Economist Emily Oster

June 18, 2019 17:00 - 45 minutes - 30.9 MB

Brown economist Emily Oster's new book, Cribsheet, is a thinking parent's guide to the chaos and frequent misinformation of the early years. A trained expert—and mom of two—Emily uses the science of decision-making to empower parents to make better, less fraught decisions—and stay sane in the years before preschool. She talks to Nyssa about debunking myths and unpacking research around breastfeeding, postpartum depression, vaginal tearing...and the real reason new mothers are advised to have...

Using Data to Inform Decisions in Early Parenthood with Economist Emily Oster

June 18, 2019 17:00 - 45 minutes - 30.9 MB

Brown economist Emily Oster's new book, Cribsheet, is a thinking parent's guide to the chaos and frequent misinformation of the early years. A trained expert—and mom of two—Emily uses the science of decision-making to empower parents to make better, less fraught decisions—and stay sane in the years before preschool. She talks to Nyssa about debunking myths and unpacking research around breastfeeding, postpartum depression, vaginal tearing...and the real reason new mothers are advised to have...

Connecting to the Creative Self Following Postpartum Depression with Musician Angela James

May 27, 2019 15:00 - 56 minutes - 25.9 MB

In the fog of postpartum depression, Chicago-based musician Angela James began humming melodies while trying to get her infant daughter to sleep. These melodies guided Angela back to her creative practice as a songwriter after a difficult and exhausting period as a new parent. She speaks to Nyssa about how she was finally able to create meaning beautiful out of those dark times and how she continues to maintain her creative practice with a toddler. Do you have questions you'd like Nyssa to...

Navigating the Realities of New Motherhood with Labor and Postpartum Doula Katy Collins

April 27, 2019 23:00 - 32 minutes - 14.9 MB

Most mothers-to-be spend their time and resources preparing for the birth of their baby—  but new mothers are so often unaware of the potential realities awaiting during the Fourth Trimester. Postpartum Doula Katy Collins of Birthways speaks with Nyssa's Mia Clarke regarding her work in the postpartum sphere, including current momentum surrounding the cultural awareness of the postpartum reality, postpartum parties during Colonial times, loss, and art in the context of transformation and tr...

Navigating the Realities of New Motherhood with Labor and Postpartum Doula Katy Collins

April 27, 2019 23:00 - 32 minutes - 14.9 MB

Most mothers-to-be spend their time and resources preparing for the birth of their baby—  but new mothers are so often unaware of the potential realities awaiting during the Fourth Trimester. Postpartum Doula Katy Collins of Birthways speaks with Nyssa's Mia Clarke regarding her work in the postpartum sphere, including current momentum surrounding the cultural awareness of the postpartum reality, postpartum parties during Colonial times, loss, and art in the context of transformation and tr...

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