If you're an athlete who's been training your core and pelvic floor UP your whole life, you need to hear this before you give birth.

I am so excited for this week's episode with Krisha!! Krisha Crosley is a former Division 1 volleyball player, doula, and founder of Train for Birth and she breaks down why athletes actually struggle MORE with natural birth (and how to fix it).

Here's the thing most people don't tell you: your tight, strong pelvic floor that you've been training for years?

It needs to get OUT OF THE WAY for your baby to come out. If your pelvic floor is a wall, your baby's going to keep bumping their head against it until you end up with a C-section.

Krisha had a massive wake-up call when she attended an 80-hour labor (yes, 80 HOURS) where nothing she'd learned in doula training was working.

She grabbed a rolling pin from the kitchen, started working the mom's muscles, and boom—10.2-pound baby out of a 5-foot woman.

That moment changed everything. Now she teaches athletes how to down-train their bodies for fast, natural births.

We're talking first-time moms having babies in under 8 hours. Second and third-time moms? She's literally racing to get there in time because these births go THAT fast.

In this episode we talk about:

→ Why athletes need to train DOWN, not up, for birth

→ How to get your pelvic floor to relax and get out of the way

→ The biggest myth about pushing (your pelvic floor doesn't push the baby out...your uterus does)

→ VBAC after multiple C-sections, yes, it's totally possible

→ Why movement during pregnancy is essential (stopping is the worst thing you can do)

→ Partner training: how to make your partner an active participant in birth

→ Postpartum recovery and why you need to stay in bed for 2 weeks and how bleeding is your guide

→ The truth about natural birth at home vs hospital

→ How to train for birth like you'd train for a marathon (because it IS an athletic event)

If you've been told to stop lifting, slow down, or do gentle yoga because you're pregnant—this episode is going to piss you off in the best way.

Krisha is out here myth-busting all the outdated advice that's setting women up for longer labors, unnecessary interventions, and postpartum issues.

Her daughter just had an 11.85 pound baby at home after training with her method. Fast labor. No complications. Just a strong woman and her body doing what it's designed to do.

Whether you're planning a natural birth, hoping for a VBAC, or you're an athlete who wants to keep training through pregnancy, this conversation is going to change how you think about birth.

Listen, take notes, and then go follow Krisha because she's the real deal.

Follow Krisha:Instagram: @serenitylifedoulaWebsite: www.trainforbirth.com

Train with Krisha: link to her programs

Come say hi to me:Instagram: @thefemaleathletedocWebsite: threesixtywellness.co

Keywords: natural birth, train for birth, pelvic floor training, pregnancy for athletes, VBAC, down-train pelvic floor, fast labor, doula, home birth, postpartum recovery, athlete pregnancy, natural birth preparation, vaginal birth after cesarean, pregnancy workout, birth training

About 80% of women don't experience desire the way you see it in movies.., you know, that random urge that comes out of nowhere and makes you want to jump your partner.

Most women need something a little different.

This week on the pod I sat down with Hannah (aka The Libido Fairy) who spent years thinking she was broken because sex would start amazing in her relationships and then completely disappear within months.

She tried hormones, therapy, toys, even opening her relationship. Nothing worked until she learned how women's bodies actually experience desire.

In this episode we talk about:→ The difference between spontaneous and responsive desire (and why 80% of women have responsive desire)→ The 4 warning signs that libido issues are affecting your relationship→ Why sexual satisfaction is the #1 predictor of desire→ How pelvic floor dysfunction and pain kill libido→ Nervous system regulation as the foundation for improving desire→ Pleasure mapping and vulva mapping—gentle practices for reconnecting with your body→ The truth about masturbation for women and why it's not what you think→ How to explore your sexuality without shame (whether you're single or partnered)→ Self-compassion practices for working through pain and negative associations→ Quality over quantity: what "good sex" actually means

If you've ever avoided your partner's touch because you know where it's going and you just don't want to deal with it, or if sex feels like work or a transaction, or if you've convinced yourself that you're just broken or asexual when really you just haven't been given the right information—this episode is going to help you soo much!!

Hannah is now happily married and having great sex, and she's helped thousands of women understand their bodies and their desire in ways their doctors never explained. This conversation might actually shift everything for you.

Listen, share it with someone who needs it, and let's stop suffering in silence about this stuff.

Follow Hannah:Instagram: @thelibidofairyWebsite: www.thelibidofairy.comPodcast: The Libido Fairy Podcast

Come say hi to me:Instagram: @thefemaleathletedocWebsite: threesixtywellness.co

Keywords: libido, low libido, responsive desire, spontaneous desire, sexual satisfaction, pelvic floor dysfunction, pelvic floor pain, vaginismus, vulvodynia, nervous system regulation, sex feeling like a chore, avoiding intimacy, women's sexuality, masturbation, pleasure mapping, self-compassion, sexual health, desire discrepancy, intimacy issues

You've been told cramps are normal. That irregular cycles are "just how your body works." That the pill will "regulate everything."

What if all of that was wrong?

This week I sit down with Nicole Jardim—women's health coach, author of Fix Your Period, and founder of the Institute for Menstrual Health for a conversation that cuts through the noise.

Just two women who've been there, comparing notes on what actually happens when you start asking questions your doctor never answered.

Nicole's story starts like so many others: five years on birth control, chronic UTIs, pain during sex, and a parade of specialists who couldn't connect the dots.

It took an ER visit with a 104-degree fever for her to realize something had to change. What came next was a two-decade journey into understanding what menstrual health actually means and why so few of us were ever taught.

In this episode:→ What a functional cycle actually looks like (and why 3-7 days matters more than you think)→ The real impact of suppressing ovulation, not just on your period, but on your entire system→ Why tracking your cycle isn't just for people trying to get pregnant→ What postpartum hormone recovery actually requires (spoiler: more than you're getting)→ How to talk to your teenage daughter about periods without repeating what didn't work for you→ The difference between cycle syncing hype and what research actually supports→ How to push back when medical advice doesn't sit right

This isn't anti-birth control. It's pro-information. Whether you're on it, coming off it, or figuring out what comes next, you deserve to know what's actually happening in your body.

Nicole's take? Your period isn't a problem to solve—it's data. And learning to read that data might be one of the most important things you do for your long-term health.

🔗 CONNECT WITH NICOLE JARDIM:

• Nicole's book: Fix Your Period

• Nicole's website: NicoleJardim.com
• Instagram: @NicoleJardim

🔗 CONNECT WITH ME:

• My Instagram: thefemaleathletedoc
• My website: threesixtywellness.co

💬 Join the conversation: What "normal" myth about periods did you believe for way too long? Drop a comment and let's break the silence together.

👉 If this episode resonated with you, please share it with a woman who needs to hear it.

Let's build a community where we stop suffering in silence and start advocating for ourselves.

Keywords: women's health, menstrual cycle, hormonal birth control, period health, birth control side effects, ovulation tracking, postpartum hormones, cycle syncing, women's empowerment, health advocacy, OBGYN, hormone imbalance, UTI, yeast infections, irregular periods