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In this episode, I sit down with Ingrid Harm-Ernandez, a physical therapist with over 40 years of experience specializing in women’s health. Known as “The Pelvic Detective” on YouTube and author of The Musculoskeletal Mystery: How to Solve Your Pelvic Floor Symptoms, Ingrid has spent decades advocating for better care and earlier access to pelvic health services for women. This conversation dives into how menopause care is evolving, why individualized treatment matters more than ever, and how we can better support women across the entire lifespan.

We talk about:

-Continuing to advocate for better women’s health care

-The role of social media in education and awareness

-Why individualized care matters

-The importance of exercise in perimenopause and menopause

-Emerging research in women’s health

-Learning from previous generations

-The continuum of life and long-term health

-Coordinating the pelvic floor

Time Stamps

1:00 Introduction

7:28 the rise in awareness around menopause and perimenopause

12:25 the role of PTs in menopause care

16:30 exercise in perimenopause

21:20 how advice has changed

28:40 bridging the gap between postpartum and perimenopause

32:10 including strength training and plyometrics

39:25 opportunities for increasing awareness

46:25 rapid fire questions

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CONNECT WITH INGRID:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/harmernandes/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ingrid-harm-ernandes-5057773b/

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