Endometriosis, Health Coaching & Pilates: Episode 34 with Emily Elgar

I had the pleasure of meeting Emily at the World Endometriosis Congress in Edinburgh last May and I was delighted when she accepted my invitation to come on the podcast to discuss her approach to working with people with Endo We discussed: *what health coaching is (and isn't) and the difference between coaching, mentoring & being a clinician *the role of health coaching in supporting people with endometriosis and how it can be the missing link *Emily's defining question - why don't we do the things we know are good for us? *The many roles pilates can play in helping people with endo live well, from the breath and pelvic floor, to restoring movement and building resilience *how central sensitisation can affect people with endometriosis and using a mind-body strategy that has a focus on breath, awareness and exploring length and strength can help counteract the effects of nociplastic pain we discussed a great paper by Maddern et al (2020) titled 'Pain in Endometriosis' and we also discussed 'Thinking Fast & Slow' by Daniel Kahneman. You can find Emily on instagram as @thewomankindphysio and of course I'm there too as @michellelyons_muliebrity want to learn more about treating people with endometriosis? My online course on Female Pelvic Pain Rehab covers endometriosis, vulvodynia, pudendal neuralgia, interstitial cystitis and as well as all that - you also get the Functional Female Pelvic Anatomy course for free! You can find all the course info here! Until next time! Onwards & Upwards, Mx #celebratemuliebrity