MICHELLE LYONS- Female Sport & Menopause

Send us Fan MailToday I speak with Michelle Lyons, a physical therapist for 30 years. She is passionate about women’s health, with a particular focus on hormonal health & its influence on pelvic & musculoskeletal health throughout the female lifecycle. She lives in Ireland and teaches nationally, internationally, and online. She consults for various organizations including Sport Ireland and FIFA and was proud to contribute to their recent publication, the Female Health Project Snapshot. She started her career in sports med but after her own obstetric misadventures, changed focus to women’s health, and is now working at the interface of both! She is passionate about promoting female pelvic health to everyone, everywhere, every time.We talk about:-women are not small men-keeping women in sport-importance of strength training-sleep hygiene-prioritizing your needs-be willing to adapt-consistency over perfection-under-fueling and under-recovering-tracking your cycleTime Stamps1:00 Introduction3:17 working with FIFA9:55 leveraging sport to have conversation12:32 clinical considerations17:00 the importance of sleep25:34 making time for your own needs31:40 finding your patient’s goals41:40 working around perfection mindset50:44 educating about women’s health sooner59:59 women’s health is not a niche topic66:41 rapid fire questionsCONNECT WITH CARRIEIG: https://www.instagram.com/carriepagliano/Website: https://carriepagliano.comCONNECT WITH MICHELLEIG: https://www.instagram.com/michellelyons_muliebrity/Website: CelebrateMuliebrity.comThe Active Mom Podcast — a real mom's guide to pregnancy, postpartum, perimenopause & beyond, for active moms and the professionals who help them get there.Quick-hit conversations with moms, providers, and researchers... because you don't have a lot of free time (you're probably listening at 1.5x right now).Follow so you don't miss an episode. Rate & review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ — it's how the next mom searching for these answers actually finds them. Share it with the friend who needs it.Questions or topic requests? DM me 💌