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Pelvic PT Rising
by Nicole Cozean, PT, DPT, WCS & Jesse Cozean
Helping pelvic physical therapists improve as clinicians, in their careers or business, and their lives. Hosted by Dr. Nicole Cozean and Jesse Cozean, the founders of PelvicSanity physical therapy and the Pelvic PT Huddle, the podcast explores all aspects of pelvic physical therapy. You'll find the clinical pearls that Dr. Nicole teaches in her continuing education courses, the business and career advice that catapulted PelvicSanity into one of the largest cash-based physical therapy practices in the country, and living life as business owners and pelvic health advocates. And we'll be keeping it 100% real - and having some fun - along the way!
Episodes
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26 Years of Pelvic Health Lessons: An Interview with Tracy Sher
What does 26 years of treating complex pelvic pain teach you? And what happens when you decide it's time to step away from patient care? We're joined by Tracy Sher, founder and CEO of Pelvic Global (formerly Pelvic Guru), international educator, and one of the pioneers who helped shape how our...
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You Built the Business. Now Can You Step Away?
What happens when you hit the financial goals…but realize you still can't slow down? This episode was sparked by a business owner who had been in practice for five years, was financially successful, but felt like she still couldn't step back, stop grinding or really enjoy what she'd built. It got...
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Does Your Business Get Easier Each Year? Nicole vs. Jesse Debate!
The longer you own a business…the easier it should get, right? Well, Nicole and Jesse aren't so sure they agree. 😂 So we're debating it! 📈 On one hand, YOU get better every year. You know more. You've made mistakes. You've survived hard things. Problems that would have sent you spiraling five...
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5 Business Lessons From 5 Years of PelviCon
PelviCon is officially here! 🎉 Five years ago, PelviCon was basically an audacious idea: What if we built the pelvic health conference we always wished existed? Since then, we've sold out five years in a row, grown to more than 600 in-person attendees, built an incredible Live Virtual...
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There’s No Such Thing as a Simple Pelvic Health Patient: An Interview with Michelle Lyons
There’s no such thing as a simple pelvic health patient. Even the patient who walks in with “just a little stress incontinence” brings a history, a body, hormones, sleep, stress, previous injuries, bowel function, activity goals—and a whole lot more. And that's exactly why being a great pelvic...
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Your Business Doesn't Have to Grow
More revenue. More patients. More clinicians. More locations. We're constantly told that a "successful" business should always be getting bigger. But what if you don't actually want it to? 🤔 There are plenty of GREAT reasons not to grow. 👨👩👧👦 You're in a season where family needs more of...
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How to Actually Be an Evidence-Based Clinician: An Interview with Taryn Hallam
Reading research and actually understanding what it means for the patient in front of you are two VERY different things. And there may be nobody in pelvic health better at bridging that gap than Taryn Hallam. Taryn has essentially made research translation her full-time job—reading the enormous...
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What’s the Point If You Hate Your Business?
You can make great money. You can have control of your schedule. But…do you actually like the business you've created? 😬 In Part 3 of our Make the Business Work for You series, we're talking about the third major piece of upside you traded for when you became a business owner: satisfaction &...
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Are We Really Providing Whole-Person Care If We Ignore Spirituality? With Sinéad Dufour
We talk a lot about providing “whole-person care.” But are we actually doing it? And if we leave spirituality completely out of the conversation...can we really call our care whole-person? This is exactly the kind of question we love exploring with Dr. Sinéad Dufour. Sinéad is one of the...
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Make the Business Work For You - Time Freedom
You started your business for more freedom. So…why are you working more hours, answering messages on vacation, staying late for the one patient who "can only do 5pm," and feeling guilty anytime you need to change your schedule? 😬 In Part 2 of our Make the Business Work for You series, we're...
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Disrupting Sexual Health with Dr. Rachel Rubin
Dr. Rachel Rubin is changing the landscape of women’s health—and she’s not waiting around for permission. In this fiery conversation, we talk about why sexual medicine has been ignored for so long, the massive education gap around menopause and hormones, and Rachel’s work fighting to remove the…
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Make the Business Work For You - Financial Success
When you leave a job to start your own practice, you're making a pretty massive trade: You're trading consistency for upside. Gone is the predictable paycheck, the regular schedule, the structure someone else created for you, and the relative certainty of knowing what you're going to make. In...
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You Know His Research. But Do You Know Paul Hodges?
You might not immediately recognize the name Paul Hodges. But we can almost guarantee you've been taught his work. And if you're attending PelviCon (either in-person or with our Live Virtual option) you'll get the chance to learn from him directly! If you've learned that... 👉 The pelvic floor…
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Do You Actually Need a CRM? Fight for Simplicity.
When does a cash-based pelvic health practice actually need a fancy CRM? For most of us? Never. And yes—we've made this mistake ourselves. 😬 In this episode, we're breaking down what a CRM actually is, how it's different from your EMR and email platform, and why adding more technology often...
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Maternal Mortality, a Whole-Body Approach and Using Data: An Interview with Katherine Sylvester
How can we help save the lives of our pregnant and post-partum patients? What about doing more than just resolving their reported symptoms? We can't wait for you to hear this conversation with Katherine Sylvester - she has spent her entire career challenging the status quo and pushing for better...
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The Hardest Part of Hiring Your First Clinician
What if the first clinician you hire isn't as good as you? It's one of the biggest fears we hear from successful solopreneurs—and it's exactly what Nicole struggled with when we started growing PelvicSanity. Because hiring your first clinician isn't just adding another person to the schedule.…
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Rethinking Compression Garments & Diastasis: An Interview with Gráinne Donnelly
How do you challenge long-held beliefs in pelvic health? You ask better questions. This week, we're joined by Gráinne Donnelly—pelvic health physiotherapist, researcher, educator, editor-in-chief of the Journal of Pelvic, Obstetric and Gynaecological Physiotherapy, and one of this year's featured...
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The Biggest Mistake We Make with Downtraining
If you've ever felt like you've "tried downtraining" and your patient still isn't getting better... this episode is for you. We're also wrapping up our recent series on internal exams, the gold standard, and access to quality care before shifting back into one of our favorite clinical topics:...
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What's Changing in Endo Care? An Interview with Amy Stein
PelviCon '26 speaker Amy Stein has been one of the pioneers of modern pelvic health. She founded Beyond Basics Physical Therapy, one of the largest cash-based pelvic health practices in the country, authored the groundbreaking books Heal Pelvic Pain and Beating Endo, and has spent more than two...
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The 5 Levels of Care in Pelvic Health: What Is The Gold Standard?
Let's cut through the noise....If someone you loved needed pelvic floor therapy tomorrow, where would you send them? 🤔 Are there actually different levels of pelvic health care? We believe the answer is yes. The interesting part? Most pelvic therapists already act as though these different…
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What Do We Actually Gain From an Internal Pelvic Floor Evaluation?
To be honest, we never imagined we'd need to explain this. Fair warning: this episode gets a little nerdy. Over the last two episodes, we've talked about why we believe internal pelvic floor evaluation remains the gold standard in pelvic rehabilitation. This week, we're answering the obvious...
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What We're Getting Wrong About "Access to Care"
"Access to care" sounds like something everyone should support. So why do we think it's become one of the most misleading phrases in pelvic health? In this episode, we argue that we've been solving the wrong problem. Because the goal isn't access to care. The goal is access to quality care. We...
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Is Internal Evaluation + Treatment Still the Gold Standard?
Is internal evaluation the gold standard in pelvic health? We believe the answer is yes. Lately, we've seen more clinicians claiming that internal pelvic floor evaluation isn't necessary—or isn't the gold standard of pelvic rehab. We don't think this is just another social media debate. We think...
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Is an Online Business Really the Future?
"Everyone" seems to be saying the future is online. Create a course. Sell a membership. Telehealth in your pajamas. Stop trading your time for money. Retire on a beach. As owners of both a thriving brick-and-mortar practice and a successful online business, we wanted to share a reality check. In...
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Endometriosis Is a Team Sport: An Interview with Excision Specialist Dr. Stuparich
Endometriosis care is about so much more than surgery. In this episode, Nicole sits down with endometriosis excision surgeon Dr. Mallory Stuparich for a wide-ranging conversation on what it really takes to care for patients living with endometriosis. We discuss: The role of pelvic PT before and...
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Building a Business That Stands for Something: An Interview with Joy Noble
What if the biggest key to business success isn't strategy... but confidence? In this episode, we bring on Joy Noble, founder of Pelvic Pride, to talk about building a business with purpose, creating an incredible team culture, and having the courage to do things differently. A coach in our…
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Scaling Your Practice: An Interview with Hannah Strom
What does it really take to grow from a single treatment room into a thriving multi-location practice? In this episode, we sit down with Hannah Strom, founder of Awake Pelvic Health, to talk about the mindset, leadership, and intentional decisions that fueled her incredible growth. Hannah shares...
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Grace, Boundaries & Burnout - Real Story of Leaving a Job
Leaving a job is one of the trickiest moments in your career. Whether you're the employee or the employer, emotions run high, plans change quickly, and patients are caught in the middle. In this episode, we discuss a question that came up in the Pelvic PT Huddle and use it to explore what it…
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How Your Money Mindset Issues Are Holding You Back
You have money mindset issues. We do too. Every business owner does. The question isn't whether you have them... It's how much they're quietly holding your business back. In this episode, we unpack how money mindset shows up in pricing, hiring, investing, patient care, and even the…
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Why PelvicSanity Doesn't Have a Gym
Wait...you don't have a gym? It's a question we get all the time. Especially because when we redesigned our clinic from the ground up, we could have built anything we wanted. A dedicated gym space. Fancy equipment. Treadmills. Squat racks. All the toys. Instead? We made our treatment rooms…
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5 Principles for Long-Term Business Success
After working with more than 900 pelvic rehab business owners, we've noticed something: The people who have long-term success aren't necessarily the most talented, charismatic, or the best clinicians. They're the most consistent. In this episode, we break down the five biggest principles we've…
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Why Running Late Isn't Being Nice or Valuable to Your Patient
Do you run late with your patients? Most clinicians do. And almost all of them think it's either helping or 'not that big a deal'. It's not. In this episode, we break down why running late is one of the most damaging habits in clinical practice—for you, your patients, and your business. We…
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Converting Leads to Paying Patients - Your Conversion System
Getting leads is only the first step. The next part is turning those leads into paying patients. And this is where many of us struggle. In this episode, we break down the conversion system that takes someone from "I'm interested" to actually showing up for an evaluation. We cover: Why scripts are...
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Complex Patients Need Simple Interventions
What if the answer for your most complex patient...was actually simpler than you think? In this episode, we share a favorite clinical principle and one that we train on at PelvicSanity... The more complex the patient, the simpler the intervention. Because when someone has seen multiple providers,...
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The 10 Marketing Mistakes Costing You Patients
Why isn't your schedule full? The first place to look is whether we are getting enough leads. We break down the 10 biggest marketing and sales mistakes pelvic rehab business owners make—and how to fix them. From not tracking your numbers to relying too heavily on social media, these mistakes...
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The Great Kegel Debate (Part 3): With Michelle Lyons
Should we be anti-Kegel? Has the pendulum swung too far? We brought on the one and only Michelle Lyons to continue the conversation. It deserved a Part 3, and there's no one else we'd rather deep dive into the topic with than Michelle. We cover: Why Kegels and pelvic floor muscle training are NOT...
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How to Unlock the Hidden Potential in Your Business
Many of us have the feeling there’s more potential in the business…we just don't know how to unlock it. What got us to this level of success isn't enough to take us to the next. We start to feel stuck, or wonder 'is this it?' Working harder than ever. Stressing about the business. Trying to do…
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Birth Prep Isn't Birth Education: An Interview with Gina Conley of Mamaste Fit
Are we trying to do too much as pelvic rehab providers? That might be an uncomfortable question. Because when it comes to birth prep, many of us genuinely want to help our patients have the best experience possible. But where does our expertise end? And where does someone else's begin? In this...
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When the Dream of Time Freedom Turns to a Nightmare
One of the biggest reasons people start a business… is freedom. Freedom to: Work the hours you want Pick your kids up from school Travel Control your schedule But somewhere along the way… the dream turns into a nightmare. You started the business for freedom, but... 👉 You’re working constantly…
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Endometriosis, Fertility & Surgery: An Interview with Dr. Sadikah Behbehani
How many of your patients might have endometriosis… and no one has said it out loud yet? Because that’s happening. A lot. In this episode, Nicole sits down with one of the only physicians in the country trained in both endometriosis excision surgery and reproductive endocrinology—Dr. Sadikah...
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Revenue vs Profit - Where you Need to Be
Revenue is vanity. Profit is reality. And most business owners are focused on the wrong number. In this episode, we break down one of the biggest mindset shifts in business: 👉 Revenue is how much money your business brings in 👉 Profit is how much actually ends up in your pocket And the…
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What Trauma-Informed Care Really Means: An Interview with Krystyna Holland
Are you truly practicing trauma-informed care… or just assuming you are? Because there’s a big difference. And most of us were never actually trained in it. In this episode, Nicole sits down with pelvic PT, researcher, and educator Krystyna Holland to break down what trauma-informed care really...
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The Courage of Little Leaps: An Interview with Kyle Hartman
What if growing your business didn’t require one big leap… …but a series of small, courageous ones? Because that’s how most successful practices are actually built. In this episode, Jesse sits down with Rising CEO coach and practice owner Kyle Hartman to talk about what it really looks like to...
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Beyond the Obvious: An Interview with Anna Hartman
Are you actually treating the right thing… or just what’s obvious? Because those are very different. And if you’re missing the real driver of your patient’s symptoms… No amount of exercises, techniques, or experience is going to fix it. In this episode, Nicole sits down with athletic trainer and...
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Is Your Problem Supply or Demand?
Is supply or demand the bigger problem in your business? Because if you don’t know the answer to that… You’re probably working on the wrong thing. We see this all the time. Business owners are busy, putting in effort, trying to grow… …but focusing on an area that isn’t actually the bottleneck. In...
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The Real Reason We Created the Prolapse Symposium
Prolapse is one of the most talked-about conditions in pelvic health right now. And also one of the most misunderstood. In this episode, we take you behind the scenes of the PelviCon Prolapse Symposium — why we created it, how it’s different, and why this topic needed a deeper dive. Because the...
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Starting Your Practice the Right Way
Starting your own practice isn’t actually that hard. But building one you actually want to run? That’s where most people get it wrong. In this episode, we walk through a high-level roadmap for starting your practice — based on the exact framework we’ve used to help hundreds of pelvic health...
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Why Is Prolapse So Hard to Treat?
Prolapse should be simple… right? Strengthen the pelvic floor, support the organs, and move on. Except that’s not what actually happens. In this episode, we break down why prolapse is one of the most complex conditions we treat — and why so many clinicians feel stuck. We cover: Why prolapse is...
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7 Reasons Nicole Never Wanted to Start a Business
Starting your own practice gets talked about a lot. But what doesn’t get talked about? 👉 The reasons not to do it. In this episode, we break down the 7 reasons Nicole never wanted to start her own business — and why, for a long time, staying an employee was actually the better choice. We cover:...
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Do You Dread Certain Patients? Let's Fix That
Ever looked at your schedule and thought… “Ugh… that patient.” You’re not alone. Dreading certain patients is something almost every pelvic PT or OT experiences — but it’s not something we talk about enough. In this episode, we break down: The subtle signs you might be dreading certain patients...
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Helping pelvic physical therapists improve as clinicians, in their careers or business, and their lives. Hosted by Dr. Nicole Cozean and Jesse Cozean, the founders of PelvicSanity physical therapy and the Pelvic PT Huddle, the podcast explores all aspects of pelvic physical therapy. You'll find the clinical pearls that Dr. Nicole teaches in her continuing education courses, the business and career advice that catapulted PelvicSanity into one of the largest cash-based physical therapy practices in the country, and living life as business owners and pelvic health advocates. And we'll be keeping it 100% real - and having some fun - along the way!
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Helping pelvic physical therapists improve as clinicians, in their careers or business, and their lives. Hosted by Dr. Nicole Cozean and Jesse Cozean, the founders of PelvicSanity physical therapy and the Pelvic PT Huddle, the podcast explores all aspects of pelvic physical therapy. You'll find the...
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