The Pelvic Power Podcast

Penny Petersson
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A lifestyle and pelvic healing podcast for people living with pelvic pain who want tools, support, and a space to feel seen. Each episode blends practical guidance with nervous system support, mind-body practices, and empowering conversations. You’ll hear stories, tips, and real-life insights from experts and people just like you — so you feel less alone and more equipped to navigate pain, intimacy, daily life, and your next steps in healing. Don't forget to subscribe, rate & review!

  1. 72. Why “Just Relax” Isn’t the Answer for Pelvic Pain

    7H AGO

    72. Why “Just Relax” Isn’t the Answer for Pelvic Pain

    Welcome back, lovelyI! f you live with pelvic pain, chances are you’ve heard some version of this advice before: “Just relax.” But if it were that simple, you would have done it already. This episode is a reflection on the deeper layers of pain: stress, nervous system regulation, emotions, life experiences, and the ways our bodies hold onto what we’ve been through. Inside this conversation, we talk about: how stress and emotional experiences can influence pelvic painwhy “relaxing” isn’t a switch you can simply turn onhow learning to understand your body and nervous system can change your healing journeythe connection between emotions, fascia, and the bodywhy pelvic healing is not just physical — it’s a lifestyle This episode is a gentle invitation to look at your body with more curiosity, compassion, and awareness. Because healing from pelvic pain isn’t about forcing yourself to relax — it’s about learning how to truly support your body. Get your free Pelvic Relief Bingo Card ➡️ click here! If you want more support on your journey, come join us for weekly classes! Inside the Pelvic Health Yoga Membership, you’ll find pelvic floor yoga, breathwork, myofascial release, and a supportive community to help you move through pain with more ease. ✨ Join here and start your 7-day free trial Any takeaways? Send them my way - @wellbeing.by.penny Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-pelvic-power-podcast/donations

    20 min
  2. 71. Habit Stacking for Pelvic Pain: Making Support Easier

    MAR 5

    71. Habit Stacking for Pelvic Pain: Making Support Easier

    Welcome back! In this episode of The Pelvic Power Podcast, we’re talking about something so simple — and so powerful: habit stacking. Because let’s be honest… sometimes we forget to moisturize, forget our treatments, skip the stretches, or just don’t feel like doing the things that support our pelvic health. Not because we don’t care, but because we’re human. This episode is about making pelvic care easier by weaving it into what you’re already doing — brushing your teeth, getting out of the shower, sitting down, watching TV, getting into bed. Inside this episode, you’ll hear: • how to make treatments feel less overwhelming • simple ways to invite movement into everyday life • why five breaths actually count • why this is a lifestyle, not a quick fix • and how to support your pelvis without adding pressure If you’ve ever thought, “I know what I should be doing… I’m just not doing it,” this episode is for you. Enjoy 🤍 Get your free meditation ➡️ click here! If you want more support on your journey, come join us for weekly classes! Inside the Pelvic Health Yoga Membership, you’ll find pelvic floor yoga, breathwork, myofascial release, and a supportive community to help you move through pain with more ease. ✨ Join here and start your 7-day free trial Any takeaways? Send them my way - @wellbeing.by.penny Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-pelvic-power-podcast/donations

    20 min
  3. 70. Lichen Sclerosus: When the Skin Looks Fine But You’re Still in Pain (Part 2)

    FEB 26

    70. Lichen Sclerosus: When the Skin Looks Fine But You’re Still in Pain (Part 2)

    Welcome back! In Part 2 of this conversation with Jaclyn from The Lost Labia Chronicles, we dive into one of the most confusing and frustrating experiences people with lichen sclerosus face: Being told “your skin looks great” — while you’re still in pain. Jaclyn is the Director of The Lost Labia Chronicles, a knowledge-sharing hub for evidence-based lichen sclerosus information and peer support. She is also a content creator, executive board member, and chief research and provider relations officer for Lichen Sclerosus Support Network, an LS not-for-profit. She is actively involved in lichen sclerosus research and is passionate about advocating for the community and helping those with LS thrive. In this episode, we talk about: how scarring and fusing can cause pain even in remissionwhy steroids can’t reverse existing structural changesthe difference between vaginal yeast and vulvar yeast (and why it’s often missed)dermatitis, embedded yeast, and product reactionspelvic floor tension and nerve painwhy doctors need to get curious instead of dismissivewhat you can ask for while waiting for answersmasturbation, toys, and when to pausefinding knowledgeable providers Such a lovely conversation to tune into if you live with lichen sclerosus. Know that in this space, you are so, so seen. Jaclyn's Instagram Jaclyn's website Jaclyn's YouTube Free Lichen Sclerosus e-book 1:1 Support Calls with Jaclyn Lichen Sclerosus Support Network If you want more support on your journey, come join us for weekly yoga classes! Inside the Pelvic Health Yoga Membership, you’ll find pelvic floor yoga, breathwork, myofascial release, and a supportive community to help you move through pain with more ease. ✨ Join here and start your 7-day free trial Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-pelvic-power-podcast/donations

    26 min
  4. 69. Lichen Sclerosus: The Questions Everyone Is Asking (Part 1)

    FEB 19

    69. Lichen Sclerosus: The Questions Everyone Is Asking (Part 1)

    Welcome back! In this episode of The Pelvic Power Podcast, Jaclyn, the voice behind The Lost Labia Chronicles, is joining us for the first part of a two-part conversation all about living with lichen sclerosus. Jaclyn is the Director of The Lost Labia Chronicles, a knowledge-sharing hub for evidence-based lichen sclerosus information and peer support. She is also a content creator, executive board member, and chief research and provider relations officer for Lichen Sclerosus Support Network, an LS not-for-profit. She is actively involved in lichen sclerosus research and is passionate about advocating for the community and helping those with LS thrive. This episode is shaped entirely by questions from the community, and in this first part we dive into: topical steroid treatment and the steroid ladderwhy clobetasol isn’t the only optionhow potency, frequency, and texture matternavigating maintenance vs flaresmoisturizer choices and why what works for you is what matters mostthe difference between signs and symptomswhat “remission” actually means — and why pain can still exist even when skin looks healthy If you live with lichen sclerosus, and you want to learn more about your condition and how to support yourself, this episode is for you! Enjoy 🤍 Part 2 will continue this discussion and explore what happens when symptoms, pain, and lived experience don’t neatly match clinical definitions - and so much more. Jaclyn's Instagram Jaclyn's website Jaclyn's YouTube Free Lichen Sclerosus e-book 1:1 Support Calls with Jaclyn Lichen Sclerosus Support Network If you want more support on your journey, come join us for weekly yoga classes! Inside the Pelvic Health Yoga Membership, you’ll find pelvic floor yoga, breathwork, myofascial release, and a supportive community to help you move through pain with more ease. ✨ Join here and start your 7-day free trial Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-pelvic-power-podcast/donations

    23 min
  5. 68. Living with Pelvic Pain: Self-Love & Goddess energy

    FEB 12

    68. Living with Pelvic Pain: Self-Love & Goddess energy

    Welcome back to another episode! This episode is landing here for you just in time for Valentine's Day! Let's put some focus on You, and how you can make yourself feel extra loved this time of year - whether you're single or not, you are important! If you live with pelvic pain, give yourself permission to: Take yourself on a dateTreat yourself like the goddess you are..and let's make it magical along the way! Get your Self-Love, Self-Compassion Pelvic Relief Bingo card ➡️ Download it for free. If you want more support on your journey, come join us for weekly classes! Inside the Pelvic Health Yoga Membership, you’ll find pelvic floor yoga, breathwork, myofascial release, and a supportive community to help you move through pain with more ease. ✨ Join here and start your 7-day free trial Any takeaways? Send them my way - @wellbeing.by.penny Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-pelvic-power-podcast/donations

    21 min
  6. 67. Finding Glimmers for Less Pelvic Pain

    FEB 5

    67. Finding Glimmers for Less Pelvic Pain

    Welcome back! In this episode of The Pelvic Power Podcast, we explore the idea of glimmers — the small moments that help the nervous system feel safe, present, and supported. Today we dive into: how glimmers support nervous system regulationwhy noticing safety matters when living with chronic pelvic painusing breath and awareness to reconnect with your bodyfinding small moments of ease in everyday lifeallowing the good moments to matter, too This episode isn’t about ignoring pain or pretending everything is fine. It’s about expanding your awareness so your body has more opportunities to settle, soften, and feel supported. If you’re curious how small shifts in attention can support your pelvic healing journey, this episode is for you. If you want more support on your journey, come join us for weekly classes! Inside the Pelvic Health Yoga Membership, you’ll find pelvic floor yoga, breathwork, myofascial release, and a supportive community to help you move through pain with more ease. ✨ Join here and start your 7-day free trial Any takeaways? Send them my way - @wellbeing.by.penny Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-pelvic-power-podcast/donations

    18 min
  7. 66. This Is Your Sign

    JAN 29

    66. This Is Your Sign

    Welcome back to another episode of the Pelvic Power Podcast, and welcome back to another episode of This Is Your Sign! With these episodes you will not know what it's about until you click play, to make it more magical! ✨ Today we'll talk about: the 5 different ways this is important for pelvic painhow you are so much more than your painbuilding body awareness in everyday momentssupporting your nervous system through simple practicestrusting intuition and honoring what your body actually needsmaking this healing journey feel more human, curious, and even a little fun This conversation isn’t about fixing yourself, it's about getting to know yourself a bit better! So wherever you’re listening from let this be your sign 🫶🏽 If you want more support on your journey, come join us for weekly classes! Inside the Pelvic Health Yoga Membership, you’ll find pelvic floor yoga, breathwork, myofascial release, and a supportive community to help you move through pain with more ease. ✨ Join here and start your 7-day free trial Any takeaways? Send them my way - @wellbeing.by.penny Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-pelvic-power-podcast/donations

    20 min
  8. 65. Making Your Pelvic Tools Feel Supportive

    JAN 22

    65. Making Your Pelvic Tools Feel Supportive

    Welcome back! In this episode of The Pelvic Power Podcast, we’re talking about how to make working with pelvic tools like dilators and wands feel more supportive, embodied, and human. If you have a set of dilators quietly collecting dust in a drawer (no judgment), this conversation is for you. Rather than focusing on “doing it right,” this episode explores how pelvic floor yoga, breathwork, body awareness, and nervous system support can help you feel safer, more connected, and more at ease in your body before, during, and after using pelvic tools. Today you'll hear about: preparing your body and nervous systemnoticing what your body is communicatingbuilding awareness you can bring into pelvic physio sessionssoftening the emotional side of this workcreating a more trusting relationship with your pelvis..and so much more! You can access a free meditation here that you can use before your tool practice, plus you'll hear about a few supportive resources to help you feel more comfortable along the way. This episode is for anyone navigating pelvic pain, rebuilding trust with their body, or wanting pelvic care to feel less medical and more compassionate. ✨ Resources mentioned in this episode:  Free Meditation: Trust Your BodyIris Lube [affiliate link]: Use code PENNY10 for a discount I hope you enjoy this episode 🫶🏽 Any takeaways? Send them my way - @wellbeing.by.penny You deserve to experience less pelvic tension & pain.. Inside the Pelvic Health Yoga Membership, you’ll find guided yoga, breathwork, and a supportive community to help you move through pain with more ease. ✨ Join here and start your 7-day free trial Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-pelvic-power-podcast/donations

    25 min
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A lifestyle and pelvic healing podcast for people living with pelvic pain who want tools, support, and a space to feel seen. Each episode blends practical guidance with nervous system support, mind-body practices, and empowering conversations. You’ll hear stories, tips, and real-life insights from experts and people just like you — so you feel less alone and more equipped to navigate pain, intimacy, daily life, and your next steps in healing. Don't forget to subscribe, rate & review!

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  • Creator
    Penny Petersson
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    72
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © All rights reserved.
  • Show Website
    The Pelvic Power Podcast

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