1 hr 4 min

54. Why Pelvic Health is a Feminist Issue │ Adelaide Meadow Whose Body Is It

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Today I speak with my friend Adelaide Meadow. Adelaide is a traditional midwife, functional medicine practitioner & women's movement specialist. Adelaide's work challenges everything you’ve been taught about the female pelvis. Adelaide believes that pelvic health is the apex of women’s wellbeing and discusses why women need to prioritize it, even if our doctors, yoga teachers and other wellness experts won’t.

According to Adelaide this is not just a matter of health - this is a feminist issue. As young girls doing ballet and gymnastics, we're instructed to tuck our tailbones and suck in our ribcage, advice that contradicts our natural physiological alignment. This continues into adulthood where we’re often told to exercise and move like men. Whether we're squeezing into skinny jeans and high wasted leggings or constantly sucking in our bellies the message is clear: be smaller and take up less space. We discuss in depth how our female socialization undermines our vitality and why taking back our pelvic health can mean taking back our power.

Adelaide's course: 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙩𝙝 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙁𝙚𝙢𝙖𝙡𝙚 𝘽𝙤𝙙𝙮

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Today I speak with my friend Adelaide Meadow. Adelaide is a traditional midwife, functional medicine practitioner & women's movement specialist. Adelaide's work challenges everything you’ve been taught about the female pelvis. Adelaide believes that pelvic health is the apex of women’s wellbeing and discusses why women need to prioritize it, even if our doctors, yoga teachers and other wellness experts won’t.

According to Adelaide this is not just a matter of health - this is a feminist issue. As young girls doing ballet and gymnastics, we're instructed to tuck our tailbones and suck in our ribcage, advice that contradicts our natural physiological alignment. This continues into adulthood where we’re often told to exercise and move like men. Whether we're squeezing into skinny jeans and high wasted leggings or constantly sucking in our bellies the message is clear: be smaller and take up less space. We discuss in depth how our female socialization undermines our vitality and why taking back our pelvic health can mean taking back our power.

Adelaide's course: 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙩𝙝 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙁𝙚𝙢𝙖𝙡𝙚 𝘽𝙤𝙙𝙮

Follow Adelaide on Instagram

Support the Podcast

Whosebodyisit.com

Time by ASHUTOSH Music promoted by Free Stock Music Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License

1 hr 4 min

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