Healing At Your Core Podcast

BreeAnn Allred

Healing at Your Core is a podcast for women seeking trusted answers about pelvic health, recovery, and whole-body wellness. Hosted by pelvic floor physical therapist Bree Allred, PT, the show helps women better understand their bodies, restore confidence, and discover that healing is possible at every stage of life. Millions of women quietly live with symptoms they believe they simply have to accept. Leakage, pelvic pain, painful intimacy, postpartum recovery, and the physical changes of perimenopause and menopause are common, but they are not normal. Healing at Your Core creates a space for honest conversations that replace uncertainty with understanding and empower women to take the next step toward lasting healing. At Aylara Pelvic Health, we believe every woman deserves answers, compassionate care, and a clear path forward. Healing begins with understanding your body, not accepting unnecessary suffering. Through evidence-based education and personalized care, we help women move beyond symptoms and reclaim comfort, confidence, and quality of life. Hosted by BreeAnn Allred, PT, DPT, PRPC, founder of Aylara Pelvic Health and one of Utah's first pelvic floor physical therapists, this podcast is grounded in more than 20 years of clinical experience helping thousands of women restore their health through non-surgical, evidence-based care. Each episode features conversations with pelvic health specialists, physicians, wellness professionals, and other trusted experts covering pelvic floor health, pregnancy and postpartum recovery, menopause, movement, whole-body wellness, and the latest evidence-based approaches to healing. Every discussion provides practical guidance you can apply to better understand your body, advocate for your health, and make informed decisions about your care. Our mission is simple: to normalize conversations about pelvic health, eliminate the shame surrounding pelvic dysfunction, and help every woman know that healing is possible. Subscribe to Healing at Your Core for trusted conversations, expert guidance, and practical insights that help you restore comfort, confidence, and connection, because healing starts at your core.

Episodes

  1. 6d ago

    Pelvic Floor-Friendly Strength Training with Alicia Wood

    Pelvic floor physical therapist Bree Allred hosts Healing at Your Core with guest Alicia Wood, a certified personal trainer specializing in pregnancy/postpartum fitness and menopause coaching at Aylara Pelvic Health, discussing pelvic floor-friendly strength training and the clinic’s PT–trainer collaboration. Alicia shares her own history of leakage and urgency, common workout mistakes such as normalizing exercise leakage and excessive glute clenching during lifts, and emphasizes that “common is not normal.” They critique diet culture, “bounce back” messaging, and extreme training that can raise stress and lead to burnout, advocating sustainable routines (often 2–3 days/week, even 30 minutes). They cover menstrual-cycle-informed training, beginner programming (breathwork, mobility, activation, power, strength, conditioning, cooldown), postpartum return-to-exercise guidance with gradual progression and symptom monitoring, myths about pregnancy strength training, and when to see pelvic floor PT versus a trainer; Bree notes a symptom quiz and virtual services at https://aylarapelvichealth.com/ 00:00 Fitness Junk Trends 00:28 Podcast Intro 00:53 Meet Alicia Wood 03:24 Why She Specialized 04:50 Workout Mistakes 07:36 Healthy Routine Basics 09:21 Ditch Diet Culture 13:01 Cycle Based Training 15:03 Beginner Strength Plan 19:11 Postpartum Return Tips 21:33 Ease Back In 22:21 Personalized Postpartum Plans 23:55 Strength Training Benefits 25:18 Pregnancy Training Myths 26:45 Trainer vs Pelvic PT 28:35 Pressure Management Basics 30:29 Rehab to Wellness Handoff 32:55 Finding the Right Provider 35:39 Safe Space and Symptom Talk 38:03 Mission and Next Steps Thank you for listening to Healing at Your Core. If today's conversation resonated with you, please share this episode with someone who could benefit from it. Every share helps us reach more women who may be silently living with symptoms they think they have to accept, when healing is truly possible. Have a wonderful day. Bree Allred, PT, DPT, PRPC "Common does not mean normal. Healing begins when we start the conversation." CONNECT with Bree & Access Trusted Pelvic Health Resources Discover expert education, practical tools, and evidence-based guidance designed to help you better understand your body and take the next step toward healing. You'll also gain access to valuable resources and become part of a supportive community of women who are restoring comfort, confidence, and quality of life through every season. Join FREE at: www.aylarapelvichealth.com Follow Bree on Social Media: Facebook | Instagram | YouTube | LinkedIn Bonus Resource: Schedule your FREE Discovery Call and learn how personalized pelvic floor physical therapy can help you restore movement, comfort, and confidence. About Guest Alicia is a Certified Personal Trainer, Pregnancy & Postpartum Fitness Specialist, and Certified Menopause Coaching Specialist. She is passionate about helping women build strength, confidence, and resilience through every stage of life. Her approach emphasizes safe, effective strength training that supports long-term health, empowers women to trust their bodies, and makes fitness both practical and sustainable. Whether clients are preparing for pregnancy, recovering postpartum, navigating menopause, or simply striving to become stronger, Alicia is dedicated to helping them achieve their goals with confidence. Links Website https://alyarapelvichealth.com

    Pelvic Floor-Friendly Strength Training with Alicia Wood
  2. Jul 16

    Common Doesn't Mean Normal with BreeAnn Allred

    In this episode of Healing at Your Core, host Bree Allred, PT, DPT, PRPC introduces listeners to the often overlooked world of pelvic health and explains why pelvic floor dysfunction should never be accepted as a normal part of life. Drawing from more than 20 years of clinical experience, Bree shares her personal journey into pelvic floor physical therapy and explains how pregnancy, childbirth, menopause, aging, and everyday life can affect the pelvic floor. She also discusses the many symptoms connected to pelvic dysfunction, including bladder issues, bowel dysfunction, pelvic pain, painful intimacy, prolapse, and core weakness. Throughout the episode, Bree breaks down pelvic floor anatomy in simple, easy-to-understand language while emphasizing one powerful message: common does not mean normal. She explains how pelvic floor physical therapy provides evidence-based, non-surgical solutions that help women regain comfort, confidence, and quality of life. Timestamps: 00:00 — Welcome and why pelvic health conversations matter 01:02 — Bree's journey into pelvic floor physical therapy 02:28 — Why women experience pelvic floor dysfunction throughout life 04:14 — Understanding pelvic floor anatomy and its role in the body 10:26 — Common symptoms and conditions treated with pelvic floor therapy 16:00 — Pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum recovery, and prolapse 20:20 — Final thoughts and how to determine if pelvic floor therapy is right for you Thank you for listening to Healing at Your Core. If today's conversation resonated with you, please share this episode with someone who could benefit from it. Every share helps us reach more women who may be silently living with symptoms they think they have to accept, when healing is truly possible. Have a wonderful day. Bree Allred, PT, DPT, PRPC "Common does not mean normal. Healing begins when we start the conversation." CONNECT with Bree & Access Trusted Pelvic Health Resources Discover expert education, practical tools, and evidence-based guidance designed to help you better understand your body and take the next step toward healing. You'll also gain access to valuable resources and become part of a supportive community of women who are restoring comfort, confidence, and quality of life through every season. Join FREE at: www.aylarapelvichealth.com Follow Bree on Social Media: Facebook | Instagram | YouTube | LinkedIn Bonus Resource: Schedule your FREE Discovery Call and learn how personalized pelvic floor physical therapy can help you restore movement, comfort, and confidence.

    Common Doesn't Mean Normal with BreeAnn Allred

About

Healing at Your Core is a podcast for women seeking trusted answers about pelvic health, recovery, and whole-body wellness. Hosted by pelvic floor physical therapist Bree Allred, PT, the show helps women better understand their bodies, restore confidence, and discover that healing is possible at every stage of life. Millions of women quietly live with symptoms they believe they simply have to accept. Leakage, pelvic pain, painful intimacy, postpartum recovery, and the physical changes of perimenopause and menopause are common, but they are not normal. Healing at Your Core creates a space for honest conversations that replace uncertainty with understanding and empower women to take the next step toward lasting healing. At Aylara Pelvic Health, we believe every woman deserves answers, compassionate care, and a clear path forward. Healing begins with understanding your body, not accepting unnecessary suffering. Through evidence-based education and personalized care, we help women move beyond symptoms and reclaim comfort, confidence, and quality of life. Hosted by BreeAnn Allred, PT, DPT, PRPC, founder of Aylara Pelvic Health and one of Utah's first pelvic floor physical therapists, this podcast is grounded in more than 20 years of clinical experience helping thousands of women restore their health through non-surgical, evidence-based care. Each episode features conversations with pelvic health specialists, physicians, wellness professionals, and other trusted experts covering pelvic floor health, pregnancy and postpartum recovery, menopause, movement, whole-body wellness, and the latest evidence-based approaches to healing. Every discussion provides practical guidance you can apply to better understand your body, advocate for your health, and make informed decisions about your care. Our mission is simple: to normalize conversations about pelvic health, eliminate the shame surrounding pelvic dysfunction, and help every woman know that healing is possible. Subscribe to Healing at Your Core for trusted conversations, expert guidance, and practical insights that help you restore comfort, confidence, and connection, because healing starts at your core.