CELEBRATE MULIEBRITY
MICHELLE LYONS
HELPING WOMEN LIVE WELL
ABOUT ME
Michelle Lyons graduated from University College Dublin’s Physiotherapy programme in 1994; since then she has completed postgraduate training in Health Coaching & Nutrition (University of Galway) and Innovation & Enterprise (Trinity College Dublin) as well as a certificate in Integrative Herbal Medicine from the University of Arizona and teacher trainings in Pilates, Yoga and Mindfulness as a therapeutic intervention. She has lived and worked in both Ireland and the US and as well as membership in the Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists, she is also licensed as a Physical Therapist by the state of Connecticut. She has been faculty for many continuing education institutions, including the Pelvic Obstetric & Gynaecological Physiotherapy Association, Medbridge Education and Herman & Wallace, The Pelvic Rehab Institute.
She is a highly regarded teacher and has presented at many international conferences including the International Continence Society, the International Pelvic Pain Society, CSM for the APTA, Pelvicon, Therapy Expo, the British Pelvic Floor Society, Pelvic Health Solutions symposium (Canada), the Kuwait Women’s Health Conference, the Turkish Gastroenterology conference as well as three teaching tours of Australia/New Zealand/Singapore. She is a women’s health consultant for FIFA, and was a contributor to their 2023 Female Athlete Snapshot; she consults in women’s health with Sport Ireland and the Irish Martial Arts Commission.
what is muliebrity manifesto?
That women deserve better healthcare. That feeling comfort, safety and joy in our bodies is not only attainable, but our birthright.
- That having fears, concerns or problems dismissed by healthcare providers as 'part of being a woman/ having babies/getting older' is unacceptable.
- That a knowledgeable woman is an empowered woman.
- That the healthcare providers who serve women need better education; information that is up to date, evidence based, compassionate and tailored to the individual woman and all the women we serve.
"My goal is to fill your treatment toolbox with up to date evidence based strategies - that work!"
My Aim
I want you to feel competent and confident so no matter what issue your female clients come to you with - pain, bladder or bowel issues, menstrual, maternal or menopausal problems - you have the resources here to help
READY TO GET STARTED?
MODULE ONE
All About Menstrual Health-
What's happening, how to know if something's wrong AND what we can do about it!
MODULE TWO
All About Maternal Health-
Again, starting with the hormonal changes but then taking that through real life- how can we effectively manage issues like pelvic girdle pain, diastasis, postnatal pelvic health and helping women live well during and after their maternal journeys?
MODULE THREE
All About Menopausal Health-
This is a huge topic but I want to break this down into super-practical, manageable and actionable steps! We'll go from peri to post menopause, looking at hormones, musculoskeletal and pelvic health, optimizing metabolic function, banishing brain fog and fatigue and there's a bonus lecture on female sexual health at menopause.
NOW ONLINE
This is a BIG course- and I make no apologies!!! We cover Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome, Vulvar Pain, Sexual Health, Menstrual Health/Dysfunction, Endometriosis...and more.
Did I mention there's also a section on Female Colorectal Function and Dysfunction, covering constipation, IBS, IBD and anorectal pain drivers?
Did I also mention that as a special thank you, I'm including the Female Pelvic Anatomy Course FOR FREE?!
ARE YOU CONFIDENT IN TREATING YOUR FEMALE PELVIC ONCOLOGY CLIENTS?
Do you confidently understand the effects of treatment for gynae, bowel and bladder cancers?
With increasing awareness of the importance of ERAS, do you have the skills to take you from prehab to rehab, including manual therapy, exercise prescription and lifestyle strategies?
If you are passionate about helping women live well during & after pelvic cancer, then this might be the course for you!
DID YOU KNOW...
Women are FAR more likely to deal with issues such as posterior pelvic floor muscle dysfunctions, anal continence (hello childbirth!) and IBS (which affects TWICE as many women as men?)
That the Gut/Brain Axis, which is modulated in large part by the Vagus information super highway is VERY responsive to changes in nutrition, stress management and some surprising exercise strategies?
That medications for conditions like Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Inflammatory Bowel Disease may be good at suppressing symptoms…but lasting relief (and maybe disease remission) comes from evidence based lifestyle strategies? (*not saying don’t take meds, but I am saying…use the evidence to help live better and calm down distressing drivers…and maybe then discuss the need for meds with your dr)
That understanding the coccyx is VITAL for female pelvic health – and there’s so much we can do to make the coccyx calm down with external as well as internal strategies
My latest course, Bowel Health & Women’s Health explores all of this and more.
It's the second most common surgical procedure women go through...
...but one of the least talked about, in terms of prehab and rehab strategies for pelvic, musculoskeletal, cardiovascular and mental health
This course goes all the way from education about the different types of hysterectomy, to preparing body, mind and home for surgery, short term strategies for pain management, wound healing, bowel health and breath work to the longer term pathways for musculoskeletal health, scar mobility, pelvic & sexual health and risk reduction.
THIS IS THE COURSE I WISH I HAD WHEN I STARTED TREATING WOMEN WITH BREAST CANCER
So much information is given to women during treatment for breast cancer...but not enough attention is being paid to optimizing recovery, until now!
This course will fill your toolbox so you can work with women on their breast cancer journey safely and confidently, with a strong focus on the treatments, their side effects and an integrated approach to bringing manual therapy, exercise prescription and a biopsychosocial approach under one course umbrella.
SO THIS COURSE IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT...
The first module is about the background info- why is back pain different for women? But then we quickly move into a six week movement strategy programme- that comes with a marketing powerpoint so it's just about ready to go for your business! In addition, there's the Better Breathing coursework- if you're a nerd like me who likes the background on the anatomy of physiology of breathing, and why breathing is important in the management of back pain... AS WELL as the manual therapy and movement strategies I've used over 3 decades working in rehab. It's an entirely external course so hopefully it will really help fill your toolbox for one of the leading causes of disability globally...and why women's back pain is different!
episode 2 (with sue croft)
the stress of incontinence
In this episode I chat with Sue Croft about getting back to the basics of bladder control and understanding the stress of stress incontinence - full of clinical pearls to help you help women live well! Enjoy the chat,...
episode 1 (with dr Alex Milspaw)
a great way to kick off season one
This episode is a great way to kick off Season 1 of my podcast - it is coming out in May 2023, which is the awareness month for both pelvic pain AND mental health. I'm delighted to chat with Dr Alex Milspaw about how...
welcome to the celebrate muliebtiry podcast
with michelle lyons
Hello & Welcome to my podcast! Muliebrity is the art & state of being a woman & I think that should be celebrated. I'd love it if you join me as I shine a light on women's health, talk about the latest research & chat with some of the cleverest people working in women's health. Enjoy the show! (and don't forget to celebrate muliebrity!)
