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Since Sep 2024
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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The Hole Shebang is the pelvic health podcast that goes where others won't. Hosted by Kristen Parise, a Registered Physiotherapist and owner of Blueberry Therapy Pelvic Health & Pediatrics, each weekly episode tackles the real truths about your pelvic floor, bladder, bowel, and sexual health, with zero shame and full clinical authority. From painful sex and postpartum recovery to endometriosis, prolapse, incontinence, and menopause, Kristen brings on leading experts and breaks down the evidence so you can advocate for your own body. Whether you're a new mom, navigating perimenopause, or simply wondering why nobody told you this stuff sooner, this is your permission to ask the questions you've been holding in. New episodes every week. Based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Serving pelvic health truth-seekers everywhere. 🎧 Ep 1: Why Good Sex Matters: The Brain Science of Pleasure with Dr. Nan Wise — The neuroscientist who proved pleasure is medicine. This is where it all started. 🎧 Ep 5: Heavy Periods: When Your Period Isn't Normal with Dr. Meghan O'Leary — If you've ever been told your painful periods are "just how it is," this episode will change everything. 🎧 Ep 16: Exercise and Mental Health: How Movement Heals Your Brain with Dr. Jennifer Heisz — The science of how exercise rewires your brain for better mental health. 🎧 Ep 14: Protein in Perimenopause: How Much You Really Need with Dr. Stuart Phillips — One of the world's top protein researchers explains why muscle is your secret weapon after 40. 🎧 Ep 66: Postpartum Exercise: Why the 6-Week Rule Is Outdated with Dr. Margie Davenport — The outdated 6-week rule is officially dead. Here's what the research actually says. 🎧 Ep 74: Why Your Relationship Needs Just 60 Seconds a Day with Dr. Jessica O'Reilly — Sexologist Dr. Jess reveals why micro-moments matter more than grand gestures.

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90: Inflammation, Hormones and the Foods That Heal with Julie Daniluk

Jun 11, 2026 38m Transcript

Pain is not always mechanical. Sometimes it starts on your plate. Julie Daniluk, RHN, NNCP, the anti-inflammatory nutritionist, four-time bestselling author, and longtime resident nutritionist on The…

89: Sleep, Sex and Menopause with Dr. Woganee Filate

Jun 04, 2026 39m Transcript

Why does sleep fall apart in midlife, and why does nobody seem able to explain it? Dr. Woganee Filate, respirologist, sleep medicine physician, and co-founder of Lume Women + Health, joins Kristen to…

88: Painful Sex: When Your Body is Not the Problem with Dr. Jordin Wiggins

May 28, 2026 45m Transcript

Sexual coercion is the missing piece in almost every conversation about painful sex, low desire and sexual dysfunction, and in Part Two of this conversation Dr. Jordin Wiggins names it without…

87: Clitoris Anatomy: What We Still Got Wrong Until 2026 with Anita Brown-Major

May 21, 2026 54m Transcript

The clitoris was mapped from cadaver sections in 1998, imaged on MRI in 2005, its nerve fibres counted in 2023 and its full nerve network mapped in 3D for the first time in March 2026. In this…

86: Sex After Menopause: The Truth Your Doctor Won't Say with Shirley Weir

May 14, 2026 39m Transcript

Sex after menopause is not a joke and vaginal dryness is not just an inconvenience you have to live with. In this episode of The Hole Shebang Podcast, Kristen Parise sits down with Shirley Weir,…

85: Always Tired: The Hormones Your Doctor Isn't Testing with Dr. Margot Lattanzi

May 07, 2026 44m Transcript

Fatigue that persists despite adequate sleep is one of the most common and most dismissed complaints in women's healthcare. In this episode, pelvic health physiotherapist Kristen Parise sits down…

84: From PMDD Hell to Heaven on Earth: Heather Hendrie on Periods, Wilderness Therapy, and Awfully Hilarious Healing

Apr 30, 2026 37m Transcript

PMDD: 30 Years of Misdiagnosis and How to Break the Cycle One in 20 menstruating people lives with premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) and the average time to diagnosis is still 20 years. For…

83: Pelvic Floor Basics: Why Kegels Are Only Half the Story with Lauren Ohayon

Apr 23, 2026 44m Transcript

Pelvic Floor Basics: Why Kegels Are Only Half the Story with Lauren Ohayon If you have been doing your Kegels faithfully and still feel disconnected from your pelvic floor, still leaking, still in…

82: Prolapse and Pessaries: Losing the Shame with The Vagina Coach Kim Vopni

Apr 16, 2026 51m Transcript

Pelvic Floor Fitness: Why Kegels Alone Will Never Be Enough Pelvic floor exercises are about far more than squeezing. In this episode of The Hole Shebang Podcast, Kristen Parise sits down with Kim…

81: Sex After Prostate Cancer: Hope and Rehab with Victoria Cullen

Apr 09, 2026 58m Transcript

Sex After Prostate Cancer: Hope and Rehab Sex after prostate cancer is one of the most common concerns men face after treatment, yet it remains one of the least addressed. In this episode of The Hole…

80: What Nobody Tells You After a C Section with Nicole Nifo

Apr 02, 2026 46m Transcript

f you've had a cesarean birth, whether it was recent or decades ago, this episode will change how you think about your scar and your recovery. Registered massage therapist Nicole Nifo joins Kristen…

79: Menopause Strength Training with Chloe Lewis

Mar 26, 2026 48m Transcript

In this episode of The Hole Shebang, Kristen sits down with Chloe Lewis, a women's health physiotherapist with 12 years of clinical experience working within the UK's National Health Service. Chloe…

78: The Bounce Back Lie and What Postpartum Recovery Actually Looks Like with Michelle Gauvreau

Mar 19, 2026 46m Transcript

Michelle Gauvreau is a certified nutrition coach, fitness instructor, published writer, product developer, public speaker, and trusted television nutrition correspondent with nearly two decades of…

77: Why Vaginal Dryness Isn't Something You Have to Figure Out Alone with Dr. Dolores Fernandez

Mar 12, 2026 37m Transcript

Dr. Dolores Fernandez never planned to specialize in menopause. She opened her naturopathic practice with dreams of treating fertility patients, but menopause kept walking through her door. Today,…

76: The Four Pillars of Hormone Balance for Women Over 40 with Daphne Kostova

Mar 05, 2026 43m Transcript

If you're experiencing brain fog, unexplained weight gain, crushing fatigue, or night sweats during perimenopause, this episode will help you understand what's actually happening in your body—and…

75: Sex Specific Heart Health Factors Every Woman Should Know with Dr Daiana Castleman

Feb 26, 2026 46m Transcript

Cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of death in women, yet most women don't realize that menopause itself is now recognized as a cardiovascular risk factor. In this episode, Dr. Daiana…

74: Why Your Relationship Needs Just 60 Seconds a Day with Dr Jessica O'Reilly

Feb 19, 2026 44m Transcript

What does proactive relationship care actually look like? In this conversation, Dr. Jessica O'Reilly breaks down the simple daily practices that prevent relationship breakdown and explains how cancer…

73: Clitoral Vibration as Healthcare Not Just Pleasure with Natalia Banton

Feb 12, 2026 34m Transcript

Episode Overview Natalia, founder of Dott, joins the podcast to discuss why clitoral vibration should be considered healthcare for menopause—not just pleasure. As an industrial designer who…

72: Super Traits and the Real Reason Your Sex Drive Disappeared with Dr. Jordin Wiggins

Feb 05, 2026 46m

Dr. Jordin Wiggins is a naturopathic doctor, author of The Pink Canary, host of The Pleasure Principles podcast, and an intimacy coach for high-achieving women. Her journey into women's sexual health…

71: Navigating Medical Menopause After Cancer Treatment with Dr. Ashley Chauvin

Jan 29, 2026 46m

When cancer treatment forces you into menopause overnight, the experience is drastically different from natural menopause. Your hormones don't gradually decline—they stop. And the symptoms? They hit…

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