{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Move Your DNA with Katy Bowman","title":"Pelvic Alignment: Constipation, Sacral Pain & Sexual Health","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/4bc28d46\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3392,"description":"Biomechanist Katy Bowman speaks with physical therapist Dr Anietie (Tia) Ukpe-Wallace about pelvic health, movement, and self-care.\nThey discuss Tia’s recent book, Tending To Your Womb, a guide to caring for the uterus and pelvic tissues through awareness, movement, and practical self-care strategies. In this episode, Katy and Tia focus on movement-based approaches for uterine retroversion, a pelvic misalignment that can contribute to sacral pain, sciatic symptoms, and constipation.\nThey also explore clitoral atrophy — a reduction in tissue size, tone, and flexibility that can occur during menopause — and share movement and self-care practices to help maintain mobility and function.\nTune in and join in for a guided pelvic clock movement sequence taught by Tia.\nEnhanced Show Notes and Full Transcript\n0:00 Intro & New Dynamic Collective\n6:56 Meet Dr. Tia Ukpe-Wallace\n9:49 Misalignments of the uterus\n15:30 Symptoms of a retroverted uterus: constipation, sacral pain & sciatica\n19:55 The pelvic clock: join in with a guided practice!\n27:43 Clitoral atrophy in menopause & movement-based approaches\n35:24 Self-care: not indulgence, but simple body maintenance\n42:25 Where to find Tia Ukpe-Wallace\n46:34 Listener question on prolapse, sponsored by Earth Runners\n\nBooks, Links and Resources:\n\nTending to your Womb: Self-Care for Every Stage of Your Reproductive Journey, No Matter the Outcome by Anietie Ukpe-Wallace\nAbout Tia Ukpe-Wallace\nTia on Instagram @selfcarephysio \nConnect, Move & Learn:\nJoin Our Newsletter: Movement Colored Glasses\nFollow Katy on Substack\nTry Katy's Virtual Studio Free for 7 days!\nMade Possible By Our Wonderful Sponsors:\nFreet Barefoot: creators of comfortable barefoot shoes built for natural movement, flexibility, and durability— use code DNA10 for 10% off.\nEarth Runners:  makers of minimalist earthing sandals designed for natural foot movement and connection to the ground— use code DNA10 for 10% off.\nScreenFit™: a complete online vision training...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/U5WxhJlsGPWey1xfDiO0g7h2Z2IvcHpraZq7vVUBMGg/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzI4MjA1LzE2NDQz/NDkzMjctYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}