In today’s episode we are chatting with Dr. Alexandra Milspaw.  Dr. Milspaw is a licensed professional counselor in Pennsylvania, an AASECT-Certified Sex Therapist, and Board Certified Hypnotist. She is the author of Hello Down There: A Guide to Healing Pelvic and Sexual Pain. 

Dr. Milspaw serves as the Director of Behavioral Health Services for Pelvic Rehabilitation Medicine, a nationally-known physiatry practice specializing in chronic pelvic pain. Dr. Milspaw serves on the Executive Board of the International Pelvic Pain Society and has been the Director of their Clinical Foundations Training Course since 2018. 

Dr. Milspaw specializes in post-traumatic stress disorder, chronic pain and sexual health. Her life's work and passion is aimed towards bridging the gap between the medical and psychological worlds, hoping to improve the efficiency and effectiveness in improving the lives of both patient and practitioner. 

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Episode Notes:

 

1. How did you get into the field of sexual health and Pelvic Pain?

2. How do you explain to clients that their pain may be  connected to a past experience, like trauma in a way that they can really understand it as a root cause?

3. What would you say is a foundational component of retraining the brain to heal the pain?

4. Can you tell us about your Retrain the Brain Workshop Series?

5. How do you empower clients with strategies they can implement on their own to retrain their Brain i.e. EFT, mindfulness ? 

6. How do you use visualization to help clients overcome pain?

7. What do you say to people who believe they are NOT good at mindfulness or meditation?

8. Gut Brain Connection - Why do we need to heal the gut in order to heal the brain in order to heal the Brain?

9. Can we Touch on the topic of “your brain believes the story you tell it? How can we help clients connect to a healing story/mindset?

Where Can You Find More of Dr. Milspaw:

Dr. Milspaw is the author of: Hello Down There: A guide to Healing chronic pelvic and sexual pain

IG: @dralexmilspaw

Website: dralexmilspaw.com & pelvicrehabilitation.com/courses

 

Visit me at:

My Website: https://www.pelvicorerehab.com/

 

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YouTube: 

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCiEl1ZFlA5SzN44MhUwzgA?view_as=subscriber

 

Ebook Books links

 Pregnancy Ebook: 

https://www.pelvicorerehab.com/pain-free-pregnancy-guide

 

Pelvic Pain, Bladder leaking, and 8 steps to achieve pelvic healing

https://www.pelvicorerehab.com/pelvicfloorguides

 

Menopause Guide

https://www.pelvicorerehab.com/menopauseguide

 

Postpartum ebook

https://www.pelvicorerehab.com/headtotoewellnessformommyandbaby

 

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