In Your Pants With Dr. Susie G

Social support is crucial for well-being and solution-oriented problem-solving. Men don’t tend to have outlets to feel heard and understood, or a safe space to be vulnerable. Sociocultural taboos and stigmatization are major barriers to men seeking and receiving support, especially when it comes to their most prized parts. On today’s show, I’ve invited psychologist and sex therapist, Dr. Teresa Johnson, to chat about the barriers and challenges that men face with sexual health issues, intimacy, and pelvic pain. We dive into the importance of social support and connection when facing these challenges. We also have some exciting news to share with you, so be sure to listen to the entire show. Thanks again for listening, enjoy!

Pain can suck the life outta ya, so how can you still find joy and meaning in life despite pain? This may seem like I’m asking you to climb Mt. Everest but even the most skilled climbers have to start at the base and work their way up to the top (some training is also involved of course). Taking that first step can seem impossible and scary but with the right coach by your side, you’ll turn impossible to I’Mpossible. In today's episode, I chat with Devra Joy. Devra is a physical therapist with a board certification in neurology. Her passion is to bring joy back into people's lives through compassion, collaboration and fun. You'll learn ways to pleasure hunt so that you can get back to doing the things in life that are meaningful to you. One baby step at a time...

Pain is a normal human experience that everyone experiences at some point in their life. For some, pain can stick around longer, sorta like a house guest who’s overstayed their welcome. This unrelenting persistence can quite be challenging, testing your mental and physical resilience. Although living with pain is hard, there’s hope. In today’s episode, Alison Sim, author of Pain Heroes: Stories of Hope and Recovery, and I have a candid conversation about pain from both the patient and clinician perspective.

In this day and age, there’s no lack of misinformation out there regarding sex and intimacy, shaping our lives and the world we live in. So, on today’s In Your Pants podcast, Dr. UC and I bust common sex myths and fairy tales around intimacy.  Here are the cliff notes from today’s episode: - Intimacy is not just this feminine thang - “It’s about being seen and heard” - Sexy time is not usually the issue, it’s the intimacy and the underlying relationship - Judgement is a human thing but the underlying issue is being aware of our judgements of others but most importantly the judgements that we have about ourselves - Sex is not porn, it’s entertainment, but yet it compromises a lot of the education around sex and intimacy - Porn is an incomplete picture of how sex and gender work - “It’s an incomplete picture of life” - Dr. UC - Expectations are a buzz kill in the bedroom - Sex is about people experiencing pleasure - Normalizing common sexual experiences like performance anxiety - When life happens, your sexual

On today’s show we’ve got Dr. Tanginika, clinical sexologist, who’s going to help us dive into the realm of dangly bits. So if you own one or love someone who does, you’ll definitely want to perk up your ears and have a listen. Our conversation is also video recorded so be sure to check us out on YouTube because we use some great visuals. Here’s what you’ll get out of today’s episode: - The causes of erectile dysfunction for all ages (age is not to blame!) - How the brain influences erections and performance - What is premature ejaculation and what you can do about it - What is delayed ejaculation and tips to help you lift off sooner - The impact of prostate related health issues on sexual function - The difference between orgasm and ejaculation (hint, they’re not the same thing) - Sexual function post-prostatectomy

On today’s show we’re going all the way down under talking about prostate health and how to keep it healthy with professor, author, and men’s health physiotherapist, Craig Allingham. Here’s what you’ll learn on today’s episode: - The role of the prostate and how it functions - Curative treatment options for prostate cancer - Complications that may occur with curative treatments - What to expect post-prostate surgery - The importance of pelvic floor physical therapy pre and post prostate surgery - Ways to train your pelvic muscles to help with continence control - Active surveillance for prostate cancer - How you can sabotage prostate cancer and stack the decks in your favor - The effects of stress, diet, lifestyle on your prostate health - How frequent ejaculation influences prostate health

On today’s In Your Pants podcast episode, we’re talking to Dr. Jessica Drummond about how the gut microbiome, digestive and immune health impact pelvic pain for both men and women. In this episode you’ll learn… - The connection between digestive issues and chronic pelvic pain - The connection between autoimmune disease and chronic pelvic pain - Strategies to help you relieve digestive/autoimmune issues and ease pelvic pain - How to work with food as medicine and optimize your digestive health from nutrition to excretion; a plan to make you fall in love with food all over again. - Other potential root causes of pelvic pain and digestive health issues

How do we get pain and why do we hurt? Annie O’Connor gives us the low down in today’s In Your Pants podcast episode. In today’s episode, here’s what you’ll learn: - How we get pain and why we hurt? - How the brain is the main protector and pain is a protective mechanism - 3 different ways the brain protects us - Why chronic pain is so bad today? - Annie’s most influential patient case that has changed her practice and the way she treats people in pain - Annie’s advice for healthcare providers working with people in pain Hope you enjoy the show!

So, what’s the weirdest thing you’ve ever wanted to know about your penis but were too afraid to ask? Fear no more because I’ve got a special episode today to quench your curiosity. Dr. Aaron Spitz is a leading expert in male sexual health and fertility. He’s served as an assistant clinical professor at UC Irvine’s Department of Urology for 15yrs. He’s the director of male reproductive and sexual medicine at Orange County Urology Associates. He serves as the leader delegate representing all of America’s urologists to the American Medical Association and he has served as the president of the California Urological Association. Dr. Spitz has appeared on Dr. Phil and the Real Housewives of Orange County and is regularly featured expert on The Doctors.

Happy Valentine's Day all you lovers out there. I've got a special episode for you. Dr. Shawn Haywood has been helping couples thrive from business to the bedroom. She shares with us the importance of taking radical responsibility for our own feelings and experiences in life and what it means to use a blame-free practice in our relationships. This podcast episode will transform your life (and your sex drive), you don't wanna miss it.

Hangnails hurt like hell, don’t they? Just because it hurts, doesn’t mean it’s life-threatening. Let me take it a step further by saying, hurt doesn’t always equal harm. Today’s show expands on this topic of pain, how it changes your life, and what you can do to move beyond pain. Ben Cormack owns and runs Cor-Kinetic. He is a musculoskeletal therapist with a clinical background in sports therapy, rehabilitation, pain science & exercise stretching back 15 years. He specializes in a movement & exercise-based approach with a strong education component and patient-centered focus. Ben is a popular international presenter who has delivered conferences presentations and courses all over the world.

Googling to find information on hard-flaccid is like searching for a needle in a haystack. There’s not much on the topic other than a few blog posts and a forum or two. Hard-flaccid encompasses an umbrella of symptoms that can make any man cringe with fear and feel inadequate so that’s why I’ve dedicated today’s podcast to address this poorly recognized issue that men struggle with.   I’ve asked the UK’s leading men’s pelvic health physiotherapist, Gerard Greene, to help shed some knowledge on hard-flaccid and give you practical advice on what you can do when your penis just doesn’t feel like yours anymore.  

On today’s show, we’re talking about the 3 P’s that can happen in your pants when hormone levels fall: prolapse, peeing, and pain. To help me do this, I’ve got expert Dr. Anna Garrett on the show today. Dr. Anna Garrett has been a clinical pharmacist for over 25 years and has worked in a variety of practice settings. While traveling her career path, she discovered that working with women in midlife is her true passion.

Pelvic pain is complex. It’s often a mystery for many patients and practitioners alike but it isn’t all doom and gloom in your undercarriage. There's hope. On today’s episode, I chat with one of UK’s leading Female Health specialists and Pelvic and Abdominal Physiotherapists specializing in Post-Natal Rehab and Complex Pelvic Pain Recovery.

Today we’ll be debunking pain through a patient’s perspective using a pain science lens. So if you’re in pain, know someone in pain or a healthcare provider who cares for people in pain, listen up

On today’s show, you’re going to change your relationship with pain. Pain gets a bad rap, but guys, pain is a 'defender not an offender.' It’s normal to experience pain in life and often it’s unavoidable but living with pain is far from normal. It’s time to bring hope and recovery back on the table so I’ve invited Dr. Perry Nickelston on the show today to help you stop chasing pain and start living life.

It’s time we break the mold and start having sex-positive conversations, to create a more sex-positive world and culture. And to help me do this I’ve got Alexa Martinez on the show with me today. Alexa is a sex coach and mentor on a mission to reform sex education and sexuality expression across the globe. She’s from the deep south of Louisiana and if anyone knows how to bust through taboos regarding sex, it’s her. She’s the founder of The Violet Butterfly, a blog about love, sex & relationships and she speaks internationally on the same subjects. On today’s show we chat about: - Sex (duh!) - How Alexa’s struggle in an undersexed  relationship steered her from a degree in forensic science to becoming a “sexually curious misfit”, sex coach and mentor - Porn and sexual health - Ethical porn recommendations that focus on conscious creative porn and pleasure like Cindy Gallop - Make Love Not Porn Erika Lust - Porn with a feminine point of view - The most interesting topics covered and conv

We’re all exposed to environmental toxins on a daily basis. Environmental toxins are a result of industry impacting the quality of our air, food, and water. They’re found everywhere so thank goodness that we have amazing biological mechanisms that detoxify this crap out of our system. Dr. Gonzalez is a Naturopathic Doctor who is trained in integrative oncology and treats all diseases from acute to chronic. He’s passionate about educating and empowering people in becoming advocates for their own health. On today’s show, Dr. Gonzalez will... - Give you the skinny on environmental toxins, particularly dioxin - Tell you how you can reduce your exposure to environmental toxins and optimize your health - Debunk health fads like alkaline water (sorry guys, drinking more won’t make you healthier) and “BPA-free” plastics. - Discuss the links between environmental toxins and cancer, endometriosis and persistent pelvic pain - Share his top tips to help you supercharge your ability to detox especially

On today’s show, Dr. Joe Tatta and I discuss simple strategies you can do to live a pain-free, healthy and happy life. No surgery, no pills with harmful side effects, no gimmicks. Dr. Joe teaches you how to retrain your brain and body so you can live the joy-filled and pain-free life you deserve. He’s a doctor of physical therapy, functional nutritionist, integrative pain expert and #1 bestselling author of  Heal Your Pain Now.  He’s known for integrating neuroscience, nutrition, psychology and movement into simple treatments for lasting pain relief. Dr. Joe’s mission is to quickly and compassionately heal your pain and reverse the global pain epidemic.

When your bladder calls the shots, your social calendar starts to look barren. Never mind sitting through a movie, your fear of peeing in your pants keeps you plenty occupied. Urgency doesn’t have to rule your life and neither does your bladder. In today’s In Your Pants episode, Dr. Sara Smith and I talk about the “push that old sweet lady out of the way NOW syndrome” and how urgency bleeds into everything we do, not just our bladders. Sitting through a movie without peeing your pants is possible just hit play to purge that urge.