Ep 71. Exercising Through Breast Cancer, Pelvic Health & Preventative Women’s Health with Exercise Physiologist Anna-Louise Moule

Season #3

In this insightful episode of the MumSafe™ Podcast, Jen Dugard sits down with Exercise Physiologist and clinic founder Anna-Louise Moule, whose career has been dedicated to women’s health and cancer care for over a decade.

Anna-Louise shares her clinical expertise across breast cancer treatment, persistent pelvic pain, hypermobility, and postpartum recovery, while also offering a rare behind-the-scenes look at how she built and leads a thriving multidisciplinary clinic.
This conversation spans everything from strength training during cancer treatment to the hormonal overlap between postpartum and perimenopause, and the critical role of preventative care across a woman’s lifespan.

Perfect for exercise professionals, EPs, physios, and anyone passionate about creating safer, more informed support for women.

Highlights:

  • How exercise guidelines for breast cancer have evolved, from “rest” to targeted, higher-intensity strength training
  • How to safely support clients through fatigue, chemo side effects, and immunocompromise
  • Understanding low-estrogen states (breastfeeding, treatment-induced menopause, perimenopause) and their impact on pelvic floor capacity
  • Why postpartum and perimenopause programming share more overlap than we think
  • The importance of training to the “weakest link” across complex health presentations
  • How early postpartum care changes long-term women’s health outcomes
  • What trainers should ask when screening women with persistent pelvic pain
  • How oncology EPs, pelvic health physios, and trainers can collaborate for better client outcomes
  • Anna-Louise’s transition from solo EP to multidisciplinary clinic owner
  • The real challenges of leadership: boundaries, finances, hiring and navigating maternity leave
  • Why preventative care, not reactive treatment, is the future of women’s health
  • The value of MumSafe™ education for EPs and why collaboration beats turf wars

Key Takeaway:

Women’s health is interconnected. Whether a woman is navigating cancer treatment, postpartum recovery or perimenopause, movement is medicine and when professionals collaborate across disciplines, we give women the preventative care, strength and confidence they deserve.

About Anna-Louise Moule:

Anna has been an Exercise Physiologist since 2011 and founded Balanced Bodies Lifestyle Clinic in 2013. She has always had a strong interest in women’s health and cancer care, shaped by her active upbringing and a love of movement.

She holds a Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Science from Sydney University and a Masters in Exercise Physiology.
Today, Anna leads a multidisciplinary team of EPs, physios, dietitians and massage therapists, while also mentoring early-career EPs and female clinic owners, teaching casually at universities, and working clinically in her specialty areas, all while raising her two young girls.

Connect with Anna-Louise Moule:

Website: https://www.bblifestyleclinic.com.au/
Instagram: @balancedbodieslifestyleclinic

Connect with Jen & MumSafe™:

Instagram: @jendugard
Website: www.jendugard.com/mumsafetrainer

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