Down There Aware Podcast

For decades, women have been taught that our pain doesn't matter. We're done with that.
Every week, host Amy Milne dares to bare it all — sitting down in her undies with real women sharing their stories, doctors and researchers with breakthrough insights, fitness coaches, and advocates who are changing the game for women's health below the belt.

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Amy's Story & the Birth of The Down There Affair (Episode 1)

March 2, 2026

Amy opens up about her deeply personal journey through three decades of undiagnosed endometriosis. She shares how her tenacity led her to motherhood despite the odds, why she eventually chose a hysterectomy, and why she's now launching The Down There Affair.

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Natalie's story & a decade of "that's just how it is." (Episode 2)

March 9, 2026

Natalie joins Amy to share her devastating 10-year journey of being dismissed by doctors despite meticulous self-documentation and persistent advocacy. Natalie opens up about why being told "it's just normal" destroyed her confidence and how imposter syndrome almost kept her silent. A raw conversation about being forced to educate the system about your own body.

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Seanna's story & a no-nonsense talk about nutrition for women (Episode 3)

March 16, 2026

Seanna, a holistic nutritionist and TV personality, joins Amy to break down the nonsense about women's nutrition. She talks about her journey from "buzzkill hockey snack mom" to building a business that fuels busy families, navigating perimenopause while raising three teenagers, and why going easy on yourself is the real game-changer. 

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Yolanda's story & infertility, blood clots, and the cost of wanting a baby (Episode 4)

March 23, 2026

Yolanda joins Amy to share about her nine-year infertility battle. She talks openly about daily blood work and ultrasounds while hiding it from her corporate job, receiving "you're not pregnant" calls at work, losing long-term friendships to grief, years of depression, and the complex joy and heartbreak of being a devoted stepmom to two sons while mourning the biological children she'll never have.

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Laura's story & three decades to one decision (Episode 5)

March 30, 2026

Amy is joined by Laura, a marketing executive in Toronto, who spent three decades managing surgeries related to pre-cervical cancer, polyps and fibroids—all while climbing the corporate ladder and dating as a single woman. Three years ago, at 47, she made a final decision: a hysterectomy.

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Wendy's story & permission to talk about sex, money, shame and dry vaginas (Episode 6)

April 6, 2026

Wendy, a native New Yorker, psychologist, and founder of Sexy Money chats with Amy about building her life around one radical belief: pleasure can save your life. Not just sex—the daily, intentional kind. After years of fighting for fertility, a hysterectomy, bankruptcy, and harassment at work, Wendy is giving women permission to talk about what nobody talks about.

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Noa's story & living with PCOS while being told to "just exercise and eat better" (Episode 7)

April 13, 2026

Amy is joined by Noa, a 23-year-old college student from Chicago living with PCOS. As a teenager, Noa knew something was wrong. After a year and a half of being dismissed by general practitioners—told to just exercise and eat better—a gynecologist finally put the pieces together. Noa is an expert in her own treatment, and shares some of her practical tips for navigating life with PCOS.

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Rashidah's story & how to build your village for postpartum (Episode 8)

April 27, 2026

Rashidah, a registered nurse, certified nurse midwife, lactation consultant, and doula sits down with Amy to talk about the village we need to build around postpartum moms, why "bouncing back" is a myth, and why women need to stop keeping their health a secret.

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Marie's story & how walking with a weighted vest grew into a community of 600+ women (Episode 9)

May 4, 2026

Amy sits down with Marie, the founder of YVO — a women's wellness brand focused on bone health. It all started with an osteopenia diagnosis which lead to walking with a weighted vest to build bone strength. Women were asking which vest to use, and Marie realized none of them were designed for female bodies. So she built one herself—and in the process, accidentally created a thriving community of 600+ women walking weekly across the US.

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Jill's story & the nervous system piece of endometriosis nobody talks about (Episode 10)

May 11, 2026

Jill is a pelvic floor physiotherapist with endometriosis. After surgery didn't work, she went looking for answers and discovered something that changed everything about how she treats women with endo: the nervous system. In this episode, Jill will challenge everything you think you know about pain, tells you what doctors don't tell us, and explains why the missing piece in women's healthcare might not be what you expect.

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Alicia's story & the "productive rage" that's raised over $120,000 for ovarian cancer (Episode 11)

May 18, 2026

Amy is joined by Alicia, a PhD in ovarian cancer biology, the Director of Research at Ovarian Cancer Canada and the founder of Run for Her — a trail running event that's raised over $120,000 since 2020. Alicia talks about what she's seeing in women's health research funding, why her work as a scientist matters less without the human stories behind it, and the productive rage that fuels everything she does.

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Melanie's story & the pelvic health conversation we need to be having (Episode 12)

May 25, 2026

Melanie is the CEO and founder of Body Co, a multidisciplinary clinic in Toronto, as well as a pelvic health & perinatal physiotherapist. Melanie joins Amy to talk about the gap between what women need and what the system offers, why kegels aren't always the answer, and what actually happens in an appointment.

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