How To Physically Prepare Your Body For Labor

It’s super easy to find detailed checklists for what to pack for the hospital bag, what baby needs their first months in the home, etc, but when it comes to preparing our bodies physically for labor?? Typically crickets, or generalizations like “stay fit” or “keep...

Why Kegels Don’t Work and What To Do Instead!

After years of advocating for better pelvic healthcare advice for women by passionate pelvic floor specialist PTs preaching “kegels aren’t for everyone”, we have finally seen a mass narrative shift in the larger society.  We are starting to hear patients come into our...

The Benefits of Bentonite Clay and How We Can Use It

As I have written about before, toxins are a part of all facets of our lives. They are in our food we eat, the air we breathe, and the water we drink.  Though we have systems in our bodies to rid ourselves of toxins, (kidneys, liver, colon) there are so many more in...

What Do We Put In a First Period Box For Our Daughters?

As a women’s health physical therapist, I found it actually quite fun to prepare a pre-first-period gift box for my oldest daughter.  We have had many good conversations about the changes she and her friends are going through as tweens and it only felt right to make...

Can I Heal My Prolapse?

I’ve been asked by many women and patients over the years what they can do about their prolapse.  Will it or can it get better?  What will make the discomfort go away?  They are often scared and also feel let down by their medical providers and society at large for...