I have this feeling that I am NOT the only person who has felt broken a time or two on this human journey. A bit over a year ago I shared my birth story in several parts on social media and wanted to share a part of this story here. I had fallen and broken my right...
“This is normal. You’ve had a baby.” — After a woman talks to their provider about bladder leaks. “It’s not THAT bad. Come back when it’s worse and then we’ll talk about surgery.” — After a woman expresses concerns over what feels like her organs are falling out....
If it weren’t uncomfortable enough feeling like organs are migrating down and potentially outside of your body, we can sometimes develop secondary symptoms such as pelvic floor pain. And this issue is NOT that rare. Let me explain. If you have lived on this planet for...
When it comes to feeling better and resolving unwanted symptoms like pain, inflammation, constipation, pelvic organ prolapse, chronic infections, fatigue, and more, we are often told that there is some “magic pill” for the specific symptom. Constipation? Take this...
I am not usually one to cry in public. Probably a protective mechanism honestly. But there are some times in my office that my empathic nature gets the best of me. Because it’s too close to my own story and I KNOW EXACTLY what this person is FEELING. How scared...
Something that my pelvic PT colleagues and I routinely educate others on is the fact that we are not just instructing our patients in doing kegels. In fact, we may not ever do these during a PT visit because kegels can be downright counterproductive with many of our...
