Before I dive into the newsletter this week, I have to share the exciting news that after a long, nail-biting wait, the audiobook Hope For Your Pelvic Floor is now live and available to download. It has been an epic endeavour and a learning curve to get it to you. And to answer the most frequently asked question, yes it is me reading it! I hope that this makes it so much easier to access for those of you like me who either take a while to read or just need the time-saving ease of an audiobook.
Enjoy, and please rate and review so that other women also see that it is the book they are looking for. Reviews whether on google, amazon or over on the podcast means everything. It is the only way other women will learn that there is HOPE for their pelvic floor.
…On with the newsletter.
If you’ve been doing your pelvic floor exercises faithfully and still feel stuck and frustrated, you’re not alone.
Too many women are told that strengthening is the only answer to pelvic organ prolapse and if that doesn’t work, surgery is the next step. But here’s the truth I want you to know:
- Strength isn’t the full story.
- You are not broken or doing it wrong.
- And there is another way, one that sees and supports all of you.
The traditional medical model assumes that the cause of prolapse is weakness; therefore only ever curates research studies based on that bias, using strength exercises. This research also results in less than clinically significant results, which means that it shows strengthening doesn’t really help and doesn’t prevent the need for surgery. The mind boggles, doesn’t it?!
This medical approach overlooks some of the most important factors:
- How your muscles coordinate, not just how strong they are
- Your breathing patterns, posture, and daily habits
- Scar tissue, injuries, or birth history that have never been addressed
- The emotional and social impact of living with prolapse
You deserve more than a narrow view of your body.
You deserve care that’s whole, connected, and deeply informed by how your body actually works, not just what a textbook says.
This is what we explore every day in Whole Body Pelvic Health: a method that considers the full picture -body, mind, and movement.
Here’s what you can do to get started today.
- It starts with mindset, pause and ask yourself what you want for your pelvic floor and your life? What do you believe is possible? Do you believe you deserve more?
- The fear and shame creates so much tension that your breath becomes stuck and your pelvic floor becomes inhibited as a result. Let your belly go, let yourself breathe.
- Get familiar with your body, learn the scars, injuries, posture and alignment. It’s all you and the story of the life you’ve lived. This familiarity can help you heal and understand what your body needs.
- Talk, find someone or a group of women you trust and talk to them. Remember 1 in 2 women have prolapse so the chances are you are not the only one suffering in silence. So much healing comes from sharing.
If you’re ready to move beyond frustration and fear, you’re in the right place.
To learn more about this whole-body approach to pelvic organ prolapse and how it could change everything for you, listen to the latest episode of Hope for Your Pelvic Floor.
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