Love and Light in Women's Health
You go your entire life without symptoms and boom, PROLAPSE. Pelvic organ prolapse or POP. You start to google with god-awful pictures on the black hole interwebs, you take a mirror to check things out down there and YOWZAS, you feel trapped by the constant worry of “how will this impact my prolapse?” I get […]
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I’ve had a summer cold. About 2 times a year, I lose my voice from straining to talk and irritate the vocal cords and muscles in the throat. I take it as a sign to stop talking so dang much and sit back and actively listen. Listen to not only those around me, but myself. […]
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Is anyone else sick of the bull**** terms revolving around pregnancy, postpartum, and aging? FUPA, mommy tummy, c section shelf, muffin top, love handles, gut, mom bod. No my feelings aren’t hurt because these terms might be used. But when you talk about yourself with these terms or in a negative manner, how does it […]
Read More“Let’s start with improving your breathing patterns,” is what patient’s will often hear during our first session. I realize why some might blow breathing techniques off. Breathing isn’t clique and the trendy thing to do. So it is important to explain WHY. Why is breathing so important? What the actual FAQ, see the top reasons […]
Read MoreMaybe you’ve heard about the pelvic floor, maybe you haven’t. And as much as we could delve into the floor and all it’s intricacies, I’d love to share the connection to the nervous system. If our body feels as if it is in a constant state is chaos and stress and survival, the body will […]
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Coming fresh out of my third 4th trimester, here’s the low down on the must haves during this part of motherhood! There are so many options out there, but finding simplicity in the basic gear goodies to help smooth out the process. -adult diapers: no need to mess with pads and mesh underwear from the […]
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We can call this mom-chanics, not like moms who work on cars, but like the movements we make as moms. It is quite the change, going carrying on about our usual days to incorporating caring for a little nugget. Whether you’ve got work life going or staying at home with the kids, we ALL need […]
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We all experience it, mother or not, poor posture. Ever just walk around or sit in a chair and think to yourself “Gee I feel like the hunchback of Notre Dame”? It happens. Naturally gravity pulls the front of our body forward. Also back to cavemen days, humans would hunch forward to protect their internal […]
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Yoga and the pelvic floor are a match made in heaven. Here’s the thizzang. It depends. It depends on the person and their bodies from the physical makeup to the muscle strength/weakness/coordination or tightness they may have. So here’s a few goodies to consider: Diaphragmatic breathing: I could/should probably stop after this because as mentioned […]
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One of my favorite topics for the past couple of years has been the pelvic floor. It’s true, I adore the pelvic floor.. pelvic bowl.. margarita bowl.. what have you. So after Ceci girl was born, I had my visit with Brea, a local pelvic floor therapist, who I’ve grown to know through our geeky-girl-passion […]
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