Our pelvic floors are very closely related to our emotional state and mental health because of its connection to the nervous system.

You may have noticed that there is a lot of mixed-messaging on social media (even between pelvic floor therapists) about what is good and bad for your pelvic floor.

While the holidays are meant to be a time to give thanks, come together with your friends and family, and celebrate the start of a new year, the increased pelvic floor symptoms may have you wanting it to all be over with.

Your pelvic floor is a collection of muscles in your pelvis that play a major role in providing your body stability, supporting your organs, and allowing normal sexual, urinary, and bowel function.

This is a guide to a journey toward deeper intimacy and self-discovery. Whether you are navigating pelvic floor dysfunction, experiencing pain with sex, or simply embracing the beautiful evolution of your body, this is an inclusive approach seeks to empower and guide you through this transformative process.

The holiday season arrives in my life each year like the first crisp page of a cherished book—filled with anticipation, tradition, and the joy of uniting with loved ones. Amidst this festive symphony, I eagerly await its arrival, yearning to infuse our celebrations with enchantment. However, as the perennial architect of our festive endeavors, I often find myself chasing an elusive perfection seen only in the glossy pages of a Martha Stewart catalog.

Perimenopause is a transitional stage where estrogen produced by the ovaries begins to fluctuate resulting in changes in menstrual flow and length of cycles. Perimenopause can begin in some individuals as early as in their 30’s but more often we see individuals have symptoms in their 40’s and 50’s.

Are you an OT or PT who aspires to provide practical and life-changing therapy to those with pelvic and other orthopedic injuries, folks preparing and healing from childbirth, and those with any bladder bowel and/or sexual dysfunction? Are you a solo practitioner that craves clarity, support in difficult cases, and to develop your skill set further without waiting for the occasional big course every 6 months? Are you a practitioner that knows there is deeper purpose in some specialized therapy, and looking for direction?

Dysmenorrhea or painful cramps during menstruation is one of the most common problems that people with uteruses experience throughout their child-bearing years. Symptoms include lower abdominal cramping, nausea, vomiting, headaches, irritability, low back pain, diarrhea, dizziness, and fatigue.

As a pelvic floor therapist and a member of the LGBTQIA+ community I believe that non-binary and trans folxs deserve to feel understood and to have educated health care providers that can adequately match their individualized needs. Pelvic floor and Transgender care is important to our values here at Vibrancy Pelvic Health because we believe that respecting a person’s body interdependent of their sexual or gender identity is our responsibility as pelvic floor therapists.