My goal with this blog and with my social channels is to minimize the number of times people say  “Why didn’t anyone tell me about that!” in regards to anything pelvic floor related. 

Today’s “why don’t more people talk about this” topic is post partum vaginal/vulvar dryness. 

A high percent...

If you experience chronic pelvic pain such as:

● Bladder pain
● Pain with penetration
● Vulvar pain
● Pain with sitting
● Pudendal neuralgia
● SI joint pain
● Low back pain
● Pain related to endometriosis
● Etc.

You MUST have a mind-body component to your healing to truly overcome your pain. So much of ou...

Does Pelvic Floor Muscle Strength Matter… AT ALL?

We have been hearing for years and years and years that you NEED a strong pelvic floor.

“Do your kegels so you don’t leak pee”

“do your kegels so your vagina doesn’t fall out”

“do your kegels to keep it “tight” for your partner”

B...

Lifting Weights and Prolapse

The pelvic organ prolapse “world” is rich with fear- and LOW on scientific research.
With 10% of all women having some sort of pelvic organ prolapse surgery in their
lifetime this is not a “niche” issue. It’s a BIG TIME global public health issue! Like,
billions of dollars...

                                            Should I strengthen or should I lengthen my pelvic floor?

Great question: 

The pendulum in the pelvic floor world has swung... and its confusing... 

It used to be that anyone and everyone who would need pelvic floor rehabilitation needed "kege...

I am

"Calm, Confident and In Control"

Was an affirmation I learned from the "Gentle Birth App" when I was pregnant with my second child preparing for their birth. 

What I found through using various affirmations, was that I started using this particular affirmation in so many other aspects of...

Ok, as we continue our period week I want to talk about another very common problem in the post partum. 

Cups no longer staying in. 

As always, I find the best advice and isight comes from personal experience, so here we are!

After my first son, I had the opposite problem, My cup would get up too...

Based on recent comments on my most recent series on vulvar swelling/varicosities on social media, many had NEVER heard of vulvar varicosities UNTIL they were dealing with them themselves.

Even if they HAD dealt with them, they were never given an actual diagnosis, or strategies to help them manage...

This week on my Instagram account I am talking all about period products! re-usable Menstrual cups and Discs are quickly becoming one of the more popular options for managing periods. Not only are they environmentally friendly, they seriously help you save SO MUCH money over the long term! While it ...

Hi All! 

I know it's been a while since I wrote a blog post! Sorry about that! 

Moving across the country with two kiddos, and a dog was a bigger undertaking than I imagined. 

This being said, we are now settled in MN and Hayley Kava PT is back in action. I have started seeing both in person a...