A prolapse in essence is a change of tissue, and I think as women age, there are quite a lot of

changes to quite a lot of our tissues in our body, whether that be breast changes, abdominal

changes, pelvic floor changes, and it's just another one we need to learn to navigate,

understand, and then have the right things in place to help us. I still don't think we talk

about it in the right way. If I'm really honest,

and medical professionals, it's still quite negative. It's still quite final and it feels

like it shuts people's lives down rather than saying, okay, there's been this change.

Let's talk about your goals and let's think what we can put in place to help you get there.

That is pelvic health physiotherapist Claire Bourne.

She is here to explain why our pelvic health is more than just our pelvic floor.

I'm Liz Earle and this is the Liz Earle well-being show, the podcast helping us all have a

much better second half.

And as I'm sure you know by now, I am on a true mission to find ways for all of us to thrive, in our later life especially, by investing a little

bit of time and knowledge in our health and our well-being today. Now, we are in March now. It's

International Women's Day on the 8th. So all this month,

we are going to be having frank, open conversations that really lift the sisterhood. And we're

going to be covering so many facets of life, from emotional to physical well-being. You know,

our minds and our bodies do have to be strong

if we're going to lift ourselves up as well as each other.

Well, pelvic health physiotherapist, Claire,

is very much a woman dedicated to lifting the sisterhood.

With her years of clinical experience and her book, Strong Foundations,

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