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WTF is a Pelvic Floor with Gina Cunningham

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Jennifer Chaiken, LMFT and Emmalee Bierly, LMFT

Health & Fitness, Society & Culture, Education, Self-improvement, Mental Health, Relationships

4.9755 Ratings

🗓️ 30 August 2021

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

Welcome to Pelvic Floor Health 101! This week on ShrinkChicks, Emmalee and Jen are joined by Pelvic Floor Physical Therapist, Gina Cunningham. She clues us in to what a pelvic floor actually is and why pelvic floor health matters. Gina explains the reasons why someone might need pelvic floor physical therapy and takes us through what a typical evaluation looks like. She answers some of your questions like: is it possible to do anything to prepare your pelvic floor for childbirth? What is diastasis recti? Do kegel exercises actually work? Is it normal to pee a little when you sneeze, cough, run, etc.?Tune in to gain insight, awareness, and action!


The resources Gina mentioned to locate a practitioner near you:

https://pelvicrehab.com

https://ptl.womenshealthapta.org


Thanks to this week's sponsor Dipsea for supporting ShrinkChicks! We have an exclusive offer for our listeners: an extended 30 day free trial when you go to dipseastories.com/shrink 

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Transcript

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0:00.0

So let me be honest for a second.

0:02.0

Braves and underwear have always been a pain point for me.

0:05.3

You know the drill.

0:06.3

Strap sticking in, bands that never sit quite right,

0:09.8

underwear that either rolls or rides up.

0:12.4

I'd get so frustrated shopping for bras and underwear that I kind of gave up.

0:17.2

I'd add things to my cart online, stare at them, and then just never check out.

0:21.6

Because in the back of my mind, I figured it'll just be another letdown.

0:25.8

But recently, I finally took the plunge with skims, and I cannot believe I waited this long.

0:30.0

I started with a fits everybody collection, and let me tell you, it is like, oh, so this is what it's supposed to feel like.

0:37.1

The fabric is unreal. Silky, soft, stretching all the right ways, and it somehow manages to feel light but still supportive.

0:45.1

My absolute favorite piece, the triangle bra.

0:47.9

I am not exaggerating when I say it is the most comfortable bra I have ever owned.

0:53.3

Usually the second I walk in the door,

0:55.0

I cannot wait to take my bra off, but with this one, half the time I forget I'm even wearing it.

0:59.7

It's supportive without squeezing and it just feels good on my body. And now I'm kind of obsessed. I

1:05.8

keep looking at the rest of the skim site, making mental wishless and a set of abandoning my cart

1:10.3

like I used to,

1:11.5

I'm actually excited to click checkout. It feels like I finally found intemates that actually work

1:16.0

for me. Pieces I don't have to think about all day because they just feel good. I get it now.

1:21.3

This is why people rave about skims and why I'm officially hooked. Shop skims fit. Everybody's

1:26.9

collection at skims.com. After you place your

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