Beyond the V with Pauli

Did you know that the types of exercise you are doing can negatively influence or hurt your pelvic floor? Did you know that HOW you do your exercises, or workouts can hurt your pelvic floor or even make it weaker? In this episode, Pauli will talk about in great length the types of workouts and exercises that might be hurting your pelvic floor, as well as give you some tips to use TODAY so that you...

As moms and women, self care can be difficult to do, or even to schedule. Sometimes we may not even know what the best self care is? It definitely can feel overwhelming or not worth the time to put on makeup.  But what if it could be worthwhile? In this episode, you will hear Merrie the Makeup Artist talk about her experience with makeup, with working with women, and sharing the beauty the within...

What is the best exercise for my pelvic floor? How do I recover and repair my pelvic floor after I have a baby? What should I do to get a stronger pelvic floor? There are always so many questions around what to do for the pelvic floor, but there should be a discussion on what you might be doing that is causing you not to strengthen your pelvic floor, or create weakness or problems for your pelvic...

Do you ever feel lost when it comes to working out? Are you confused about what diet or health advice to follow? What if working out and nutrition were easier than you thought they could be? In this episode,  Kate from Kate Lyman Nutrition will walk you through the important steps that she shares with her coaching client, the tips and suggestion that she feels the nutrition, weight loss and fitnes...

Motherhood is hard. Running a business is hard. There is so much advice out there, and some of it is not encouraging. It might seem that you either have to give up one to have the other. Work hard at your business and have mom guilt, or spend your time with your kids and have guilt that you aren't achieving your goals and feel like you have lost yourself. What if being a mother and having a busine...

How many times have you taken someone else's advice to do Kegels? Have you ever googled how to strengthen your pelvic floor or what the best exercises to do? The issue with taking other's advice is that most likely they have pulled their knowledge from the internet, or saw it somewhere. There is a lot circulating about how to strengthen the Pelvic Floor and in this episode, you will know the wrong...

Another question that gets asked often is "Why do I leak when I am on my period?"   The reason might be suprise you, but that does not change that leakage of any kind, for any reason is not acceptable.   You would not accept that your leg gives out when you are on your period would you? The answer is NO, but sometimes we like to give our pelvic floor excuses or reasons why it may not be helping us...

All of us want to improve our health, but when we start the process of trying to figure out the first steps, it can feel overwhelming. We might even quit the idea of wanting to be healthy and trying to put effort in. We might even try some things that a friend told us to do or try something our doctor told us to do-- and then we quit because it did not work or give us the results we want. So how d...

This month Pauli will be walking you through some of the most common questions that are asked because chances are that you have some of the same questions. Leaking when you exercise might be common but it does not mean that it is normal, nor that it should be acceptable! When you leak, there is nothing wrong with you. It is just your body's way of saying that there is something wrong. Consider it...

It can be scary to find out you have diastasis recti, or that there is a gap in between your ab muscles that was not there before. You might start to look all over the internet to see what the fitness influencers with the "great body after baby" so that you can have the same results. Unfortunately, each woman's diastasis and postpartum recovery will not the same as the person she is following on I...

There is a lot of stigma, confusion, and excitement around tummy tucks. Should I get a tummy tuck? Are there other options besides a tummy tuck? If I don't have Diastasis Recti, can I still get a tummy tuck? Is an abdominoplasty worth it? Can I still get a tummy tuck if I don't have diastasis recti? There is a lot to consider, and not many are sharing the real reasons behind choosing to have a tum...

What are the best exercises for diastasis recti? What are the worst exercises for diastasis recti? How can I heal my diastasis recti? Is diastasis recti normal after having kids and will I ever get my core strength back? How do I get rid of my mommy tummy?   There are so many questions surrounding diastasis recti, and unfortunately, the information on social media and the internet is not accurate,...

This is a common question. No one really talks about strengthening the pelvic floor, so how important could it be? Everyone talks about Kegels and how you should hundreds of them, that your doctor or your friend told you should do them to stop peeing, or feel normal agin, or to have better intimacy. In this episode, all the important details about pelvic floor strengthening will be discussed and w...

Talking about the pelvic floor is important. Making sure that your pelvic floor is strong is important. All month Constipation and improving your pooping has been the theme, and of course the pelvic floor has been a topic that has surfaced around constipation. In this episode, you will get actual techniques to start right away to not only improve how your pelvic floor muscles are working, but that...

In this episode, Pauli will share the tips to help you start conquering your constipation. There are so many options to help with constipation, but understanding how your bowels and intestines and the body are working can be more helpful than relying on medication, fiber gummies. There isn't a need to struggle with your constipation any more.   FREE Guide to th Constipation Solution: Your Guide to...

Constipation is an issue that so many assume that is something they are stuck with, rather than realizing it is something that plays a bigger problem than they might think. As always, Pauli will be teaching more about the pelvic floor, but how it plays a role in constipation, and how proper pelvic floor strength and function can help with treating constipation.    Grab your FREE Constipation Solut...

Pooping isn't talked about very often, but it is an activity that we all do. An activity that we all should be doing at least daily. Laxatives, stool softeners, Miralax, etc is a go to "fix" or advice that is given for constipation. Our poop is a great indicator of our health, so if we are having to add extras to help us poop-- then that might be an indicator we need to improve our pooping habits....

How many times have you clicked on or chosen a Full Body Workout- just because it should work all your major muscle groups! They are typically fast and the phrase "full body" just makes it an easy choice so that remembering which muscle group you have or haven't worked isn't necessary! Have you ever thought about your pelvic floor as a major muscle group? Do you think that it should have an "oppor...

One of the main reasons a patient or coaching client comes back or needs more help is because their leakage comes back. Your pelvic floor is a group of muscles, and while these muscles in particular are a little different in their job compared to your hamstrings or quads or biceps, muscles still need upkeep. While social media may portray that you only need to do one program to stop leaking-- the...

If you are married, you need to listen to this episode! Oftentimes in marriage, things might get boring, life gets busy and sometimes takes over the time you had to spend with your spouse. If you are even remotely interested in improving your marriage and your intimacy, then have a listen! The incredible thing about Katie at Faithful Fling, is that they honor and respect marriage. Their "flings" a...

In this episode,  Pauli addresses a question she gets asked frequently: "Do I always need to strengthen my Pelvic Floor?" It might make sense that once you have completed something, or checked it off your list that you don't need to worry about it anymore. However, that simply is not the case. Muscles need to be maintained. You will learn several principles about muscles, which can be applied to o...

There are a lot of misconceptions and myths that surround the pelvic floor. When consuming information online it is easy to see that a lot of people are saying the same things: Do your Kegels. Kegels are bad. Don't stop your stream because you can get a UTI. Stopping the stream is a good sign that your Pelvic Floor is strong  If Kegels are good then vaginal weights are even better! Tighten your co...

If you just had a baby, you are probably getting all kinds of advice. If you have already had a baby, you might be giving other new mothers all kinds of advice. Does any of this advice include taking care of and getting help for their pelvic floor? It is not common for this to be a topic of discussion, but it would benefit all mothers for not only the pelvic floor to be a discussion point after ha...

One of the most common assumptions with childbirth is that your pelvic floor is now ruined. That having a baby is the reason that you will never get your body back.  What if that wasn't true? What if you could strengthen your pelvic floor muscles so that you feel strong again, so that you don't pee when you laugh or cough or sneeze or even jump? In this episode, Pauli will outline this myth and di...

It is pretty common to assume that leaking is normal, even after having kids.  Your friends leak, your sisters leak, everyone leaks, so you assume it is normal and that you should accept it. But you are really frustrated that it happens. Especially when it happens when you are least expecting it.  You might wonder if the leaking will ever go away. You might spend a lot of time searching Pinterest,...