The Pelvic Floor Connection

In today's episode we take a quick, but important deep dive into why its important to let your tummy go!  So many women hold their tummy and abdominal wall in tight all day, every day. This can be due to a number of reasons including:  Body image issues A history of scarring or abdominal/ pelvic surgery  Stress and anxiety Poor cueing from coaches and family to 'suck in and stand tall'.  This effe...

So here are the links i mentioned in todays episode:  In May Gaskin is an incredible midwife, who has changed the lives and births of countless women. Her updated book is Here The BRAIN Acronym, which should accompany you the whole way through your pregnancy and perinatal period is:  B : Benefits R : Risks A : Alternatives  I : Intuition  N: Nothing DO make sure your birth partner is familiar with...

Today we delve into the depths of the unspoken and talk about strategies to facilitate happy bowel movements! Too many women suffer from painful and unpleasant bowel movements - in todays episode I hope to educate you about strategies to facilitate this natural process. In this episode we explore:  relaxing versus the anxious anus Softening and opening  using a step to get your anatomy in the righ...

I'm so excited to share this episode with you - Katy Whittaker is such an amazingly talented woman, but someone who has always been able to just push through... until it came to life post baby.  Regular listeners will know how musch i shout about the importance of post- partum restoration, so, I was so excited when Katy agreed to share her story.  After a very positive birth, Katy returned to rela...

It was such an honour to be asked back to support Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week, buy the Perinatal Mental Health Partnership.  This years theme was the power of connection and connecting is SO important for those who are struggling with the mental and/ or physical effects of birth trauma.   Birth trauma is poorly defined and poorly researched, but we know that it effects more first time mu...

Mental health and the core (and therefore the pelvic floor!) are closely related.  Last week was Maternal Mental Health Awareness week, where I was truly honoured to be asked to talk about the ripple effect of birth trauma with the Perinatal Mental Health Partnership ( https://www.facebook.com/PerinatalMHPartnershipUK/ )  and ( https://www.instagram.com/perinatalmhpartnership/?hl=en ). The talk be...

There has been so much coverage of covid admissions, Intensive Care and a reduction in NHS services over the global pandemic, but life across the maternity service has had to continue in a radically altered way. We are starting to assess that impact that these changes have had on pregnancy, the birth process and the post partum period.  This episode explores the consequences and impact of birthing...

What is the best exercise for you to engage your core? We all want to get the most from what we are doing, but sometimes we look at core exercise too one dimensional. We need to move away from focusing on specific muscles, to the concept of working at dynamic unit... and in the non linear way that the world demands!  If you want to get back to basics and check you are engaging your core effectivel...

Today we explore the post partum period for mum. Are we supporting our new mums well, in terms of restoration or are we expediting them back to their pre pregnancy activities without this magical piece of the jigsaw?  Today I explore:   - how that immediate focus on baby can leave some mums in the dark  - the pressure to start shifting baby weight V's restoring the post partum body  - the percepti...

If you have found this episode useful and keen to work a little harder on your pelvic floor, then you can download my FREE 6 step guide to the pelvic floor workout here  or you can copy and paste this link.... https://mailchi.mp/fitfannyadams/6-step-guide-to-connecting-with-your-pelvic-floor   I hope you've enjoyed this episode, please do take a moment to rate and review!

In this welcome episode Sarahjane gives you an insight into why she is passionate to lift the lid on the world of the pelvic floor and how this show will help you better connect with the power of your pelvic floor.

In this episode Sarahjane explains why connecting with the pelvic floor is important, by explaining what the pelvic floor actually is and what is does ... far beyond just a simple lift and release muscle! We explore its place in supporting the pelvic organs and its integral inclusion within the wider core, to appreciate why a disconnect with the pelvic floor leaves us with many more issues that ju...