Pelvic Floor Therapy Meets Trauma Therapy
Health runs in the family: we love to see healthy living pass down between generations of family members. We applaud Evena Pierre and her daughter Dr Danielle Bailey for carrying on the legacy of longevity, offering their careers to their community’s needs!
We had the best FREE series hosted by their collaborative efforts, with Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy with Dr Danielle Bailey, and Professional Counseling with Evena Pierre. Both women know the importance of multi-faceted case to support your body’s unique needs and challenges. Their Pelvic Floor & Mental Health series dove into the ways that we can support our body’s physical and mental structures.
Some of our favorite highlights focused on Physical Therapy & Pelvic Floor Dysfunction:
Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy should always incorporate a holistic approach. Background history on someone’s chronic health issues, food sensitivities, history of a traumatic birth experience, and hormonal imbalances can all contribute to pelvic floor dysfunction.
Did you know clenching your jaw can allude to struggles with your Pelvic Floor?
Urine leakage should not be shameful! There are ways to (no pun intended) relieve this problem:
You are not alone if you struggle with this! 75-80% of women struggle with urine leakage.
Constipation can cause urine leakage; so can muscle weakness!
Having enough liquids is vital; water helps the pH in your urine stay at a healthy level, so as to not trigger your body with the need to urinate.
When you urinate, make sure you are relaxing your pelvic floor & voiding for an average of 7-10 seconds.
Pelvic floor therapists sometimes use a biofeedback machine that can help specialists, like the 360 Health team, to determine if you’re struggling with pelvic floor muscle awareness, tension or weakness.
Myth Bust! Kegels are not the solution to all pelvic floor dysfunction. While effective Kegels can sometimes be useful, they’re not all they’re hyped up to be. In fact, there are a number of other exercises that don’t involve Kegels, that provide the best support for your Pelvic Floor.
Some of our favorite highlights focused on Trauma & Mental Health:
On Shame:
The feeling of shame begins to develop in humans around the age of 2.
Shame is multigenerational
It’s okay to make a mistake! Learning that it’s okay to make mistakes, and shifting to seeing awareness of wrong doings is a sign of growth. Don’t let guilt (the reminder that we made a mistake) turn into shame by ignoring the fact that mistakes are okay. Shame emphasizes guilt, expanding on the idea that we made a mistake to make us believe that we are inherently (and irreparably) flawed.
Shame will tell us that we are flawed, encouraging us to believe stigmas; like, that urine leakage is something to be ashamed about and that only we struggle with. Knowing our bodies are flawed through their struggles or challenges helps us release that stigma and as for support— by amazing pros like Evena & Dr Danielle!
The desire to hide from reality comes from guilt or shame, causing us to not be relaxed, thus not be present. If you are relaxed, you are living in the present moment.
If you’re in a trauma state, you are living in the past or trying to hide from it.
Movement is vital! Movement, even simple ones like moving into a different room, helps us shift perspective (literally!)
To book Dr Danielle Bailey— Owner, Physical Therapist & Functional Medicine Specialist — or Dr Morgan Jenkins, Physical Therapist: Book here!
Days: Mondays - Thursdays
Times: 9am-5pm
Current offering: FREE Pelvic Floor Screenings!
To book Evena Pierre— Licensed Professional Counselor + Trauma Informed —> Book here!
Days: Wednesdays & Thursdays
Times: 9am-7pm
