Think back to new year’s eve. The clock strikes midnight, we cheer and hug and kiss and say happy new year.

We’re already likely up past our regular bedtime, glass of champagne in our hand, and since Christmas the week before we have been eating our weight in food, drinking too much and lounging around in the Australian sun, or curled up under a blanket for those of you listening in the Northern Hemisphere.

Either way, do you really think these first few minutes of a new year are really setting you up for success when it comes to new year’s resolutions and healthy habits?

Not so much.

In this episode, we’re talking about overactive pelvic floors. When your pelvic floor muscles have higher tone and activity than what we’d consider normal and why kegels are the very last thing you should be doing.

For some women, weakness isn’t the problem. And when we’re all being bombarded with the message to do our pelvic floor exercises every single day, we’re not necessarily being told about symptoms other than weakness and leaking. And so any problem down there at all, we think can be fixed by squeezing and lifting every day.

And this could be doing more harm than good.

It’s the first week of September which means it’s Women’s Health Week in Australia. This is an event now in its 8th year and is run by Jean Hailes for Women’s Health, an Australian not-for-profit organisation that is dedicated to improving women’s health and inspiring women to take control of their health.

This year’s theme is all about Checking In on Your Health – and so in this week’s podcast episode, I’m unpacking the 3 health checks that every woman needs to know about – no matter what age you are or season of life you’re currently in.

We all know that the female anatomy is a mystery for most men. But can we really blame them when the vagina is kind of a mystery for us girls too? Probably more of a mystery than we’re willing to admit…

In this episode, I’m sharing 5 things I’m betting you didn’t know about your vagina.

A couple of years ago, I was a very different person to the one sitting in front of the microphone right now. I was miserable in my job, hating life and hating the person it was turning me into.I didn’t know it then, but I almost had to hit rock bottom to pick myself back up and find my purpose. And in hindsight, I wouldn’t change a thing.

Be honest. How often do you do your pelvic floor exercises?
Every day? When you remember? Never?

In this episode, I’m breaking down the 5 things that every woman should know about her pelvic floor – even if you’ve never had a baby!