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LIFT. Pelvic Floor Care

Highly qualified physio specialising in peri/post menopausal women's weight, bladder& bowel concerns.

30/11/2025

Okay.... So I don't think anything I get up to surprises anyone anymore lol...

But you may be curious as to why I'm hanging upside down?

There's several reasons I like to hang out in my suspended, aerial yoga straps but one of the biggies is for anti-gravity effects it has on my pelvic organs.

Yep, you read that right - a pelvic floor physio with a prolapse. Well, two actually 😳

I diagnosed myself earlier this year after a crazy coughing, ear virus thing that I picked up swimming too soon after Cyclone Alfred. I should have known better. I didn't practice what I preach and here I am.

A prolapse doesn't just happen overnight, although mine feels like it did! It is often years of taking your pelvic floor health for granted. You don't even think about until sometimes wrong.

Almost 1 in 2 women will experience a prolapse to some degree in their lifetime. The biggest risk factor? Pregnancy - even a caesarian delivery doesn't make you exempt!

In my case, I also have a connective tissue disorder that makes me look really impressive in yoga poses lol but does zero to support the fascia and ligaments that hold up my organs 🫣

There are other risk factors including chronic heavy lifting, poor breathing strategies, constipation, traumatic births - you know - life stuff of which almost every woman will be exposed to at least one, at some point.

So what to do? Don't panic! If things don't feel right down there (for me it was a feeling of fullness, like a tampon falling out).

For others it may be a dragging feeling, heaviness, bulging, pain, feelings of not being able to hold wee, frequency of peeing, feeling like you need to poo but can't, the feeling after you poo likes there's still more there....

It varies woman to woman, but YOU know when "it just doesn't feel right" - Come and see me. I get you. I now have the true lived experience to go along with all the theory that I've learnt for years.

And there's SOOOO much I can do to help. Oh and I promise that you don't HAVE to hang upside down!

I work on nutrition, exercise, toileting and have ALL the tools and know-how to keep you active and symptom free.

DM me. I've got you. 🫶

20/10/2025

WORLD MENOPAUSE DAY 2025!

This year’s theme is one that is so close to my heart - the role of LIFESTYLE MEDICINE in Menopausal health.

You've heard me bang on about this for years! Lol... And it's the hill that I will die on - you can't supplement or HRT your way out of poor lifestyle choices.

Don't get me wrong, y'all know that I am a huge advocate for both, but neither of them are going to lift the weights for you, cook the lean protein for you or pass on the second glass of wine or Tim-Tam and go to bed early for you!

That's on you and it DOES take some work, some prioritizing, some sacrifice, some dedication and some time, but your body will thank you for it in the end. PINKY SWEAR!

I say all this, but I am also completely aware that putting into place a solid nutrition, movement, sleep and stress mitigation protocol is NOT always that easy to do on your own either.... There's sooooo much information out there now about menopause that it's hard to know where to start.

There’s been an explosion of interest in menopause and there’s also been an explosion of mis-information too!

This is where I come in! As a dedicated, highly qualified health practitioner and post menopausal myself, I feel perfectly placed , as well as passionately driven, to provide holistic, evidence based education for ALL of the women I work with.

I love to give them the WHOLE toolbox they need to feel confident in a body they love and one that loves them back!

I want you to know ALL THE THINGS!

🥦What should I eat? More or less?
Why can't I lose the weight around my middle?

💪Do I really NEED to lift heavy? Is walking, pilates or yoga enough?

😴 How can I get better sleep and WHY is it so important? Is it stress, is it low progesterone?

🤯 Why am I so tired and unable to focus or make decisions? Is it low estrogen, low testosterone, low Iron or even thyroid?

💩Why has my bowel gone ROGUE? Gas, bloating, constipation... WTH???

🚽AND of course one of my favourite topics - I'm looking at you bladder and v@gina 👀 - WHY, WHY, WHY am I now experiencing incontinence, prolapse, urgency and dryness...

🩷 Whether we’re talking body composition, pelvic health, mu

10/04/2025

As an ocean swimmer, I have a love/hate relationship with Autumn... Lol

The water is (cyclones aside) perfectly crystal clear and warm, the sunrises are to die for AND you don't need to be up at stupid o'clock to be a witness to them!

BUT .... It is getting sooooo dark and the air temperature is sneaking in the wrong direction! It literally feels like it happens overnight. 🥶

We ocean swimmers do it anyway, it builds resilience AND it's ALWAYS worth it. Do I think it makes me a healthier human? Absolutely. Is it for everyone? Of course not.

Everyone has (or should) have something in their life that challenges them mentally or physically. It is what keeps us sharp and vital (and happier) as we age.

If you are struggling with the "blahs" or the "mehs" or the "whatever-can't be bothered", especially at this time of changing seasons, there are lots of ways I can help you get that MOJO back - and I promise you it doesn't have to be sunrise ocean swimming!

If you are a peri or post menopausal woman feeling like you are spinning the wheels and going nowhere, then reach out. With over 30 years as a health practitioner I have some serious tricks up my sleeve!

Here to help - always. 🤍🤍🤍

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Saltwater Swimmers GC

28/12/2024

Xmas 2024... A brunch this year for something different... Bookended by my happy place with my favourite peeps ...

25/10/2024

AMA about MENOPAUSE month continues....

Q: This is so embarrasing, but is it possible that menopause could be making me not want to have s3x ever and making me leak when I try to run?

A: TOTALLY...

I did several reels earlier this month and one of them is on this exact topic. Scroll down and have a listen if you missed it.

GSM or the genito-urinary symptoms of menopause is a thing! While most people will associate menopause with things like hot flushes, brain fog, mood changes and changes in bleeding, vaginal and urinary symptoms are often overlooked or dismissed.

60% of women admit to experiencing at least 1 of the following symptoms and a whopping 45% of them will just grin and bear it and not seek help! 😲😲😲 This is terrible!!!! There is so much that I can do to help as a PELVIC FLOOR PHYSIO!

🙀 Leaking urine on cough, sneeze, laugh, run, jump
😼 Increased UTI
😾 Vaginal burning, discharge or itchiness
🙀 Vulval itchiness, pain or burning
😼 Reduced lubrication
😾 Reduced sensation or pleasure/ longer to or**sm
🙀 Painful in*******se or bleeding with in*******se
😼 Low to non-existent libido

These are all part of what is called GSM and it is very common, very real and can have life impacting consequences that present in perimenopause and then worsen over time with decreasing estrogen. IE. It's NOT going away on it's own!

It can impact your intimate relationships, your social life and even your bone health and body composition!

How many women do not do heavy lifting, high impact aerobic exercise or bone-building jumping exercises for fear of leaking?

Pelvic Floor physio with me is SOOO much more than just kegels... I address the whole you from what you need by way of nutrition, to what exercises you can and should do, right through to what your poo looks like and how to sit on the loo!!!!

No holding back - We're so going there. 😉

28/07/2024

It's been quite the month for me... trail run stacks aside... I'm sure the universe does this for a reason and from the pain comes purpose...

You could say that about my recent brush with DIVERTICULITIS. I thought I knew a reasonable amount about it... left sided pain, pockets in the bowel that get infected, used to be something about avoiding nuts and seeds and especially popcorn lol... but nothing prepared me for actually experiencing it! You see, I didn't even know that I had DIVERTICULAR DISEASE until my first colonoscopy about 6 weeks ago.

With a strong family history of bowel disease, a colonoscopy had been on my radar since I turned 50. I managed to put it off for almost 4 years... it's not the most pleasant of procedures I'd heard.
Turns out, it wasn't that bad at all. The colorectal surgeon met with me afterwards saying that I had a lovely, healthy bowel (I'd bloody hope so considering I'm the GUT Physio!) BUT that it was riddled with diverticular pockets. 😳

Caucasians tend to have diverticular on the descending colon on the left, hence the left sided pain. Asians tend to have it on the ascending colon and describe right sided pain. Turns out that (lucky me), I have it in the descending, ascending AND transverse colon. She's never seen it before.... AWESOME.

Colorectal surgeon: So how often do you have diverticular flares?
Me: 🤔 Umm... possibly never?

Then as Sod's law would have it, 3 weeks later, for no apparent reason that I can think of, I had a Diverticulitis attack. O M G ... The pain was awful, there was fever and chills and body aches and then just when you didn't think it could get any worse, I ran head first with gusto into the door frame. I was trying to get to the loo for the 57th time that night, bent double and clutching my belly in the dark, making direct contact with my left brow.

I was already so fragile and this just broke me. Pain to purpose - I am now an expert in Diverticular Disease! If this is you, or you think it might be you and you want all the latest research and information, then reach out. I have digested the entire contents of scholarly articles on the internet!

FYI: SYMPTOMS of Diverticulitis include:

😖severe abdominal pain (usually on the left) but in my case it was central above my bladder. The pain is continuous but WORSE after eating or with any urge to wee, fart or poo!
🤮nausea, vomiting or lack of appetite
🤒fever and chills
💩constipation or in my case diarrhoea

The current TREATMENT for an acute flare is to use pain relief as necessary and fast with liquids only for 3 days. Then onto a low residue (low fibre) diet until symptoms subside, then slowly introduce fibre again. Funnily enough, there is no consensus on what you can do to avoid it other than eat a high fibre diet and avoid constipation. Once again, a mystery since I eat a huge amount of fibre and do not suffer with constipation... so who knows?

So the moral of this VERY long story?
😵‍💫Make sure that you have your hands in front of you when moving at speed to the loo in the dark!
💩Get a colonoscopy if you are over 50 and haven't done so already
🤒Don't dismiss unexplained abdominal pain.
💩 If you're constipated - reach out! There are so many ways I can help.

19/06/2024

It's WORLD INCONTINENCE WEEK starting today! Are you curious about your pelvic floor? DM me and we can chat. It's easier to fix than you think. You don't have to put up with it. Pinky Swear 🩷

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