What/where the heck are my pelvic floor muscles?!

The pelvic floor muscles are some of the most protective muscles in your body. Many of us hold tension and stress in our pelvic floors (just like we do in our shoulders) which can result in pain during sex.

Many of the women I work with are worried about being too loose or too weak but tight pelvic floor muscles can often cause more problems than weak ones! They can cause genital pain, discomfort during sex, difficulty reaching orgasm, leaking of urine with a sneeze or laugh, constipation and low back pain.

Rose SchlaffApril 21, 2019postpartum sex, why does sex hurt, when sex hurts, health coach, painful sex, painful penetration, vulvodynia, vaginismus, pain with sex, pelvic pain, pelvic floor, pain during intercourse, why is sex painful, pelvic floor muscles, kegels, vagina pain, endometriosisComment

Two Questions That Could Change Your (Sex) Life

If you are like me, it may be your first instinct to say yes to everything and everyone without a second thought. I said yes to every social gathering, every fundraiser, every conference and once I said ‘yes’ I stuck to my word, no matter how tired I was or how much I dreaded going when the time came.

After years of 'yes'-ing, I felt exhausted. Every time I would say ‘yes’ to another commitment, I felt a knot tighten in my stomach but I didn't really think there was another way, "I have to see everyone and do all the things because I said I would, right?!?"