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Back to EpisodesEpisode 58 - The Pelvic Floor & Mental Health: What Your Body Might Be Holding With Laura Holland
Description
The pelvic floor plays a critical role in bladder and bowel control, sexual function, stability, and core strength — but it also has a profound connection to our nervous system and emotional health.
In this episode, Pelvic Floor Physiotherapist, Laura Holland, joings us to talk about how chronic stress, trauma, anxiety, and shame can influence pelvic floor dysfunction — and how pelvic health concerns can, in turn, impact mental wellbeing.
Together we discuss the anatomy and function of the pelvic floor, how fight-or flight aggects pelvic tension, why pelvic floor care is important for all genders and children, and practical ways to support regulation and pelvic health.
- Hypertonic vs. hypotonic pelvic floor patterns
- How fight-or-flight affects pelvic tension
- Trauma-informed considerations in pelvic care
- Why pelvic floor therapy is important for men, women, and all genders
- Practical ways to support regulation and pelvic health
This is a powerful reminder that mental health is whole-body health.
Laura does not treat men or children, but she recommended A Body in Motion
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