161. “I just need to put something in my vagina”, Prolapse, and how PT helps You Are Not Broken

Amanda Nayfield joins us again. Her first episode was #14

She is a pelvic floor physical therapist and she helps us with common things I see in my office

“I just need to put something in my vagina”

We discuss the fear, the anxiety, the underlying low desire, and the lack of education tied up in this sentence

Eating ice cream for your dopamine is way easier than working on good sex.

The clitoris is not self lubricating.

How to put things in your vagina after years of not doing that

Dilation tips and tricks

Questions about Kegels – a physical therapists opinion.

Muscles need to contract, release, and lengthen

What to do proactively as I enter menopause?

Bowel and bladder health as we age – tips and tricks

Cervical pain during intercourse – we ask a PT

We discuss prolapse – it is NEVER the bladder’s fault.

We discuss upregulation and central sensitivity and the role of fear.

We discuss pessaries.

https://www.connectnwpt.com/

https://www.instagram.com/connectnwpt/

Reclaiming Desire by Barry and Emily McCarthy https://amzn.to/3xiz2dS

Mating in Captivity by Esther Perel https://amzn.to/3xiz2dS

Dilators recommended: Intimate Rose https://amzn.to/3xeQRun

Kegel products – Elvie https://www.elvie.comand Kgoal https://amzn.to/3McHijS

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