“There’s More to It Than Kegels”

Brooke Berman sums up pelvic floor health perfectly in the headline for our great conversation on her Substack, Ramona at Midlife. Check it out HERE!

A fabulous intro to pelvic floor health by Sarah Phillips of The Guardian, including some info about men’s pelvic health/ dysfunction!

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/jul/08/dont-power-pee-but-do-grab-mirror-13-easy-effective-ways-protect-pelvic-floor

In my show, PSA: Pelvic Service Announcement, I talk about my own situation, but there are other dysfunctions of the pelvic floor that require solutions that are completely the opposite of what was recommended for me. This article is a great introduction to those, too!

The great thing about a pelvic floor health show is that friends send you relevant articles.

Robert, thanks for making me aware of the massively useful intro to all things pelvic floor health for women and men published by The Guardian. I imagine it’s no accident that this piece coincides with the publication of the fabulous, new book by Sara Reardon, FLOORED: A Woman’s Guide to Pelvic Floor Health at Every Age and Stage.

While I delve into my own complexities in PSA: Pelvic Service Announcement, and I happen to fit a typical profile of those with pelvic floor dysfunction (menopausal, middle-aged woman who’s had a coupla vaginal births. Yawn!), there are loads of other ages at which one can have myriad other pelvic floor dysfunctions, including rare ones that are quite serious.

If something in your urinary, bowel, or sexual health has taken a turn for the worse or is negatively affecting your quality of life, do what you can to address the problems ASAP. As the Guardian piece states, “Future-proof your pelvic floor!”

At a recent performance of PSA: PELVIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT, I opened up the floor for questions after the show. Several people asked—practically demanded— more information. What should they should do with the bucket of information I’d just laid at their feet? Okay. Here’s a start.