How I Stopped Peeing All the Time

C: Welcome!  This is the Midlife Reset podcast, episode number 10!  I’m Cheryl Gordon.  I am dedicated to educating midlife women about sleeping better, losing weight and feeling stronger.  

Now here’s an embarrassing question.  Do you pee when you sneeze?  Do you avoid jumping or running for that same reason?  Do you spend way too much time in bathrooms in your life?  I totally get it!  My incontinence, which nobody knew about by the way, was affecting my life.  I stopped going for walks with friends because I was embarrassed how often I had to squat behind bushes!  

Sound familiar?  I am excited to share with you today that many of those issues have faded a lot due to the wonderful woman you are about to meet.  This is my pelvic floor physiotherapist, Marie-Eve Knackers!

M: Hello!  This is awesome to be here and spread the word.

C: We have so much to talk about.  Getting fed up with the pee thing happened in 2019.  I was at a yoga conference with a much older colleague.  I offered her the room closest to the bathroom because I figured she’d have to get up to pee more than me.  She declined by saying, “I just tell my bladder it’s not time”.  Yeah right!  But it got me to thinking.  Maybe this wasn’t a given that I had to pee constantly.  I asked around for recommendations and Marie Eve was my girl.