Introduction: Whenever a woman is experiencing pelvic floor issues such as leaking or pain, they are often told to do kegels. In fact, women are told to do kegels when they have babies and as they get older and the “advice” is thrown out at all different stages of their life. On today’s episode, we are going to talk about why you should stop doing kegels and why this common advice is not beneficial for most women. While our advice to stop doing kegels may not be as common on the internet, it will help you get further with resolving pelvic floor issues. And as always, please don’t hesitate to r ..read more

Introduction: On today’s episode with Dr. Katarina Meister, we talk about various ideas on optimizing health naturally without doing crazy diets, taking medications, or making drastic lifestyle changes. Dr. Meister is a naturopathic doctor at Lakeside Natural Medicine in Shorewood, WI and helps people with chronic fatigue, hormone imbalances, and autoimmune disorders. In addition to giving you a lot of different ideas to try for optimizing health naturally, we also talk a bit more on the different approach she takes compared to the traditional medical pathway and when someone would benefit fro ..read more

Over 50% of women have pain with sex. Yet very few women know about the real causes of their pain. And even fewer know how to get relief.  In fact, most women are given bad advice like “relax more” or “drink more wine.” Or they’re told that it is “all in their head,” which is neither true nor helpful. Women can experience pain with sex at any point in their life, but it is most common after having a baby and during premenopause. On this episode of The Revitalize Woman Podcast, Dr. Brenda goes into detail on why women have pain with sex, the different types of pain with sex and what you ca ..read more

Pelvic organ prolapse is an issue that is often not discussed. Many women find it difficult to get adequate prolapse support. Contrary to popular belief, prolapse can occur for any woman regardless of childbirth history or age. Lack of education and resources can make it difficult to find prolapse support for women who are diagnosed with this pelvic floor dysfunction.  On this episode of The Revitalize Woman Podcast, Dr. Brenda explains how to recognize symptoms of a prolapse. In addition, she discusses why a prolapse might occur and then provides prolapse support with solutions to minimi ..read more

One of the most common questions women often ask us is why incontinence happens. Usually it’s because they think incontinence is just a normal byproduct of having children or getting older. Many women have never been told that it is not normal or actually discovered why incontinence happens.  On this podcast episode, we dive into all of the reasons for why incontinence happens and what you can do to help prevent incontinence and stop suffering from it. [1:26] Dr. Brenda Heinecke provides some updates about the clinic and explains how you can help support our small business during this tim ..read more

We are SUPER excited to share this podcast episode because we are talking all about our pregnancy research study, which has been a labor or love (no pun intended) for a long time! We are now enrolling participants into our pregnancy research study which will be looking at the effects of pelvic floor physical therapy during pregnancy and the outcomes on delivery, including the length of pushing, perineal tearing, and C-section.  It has been a long process to design this prenatal research study and get the official approval in order to begin. Now that we can accept participants, we wanted t ..read more

Have you considered having a birth doula for your childbirth experience?  For this episode, we welcome Alex Mente, a professional birth doula in Milwaukee and owner of Mind Body Spirit Birth Services. Alex supports families and helps them prepare for pregnancy, labor, delivery and postpartum. It is Alex's goal to provide mothers and families with the support and knowledge they need to make informed decisions about their pregnancy and labor process. Alex and I talk about some of the common misconceptions out there about a birth doula and how she supports both mom and dad during labor. We c ..read more

It can be challenging to find support in motherhood, yet it is so important for us as women. In this episode with Sarah Kooiman, co-founder of Milwaukee Mom, we talk about some of the resources available in the Milwaukee area to provide support in motherhood.  From helpful area guides, educational articles, and a community of women willing to offer support and guidance during every stage of motherhood, Milwaukee Mom is an incredible resource to local moms. In addition, Sarah and I discuss her experience with pelvic floor physical therapy (which is also MUCH NEEDED for most women) includin ..read more

Lactation resources are crucial for any new mom and baby and this episode gives you loads of information!  Molly Peterson is an International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant and the owner of Peterson Lactation Services here in Milwaukee and the Professional Development Coordinator for the United States Lactation Consultant Association. It was so much fun to talk about ways a lactation consultant can help support moms and babies by providing lactation resources.  We also talk about positioning, ways to help your posture, pain with breastfeeding and how it impacts your hormones. I ..read more

Navigating the waters after baby for fitness for moms can be so frustrating and tricky!  Not only is there so much information out there on what you should and shouldn’t do, but there is alot of pressure on moms to regain their fitness and meet societal expectations. On today’s episode with Tracy Joynt, we talk about a way for new moms to be more active after baby, ways to modify exercises for any issues you’re dealing with and the importance of finding a community for support.  Tracy is the owner of Fit4Mom in the Milwaukee area and they provide pre and postnatal group fitness class ..read more