In today’s episode, Jessie talks with Dr. Courtney Johnson all about returning to exercise after pelvic organ prolapse. Courtney is a pelvic floor physical therapist who is now 100% virtual, doing pelvic floor health coaching and rehab with women all over the world from the comfort of their own home.

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Resources and References

• Jessie’s PFSA Waitlist
• Dr. Courtney on Instagram
• The Female Athlete DPT website

Show Notes

0:55 - Get on The Prenatal and Postnatal Fitness Specialist Academy waitlist!

1:55 - An introduction to Dr. Courtney, and her journey into pelvic floor PT

9:00 - People are still getting unnecessarily scary advice around this subject! But, it’s changing!

11:19 - Let’s talk about the person who is quite early postpartum, is diagnosed with prolapse and wants to get back to exercise - how does Dr. Courtney guide them from there?

16:30 - The pelvic organs move and shift throughout our lives for many reasons

18:05 - The psychological impact of a prolapse diagnosis

20:52 - If someone is 2 years postpartum, they’ve been lifting since early postpartum, they are feeling good, but they’ve had some leaking and are diagnosed with a prolapse. What would Courtney do with them moving forward feeling confident in their bodies?

29:42 - It’s often simpler than you think to exercise without chronic symptoms, and, if symptoms flair, to bring them back down

32:36 - Dr. Courtney’s last thoughts/advice

33:29 - Where people can find Dr. Courtney on the internet - and episode wrap up!