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Pelvic Resilience

A private Occupational Therapy practice assisting individuals struggling with pain and pelvic health

https://pelvicresilience.ca/
We also offer mentorship to clinicians interested in developing a more psychologically-informed practice or launching an innovative practice in the field of chronic pain, mental health, or women's health

11/18/2025

🗣️ “How do you respond to shame and self-criticism?”

As clinicians, it helps to remember that shame and self-criticism aren’t things we fix for clients — they’re experiences we can meet with compassion and curiosity.

One powerful approach? Offer a menu of options and explore what resonates:
✨ Gently noticing the self-critical voice without fusing to it
✨ Naming shame as a common human experience
✨ Practicing kinder, more compassionate self-talk
✨ Asking about workability — does this way of relating move you toward what matters, or keep you stuck?

The goal isn’t to eliminate shame, but to help clients find different ways of holding it — and support flexibility in how they respond.

11/11/2025

🗣️ “What happened to the term compassion fatigue?”

Many are moving toward the term empathic strain. Because it’s not compassion that drains us — it’s empathy without boundaries.

Research from Dr. Kristin Neff shows that practicing compassion and self-compassion can actually expand our capacity, protect against burnout, and buffer us from empathic strain.

What if compassion is a renewable resource when intentionally practiced?

11/04/2025

🗣️ “Should I keep coming to see you, even though my pain has really settled down?”

Yes — because this is often the best time to do proactive work. With pain less overwhelming, we can focus on:
✨ Moving toward meaningful (but sometimes triggering) activities
✨ Applying pain management skills to deeper emotional discomfort

It’s not just about reducing pain — it’s about building flexibility and confidence for what comes next.

10/30/2025

As OT Month in Canada winds down, I’m feeling both grateful and fired up. 💛

Today, I have the privilege of joining Justine Jecker and to record an episode of CAOT’s Conversations that Matter Podcast — all about the occupational therapy role in pelvic health.

I’m so looking forward to an honest, nuanced conversation — about the challenges we face, the work still to be done, and why it’s so incredibly worth it to keep raising awareness in this space. 🌿

Everywhere I go — conferences, podcasts, classrooms — I meet OTs who care deeply about helping people live more freely. That’s what this is really about.

Pelvic health isn’t niche.
It’s everyday life.

From chronic constipation in kids, to post-prostatectomy recovery, to navigating menopause, trauma, or intimacy — everyone has a pelvis, and everyone deserves care that supports their ability to participate fully in what matters most.

As Renee Quiring put it so beautifully:

“OT brings an unmatched depth and versatility to pelvic health… guiding clients through rebuilding routines, regaining confidence, and restoring function across all areas of daily life.”

That’s exactly what we do.
We make pelvic health care accessible, trauma-informed, and rooted in function — and we’re only getting started.

Here’s to continuing the conversation — and continuing the work. 🔥

10/28/2025

Thank you !
Building bridges between disciplines has been one of the most rewarding parts of my journey. 🤝

In pelvic health, collaboration isn’t optional — it’s essential. When OTs, PTs, nurses, physicians, and mental health providers come together, clients receive care that’s not only comprehensive but truly human.

Still, I know it can be easy for OTs in Canada to get caught in the weeds — especially when we see limitations or restrictions in what our role looks like. It might not always involve “hands-on” work in the traditional sense, and that can stir some identity confusion when we’re learning from interprofessional colleagues who work differently.

But here’s the thing: our lens is the difference-maker.
The occupational therapy perspective brings meaning, context, and function back to the centre of care. We help teams connect the dots — how symptoms intersect with routines, relationships, roles, and values — so that interventions actually translate into daily life.

When we anchor ourselves in occupation-based practice, we don’t just define our role more clearly — we expand what’s possible for the whole team. We add vision, coordination, and compassion to complex care.

OTs don’t replace anyone on the team — we complete the circle of care.
Here’s to staying grounded in our roots, curious in collaboration, and confident in the value we bring. 🌿

10/23/2025

Every symptom has a story.
Every body has a reason. 🌿

Occupational therapists are trained to look beneath the surface — to understand why patterns persist.

Sometimes it’s overwork or fear.
Other times, trauma, sensory overload, or a nervous system doing its best to protect.

said it beautifully — OTs help clients change the drivers of their symptoms.

Through occupation, we use meaningful activity to help the body find safety again.
When people return to what matters — movement, connection, creativity, rest — the nervous system starts to believe it’s safe.
Threat drops.
Tension eases.
Symptoms often follow. 💛

This month, I’m especially excited to share that A Practical Guide to ACT for Rehabilitation Professionals is officially launching — a project years in the making.

ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) helps us and our clients build psychological flexibility — the ability to stay open, grounded, and connected to values even when discomfort shows up.

In pelvic health, this is everything.
Willingness — not avoidance — becomes the pathway to both regulation and freedom.

Because healing happens when we stop trying to “fix”… and start to understand.

✨ Want to join ACT: A Practical Guide for Rehabilitation Professionals?
👉 Link in bio or DM me for details.

10/21/2025

One of my favourite parts of being an OT in pelvic health? Seeing the lightbulb moments when clients realize their story makes sense — their symptoms, their nervous system, their life context all fit together.

This fall, I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to record a Health Empowered podcast with Audriana Monteiro to talk exactly about this: how pelvic pain intersects with sexual health, identity, and self-trust.

OTs are uniquely positioned to bridge the physical, emotional, social and functional.
We help people move beyond just managing symptoms to living again!

10/18/2025

Clinicians often tell me that “acceptance” is the hardest ACT process to support — especially when clients feel like they’re being told to give up or they are not quite ready to loosen the grip on some of their control strategies.

In ACT, acceptance isn’t surrender. It’s a reorientation of energy — from controlling pain to reclaiming life.

In the ACT Knowledge Project, I’ll help you translate this into practice through case examples, titrated experiential practices, and neuroscience-informed guidance.

🌿 Last call to join our supported version!
Choose the Knowledge Project that kicks off on Monday (with mentorship and support) or the Self-Paced version — both come with lifetime access.

🔗 Link in bio to enroll before doors close.

10/15/2025

Thank you .epa.pt

What’s beautiful about the OT lens is that we don’t just see “pain” — we see people.
We look at how symptoms ripple into everyday life — parenting, caregiving, work, intimacy, play.

Last month, I had the privilege of speaking to over 90 OT students at Western University about the OT role in pelvic health. One student asked, “Is our role just for new moms?” — and I loved that question.

Because pelvic health isn’t just a postpartum issue. Everyone has a pelvis.
OTs can make a difference across the lifespan — from supporting kids with constipation, to helping men post-prostatectomy, to walking alongside people navigating menopause, chronic pain, trauma, or gender-affirming surgery.

As we celebrate OT Month, I’m reflecting on how far we’ve come in expanding this conversation — and how much potential still lies ahead.
Pelvic health is mental health, occupational health, and life health. 💛

10/14/2025

🤔 “Which psychotherapeutic approach do I choose?”

Here’s the secret: you don’t have to pick just one. 🙌
ACT gives us a lens of workability — are our strategies helping clients move toward what matters?

That means you can weave ACT together with the tools already in your rehab toolbox. In fact, inside ACT: A Practical Guide for Rehabilitation Providers, you’ll find 6 Bonus Integration Guides showing how ACT can connect with:
✨ Motivational Interviewing
✨ Graded Exposure
✨ Polyvagal Theory
✨ Sensory Strategies
… and more.

This course kicks off next week — don’t miss it!
💙 Drop a blue heart below and I’ll send you the link to grab your spot.

10/10/2025

🎥 Behind the scenes of ACT: A Practical Guide for Rehab Pros — a course designed to help OTs + PTs bring Acceptance & Commitment Therapy to life in real rehab settings.

From curated guides to case examples, you’ll learn to translate abstract ACT concepts into practical strategies that build psychological flexibility — in your clients and yourself.

✨ Choose your path:
👉 The full Knowledge Project (with mentorship + office hours for a year), or
👉 The Self-Paced version — same great content, your own rhythm.

Both include lifetime access.
💥 Launch price now live!
🔗 Link in bio

Address

625 King Street E
Kitchener, ON
N2G2M2

Opening Hours

Monday	8:30am - 8pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	8:30am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm

Website

http://pelvicresilience.ca/

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