Pelvic Floor Freedom

04/08/2024

IN MEMORY OF SUZI.

There will be a memorial service for Suzi taking place at the Civic Hall in Totnes on Thursday 8th August 2024.

The service will start at 2pm with a more structured part for an hour or so, followed by a more informal remembrance for the rest of the afternoon. People can bring flowers and food to share if they feel moved to. People are free to stay as little or long as they wish.

We have the space from midday onwards and we would appreciate any offer of help to get the hall ready(chairs, tables, decorating) before the event and helping with clear up afterwards.

If anyone feels they are able to contribute to setting up, clearing up or have something they particularly want to share about their interaction with Suzi, then please use messenger to make contact.

Please let other people, who may not be able to see this post, know about the event a well, thank you(Micky Read).

24/07/2024

Hi there, Micky Read here. I'm using Suzi's account to inform people about a vigil for Suzi that's taking place at the funeral home in Dartington this Friday (26th) afternoon between 12 and 5pm. If anybody wishes to pay their last respects to Suzi, bring flowers or some other token, or just sit quietly. You can view Suzi or not. The space created by the Green Funeral Company feels very safe and accommodating. The Green Funeral Company premises in Dartington are next door to the Almond Thief Bakery. Parking is limited, so if you're local, you may wish to travel without the car. Please let anyone know who you feel might wish to come along .
I'll be giving details about a planned memorial for Suzi in the next couple of days. Any questions, please message through Sue's account.
Thank you everyone for all your kind words and thoughts. Rest assured these messages have been a deep comfort to myself and her family.

17/07/2024

SUZI READ 1966 - 2024
It is with incredible sadness that I have to tell you that my beloved wife, Suzi, passed away this morning. Her passing was very, very peaceful. In her last hour, her breath became lighter and lighter and then quietly slipped away all together. I want to thank all the loving support and beautiful messages that she received and that helped to comfort and sustain her spirits as she neared the end of her life. Her family and I now need time to grieve and process our great loss. Thank you and goodnight my beautiful Love. - Micky Read

19/05/2022

There's ALWAYS more to know!!!

INTERNATIONAL SUMMIT on all things CL****IS — Scientists, doctors, artists, authors, philosophers, poets, musicians and activists - elevating this beauty of an organ to her rightful place in the world, as the seat of human pleasure and dignity.

05/04/2022

CONSENT in HEALTHCARE….

“If your healthcare professional doesn’t ask for your informed consent, remember; it is your body and you can ask them to stop or explain what or why they’re doing something.”

This is SO IMPORTANT to remember!

CONSENT in HEALTHCARE

Asking for consent to do a vaginal assessment sounds like an obvious thing to do. Apparently not 😢

The other day a patient thanked me for asking for consent before an assessment. Unfortunately, the lady had a bad previous experience when another healthcare professional performed a vaginal assessment 😢😢

As a women’s health physio, it is my PRIORITY to make my patients feel as comfortable as possible when doing internal assessments. This includes asking for INFORMED CONSENT at every step. I let them know they are welcome to STOP THE ASSESSMENT at any time, no explanation required. (Sorry for the shouting, but I feel very strongly about this!)

If your healthcare professional doesn’t ask for your informed consent, remember; it is your body and you can ask them to stop or explain what or why they’re doing something.

Consent matters. Language matters. Always.

28/02/2022

Female athletes 177% more likely to have incontinence issues than women with sedentary lifestyles according to this article.

Why?

Because of pelvic floor muscles that are overactive and overtoned.

What you might think of as a ‘weak’ pelvic floor (i.e. a pelvic floor that has trouble holding your p*e or poo in, or pelvic organs in their rightful places) might be a pelvic floor that’s been ‘strengthened’…and ‘strengthened’….and ‘strengthened’ to the degree that’s it’s just not capable of finding the supple, responsive movements these muscles meant to make in order to do their jobs properly.

Happens this way for many female athletes.

But it happens this way for many other women too.

Maybe from overtraining in the local gym.

Maybe from ‘over-Kegel-ing’.

Maybe from anxiety, stress or trauma.

Maybe just from habitually clenching your jaw and gritting your teeth.

Pelvic floors need to learnt to CHILLAX too!!!

Athletes overwhelmingly at risk of pelvic-floor dysfunction as governing bodies persist in maintaining taboo

20/02/2022

These statistics make me sad 🥺

LET'S GET TALKING!

Break the Taboo.

Cut Through Embarrassment.

Clear Away Shame.

Make Friends & Family Your #1 Network for Support 💞

10/02/2022

SIGNED!

MENOPAUSE CLINIC NEEDED 😳

Whether you are in Devon or not, please help the many of us who are by signing this petition?

In 2016 the South West, NHS Menopause Clinic at Derriford Hospital was closed due to funding cuts (not long before I starting needing it myself!)

And if you’re in another region without an NHS Menopause Clinic, then maybe consider getting together with others and starting a campaign and petition of yours own to help those going through menopause in your local area too?

💕👭💞