by Endorsed Coach, Lorraine Faehndrich In my experience, both personally and with the women I work with, emotions are almost always at the root of pelvic pain. If they are not entirely responsible for the symptoms, they are contributing to them, or making it impossible to relieve them! And just to be clear, that does… Continue reading The Connection Between Emotions and Pelvic Pain
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Why Trying To “Fix” Your Body Won’t Work…and What to Do Instead
by Endorsed Coach, Lorraine Faehndrich I remember the moment I made the decision to stop struggling against my body. Lying on my bedroom floor feeling frustrated, angry and alone, I realized that there was no way I was going to relieve pelvic pain until I made some kind of peace with where I was. For… Continue reading Why Trying To “Fix” Your Body Won’t Work…and What to Do Instead
The Disowning of the Vagina
by Endorsed Coach, Lorraine Faehndrich If you follow me on Facebook, you may have seen an amazing article I shared recently about postnatal care in France called, “Why French women swear by cooch coaches.” In it the author states, “America doesn’t have a standard postnatal vaginal reeducation program because, in this country, not only does… Continue reading The Disowning of the Vagina
How My Body Helped Me Relieve Pelvic Pain
by Endorsed Coach, Lorraine Faehndrich Our natural tendency when something is wrong, especially something with our body, (like pelvic pain) is to retreat into and rely on our mind. Which makes perfect sense not only because we’ve been taught to value our intellect and our problem solving abilities over our body and intuition, but also… Continue reading How My Body Helped Me Relieve Pelvic Pain
It’s Not Your Fault
Pelvic Pain is not your fault. You’re not broken, defective, or in any other way to blame. You’ve done nothing wrong. Almost every woman I’ve talked with that has pelvic or sexual pain, thinks it’s somehow her fault. I hear over and over again from my clients that they feel defective or broken, for one… Continue reading It’s Not Your Fault
Learn the Tools, Lose the Pelvic Pain
When I got pregnant, I was a little nervous about a lot of things. You know, impending motherhood, the major life transition ahead, giving birth, etc. I was really nervous, however, about pelvic pain. I tried to pretend I wasn’t, because, well, denial comes naturally. However, I couldn’t ignore the small voice in my head… Continue reading Learn the Tools, Lose the Pelvic Pain
Connection Not Perfection: A Simple Strategy for Overcoming Perfectionism and Relieving Pain
by Endorsed Mind Body Coach, Lorraine Faehndrich Ah perfection. I’ve spent most of my life, consciously or unconsciously trying to be perfect – in almost every area of my life – and at the same time feeling like I was failing miserably at it. Ahem. No kidding! If you’re reading this, I’m going to take… Continue reading Connection Not Perfection: A Simple Strategy for Overcoming Perfectionism and Relieving Pain