If you’ve ever wondered what exactly the pelvic floor is and what exactly the pelvic floor does, come out to a free seminar I’m giving, hosted by the lovely people at GFC here in London. It’s next Thursday September 17th at 7:00pm – bring a girlfriend and your questions, and discover all that your amazing […]
Ibukun Afolabi
Ibukun is a pelvic floor physiotherapist with a passion for pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. From a young age, she has been fascinated by the how the mind-body has been designed to heal with the right inputs. When she isn't geeking out on pelvic health or birth, you can find her having fun with her little crew of 5 kiddos. She lives in Ontario, Canada.
Never Stop Living
May is National Physiotherapy Month. Hurray! I love this year’s campaign which encourages us to “never stop living”. Physio is ultimately about improving your quality of life so that you can do the things you need and want to do – without dysfunction or pain. A study done a few years listed physiotherapy […]
The best kept secret in women’s health
Fact: 1 in 3 Canadian women over the age of 40 have incontinence. Incontinence = uncontrolled loss of urine or stool in any amount. Sadly, our culture has done a pretty good job of shrugging it off as something that just happens with ageing. We’ve bought into the marketing campaigns which suggest that fixing the problem is […]
Aaaaaand We’re Back
Happy First of May people. It is officially spring, the weather is gorgeous after a ridiculously cold winter, and my baby girl is just shy of 3 months old. She was born by water birth at home with midwives and she has such a sweet nature to her. I’m looking forward to posting more about […]
New year, new you.
So it’s the New Year. Hope you have a happy one. Every year, I sit down and spend some time reflecting over the previous year and setting out some goals for the new year. It’s a great exercise and chance to practice thankfulness, to realize that I am blessed, and to lay out a framework […]
Wishing You…
A very Merry Christmas and a phenomenal new year!!! Great things are a-coming for 2015.
If you have ever had a baby, you may have this condition.
Jeopardy time! It is estimated that 50% of women over the age of 50 and many women under the age of 50 are living with this condition. If you said “What is Pelvic Organ Prolapse” you answered correctly! Although it is a common condition, it is certainly NOT normal. If you are past the […]
Ladies, Give the Girls a Little Love – Breast and Chest Care Post-partum
Today I bring your attention to an area of the body that we pay a lot of attention to during the early years of motherhood: the breasts. Breasts are great. They make milk. They nourish our babies. They provide a nice soft cushiony surface for cuddling a little one…I’m sure you can think of some […]
The Secret Pains of Motherhood
Sometimes pregnancy, child-birth and post-baby life isn’t all sunshine, sprinkles, roses and rainbows. The more I get into pre and post-partum care, the more I realize that many women live with deep pain or disappointment. Most of society assumes that life with baby is simply splendid and that mothers have nothing but happy thoughts about […]
How She Move: The Daily Life of a Mom
Classic scene that every stay at home mom inwardly groans at (and perhaps causes some rage): man walks through the door at 5:30pm. He surveys the chaos of toys on floor, food splattered wall, unfolded laundry and pile of dishes; he observes exhausted mom still in pj pants and undone hair on couch, whilst one, two, […]
