Your Vagina After 40: What's Normal, What's Not, and What to Do with Dr. Sara Reardon

Leakage when you laugh… Dryness that makes sex uncomfortable. Your vagina is telling you something…

Nobody explained to us what happens to our bodies when estrogen drops. Nobody taught us what normal actually looks like and we have accepted it. But here’s the good news. Most of it is treatable.

This week I chat with Dr Sara Rearden, board certified pelvic floor floor therapist and known to many as the Vagina Whisperer, for the most honest, practical and genuinely important conversation about our vaginal and pelvic floor health.

I wish I'd had this conversation ten years ago. And I want you to hear this before we start.

None of this is normal. It's common. And almost all of it can be fixed.

Key moments:

00:00: What pelvic floor health actually is, and why so many women are suffering in silence

3:23: Leakage, dryness, soreness… the most common pelvic floor issue and why they happen

4:49: Leaking when you laugh is not normal. It’s just common. And you can fix it

6:45: What is a fragile vagina actually is and whether you have one

8:57: The solutions for vaginal dryness that actually work

12:09: Why vaginal estrogen is not the same as HRT…and why you likely need both

18:05: Every peri-menopausal woman should be using vaginal estrogen. And this is how

20:47: What optimal pelvic floor health actually looks like

28:37: Coffee, alcohol, sugar. What to avoid to protect your bladder health

32:40: Why vaginal dryness has nothing to do with arousal

39:21: 75% who do pelvic floor training can fix their leakage… this is not just kegels

48:14: How pelvic floor health directly improves your sex life

50:13: How to keep your vagina healthy without a partner

54:12: The one thing Dr Sara wants women to know about their pelvic floor health

To continue learning about pelvic floor health, you can find Dr. Sara Rearden via:

Website: thevaginawhisperer.com

Instagram: @thevaginawhisperer

App: The V Hive. Download free for one week on Apple or Google

Book: Floored: A Woman's Guide to Pelvic Floor Health at Every Age and Stage. Available wherever you buy books

Follow along and see the behind the scenes over at https://www.instagram.com/sarahrusbatch/?hl=en

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