They Say Don’t Lift. I Say Don’t Limit Yourself: The Truth About Pelvic Floor Healing

This week, we’re diving into one of the most common — and most limiting — pieces of advice women are given about their bodies: “Don’t lift.”

Whether it’s after a prolapse diagnosis, surgery, birth, a tear, a c-section, or simply because you’re “of a certain age,” this message shows up again and again… and the impact goes far beyond the physical. It shapes how women live, move, parent, play, work, socialise — and often leaves them feeling like spectators in their own lives.

In this episode, I’m sharing:

Why blanket “don’t lift” advice is not only unhelpful, but profoundly unrealistic

The real question we should be asking instead

How this kind of fear-based guidance limits women’s everyday lives

What movement expertise actually is — and why it matters

A powerful reminder of your role: you are the world-leading expert in your own body

Simple, practical ways to start rebuilding confidence, strength, and capacity, safely and progressively

How we can move from restriction to possibility — from “don’t” to “how”

This is a passionate one (borderline rant!), but for good reason. Women deserve more than limitations. They deserve informed guidance, collaborative care, and hope — real, actionable hope that helps them return to the centre of their own lives.

If you’re tired of being told what not to do, this episode will give you a fresh perspective, practical next steps, and encouragement to ask:

Is this still true for me today?

And if you want support learning how to move, lift, run, jump, play, and live again, come join our free Pelvic Health Café or explore the Whole Body Pelvic Health membership — where we teach you step by step with compassion, clarity, and community.

There is something you can do. There is hope.

I’m right here with you.