I went through the experience of pelvic pain myself several years ago and was worried about what was going on and and if I was going to have to endure it for the rest of my life. I eventually received a recommendation to attend pelvic floor therapy and quickly became fascinated by the specialty: the treatment techniques and seemingly more obscure knowledge related to these taboo areas of our health (peeing, pooping, and sex) and how “normal” it was to talk about it, not to mention how much it helped! I have had other pelvic/abdominal health issues in my life and have been largely taken aback by our healthcare system's approach to women: how we aren’t listened to, how we are given medical options as bandages for issues instead of searching for the deeper root causes and treating those, how we aren’t told the consequences of medical decisions, how those decisions are sometimes made for us, and how we are often touched roughly and in a rushed manner. I want to listen and hear my clients’ stories, to help them dissect the contributing factors to their symptoms in order to help them solve the mystery and figure out their pelvic health puzzle. It is also vitally important to me that my clients are aware of all of their options and that I provide therapeutic touch that is careful, gentle, and respectful.