Guest Blog by Adrienne Bairstow Individual, Couple, and Sex Therapist As a part of my ongoing training, I recently attended the annual conference for the Society of Sex Therapy and Research (SSTAR). I attended excellent presentations of research updates and clinical best practices on topics including female...
Guest blog by Melissa Wong, Registered Physiotherapist Given the recent media coverage and heated discussion over the new Sexual Education Curriculum in Ontario, I thought that this topic would be quite appropriate to blog about. Whether or not you support the new curriculum, most parents will...
Our March Mindfulness Meditation workshop is now open for registration. Please see details below: ...
If you are a mom or mom-to-be and are part of a moms group in your community, you may be familiar with diastasis rectus abdominus (DRA). If not, no worries, I am going to give you the inside story on this common condition. Diastasis rectus abdominus...
There are a few spots left. See details below: Mindfulness Women Pelvic Health...
As a young girl I don't ever recall being taught anything about vulvar care in sex ed. class. No wonder, many women coming into my practice have no idea what the vulva even is, much less how to properly care for it. So lets start...
This past Saturday I had an unfortunate slip and fall on my staircase at home. This resulted in all of my body weight landing onto my tailbone with an audible ’crack’! I knew instantly it was not good. After immediately offloading my body weight and...
The leaves are already changing - a nice reminder of the changes that we too face in daily life. Wouldn't it be powerful to be able to move through life's transitions with AWARENESS? The 8-week Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) course (developed by Jon Kabat-Zinn) is an...
This fall, Proactive Pelvic Health Centre is running an eight week group for women experiencing dyspareunia (pain with intercourse) due to pelvic floor dysfunction, vestibulodynia, vulvar vestibulitis, vulvodynia, or interstitial cystitis. Participants will learn about the condition, pain management techniques, and coping strategies. The group will...
