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Pelvic health, explained like a human.

Straight talk about the symptoms nobody brings up — from Erica Bermudez, OTR/L. New posts land in the newsletter first: subscribe here.

July 21, 2026

The symptom nobody brings up at their annual

Pain with sex shows up after babies, after menopause, after years of clenching through stress. You're not broken — and you don't owe anyone pushing through it.

July 14, 2026

What I'd tell my friend who pees 20 times a day

Mapping every bathroom on your commute isn't "just getting older." Your bladder has habits — and habits can change.

July 7, 2026

Surgery's done. Here's the honest update.

No big lesson wrapped in a bow — just the truth about resting, recovering, and getting out of your body's way.

June 30, 2026

The 3 exercises I would choose to heal any pelvic floor problem

Spoiler: there aren't three. Healing isn't about the perfect exercise — it's the right plan at the right time, adjusted as your body changes.

June 23, 2026

Confession: my education doesn't give me immunity from surgery

Even pelvic floor therapists get hernias. A diagnosis isn't proof you failed — and my training isn't immunity, it's a roadmap to recovery.

June 2026

Why exercises just isn't enough

"I've been doing the exercises but I still have symptoms." Your pelvic floor doesn't exist in isolation — here's what's happening around the exercise.

June 2026

You don't have to do this alone

So many people spend years thinking "this is just normal." Your symptoms are valid — and support exists.

June 2026

A reminder: your body is always communicating with you

Leaking, pressure, tension that never leaves — common and normal are not the same thing. What has your body been trying to tell you?

May 2026

Why this work is personal

Before I was a pelvic floor OT, I was the person quietly living with symptoms and not knowing help existed. That's why I do this.

May 2026

Why stress is showing up in your pelvic floor

Stress doesn't just live in your head. When your body stays in stress mode, your pelvic floor guards too — here's how to spot it.

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