E92: When The "Jokes" We Tell Aren't That Funny - a podcast by Dr. Melissa Cioffi, PT

You're newly postpartum and you make the mistake of sneezing.

All of a sudden, you really wish you didn't decide that today was the day you went without a pad.

"Welcome to the mommy club, where peeing your pants is normal," is the echoed reaction from your mom, your best friend, and everyone in your local mom group.

I call bullshit.

I get that people who say this mean no harm. That there is a sense of comfort in community. That it feels good to know you're not the ONLY one experiencing this, even though you wish you never had to.

Today we are talking about how "jokes" like this which normalize pelvic health issues actually could be doing more harm than we realize, and how we can still remain light and hopeful about issues like incontinence without ALSO accepting that this is our new fate.

Healthcare is a difficult territory for women to navigate, as many of us are left feeling dismissed and unheard, our concerns being chalked up to being a "crazy woman" who just needs to lose weight (BARF). That shit ends here and now. Today, we take back our health and speak up: because no one else is gonna do it for us.

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**Information presented in this podcast is not to be taken as medical advice and is for educational and entertainment purposes only**

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