Summer can bring sunshine, vacations, pool days, travel, and more time outside — but for many women, it can also bring increased pelvic floor symptoms, disrupted routines, bloating, constipation, leaking, body image struggles, and stress on the body.
In this episode, Dr. Des breaks down how summer habits and activities can impact your core and pelvic floor, why symptoms may flare during busy seasons, and simple ways to support your body while still enjoying your life.
If you’ve ever felt nervous about leaking at the trampoline park, bloated while traveling, uncomfortable in swimsuits, or frustrated trying to stay consistent with movement during summer chaos… this conversation is for you.
In This Episode, We Explore:
Why travel and dehydration can worsen pelvic floor symptoms
The connection between constipation, pressure, and leaking
Summer activities that can challenge your pelvic floor
How body image and swimsuit season affect body connection
Simple ways to support your core and pelvic floor while traveling
Why consistency matters more than perfection during busy seasons
Why This Matters
Your pelvic floor doesn’t exist separately from your everyday life — it responds to stress, movement, pressure, hydration, posture, and nervous system overload.
Summer doesn’t have to mean abandoning your body or your healing goals. With a few intentional strategies, you can stay active, supported, and connected to your body without obsessing over perfection.
This is exactly why the Pelvic Floor, Core & More App was designed to support women in real life — with workouts, education, and tools you can access anytime, anywhere.
✨ Learn more here: https://balancedmomtality.com/the-app
If this episode helped you feel less alone heading into summer, share it with a friend who’s trying to enjoy summer and support her body 💛☀️
Want a Guided Healing and Rehab Program to Help You Reconnect and RESTORE?
If you’re ready to rebuild your core and pelvic floor with a structured, step-by-step plan, check out RESTORE, my 12-week pelvic floor and core rehabilitation program inside the Pelvic Floor, Core & More App.
Inside RESTORE you’ll learn how to:
✔ release tension and improve mobility ✔ reconnect breath and pelvic floor coordination ✔ strengthen your core safely ✔ progress back to lifting, running, and higher-impact activities
All with guided lessons, workouts, and support from a pelvic floor physical therapist.
Inside RESTORE you’ll get: ✔️ 12 weeks of progressive breathwork, mobility & strength ✔️ 5- and 20-minute workouts to fit your life ✔️ Deep pelvic floor education (with zero fluff) ✔️ Real-life tools to reduce pain, improve leaks, and feel like YOU again ✔️ Access to our private community and support
Inside RESTORE, we cover:
Breathwork + pelvic floor connection
Mobility + posture
Nervous system regulation
Core control + strength building
Real-life application to everyday movement
And how to stop leaking, rushing to the bathroom, or feeling disconnected from your core
You’ll walk away from RESTORE with clarity, confidence, and a body you trust again.
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https://pelvic-floor-core-more.passion.io/checkout/86181d29-9811-4a33-80df-a82de21fa8fe
Or
💎 Learn More About RESTORE below, my 12-week program that walks you step by step through pelvic floor and core healing — so you can stop leaking, reduce prolapse symptoms, and feel strong again.
https://balancedmomtality.com/restore
💖 Or Want Personalized 1:1 Coaching and Support?
Book a virtual or in-person women’s health coaching/pelvic floor physical therapy session tailored to YOU. 📧 Email:
[email protected]
✨ Next Steps:
📲 Download the Pelvic Floor, Core & More App → for guided breathwork, mobility, and strength progressions you can do at home.
- Download PCM App iTunes: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pelvic-floor-core-more/id6740750561
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