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Leaking, Urgency & Prolapse in Menopause: What Every Woman Needs to Know with Pelvic Floor Physio, Michelle Kenway

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Today on The Aging Project Podcast, we’re joined by Michelle Kenway — one of Australia’s leading pelvic floor physiotherapists, with over 1 million followers on YouTube. We talk honestly about bladder urgency, prolapse, leaking, constipation, pelvic floor strength and why so many women silently stop exercising after 50.

If you’re always looking for the toilet, crossing your legs when you sneeze, or avoiding exercise because you’re scared of leaking or making things worse — this episode is for you.

Michelle explains that your pelvic floor is a group of muscles — just like your biceps, glutes or core — and they need support, strength and proper training too. We also talk about the impact of declining estrogen after menopause, and how it can affect the tissues, muscles and support structures around the bladder, vagina and pelvic floor.

Inside this practical and empowering conversation, we unpack:

• How often you should actually be going to the toilet each day

• Why going “just in case” can make urgency worse

• How the loss of estrogen can impact bladder urgency, vaginal tissues and pelvic floor support • What prolapse actually is — in plain English

• How to do pelvic floor exercises properly

• The “moo to poo” technique for constipation and straining

• Safe strength training and movement for women 50+

• Why leaking, urgency and prolapse are common — but not something you simply have to put up with

If you’ve ever planned your day around toilets, stopped exercising out of fear, or felt like your body can’t be trusted anymore — this episode could genuinely change the way you think about your pelvic health. Listen now.

Links

Michelle Kenway You Tube Channel

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPQS5BOA_GLQKCc07ZCOjJg

Public Toilet Map in Australia

https://toiletmap.gov.au

Public Toilet Map in the UK

https://www.toiletmap.org.uk

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