No Filter: Sex, Menopause & Everything Your Doctor Never Told You — with Marla Maislin

The conversations nobody wants to have are usually the ones that matter most. Marla Maislin is a pelvic floor physiotherapist and owner of Bloom Physiotherapy, a women's health clinic in Toronto that sees women at every stage of life. From birth injuries and urinary leakage to painful sex and perimenopause, she joins us to talk about everything the healthcare system tends to skip over.We get into what actually happens to the pelvic floor during and after pregnancy, why common and normal are not the same thing, and how so much of what women are told to just live with is actually fixable. Marla also breaks down what topical estrogen does, how tight pelvic floor muscles affect orgasms, why Kegels are not always the answer, and answers every unfiltered question Lani throws at her.Guests on Earth (use code GC20 for 20% off): guestsonearth.comFollow Gettin ChaiInstagram: @gettin_chaiYouTube: @gettinchaipodcastFollow Marla MaislinInstagram: @bloomphysioWebsite: bloomphysiotherapy.com(00:00) Intro(02:31) Birth Injuries and the System's Gaps(07:10) Common vs Normal: Urinary Leakage(12:31) What Happens at Bloom Physio(14:57) Hormones, Estrogen and Postpartum(17:25) Ad: Guests on Earth(18:23) How to Advocate for Yourself(22:07) Bladder, Sex and Orgasms After Baby(30:38) Bowel Changes Nobody Talks About(33:15) Lani's Unfiltered Questions(35:23) Dryness, Kegels and Perimenopause(42:56) Vulvar Conditions and the Gap(46:22) Final Thoughts