Pelvic Girl

06/24/2022

Today is the last day I’m collecting data for my master’s! I can’t believe it. I feel so proud and accomplished. It’s been 6 months of hard work along with my amazing team of assistants and colleagues! What a journey. Thank you all for the support!

03/08/2022

Femme Flexor FB Live

Happy International Women’s Day!!

02/11/2022

Happy Friday everyone! 👋🏾

It’s with excitement that I share the news I’m joining .ca! They focus in Women’s Health and pain management.

For appointments, DM me or go to www.femade.ca.

02/06/2022

Hello everyone! 👋🏾

After a long hiatus I’m here to share the news that I’m officially recruiting for my master’s research! 📢📢📢

Have you heard about Hypopressives?

They are a breathing and postural exercises that are being used by therapists to treat pelvic floor dysfunctions (PFDs).

▫️Would you like to learn how to perform Hypopressive Exercises (HEs)?

▫️Would you like to learn how to contract your pelvic floor muscles correctly?

Join us! The inclusion criteria is posted in the comments.

Please DM or email me at [email protected] for more details.

Thank you!!! 🤍

06/24/2021

We are live!!!

I’m very proud to be the face, voice and advocate of the along with this strong, smart and visionary business women (). We have been tirelessly working on this project for over 2 years and we are now ready!

Please follow us on IG, Facebook, YouTube and let’s help spread the word aiming to educate and empower women when in comes to Pelvic Health.

Big thanks to everyone behind the scenes!



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05/09/2021

Happy Mother’s Day! To all the moms, moms to be, moms that can’t hug their babies, adoptive moms, step moms, god moms, and the list goes on. You’re all seen. Hugs to you all! ❤️❤️❤️

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04/04/2021

Wishing everyone a lovely long weekend! If you celebrate, Happy Easter! 🐰🥕🐣

03/15/2021

Meet our baby: The Femme Flexor

I feel so honored and humbled to be the face and voice of this revolutionary pelvic floor strengthening tool.

Along with this visionary and powerful business woman, Wanda Cotie ( ), I had the pleasure of helping to bring this product to life.

For the past 2 years we’ve been working to make this happen. Yesterday was the big day where we were recording the instructional Femme Flexor video. Stay tuned for the release date!

This wouldn’t have happened without the kick a*s team we have. Here are my special thanks:

03/08/2021

Happy International Womxn’s Day! 🤎🤎🤎

03/03/2021

March is endometriosis awareness month.

Endometriosis is a debilitating condition where tissues normally found inside the uterus (endometrium) grow in other parts of the body such as ovaries, Fallopian tubes, bladder, bowels.

Did you know?

🩸1 in 10 women have endometriosis?
🩸It takes about 10 years to be diagnosed with endo?
🩸It costs the Canadian Health Care System $30M per year in hospital admissions alone?
🩸It can be found anywhere in the abdominal cavity including diaphragm and lungs?

In Ottawa, we are lucky to have wonderful advocates for endometriosis: Dr. Singh ( ) MD and endo specialist; and on a patient perspective, we have Anusha ( ) who is behind .ca

01/08/2021

Pelvic Health!

Lovely Pelvic Susannah talking about pelvic organ prolapse (POP).

01/05/2021

Had a c-section and asked yourself: now what?

Here are 8 recovery tips for the early days post c-section:

1️⃣ Keep your scar clean and check for signs of infection. 🧼
2️⃣ Use a binder to protect your scar.
3️⃣ Hug a pillow if you need to sneeze/ cough.
4️⃣ Walk as soon as possible. 🚶🏽‍♀️
5️⃣ Avoid straining. Drink plenty of water and take that stool softener! 💩💩💩
6️⃣ When feeding the baby try c-section friendly positions such as football hold. 🤱🏻
7️⃣ Avoid holding your breath. Blow as you go when lifting your baby or the car seat. 💨
8️⃣ If you ended up having an unplanned c-section and you’re grieving about it, talk to your health care provider. There are plenty of resources out there. 🧘🏿‍♀️

12/31/2020

Happy 2021!

12/24/2020

Wishing you all a safe and healthy holiday season!

12/18/2020

Grad student life during the pandemic.
Some of you know I recently joined as a MSc student. I’m a proud researcher at the . We focus in one of my biggest passions: Women’s Health!
Virtual learning has its challenges. Although, our team is allowed to enter the lab taking all Covid-19 precautions very seriously.
Stay tuned for more posts about being back to school during the pandemic.

11/11/2020

Lest We Forget.

11/03/2020

Hello! 👋🏽
After a long hiatus, I’m back. I’m very pleased to announce that my schedule is officially open. I’m accepting new clients in person or online following all Covid-19 guidelines.
If you need to book an appointment, please DM me or visit www.oihc.ca.
Stay healthy everyone! 😷

07/01/2020

Happy Canada Day!!! ❤️🇨🇦❤️
I’m very proud to call Canada home.
Wishing everyone a healthy and safe celebration! 🎉❤️🎉❤️🎉

05/27/2020

About a month ago I was honored to be invited by .coffeeproject to be a guest speaker to a group of moms during a virtual play group to talk about my passion: pelvic health!
It will happen tomorrow May 28th at 11:30am. For more details, please send me a DM!
Can’t wait! See you all tomorrow!

05/10/2020

Wishing all the mamas a wonderful Mother’s Day however you celebrate it! I know is a tough day for many people. I’m thinking of you too. ❤️
After 12 years, I’m able to hug my mom and grandma this Mother’s Day. And of course, my 2 kids that made me a mom too.
Sending virtual hugs to all! 🥰
@ João Pessoa, Brazil

04/12/2020

Happy Easter from our family to yours! 🐰🥕

04/06/2020

Hello everyone!

It’s been a while. I hope everyone is doing well and keeping safe. I’m still in Brazil self isolating close to family.

In this pandemic times, I decided to jump here to share an awesome resource to pass the time. Slide to the side to see the artwork from kindly shared with us. It’s from the book “The inside story: another coloring book for the crotch enthusiast”. Thank you, Heather! I will share the link in the comments. 😊

Stay safe and healthy!


@ Ottawa, Ontario

03/08/2020

Happy Women’s Day to all the lovely ladies I know and to the ones I’m yet to meet!

01/23/2020

This is so true! On a regular basis, I have clients that have been experiencing chronic pain for many years and tell me how the health care system let them down. Often, we, Pelvic Health Physiotherapists, are the first health care providers to listen and to validate their feelings and symptoms.

We care. We listen. We believe.

Thank you for this . ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Up to 1 in 4 North Americans with vaginas will experience chronic vaginal/vulvar pain, or pain with s*x, at some point in their life. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Despite this fact, their pain is commonly dismissed by some healthcare providers and other people with these kind of responses.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
If you can relate to this, we want you to know you're not alone and your pain is valid. Working with a pelvic health physiotherapist can help you overcome your symptoms, and the voices that have wrongfully dismissed you. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
We highly recommend that everyone takes the time to listen to , which bravely and beautifully tells the stories of people who experience chronic vulvar pain.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
*xhurts *xshouldnothurt *x

01/03/2020

Hello everyone,

I feel very honored and humbled to be one of the finalists nominated at the Physiotherapy category at 2020 Ottawa Awards by Faces Magazine.

If you would like to support me, please enter the link below to cast your vote:

https://facesmagazine.secondstreetapp.com/og/5966570f-d79f-4261-97a4-3dac66c66097/gallery/200806407

Thank you! ❤️

12/31/2019

Wishing you all a wonderful 2020!

12/25/2019

Wishing everyone a healthy holiday season! Merry Christmas! 🎄🎅🏼

12/06/2019

Let’s talk about p**p. Yes, you read it right. 💩💩💩

Don’t be shy. P**p can give you a good idea about your overall health. Here are some tips on how to keep your bowel movements healthy:

1️⃣ Start your day with a warm breakfast 🍽
2️⃣ Drink 1.5-2 liters of water per day 💧
3️⃣ Eat 25-40g of fibers daily 🥦
4️⃣ Do not strain. If you absolutely have to, blow as you go. 🚽💨
5️⃣ Try elevating your feet above your hips using a step stool ⬆️

If you are having a hard time with constipation, pain during a bowel movement, hemorrhoids, a**l fissures, re**al pain, tailbone pain, please consultation with a Pelvic Floor Physiotherapist. We can help!

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12/06/2019

Femme Flexor is a pelvic floor strengthening tool designed for cis women that will bring their Kegels (pelvic floor contractions) to the next level.

I’m a proud co-creator of this product and it’s now on sale!!!!!!!

11/26/2019

It’s tomorrow! Join me @ 10am at .coffeeproject to chat about Pelvic Health focused on prenatal and postpartum care. Free admission.
See you there!

11/13/2019

It’s tonight! I will be talking about Pelvic Health at . Everyone is welcome!
#613

11/11/2019

Lest we forget

11/09/2019

Pelvic floor girls night out. 🤓🧠

11/07/2019

Hello everyone! I’m excited to announce my second workshop this month.
Calling all mamas and papas to join us on Novermber 27th @ 10am at the amazing .coffeeproject to chat about Pelvic Health.
I will focus on pregnancy and postpartum care and will give you tips on how to save your back while breastfeeding, lifting your baby, lifting a car seat and more! Free admission.
#613

11/01/2019

Happy Friday everyone! Let’s have a little chat.
Do leak urine when you run? 🏃🏽‍♀️💦 This is a very common condition called Stress Urinary Incontinence or SUI for short. It can happen during coughing, sneezing, laughing and also exercising, including running. Remember, this is COMMON but never normal.
Join me for a fun workshop at on November 13th at 6pm. Spots are limited. To reserve your seat, please visit:

https://community.decathlon.ca/event/pelvic-health-workshop-50297/3001355
See you there!
#613

10/31/2019

Wishing you all a safe and fun Halloween! 🎃 👻

10/24/2019

Come and visit us at Stats Canada Wellness Fair and meet our amazing team at !
#613 @ Statistics Canada

10/21/2019

Hooray! My website is now live! Big shout out to Gabi () my amazing graphic designer that created my logo and branding and to Licia () my fenomenal web designer that made this website live! You rocked! Thanks, girls! 🙌🏽
#613

10/21/2019

Today we talked to be public about this revolutionary product: Femme Flexor. This pelvic floor strengthening tool was designed and manufactured here in Ottawa-ON. This is as local as local can be.
It’s now available online (www.femmeflexor.com) and at Wicked Wanda’s ().
#613 @ National Women's Show - Ottawa

10/19/2019

Here it is! The Femme Flexor is a pelvic floor strengthening tool designed and manufactured here in Ottawa-ON by Wanda Cotie (), Michel Pennington () and myself Silvia Saraiva (). Come and check it out this amazing tool at the Ottawa today and tomorrow.
#613 🇨🇦 @ National Women's Show - Ottawa