Jessica Fenbow’s email landed in my inbox late on a Tuesday night, and it was the kind of email that makes a clinic owner sit up. She had pulled five research papers on lymphatic drainage massage, typed out the full list of conditions from her Vodder course, and added one honest line about what she is not trained to do yet. Jessica joined our team as a Registered Massage Therapist on October 14, 2026, and she is trained in Dr. Vodder manual lymphatic drainage. I read every pa

Why a Pelvic Health Clinic Runs a Liver Detox People are sometimes surprised to see a detox program on the schedule at a pelvic health clinic. It makes more sense once you know how much of our day is spent talking about poop. Bowel habits sit at the centre of pelvic floor health. When stool is hard, slow or unpredictable, most people push to get it out, and that repeated straining sends pressure straight down onto the pelvic floor. A 1994 study in the British Journal of Obste

By Mark Aquino, BMus, RMT, DOMP, DScO Osteopathic Manual Practitioner specializing in Biodynamic and Cranial Osteopathy at Blueberry Therapy Pelvic Health and Pediatrics Dr. James Jealous, the osteopathic physician who developed Biodynamic Osteopathy (an extension of Manual and Cranial Osteopathy), wrote extensively. Below are some of his other thoughts: Our drugstore is inside us. Love is the most potent food. It is the best supplement and treatment. The reserve to heal. Not

I leaked on a treadmill at a GoodLife in Ottawa after my first baby, which is why today's news matters to me more than it probably should. As of today, October 5, 2026, Blueberry Therapy is the Canadian distributor for SRC Health, the Australian company behind the pelvic compression garments I have recommended in clinic for years. Canadian orders now come through blueberrytherapyshop.ca at the same price as buying direct, and a pelvic health physiotherapist on my team will he

Almost everyone has been told to relax. Very few people have been told how. It is one of the most common things we hear in clinic. Someone has been advised to relax their jaw, their shoulders, their breathing, their pelvic floor, usually by a well-meaning practitioner who did not go on to explain the mechanics. So the person tries. They think relaxing thoughts. Nothing much changes, and now there is a second problem stacked on the first, which is the sense that they are faili

By Dr. Kirsten Almon, ND, CHt The first weeks of school are harder than the first day. New shoes, a new classroom and a new teacher carry most kids through the first few mornings on novelty alone. Then week two arrives, the newness wears off, and the nervous system sends the bill. That is when we see the nightmares, the 5am wake ups, the tummy aches that appear at 8:15 and vanish by 4pm, and the Sunday evening dread. When our family moved a few years ago, my own kids

Kelsey Reidl co-leads the Wave Mastermind, a group of women business owners I have met with on a video call every week for almost two years. We talk marketing one week and hiring the next, with money and mindset in between, and that room has held me through more than one hard season. Kelsey recently featured me in her Canadian Business Owner Spotlight series, and her questions pulled out things I had never said in one place before. This is the longer version of that conversat

The first time I heard Dr. Nan Wise, I was in my car with my boys, listening to Science Vs. We listened to that podcast together all the time, and the episode that day was the most popular one the show ever made. It was called Orgasms. Yes, I played it with my kids in the car, and yes, we had a great conversation about it afterwards. That is how we roll in my family. Nan was the researcher at the centre of that episode. She is a cognitive neuroscientist at Rutgers who scanned

By Dr. Kirsten Almon, ND, Naturopathic Doctor at Blueberry Therapy Pelvic Health & Pediatrics Sleep is one of the foundations of health, and it is usually the first thing we sacrifice when life gets busy. Statistics Canada reports that roughly half of Canadian adults have trouble falling asleep or staying asleep, and women report it more often than men. Poor sleep touches everything: your energy, your mood, your hormone balance, and your immune system. I remember a stretch so

What happens after Prostate Surgery? Here is a conversation men are rarely offered before prostate surgery. You will likely leak urine for a while afterward, and your erections will probably change, sometimes for months. Most men find this out the hard way, at home, with a pad and no plan. We think that silence is the real problem. At Blueberry Therapy we talk about pee, erections, and recovery using real words, because the only awkward conversation is the one we are not havi

Dr. Kirsten Almon, ND | Blueberry Therapy, Dundas, Ontario Your due date arrives. Then it passes. And suddenly everyone in your life has an opinion about pineapple. You're not broken. Rest assured, you are in good company. Over 50% of women go into labour after their due date. Labour induction, both medical and natural, is one of the most searched topics in late pregnancy, and for good reason. Going past your due date can be anxiety-producing, and full of conflicting advice

By Kristen Parise, BSc MSc BHScPT, Pelvic Health Physiotherapist · Founder, Blueberry Therapy Pelvic Health & Pediatrics If you are crossing your legs when you sneeze, dribbling on the way to the bathroom, or planning your runs around the nearest washroom, I want you to know something. You are not alone. And you absolutely do not have to live like this for the rest of your life. About one in three birthing parents leak urine in the first year after delivery, and what we are

Perinatal, perimenopause, trauma, pediatric psychotherapy, art therapy, and Walk and Talk counselling in Dundas, integrated with our pelvic health clinic. Mental health does not live in a separate part of your body from everything else. Postpartum anxiety and pelvic floor recovery happen at the same time. Menopause mood changes arrive alongside the hot flashes, brain fog, and sleep disruption. Chronic pelvic pain carries grief for the body you thought you would have. The fami

Pelvic floor physiotherapy before surgery improves outcomes for stress incontinence. A 2026 RCT shows why 6 weeks of training matters. Author: Kristen Parise, Pelvic Health Physiotherapist | Blueberry Therapy Leaking urine when you cough, sneeze, laugh, or exercise is one of the most common reasons people walk into our clinic, and it is also one of the most common reasons people get referred for surgery. Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) affects millions of women across all

Grade 3 Uterine Prolapse, feels like heaviness, pressure, difficulty peeing and pooping. That Feeling You Cannot Quite Name Pelvic organ prolapse is one of the most common conditions we see at Blueberry Therapy — and one of the least talked about. You’re carrying groceries in from the car, or chasing your toddler across the playground, and there it is again: that heavy, dragging feeling low in your pelvis. Like something is sitting where it shouldn’t be. You noticed it when y

Overactive Bladder can impact your daily life. By Kristen Parise, Pelvic Health Physiotherapist 🫐 Blueberry Therapy | blueberrytherapy.ca You know that feeling when you just went to the bathroom and suddenly you need to go again? Or that urgent “ I need to find a toilet NOW ” sensation that seems to run your life? That’s overactive bladder (OAB), and it affects a LOT of women. New research out of the Medical University of Vienna is giving us a fascinating window into what m

The Details You Need What: Pain-Free Sex Educational Workshop When: Thursday, February 26th, 5-7pm (drop-in anytime) Where: The Nest at Blueberry Therapy, 14 Cross St. Dundas Cost: Free Who: Anyone, any age, any stage - you don't need to be a current client RSVP: Helpful for planning but not required - just show up Let's be honest about your health class sex education. You got a banana and a condom. Maybe a diagram of reproductive organs labeled in clinical terms you im

Welcome to 2026. You've probably already committed to drinking more water, moving your body, and maybe finally using that gym membership. But here's a resolution that deserves a spot on your list: starting a regular vibration practice. I had the pleasure of speaking with Physical Therapist Dee Hartmann on the Hole Shebang Podcast about the emerging research on vibration practices and I had to find out MORE!! Listen to the podcast here. This isn't about "treating yourself" or

Written by Liana Cross - Professional Art Therapist and a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) Winter can be a beautiful season, but it can also feel long, isolating and hard. Shorter daylight hours, frigid weather, and long periods indoors often impact our motivation, energy and mood. Many people experience periods of sadness, feelings of isolation and loss of connection during this time of year. If winter tends to feel emotionally challenging for you, art therapy can be

The Episodes You Loved Most (And Why They Matter) I've been hosting The Hole Shebang Podcast for over a year now, and honestly? Some days I still can't believe people actually listen to me talk about pelvic floors, perimenopause, and sex for an hour every week. But you do. And you show up. Week after week. So I wanted to take a minute to say thank you—and also to share something kind of cool. I recently looked at the data to see which episodes have resonated most with you, an