From Darkness

Growing up in the "give it to me straight" energy of Brooklyn NY, reading my mother’s copies of Ms. Magazine, and living abroad helped me become a pioneer and leader in pelvic physical therapy.

I grew up in a strict, repressed religious family where open discussion about bodies and sexuality was limited. The "private parts" were considered shameful, disgusting, something to be kept hidden, so I experienced strong feelings of pelvic shame. My well-meaning mom was brought up in a repressed family and culture where these topics were often avoided. When I got my first period, then called "the curse," she hurriedly handed me a pad without a word and gave me aspirin for the cramps. Period. This experience highlighted the lack of positive and informative education surrounding bodily changes that many individuals face.

No hugs to welcome me into womanhood, no talk about the joys of sex. Sex was an activity to avoid, and if you "did it," you'd probably experience pain or get "knocked up." Hmm... These early experiences illuminated for me how deeply shame and silence can impact our relationship with our bodies, particularly in the sensitive pelvic region, and how this can contribute to or exacerbate pain and dysfunction.

My family was blessed to live abroad during my teens. This helped me see other cultures with very positive views about the female body and helped me heal from shame."

Towards Light

When I began my physical therapy career in a large hospital, countless patients would confide in me their deepest, most embarrassing concerns of leaking, urgency, vaginal pain, constipation and more.

They’d ask: “How can I have a husband or partner if sex hurts?” or “What do I say to my friends when they invite me out to dinner and I go to the bathroom five times an hour?”

I knew I had a calling, a gift to help people let go of feelings of shame and the deep-rooted, cultural thinking that pelvic pain and bladder/bowel issues are “just something they have to live with.”

Seeing how the impact of societal norms on individuals' relationships with their bodies resonated across many cultures, I sensed that I could contribute to empowering them by helping them heal and love themselves.

Drawing upon my years of experience and the successful techniques I used with thousands of patients in my NYC practice, by offering this program through the digital space, more people with pelvic issues can learn the empowerment self-care techniques that helped so many.

I offer you hope and the steps to achieve significant pelvic healing.

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Pelvic Relaxation

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PelvicSense can significantly lower chronic pelvic pain, one way is helping you elicit a sense of calm, of feeling safe and secure in your body.

Listen to Evelyn’s guided pelvic relaxation audio with music to calm your nervous/immune system and encourage your brain to send more feel-good chemicals, like endorphins and dopamine to your pelvis.