Let’s be honest,
You cringed when your healthcare provider “cleared” you for sex after having your baby.
You’ve been avoiding getting busy with your partner because of:
Fear of pain
Lack of pleasure
Lack of interest
Feeling touched-out
You don’t feel sexy and wonder if you are desirable after your body has changed so much.
Things feel different.
Thinking and talking about sex leaves you feeling sad and frustrated.
Can sex be exciting and enjoyable when you’re exhausted, covered in baby slobber (or snot, or poop, or pee, or whatever other random fluids you were sprayed with that day), and just need time to yourself?
Yes mama, you should have that time to yourself. Pleasure and your sexual health are a part of that too.
Kari Craig, PT DPT and Krysttel Stryczek, MFT CLC have teamed up with Mother Rising Women’s Studio to offer you a women’s health and wellness workshop dedicated to sex and intimacy after birth.
No shame. Just real talk about sex and intimacy after having a baby.
We will talk about the many ways having a baby changes your relationship with your partner, including:
the physical changes your body goes through during pregnancy and birth and how this affects sex and intimacy,
Pelvic floor health and what it has to do with sex and intimacy,
common issues that birthing parents and couples experience, and
ways you can improve intimacy in your relationship, your sex life, and have pleasurable experience with your partner again
We will also guide you through some practical exercises to help you feel better in your body, improve your relationship with your partner, increase your desire, and enhance your pleasure during sex.
This workshop has 5 goals:
Provide a forum for you to openly discuss sexual health and healthy intimate relationships
Understand the human sexual response and pelvic floor health
Learn about the changes that happen during pregnancy and after having a baby that can affect your sexual experiences
Learn practical strategies for having more open conversations about sex with your partner, increasing your desire, and making sex more enjoyable
Learn exercises to reduce pain during sex and help with postpartum pelvic floor recovery
Your registration includes materials to take home so you can practice solo or with your partner:
Exercises to explore your sexual and intimacy needs
Tools to re-connect with your partner and spice up your sex life
Pelvic floor exercises for reducing pain related to birth such as perineal tearing and c-section recovery
Exercises to improve your pelvic floor health, reduce pain, and increase your sexual satisfaction
Event Details
Date: Saturday, March 7th, 2020
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Registration fee: $35
Location: Mother Rising Women's Studio, 137 Main St, Chardon, OH 44024
Workshop Facilitators
Kari Craig PT, DPT is a physical therapist specializing in pelvic health physical therapy. Kari always had an interest in pelvic health physical therapy but it wasn’t until her first pregnancy that she got the push to begin her specialty training in this subset of P.T. She is now the owner of Kare Pelvic Health and is passionate about educating women on pelvic floor health, including promoting it through her private facebook page KARe Pelvic P.T.. Join today to learn more about pelvic health and to connect with Kari.
Krysttel Stryczek, MFT, CLC is a marriage and family therapist and certified lactation counselor with a background in medical family therapy specializing in maternal-family mental health and relationships. Krysttel is committed to helping parents who have just had a baby. As the owner of Bump and Beyond Family Therapy, LLC., Krysttel offers new parent support programs, including parent-infant massage, breastfeeding support, and perinatal education programs dedicated to parents’ intimate relationship and adjustment to new parenthood. Krysttel’s main gig is providing individual, family, and couples relationship counseling to families navigating the challenges of pregnancy, postpartum, and the early parenting years. After her own experience with becoming a mother, Krysttel decided to build a practice that makes it easier for parents to get help by offering online therapy. Visit Krysttel online at www.bumpandbeyondfamilytherapy.com to learn about these services and to schedule a free consultation.
Mother Rising Women’s Studio is a community dedicated to honoring and empowering pregnant and newly parenting mothers. Services include birth and postpartum doula services, placenta encapsulation, pregnancy and childbirth education, birth planning consultations, infant care classes, breastfeeding support, birth story circle, postpartum peer support group, an online support group and more! Through collaboration with community members, Mother Rising also offers free and low cost holistic education and events to support pregnant and parenting families. Connect with Mother Rising online at http://www.mother-rising.com/ or follow them on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/motherrising/ to learn more.
Refund Policy: Contact krysttel@bumpandbeyondfamilytherapy.com to cancel your registration and request your registration fee to be applied to a future workshop. Refunds will be honored if the event is cancelled.
Acknowledgment & Disclosures: This workshop is intended to be educational and does not replace the care of a medical provider or mental health professional. Note that we are not entering into a therapist-client or provider-patient relationship by your participating in this program. The workshop activities do not constitute diagnostic, clinical, or psychotherapy services. Please talk to your healthcare provider or get professional consultation if you are seeking individual medical advice, evaluation, or treatment for any medical or mental health concerns you may have.