Abby Lord’s Story

My journey to Hypopressives began after first experiencing horrendous incontinence( I could not drive or be driven anywhere without having to stop every 5-10 minutes to pee) then giving myself gallstones by not drinking anything for fear of peeing my pants at work, then finally the icing on the cake discovering I had a prolapse shortly after the birth of my second boy (I had whooping cough when I was 7 months pregnant) and I like so many other women had no idea what was happening to me. In the UK we have an out of hours service called NHS 24 I called them in a panic, frightened, worried that the whole of my insides might fall out! The advice was to keep my legs elevated as much as possible throughout the weekend (like that was going to be practical as I had two children under 2).
I spent hours on the inter web trying to find a more doable solution and I found a bio by Trista Zinn – she contacted Tamara Rial and they found Sally Scott in Edinburgh who had done the level 1 training. It was a remarkable feat of womanhood that helped to turn the darkness to into something positive and hopeful.

After having such success with Hypopressives myself within a relatively short space of time initially the incontinence and as I became more diligent the bulging (like the feeling of a tampax falling out) started to slowly improve with some days actually forgetting I had a prolapse. Buoyed by the changes in my own situation I realised that I had to start the process of breaking the feeling of shame that so many women feel. I took the plunge, invested in me and took initially the level 1 course in London with Tamara and Trista.

I have now been coaching Hypopressives since 2012 and offer group classes, 1-2-1 sessions and workshops.