Kim Vopni

And this was designed by a German physician who was in Africa and he was using gourds. Sorry, he wasn't. He was witnessing women using gourds of increasing size to prepare their pelvic floor for birth. And so he thought, well, that's a great idea, but that's not going to fly in North America. So how can I make this more mainstream?

And he worked with physios and midwives and other physicians and created a medical device. EpiNo stands for no episiotomy. So the intention was, can we reduce tearing? Can we reduce episiotomy's with the intention of that's not going to prevent all pelvic floor dysfunction, but it would be playing a role in helping people connect with their pelvic floor before birth.

And he worked with physios and midwives and other physicians and created a medical device. EpiNo stands for no episiotomy. So the intention was, can we reduce tearing? Can we reduce episiotomy's with the intention of that's not going to prevent all pelvic floor dysfunction, but it would be playing a role in helping people connect with their pelvic floor before birth.

And he worked with physios and midwives and other physicians and created a medical device. EpiNo stands for no episiotomy. So the intention was, can we reduce tearing? Can we reduce episiotomy's with the intention of that's not going to prevent all pelvic floor dysfunction, but it would be playing a role in helping people connect with their pelvic floor before birth.

So used one, had a great experience. I didn't have any tearing and I thought, well, I'm good. I didn't tear, so I'm fine. And then I still, I used it for my second. And after my second, I developed stress urinary incontinence. And I thought, well, how's that happening? Because I didn't tear. And that was my limited knowledge at the time. And then I started to

So used one, had a great experience. I didn't have any tearing and I thought, well, I'm good. I didn't tear, so I'm fine. And then I still, I used it for my second. And after my second, I developed stress urinary incontinence. And I thought, well, how's that happening? Because I didn't tear. And that was my limited knowledge at the time. And then I started to

So used one, had a great experience. I didn't have any tearing and I thought, well, I'm good. I didn't tear, so I'm fine. And then I still, I used it for my second. And after my second, I developed stress urinary incontinence. And I thought, well, how's that happening? Because I didn't tear. And that was my limited knowledge at the time. And then I started to

learn about pelvic floor physical therapy. And a lot of what I was seeing them do was very fitness oriented. So being a personal trainer, I was saying, okay, well, can I apply fitness principles to this group of muscles called the pelvic floor? And that's how things started. And initially it actually was, I started selling that device. I became a Canadian distributor for that product.

learn about pelvic floor physical therapy. And a lot of what I was seeing them do was very fitness oriented. So being a personal trainer, I was saying, okay, well, can I apply fitness principles to this group of muscles called the pelvic floor? And that's how things started. And initially it actually was, I started selling that device. I became a Canadian distributor for that product.

learn about pelvic floor physical therapy. And a lot of what I was seeing them do was very fitness oriented. So being a personal trainer, I was saying, okay, well, can I apply fitness principles to this group of muscles called the pelvic floor? And that's how things started. And initially it actually was, I started selling that device. I became a Canadian distributor for that product.

I started an e-commerce store. Then I started to look at, you know, I was working with mainly pregnant women wanting them to get this device. And I wanted them to have the information ahead of time. So I created a program called Prepare to Push. And it was all about training for birth. How can you reduce the likelihood of tearing?

I started an e-commerce store. Then I started to look at, you know, I was working with mainly pregnant women wanting them to get this device. And I wanted them to have the information ahead of time. So I created a program called Prepare to Push. And it was all about training for birth. How can you reduce the likelihood of tearing?

I started an e-commerce store. Then I started to look at, you know, I was working with mainly pregnant women wanting them to get this device. And I wanted them to have the information ahead of time. So I created a program called Prepare to Push. And it was all about training for birth. How can you reduce the likelihood of tearing?

Then I saw, okay, well, I'm doing all this work, but now we don't give any regard in North America to postpartum recovery. So then it was investigating what other cultures do around the world. And I ended up forming a second business with two other women. One was a pelvic floor physical therapist that was called Belly Zinc. And we manufactured our own postpartum wrap because a lot of cultures use

Then I saw, okay, well, I'm doing all this work, but now we don't give any regard in North America to postpartum recovery. So then it was investigating what other cultures do around the world. And I ended up forming a second business with two other women. One was a pelvic floor physical therapist that was called Belly Zinc. And we manufactured our own postpartum wrap because a lot of cultures use

Then I saw, okay, well, I'm doing all this work, but now we don't give any regard in North America to postpartum recovery. So then it was investigating what other cultures do around the world. And I ended up forming a second business with two other women. One was a pelvic floor physical therapist that was called Belly Zinc. And we manufactured our own postpartum wrap because a lot of cultures use

abdominal wrapping or abdominal binding as a way to help heal or they say close the body after birth. So we wanted to make that a bit more mainstream. We wanted to couple it with exercise. That was the second business. Then started to go through my own perimenopause, menopause, you know, shit show. And that was a whole other chapter of pelvic floor that I was learning again.

abdominal wrapping or abdominal binding as a way to help heal or they say close the body after birth. So we wanted to make that a bit more mainstream. We wanted to couple it with exercise. That was the second business. Then started to go through my own perimenopause, menopause, you know, shit show. And that was a whole other chapter of pelvic floor that I was learning again.

abdominal wrapping or abdominal binding as a way to help heal or they say close the body after birth. So we wanted to make that a bit more mainstream. We wanted to couple it with exercise. That was the second business. Then started to go through my own perimenopause, menopause, you know, shit show. And that was a whole other chapter of pelvic floor that I was learning again.

So it was kind of this business has really followed my journey with pelvic health as well. all of it surrounding fitness to the pelvic floor and how we can optimize not just the movement we do, but the food, the building blocks that we consume, the sleep, the rest, the anxiety, the postures, all the other things that also influence the pelvic floor.