Ep. 18: Luce Brett on incontinence

Around the world, there are more people suffering from incontinence than hayfever, yet both urinary and fecal incontinence are still shrouded in stigma and shame. In this episode of Bits of Me, I talk to Luce Brett, author of PMSL: or How I Literally Pissed Myself Laughing and Survived the Last Taboo to Tell the Tale. We talk about antenatal classes, the haze of the first few weeks and months after becoming a mother, how intimate and embarrassing certain appointments with healthcare practitioners can be, and how the silence culture and lack of knowledge are hurting women every day. She shares her experience of wetting herself at the staff Christmas party; of that first, scary pelvic floor physiotherapy appointment; of utter despair when she started to also leak poo; and of all the kindness she's encountered throughout. We also talk about feminism, how birth can be radicalising, and why Luce is more pro-choice after everything she's been through than ever. Pick up a copy of Luce's heart-warming, funny, beautiful, rage-inducing book, follow her on Instagram and Twitter, and share this episode with all your pregnant and mammy friends. Bits of Me is also on Instagram, as @bitsofme_podcast, and on Twitter as @bitsofme_pod. If you like this podcast, please rate, review and subscribe, and share your favourite episode on your socials. Countless hours go into creating and managing this space every week, and in addition to time, it costs money to maintain it. A review can make a huge difference in helping others to discover Bits of Me. Music: Ice and Snow by Icreage, licensed by Soundstripe. #bitsofmepod #womenshealth #womensbodies #incontinence #urgeincontinence #fecalincontinence #urinaryincontinence #maternitycare #mesh #meshimplant #vaginalmeshimplant #childbirth #birth #motherhood #bladdertrauma #pelvichealth #pelvicfloorphysiotherapy #womenshealthphysiotherapy #feminism #pmsl

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