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“Behind every perfect baby photo lies a different story: women quietly living with bladder leaks, painful intimacy, tailbone tension, chronic fatigue, and a body they barely recognize. These symptoms often don’t appear right after birth. They can emerge years—or even decades—later. And while they are common, they are far from normal.

As a pelvic health specialist, Barnes myofascial release expert, and founder of Arancia Physical Therapy, I’ve worked with thousands of women whose postpartum care ended far too soon. So many were told their pain or incontinence was “just part of motherhood.” Told to bounce back. Told to be grateful.

But healing doesn’t happen through dismissal. It begins with truth. And I only truly understood that when I became the patient myself…”