Before this year, I’d never heard of Stimpod. What I did know was that I needed to do something about my bladder urgency — I just kept. finding reasons to delay it.

I had issues when running, skipping, sneezing and coughing. The lack of confidence this created meant I would only run or exercise with people

I felt comfortable with — ones who’d humour my need for several pre-run “safety pees” or a quick toilet stop mid-route. Once moving, I’d spend entire long runs clenching, just trying to get through without an accident.
My biggest fear was that the treatment would be invasive or uncomfortable. It was neither. Linzi explained exactly what would happen from the very first conversation, and the sessions themselves were only thirty minutes — relaxed, straightforward, something I
genuinely looked forward to.
I noticed a difference after the first two sessions. After my third, I’d gone for a run and hadn’t once worried about needing the toilet. My shoulders weren’t tense. My lower back wasn’t tight. I hadn’t been clenching at all.
I’m now running more than I have in years. The urgency I lived with for so long is gone. Please don’t put this off the way I did.