Writing about Bladder Problems: it’s a Piece of Piss!
By Dr Jennifer Meyer
Everybody has a book lingering inside them, right? So why did I finally decide that mine had to be born now?
I invite you to the conception of Piss to Bliss:
Agony. Bloodbath. Ambulance.
It’s 4 am on the morning of my birthday 2018. I’m on holiday alone in Spain, sitting on the loo, my derriere numb and imprinted with the toilet-seat. The pain is intensifying with each strangled breath. I feel as if my bladder is going to birth itself: cystitis has struck again.
When the emergency doctor finally gets to me, she calls for an ambulance straight away. It’s bad and that’s frighteningly obvious from the pools of blood parading my bathroom as a crime scene.
I’m rushed to the emergency department in Benidorm hospital. I feel in safe hands and they nurse me for four days. I’m released without antibiotics and told to fly back to the UK once the bleeding stops.
Back at home, I’m convulsing on the sofa unable to breathe, my mum calls for an ambulance.
I have sepsis.
The urinary tract infection was not treated well enough and has spread to my blood.
Delirious I may be, but I still hear the doctor tell my mum that I may not make it through the night, as it depends if the antibiotics get to work on time. I asked myself if I die, is my soul OK, did I do enough? A sad voice replied no, you haven’t written the book, and then I fell asleep. Ta-da! Spoiler alert: I made it.
The next morning, I’m woozy and make a promise: I am finally going to write that empowering book on bladder health, the one that has been niggling at me for decades.
I start making notes on the back of an envelope, which is all I can get hold of from my hospital bed: Bladder Book Bible. Uncut. Ceasing Cystitis Once & For All for Everyone.
It was not going to be just any old book, but one that stood out as life-changing and authentic (from my bladder to yours!) and so I wasn’t going to censor anything. I wanted Piss to Bliss to be a transformational conversation between me and my best friend.
Writing about bladders for someone with a lifetime experience of urinary problems was indeed a piece of piss. The hard part was being brave enough to publish it.
What do I hope to accomplish with Piss to Bliss?
During the writing process, the spirit of Piss to Bliss provided a raucous momentum firing me up and leading where it had to go. It was more than a book: it is the start of a movement liberating women from debilitating health issues and social shackles that hold them back.
I set up a company called Dr Jennifer Meyer (yep, took a long time coming up with that name!). This book is the launch of the career that I always wanted but never had the courage.
I think these two mottos help to portray my and the book’s mission:
- Fortune Favours the Brave
- Empowering Women’s Self-Esteem & Wellbeing, the Metaphysical Way.
I shall continue doing that through my books, talks, online courses and retreats.
I’m now writing the workbook Piss to Bliss Companion aimed at enhancing the readers’ journey and bladder health success.
Next, I will focus on health issues affecting the throat, voice and depression.
I will also expand on the metaphysics lessons mentioned in Piss to Bliss by writing a book solely on using metaphysics to bring magic and wellbeing to your everyday life.
No more hiding. It’s time to own my purpose so that the next time I meet ‘Death’, my soul will take a deep bow and be at peace, and it all started with writing Piss to Bliss.
So, if you were brave enough, what book would you give birth to?
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In the UK & the US, November has been named Bladder Health Awareness Month which feels like a blessing from the universe that Piss to Bliss is indeed ready and trendy.
. My top 10 bladder health tips:
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- Drink a high-quality aloe vera gel each morning
- Keep hydrated with at least 2 litres of still mineral/spring water per day
- Wipe from front to back and clean your anus after each poo
- If sexually active ensure to have hygienic sex (both partners clean) & go for a gentle pee straight after intercourse to push out anything that penetrated the urethra
- Be authentic in all areas of your life, especially with yourself
- Avoid inflammatory/acid-forming foods
- Know your fulcrum
- Value yourself, know your worth & ditch any poverty belief systems
- Deal with any lingering issues of sexual abuse, bullying or being too nice
10-Talk about any bladder problems so that you can get help
Let’s talk openly about cystitis and other ills affecting women so that we can avoid them and break the stigma.
Do equip yourself with the keys to unlocking bladder secrets, finding relief and building hope, all whilst embarking on a transformational journey.
PISS TO BLISS is a movement: join the flow!
It’s time to put the Yip back in Pee!
I invite you on this fabulous road-trip. Coming?
If so, I’ll see you in the book:
PISS TO BLISS: Fed Up With Cystitis, Chronic Bladder Pain & Women’s Health Taboos Ruining Your Life? Welcome To the Empowering Happy Bladder Book. By Dr Jennifer Meyer.
Currently available on Amazon as an eBook, with paperback, audiobook and online course to follow.
Website: Drjmeyer.com
Social media: @drjennifermeyer
PISS TO BLISS
Break free from women’s taboos & all types of cystitis.
Be in the driver’s seat of your bladder & sexual health.
Reconnect to your body’s wisdom.
Are you totally fed up with chronic, acute or inconvenient bladder pain & suffering from cystitis again & again?
Is now the time to empower your womanhood & thrive instead of shrinking to fit in?
Are you looking for some surprising solutions to overcoming irritating urinary & bladder problems?
In this fresh, holistic self-help book, we embark on an alternative road trip to Happy Bladder Land.
You will be given a detailed map to potentially experience the vibrant, healthy & confident life that bladder pain stole from you.
In PISS TO BLISS, you will discover:
Nuggets of gold to potentially end chronic bladder pain & UTI’s
25 different types of cystitis
16 detailed protocols to avoid getting any type of cystitis again
Specfically created meditations to connect to your bladder at all levels
Metaphysics to help understand your energetic bladder
Stories of how I finally found urinary bliss after decades of suffering
An invite to our free private Facebook group for ongoing support
Taboos holding women back & how to unshackle from them
Nutritional guidance & other women’s health wisdom
FREE GIFTS
PISS TO BLISS equips you with the keys to unlocking bladder secrets, finding relief & building hope, all whilst embarking on a personal transformational journey.
PISS TO BLISS delivers the solution that you have been longing for.
PISS TO BLISS empowers your confidence & wellbeing.
Don’t wait. It’s time to put the Yip back in Pee!
Read this book and unlock the benefits of a blissful bladder & urinary confidence today!
Category: Contemporary Women Writers, How To and Tips
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