Amanda McKinney was a lifelong runner ‒ 5Ks, half-marathons and marathons.
She had her first child at 30, and running continued to be an emotional release for her during the excitement and stress of motherhood. But after the birth of her second child, she started experiencing bladder leakage.
McKinney tried to get back to her exercise routine, but to no avail. She was spending nearly all her time caring for two little kids, and even a single jumping jack would lead to urinary incontinence. Not only did her physical health suffer, but she began struggling with her mental health as well.
McKinney opened up to her sister, but her sister wasn’t affected that way when she gave birth, and McKinney felt a lack of peer support.
"I didn’t know if it was just me. I didn’t know if I was ever going to get over it," she says. "I was already embarrassed that I couldn’t do a jumping jack without peeing myself."
