Sister Stories
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The Importance of a Supportive Partner
It’s so important on this journey to have a supportive partner. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again and again. The early stages…
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My Broken Vagina Has Me At A Loss For Words
I just finished reading Fran Bushe’s memoir, My Broken Vagina, and wow. I’m almost at a loss for words. I had to wait 8 months…
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He Left Me Spoiled Rotten
Trigger warning: this story is about abuse. To spoil is defined as “to diminish or destroy the value or quality of.” I remember both the…
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Explore The Principles of Pleasure
The Principles Of Pleasure Netflix documentary explores how people identifying as women experience sexual pleasure, the myths history has bestowed on us, and the facts…
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Living With(out) Sex
Today I’m covering a little self help book on vaginismus I just finished: Living With Sex: The Secret to Solving a Big F*cking Problem. This…
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Because I Didn’t Matter
Trigger warning: this story is about abuse. When I was seven years old, one of my mother’s friends brought her five year old to my…
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I Made A Promise To Love My Body: Eden’s Story
“I have been dealing with vaginismus for roughly two and a half years now. This is a condition that involves a painful contraction of the…
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Heartbreak: Lannee’s Story
Hi. I’m Lannee. And in August of this year, I had my heart broken.It is now November, and the pain has only gotten worse. Mornings…
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When Sexy Time Turns Into Sad Time – My Life With Vaginismus: Lannee’s Story
“Vaginismus is the involuntary contraction of muscles around the opening of the vagina in women with no abnormalities in the genital organs.”– Rosemary Basson Well…I…
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Journey To Pleasurable Penetrative Sex: Anna’s Story
I was 20 years old when I lost my virginity. I believed in the notion that sex, at first for women, will be uncomfortable because…
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Body Image Issues, Brutal Family Pressures And Suppressed Trauma: Rachel’s Vaginismus Story
Trigger warning: Mention of rape. It’s been two years since the word, ‘vaginismus‘ was thrown at me. Two years of agony, two years of sadness,…
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Do It For You, Not For Anyone Else: Susana’s Story
The first time I’ve heard the word vaginismus I was 35 years old and I was not able to practice intercourse. By then, I was…