s.e. smith

What would I communicate to teenage Lisa? What important thoughts about dating, relationships, life, and anything else would I say to my younger self?

For as long as I could remember, I had a tight foreskin. As I got into my teenage years, I began to realize that it was *too* tight.

Professor Ana Gabriella Sardinha and her team have been developing The Menstrual ConSCIENCE Trail game to teach Brazilian young people about menstrual cycles.

For survivors struggling with pelvic symptoms, pelvic physical therapy can be an invaluable component of a recovery journey.

Learn about the physical aftermath of sexual trauma, and what the research shows about some of sexual trauma’s long-term effects.

If humans could learn to honor the wisdom coming through our bodies as children and understand every body is unique I think we could transform our society.

Part two of a series on vaginal trainers, on the specifics of using them, from Caitlyn Tivy, a pelvic health physical therapist and health writer.

Dilators—or vaginal trainers—are pelvic health devices. If a clinician has recommended them or you’re simply curious, start here for basic information!

Other people had to have been struggling with this, right?

Grace is a survivor who has something to ask of you: she’s asking you not to spend time with people who have abused me or any other survivor you know. And she’s also telling you quite a lot about why.