Bodies

All bodies are worthy of love exactly as they are! We only ever get to have one body in this life and having a peaceful relationship with it is quality of life. 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.

Perhaps you’ve heard of dilators — also known as vaginal trainers — before, but you weren’t sure where to learn more about them. Maybe you’ve never heard of them, but you’re looking for ways to manage pelvic pain. Perhaps you’ve already tried using dilators, but weren’t very successful. You can read all about them here.

For all the body positivity of our modern era, we still don’t hear many public conversations about periods. In many parts of the world, people are and have long been cut off from resources and education about periods: and the more marginalized the person, the more cut off they’ve usually been. Let’s have an honest discussion about what periods are, some of the unique challenges that transmasculine people who menstruate can grapple with, and how to address them.

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

There are many types of UI, but one of the most common affecting young people occurs during physical activity and athletics – athletic urinary incontinence.

What is the pelvic floor? How do we care for it and the tissue around it?

The non-relaxing pelvic floor is one of the most common problems that pelvic health physical therapists see. Fortunately, there’s a lot that can be done to help!

Elle Chase talks about her book, Curvy Girl Sex, how the media is changing its portrayal of fat people, the relevance of the word “plus size,” and her personal experiences with her own body.

However and whenever you might get to menopause or the menopausal transition, knowing about it in advance will always make the experience better.