Bodies

If it’s about a system or a part of the human body and how they work, you’ll find it here. Anatomy, body function and whole systems explainers – about all kinds of bodies, and usually presented through a gender-neutral lens – myth and misnomer debunking, help navigating sexual, reproductive and other physical healthcare: it’s all in here.

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Articles and Advice in this area:

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  • Sam Wall
  • Bevin Branlandingham

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.

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  • Caitlyn Tivy PT, DPT, OCS

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.

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  • Caitlyn Tivy PT, DPT, OCS

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

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  • Ellis Schwamm

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.

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  • Sara Traynor

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

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  • Caitlyn Tivy PT, DPT, OCS

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

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  • Caitlyn Tivy PT, DPT, OCS

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

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  • Caitlyn Tivy PT, DPT, OCS

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!

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  • Gabriel Leão

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.

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  • Heather Corinna

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