The V-Word

S2:E10 | Dec. 31, 2020 | 41 min. Trigger Warning: Sexual Assault How do you learn to trust again after an assault? Dr. Tarra Bates-Duford is a forensic psychologist with...

Nearly half (44%) of people with vulvas have experienced vaginal dryness, leading to painful or uncomfortable sex. When dryness is an issue, a quality lubricant can be a lifesaver. Lubricants are a great way to increase pleasure and comfort during intimacy. But all lubricants are not alike.

If you’ve just recently entered menopause, you might be noticing some of the changes that accompany this major shift. There are the emotional changes, the mood swings, hot flashes, disrupted...

S2:E5 | Nov. 25, 2020 | 40 min.Ever wondered how your sexual behavior impacts other areas of function? Dr. Tierney Lorenz is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology...

S2:E4 | Nov. 19, 2020 | 34 min. Emotional and physical pain are intrinsically intertwined when it comes to sexual dysfunction, highlighting the crucial role of emotional and physical connection. Dr. Jessica Drummond, CEO of The Integrative Women’s Health Institute, has 20 years of experience working with women with chronic pelvic pain. Today on the show, Dr. Drummond walks Wendy through a systems approach to relieving pain based on stress balancing rest, mindfulness strategies, and more. [Trigger Warning: Generalized Mention of Sexual Assault. ]About Host Wendy StrgarWendy is an award-winning entrepreneur and the founder and CEO of Good Clean Love, a pioneer in the organic personal care product industry.

This year, we invite you to join us in a new series dedicated to all the ways we show up for love – from the traditional or unconventional to the quirky and sometimes messy moments.

As a culture, our diet often suffers from the overwhelming demands of schedule and time constraints; we pick up food on the run and call it a meal. Even when we take the time to prepare a meal at home, we often eat it in front of a screen, eating quickly and mindlessly.

Somewhere along the line in my pursuit of helping women have more sexual satisfaction and pleasure, I began to understand that the triad of sexual dysfunction issues that millions of women struggle with – vaginal dryness, lack of libido, and painful sex – are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to vaginal health.

No matter what side of the political divide you fall on these days, the inability to control the outcome and the anxiety of living in uncertainty has become the backdrop for the culture. At risk of stating the obvious, we each face what feels like a precipice within only the relatively small acts of life that we can actually control.