"Hey, your first time might hurt a bit" might be one of the few things that has been said to you before you had penetrative sex. But what happens when things don't go to plan and it keeps hurting? Or what if your V.(agina) simply says "Hell No"? After having been challenged by vaginismus herself, professional coach Audrey Cairo decided to combine her personal and professional experience to empower women who are being challenged by these conditions. In the V.&Me Podcast series you will join her and her brave guests in real open and honest conversations of how vaginismus or other V. challenges has effected them so far. Like, subscribe and follow for updates. Connect with host on Insta @letscallherv or find her details on www.audreycairo.com/vandme
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episode 2: Vaginismus - Seeking help and your sense of self - In conversation with Rashmi Pithavadian, Health Researcher
Join V.&Me in conversation with Rashmi Pithavadian.
As a Health Sociologist and Health researcher, Rashmi has a real passion to support others to find the help they need. Wanting to address a gap within the field, she made vaginismus her specialist area and dedicated her MRes and PhD researching vaginismus and help seeking.
In this episode we discuss her findings on vaginismus, help seeking and the relationship to the sense of self.
So please make yourself comfortable (or take us out on your walk) and join Rashmi and I while we are curious and reflect on all things related to vaginismus and finding support.
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Links to vaginismus related articles:
Pithavadian, R., Dune, T. & Chalmers, J. (2024). Patients’ recommendations to improve help-seeking for vaginismus: a qualitative study. BMC Women's Health, 24(203). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-024-03026-x
Pithavadian, R., Chalmers, J., & Dune, T. (2023). The experiences of women seeking help for vaginismus and its impact on their sense of self: An integrative review. Women’s Health, 19. https://doi.org/10.1177/17455057231199383
Link to Rashmi’s website coming soon