Kegels Won't Fix Vaginismus or Vulvodynia (Here's Why)
"Do you know how I view my vagina? I see it as a cactus." Anne Hathaway wants to write the bible of the pelvic floor, The Times is selling Kegels as the fix, and every postpartum woman gets the same t...
15 Okt 38min
Episiotomy & Painful Sex After Birth (including vaginismus chat): Why It Still Hurts (And What Nobody Tells You)
Painful sex after birth is common, often long-lasting, and rarely explained. In a large Australian study, 86% of first-time mums said sex hurt the first time after giving birth, and nearly one in four...
10 Okt 54min
The Vaginismus-Friendly Partner: What TikTok Isn't Telling You
"I found a vaginismus-friendly partner" is all over TikTok. But what does that actually mean? And why isn't a "vaginismus-friendly" partner just… a woman-friendly one?In this episode of Ground Floor, ...
2 Okt 44min
Smear Tests with Vaginismus, Vulvodynia and Fear
If the thought of a smear test feels a world away from your reality, this episode is for you. On this episode of Ground Floor I talk about cervical screening when there's pain, fear, vaginismus or vul...
25 Sep 31min
Vaginismus Explained: What Actually Shifted for Elena
Vaginismus, Explained: What Actually Shifted for Elena. Why the body sometimes waits until it's safe enough to finally speak A fictional case study, built from repeated patterns Naomi's seen in her pr...
17 Sep 37min
Vaginismus & Vulvodynia: It Sometimes Shows Up After You Feel Safer
A deep, thorough return to vaginismus and vulvodynia both understood as bracing. Here we discuss why we have to work not just physically but holistically with the body. Vaginismus is held in the pelvi...
4 Sep 32min
When Rest Doesn't Restore: Why the Pelvic Floor Braces Under Chronic Stress
If your period pain has gotten worse, your cycle's shifted, or sex doesn't feel the way it used to, your nervous system might be the reason. In this episode, Naomi unpacks why chronic stress and hyper...
10 Juni 33min
