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The V-Spot: I’ve Had Enough With Vaginismus

The V-Spot: I’ve Had Enough With Vaginismus

by Yana Tallon-Hicks | Sep 19, 2016 | Articles, Columns, News, Newsletter, The V-Spot

Editor’s Note: Sexual trauma addressed in this week’s column.Hi Yana,I really appreciate your column and the work that you do. I have a really embarrassing sex problem. I was sexually abused throughout various parts of my life, starting in my childhood and going into...
The V-Spot: I’ve Had Enough With Vaginismus

The V-Spot: My 2-Minute Orgasm

by Yana Tallon-Hicks | Sep 12, 2016 | Articles, Columns, Newsletter, The V-Spot, Wellness

So, I was masturbating last night and set a timer. It took me under two minutes to orgasm. However, when someone else in involved, it takes forever or doesn’t happen at all. I can count the times it’s happened on two hands.Every time I masturbate it’s like...
The V-Spot: I’ve Had Enough With Vaginismus

The V-Spot: Consent, It’s Not Just for Students

by Yana Tallon-Hicks | Sep 6, 2016 | Articles, Columns, Featured, Newsletter, The V-Spot

Thankfully, consent is becoming a big topic on college campuses. However, most conversations about consent overfocus on the damaging outcomes of the failure to ask for consent rather than engaging students in learning the benefits of ongoing conversations about...
The V-Spot: My Sexual ‘A’ is Not a Scarlet Letter

The V-Spot: My Sexual ‘A’ is Not a Scarlet Letter

by Yana Tallon-Hicks | Aug 22, 2016 | Articles, Columns, Featured, Leisure, Newsletter, The V-Spot, Wellness

Dear Yana,I was recently discussing your column with some new friends I met through Pioneer Valley Aces, a local group of individuals who identify as aromantic and/or asexual. I wasn’t the only one of us who appreciated your witty way of reassuring those who...
The V-Spot: I’ve Had Enough With Vaginismus

The V-Spot: Women (and Men), Do Your Kegels

by Yana Tallon-Hicks | Aug 8, 2016 | Articles, Columns, Newsletter, The V-Spot, Wellness

Hi Yana,I’m a young undergraduate student and yet I’ve been having issues with bladder control. I’ve been wanting to explore doing more Kegels and have heard of these kegel balls you can get. Do you know anything about that? I want to get a good brand/the right...
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