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**You Are Not Broken**

Welcome to the podcast that rewrites everything you thought you knew about sex, hormones, and midlife. I help women—and the people who love them—reconnect with their bodies, their minds, and their partners through science, mindset, and a whole lot of humor. Whether you’re navigating perimenopause, rediscovering desire, or just curious what’s possible, this show will remind you: **you are not broken.** *(No medical advice here, just truth bombs and good conversation.)*

Latest Episodes:

Vaginal Estrogen Prevents UTIs - But Does It Cause Cancer? Jul 28, 2021

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Shout out to Canada and my sex ed doc www.instagram.com/drrachelrubin

A study shows that vaginal estrogen prevents recurrent UTIs without any further treatment 68% of the time.
Amazing!

But does vaginal estrogen cause cancer? Do I need a progestin? What else can I do to decrease my risk of breast cancer?

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33620909/

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7 SIMPLE Ways To INCREASE Her Pleasure Jul 25, 2021

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For the Men!!
Oh come on, it is for the women too!

Body part warning: I call a male body part a name in this podcast - truly I mean no harm and no shame and no hate. It is only to point out that we can question what we are doing and break down the idea that PIV sex is the default and gold standard. All my love to ALL BODIES and ALL BODY PARTS.

Suffering from a dry spell with your partner? Do you feel like your sex life has tanked? In this podcast, I collaborate with Dr. Rena Malik, a fellow urologist, to share with you 7 tips to help increase your female partner's pleasure!

Dr. Kelly Casperson's Backstory

Tip #1 Schedule time for Sex - Desire isn't even necessary - don't take this the wrong way - I NEVER mean do it when you don't want to do it - rather that for a lot of women, desire arises while doing. And some people don't believe in scheduling as it makes it a "chore" - think of it more as prioritizing your intimate life with yourself and your partner. Like you will forget to go on a date unless it is scheduled because life gets too busy - kind of thing.

Tip #2 Know your Female Anatomy - What exactly is the G-Spot? Focus on the Outside Structures

Tip #3 Prioritize her, it's not all about you

Tip #4 Go Slow

Tip #5 Use Lubricants

Tip #6 Meet in the middle based on your desires

Tip #7 Communication is key
Dr. Malik hosts a popular YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/RenaMalikMD/videos

Find her her also at www.instagram.com/renamalikmd

and https://renamalikmd.com/

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The "Stress No Sex" Cycle Jul 21, 2021

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The brain is either having sex or In survival mode.

Dr. Vanessa Calderón, MD, MPP is a Life Coach and Scientist and emergency medicine physician. She uses the perfect combination of evidence-based tools and thought work to help working women solve everyday problems.

She’s the Wellness and Resilience Director for a national physician organization

She has spent over half a decade reconnecting healthcare providers to their original purpose in medicine through education and professional coaching.

We were in the same life coach school and we certified in April 2020! So fun to coach with her!

She has training in resiliency and stress management and was hoping we could talk about burnout/stress, it's effect on sex drive/relationships

Let’s talk about how to not get stuck in the "stress and no-sex" cycle.

Learn how stress turns off the reproductive cycle

Stress affects the physical and psychological system – and both affect your sex life

Taking initiative to improve one’s sex life means often getting started with something you have never done before – we talk about goals and how it is the journey that matters.

Women’s wandering minds and sex - why mindfulness is key.

How to break the stress cycle.

We treat sex like it is a scarcity. It is actually plentiful, abundant.

One thing we learn about in life coach school is how our thoughts create our feelings. I think Desire is a fun topic because it can be a C, a T, a F and probably an action or a Result – crazy!

How do you think about Desire?

https://www.vanessacalderonmd.com

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Hello Perry Interview - Peri-menopause Warriors Discuss Female Sexual Health Jul 18, 2021

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A great interview discussing female sexual health, myths and dysfunctions with www.instagram.com/ohhelloperry

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You Are Not Broken: A Stop "Should'ing" Lecture Jul 14, 2021

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So much value in this one!!!!

Ugh, were to start - - anatomy, heterosexual paradigms, lube, menopause, erectile tissue, Desire, desire mismatch, Resources I love to share, Tips to get in the mood! And so much more!!

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Sex Ed for Our Youth and Institutional Reform - A Sex Educator's Journey Jul 10, 2021

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Vanessa Osage is on a mission to leave this world better than she found it. Her mission is to Positively Transform Love, Sexuality & Human Connections. In 2017, she won the "Kickass Single Mom" Award for her work in sexuality education and youth rites of passage. A two-time nonprofit founder, Vanessa Osage is a Certified Sexuality Educator, Consultant & Professional Coach at Love & Truth Rising. https://loveandtruthrising.org Her first book, Can’t stop the Sunrise, is available now. https://amzn.to/3xNtmpJ Tell us the story about how you got started in sex ed. You Are a certified sex educator – how did your journey get to educating teenagers and parents to help young people? What does the data say on teaching kids accurate sex ed? How early should we start? How can we empower teenage females and males to advocate for themselves and their partners? Tell us about “puberty rights of passage” Intimacy is created in the vulnerability of our conversations with our intimate partner. Your recent interest has led you to writing a book and becoming passionate about institutional reform through The Justice CORPS Initiative. And you call this “Defending sexual health on an institutional level" Vanessa is truly an amazing human being! I hope you enjoyed her and our talk as much as I did. https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2016/05/06/private-schools-painful-secrets/OaRI9PFpRnCTJxCzko5hkN/story.html https://www.instagram.com/vanessaosage --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kj-casperson/message

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Vaginal Estrogen - A Primer Jul 03, 2021

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This audio is from a FB and IG live that got uploaded to Youtube! I finally got around to pulling the audio for the podcast! Everything you knew and didn't know about vaginal estrogen! Who is it for, when to start it, do you need progesterone, application types, how it helps......you know, the basics! Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kj-casperson/message

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Uncompromising Intimacy Jun 30, 2021

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Listen to this with your partner! So much talk about partner communication I am so excited to talk to Dr. Alexandra Stockwell. We officially met on a panel for sexperts in October 2020! Which are really the only panels I should sit on these days as they are so fun! She is on a mission to change the cultural narrative around long-term relationships from one of stagnation and companionship to the delectable joy a couple can feel when they build passion and excitement to nourish them both. How do you define a “juicy” relationship? Why people compromise in their relationships. Great sex in a long-term relationship is no accident – talk about the myth of why people think it should be easy or not take work. Tips for becoming a better lover. Why did you write “uncompromising intimacy”? There is a couple – late 60’s – early 70s….he watches porn, turns down her advances – she keeps asking for sex…she states she is torn between divorce and suicide……where would you start? So many women fake orgasm – give me your thoughts on that. You have said that “Humans learn by observation or modeling” – I totally fell in love with that statement. How does that apply to your work? We were talking in January about a stat that 49% of women in their 50s stop having sex – then we had to nerd out and look that up. What do we tell women in their 40s/50s about the next decade of life with their spouse? People are afraid to talk about sex – but it is the vulnerability and communication that actually builds intimacy – people feel entitled to intimacy without doing the hard work. Underneath every complaint is a desire. How to have sex like a woman! Okay, tell us about your programs, how to find/follow you and get your book! Uncompromising Intimacy: Turn your unfulfilling marriage into a deeply satisfying, passionate partnership. https://amzn.to/2UCQZmA The Marriage Podcast with Dr. Alexandra Stockwell: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-marriage-podcast/id1548060690 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kj-casperson/message

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A Female Pharmaceutical Executive Designs for Us! Jun 26, 2021

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Gerianne DiPiano is the Founder and CEO of FemmePharma and serves as the Chairman of the Board. A pharmaceutical industry executive and women’s healthcare expert, Gerianne founded FemmePharma in 1999 in response to the industry’s narrow focus on women’s health needs – such as contraception and hormone replacement therapy – but lack of attention to other important women’s diseases and disorders. Guided by her vision to provide more effective treatment options for women, FemmePharma is focused on improving women’s health by developing prescription pharmaceuticals and over the counter products that are specifically designed for women across a broad range of therapeutic categories.

Learn what she set out to accomplish with FemmePharma

She talks about the disparities between how women and men are treated by the pharmaceutical industry?

Learn how she was developing a product for overactive bladder and “by accident” created a product for vaginal dryness

• Satisfaite is an FDA-cleared personal lubricant and moisturizer for vaginal dryness and pain.

• Satisfem Gel and Satisfem Bud are moisturizers created for vulvar pain and itching.

https://femmepharma.com/

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The Skin Whisperer – A dermatologist focuses on women’s hormones, stress and desire Jun 23, 2021

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Blending science with soul, Dr. Keira Barr turns conventional methodologies on their heads so midlife women can feel comfortable in their bodies and love the skin they’re in.

Dr. Barr is a prominent leader in women’s medicine – creating a bridge between hormones, skin and mind-body medicine to optimize women’s mid-life experience.

She is a dermatologist and got into integrative and functional medicine – by healing her own health problems.

Her focus is perimenopause and menopause.

The role of alcohol and our skin, sleep and menopause symptoms

I have been thinking about women and power and I think both of us work to give women their power back. We discuss how some women may be uncomfortable with this and why.

We discuss hair changes in women as they age

She helps us figure out how to deal with stress

How our hormones affect how we feel.

How joy shows up on people’s face

What is the stress, skin and hormone connection?

Her Book: The Skin Whisperer

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