V.&Me: Vaginismus - Let's name it not shame it
"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.
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Episodes
24 episodes
Vaginismus - How Virgin Island changed my life.
Join V.&Me in conversation with the brave Pia James.When Pia felt that vaginismus was holding her back she decided to try something different. Together with 11 other courageous adults she signed up to join the British rea...
Vaginismus – Strong foundation and why pelvic health matters – in conversation with Clare Bourne, Pelvic Health Physiotherapist
Join V.&Me in conversation with the experienced Pelvic Health Physiotherapist Clare Bourne.With a real passion to break down barriers Clare supports both women and men throughout on their pelvic health journey.With her wealth ...
Vaginismus - Closing the information gap - in conversation with Kate Moyle, Psychosexual & Relationship Therapist
Join V.&Me in conversation with the experienced Psychosexual & relationship therapist Kate Moyle. With over 10 years working in the field of Psychosexual Therapy and Sexual Wellness, talking about vaginismus is a big part of Kate'...
Vaginismus - Normalizing the conversation - In talks with Dr. Sesay
Join V.&Me in conversation with Dr. Aziza Sesay. As our doctors or general practitioners (GP's) are our first point of contact for any medical conditions, Dr. Sesay knows as no other the importance of her role. With a passion to inf...
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,...
Your Pelvic Floor - in conversation with Kim Vopni
Join V.&Me in conversation with Kim Vopni. With a real passion for all topics related to our pelvic health, Kim is a women's health educator, author, and fitness professional better known as 'The Vagina Coach.' As the pe...
Vaginismus - My protector
Join V.&Me in conversation with the brave Georgina. Suffering from PTSD after an abusive relationship, vaginismus took on a different meaning but the pandemic allowed Georgina to stand still and learn of how to put herself first a...
Vaginismus - Restoring faith in V.
Join V.&Me for the last conversation of the year where we will hear a story of perseverance. From not being able to normally wear jeans due to vulvodynia or from having a fear of getting it wrong through her re...
Vaginismus - Shifting mindsets
Join V.&Me in conversation with the lovely Hannah. After coming a long way having worked through a mild depression there was just this one thing she knew she didn't discuss with her therapist... this thing called Vaginismus....
(va)GINA - In conversation with Leah Tassios, creator of the GINA app
Join V.&Me in conversation with Leah Tassios, the creator and founder of the GINA app.After opening up about her own vaginismus journey and when sharing her knowledge with a friend, Leah decided to create an app that is fully dedi...
HOLE - In conversation with Holly Spillar
Join V.&Me in conversation with Holly Spillar. After multiple trips to her GP Holly knew from an early stage in her career that she wanted raise awareness of vaginismus.In this episode Holly shares her vaginismus j...
No Entry! - In conversation with Lorna Meehan
Join V.&Me in conversation with solo theatre maker Lorna Meehan. After years of shying away of intimacy, her memories come flooding back when meeting the boy she lost her virginity to. In this episode Lorna shares her vaginism...
Diving deep with Lisa Mackenzie of The Vaginismus Network
Join V.&Me in conversation with the lovely Lisa Mackenzie of The Vaginismus Network. Knowing the power of connecting she's been building an amazing worldwide community to support those who are being challenged by vaginismus.
Let's talk about "my broken vagina" - in conversation with Fran Bushe
Join V.&Me in conversation with the talented Fran Bushe. Fran is an award-winning writer, comedian and performer who has been on a quest to fix her sex life and to understand her V. From a young age Fran came to realise that sex might n...
Painful sex - “A reminder that we're not alone” - In conversation with Emily Sauer, Founder of Ohnut
Join V.&Me in conversation with the wonderful Emily Sauer, who is a spreader of joy and the inventor of Ohnut*. After years of experiencing pain with deep penetration, her world changed with one cra...
Vaginismus let's name it not same it bonus episode - V, Me & others
Join V.&Me in conversation with Me, Audrey!In this bonus episode I take a moment to talk to you directly and share a little more about myself. I'm very aware that you might have been wondering who I am....but can I just say ...
Vaginismus & the B word - Rosie's journey pre & post botox
Join V.&Me in conversation with Rosie.From the moment Rosie was introduced to the word vaginismus she secretly hoped to find a practical and simple approach to carry on as normal. But the moment she was sent home with her first di...
Sex & Vaginismus - "Just when it started to be good it went bad"
Join V.&Me in conversation with the awesome Milly.Shortly after a big build up of losing her virginity Milly found herself feeling cheated. Just when sex was starting to get good things went bad...In this episode Milly shares her va...
Vaginismus - From heartbreak and anger to dating and self love.
Join V.&Me in conversation with Jenny.After the ending of a long term relationship Jenny found herself feeling worthless, angry and her confidence being knocked. Her worst fear had come true, vaginismus had been used as the reason...
I'm not broken.
Join V.&Me in conversation with the wonderful Alona.After years of being disconnected from her V. and after being told that she had to go 'fix herself' Alona and I dive deeper of how she went from not being able to say the word va...
'Work in progress' - learning to move through shame
Join V.&Me in conversation about moving through shame and rebuilding self esteem. After going back and forth to the doctor my guest shares her journey about recently finding out about her vaginismus. For years she had been s...
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Vaginismus - Finding silver linings through frustration
Join V.& Me in conversation with the lovely Rosie.Rosie opens up about her journey reconnecting with her vagina (aka Victoria) and about how she became more confident with herself and others. What silver linings did she find through her...
Opening up with Kat. No pun intended
You might know Kat Wilson as one of the co-founders of https://www.thevaginismusnetwork.com/ but what is her actual vaginismus story? How did she get to open up about something so personal? Who is this wonderful human who went from ...
Introducing V.&Me - Vaginismus Let's name it not shame it
V.&Me is all about empowering those who are being challenged by vaginismus and in the coming episodes we'll be sharing personal experiences of women who either have or are on their journey to overcome this condition. This fir...