Helping you put vaginismus in the past, for good
My very first sexual penetration experience, at the age of 18 was a painful one. “Normal” as most would say for a first time. But that repeated itself the next time and the time after that… The pain was sharp and unexplainable. At first my body would just put up a wall, so I couldn’t …
Katrin, thank you for your sharing your informative book and all of your generous resources. I felt like everything was written specifically for me. I’ve done a lot of research on vaginismus and I’ve never found resources quite like yours and the resources I found previously were always written from doctors or “professionals” that never …
The day I discovered kegel balls was an exciting one! When I found this tool at a sex store I visited, the store clerk explained that doing certain exercises, or even just walking around with the ball inside your vagina actually help strengthen and tone your vaginal pelvic floor muscles. I also learned that this …
My own experience with vaginismus inspired me to write Debbie Does Dilators. – Savannah Magruder, Writer/Director, award-winning filmmaker Watch the film here! And below is Savannah’s personal story and inside scoop about the film… After several years of struggling with the condition – enduring excruciatingly painful sex, being patronized and misdiagnosed by dismissive doctors, and …
I read your book again. I’m a quote girl. I can never remember them but I like them… So those were fun! It was well organized with a good overview. It gave the information that someone learning about vaginismus for the first time can handle. You also did a nice job laying out the order …
I’m laying on my bed with a wand resting in my vagina. I grit my teeth and find myself holding my breath… Then I remember to breathe through the discomfort and to allow my body to relax. “This will be so worth it”, I think. I already know that this technique has given me incredible …
For as long as I could remember, I was always afraid of my vagina. I was scared to touch it, scared to look at it, scared and terrified of it. Looking back, I feel like this fear was my body telling me that something was wrong. I remember watching an episode of Tyra Banks talk …
I looked for treatment and support for many years for my primary vaginismus. When I found Katrin’s page, I was overjoyed because I had felt like I was completely alone. There was someone who was boldly talking about vaginismus! Katrin is here to answer any questions you have and support you in any way. She’s truly …
Have you been missing pleasure and sensuality in your life lately? I can imagine that… Vaginismus served as a bulldozer, uprooting and discarding all the sexual desire you had built up. And when all the sexual desire was gone, it sprinkled seeds of sadness and repulsion about intimacy altogether. Yeah, I’m speaking from personal experience. …
Pelvic pain. It’s NOT what you asked for. In your teens, thinking about what sex would feel like was so exciting, mysterious, and raw. And the pain you encountered out of the blue felt like someone stuck a knife in the back of your teenage fantasies! Disappointment washed over you. Fear of the unknown. The …