Keeping Connected is offering a new group on pelvic pain. The group will be eight weeks long for women experiencing pain with intercourse (dyspareunia) due to pelvic floor dysfunction, vestibulodynia, vulvar vestibulitis, vulvodynia, or interstitial cystitis. This group will be led by Keeping Connected psychotherapist and Registered Sex Therapist Adrienne Bairstow, MSW, RSW, RMFT. The […]
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It happens. You get busy with work, the kids and family. Between making lunches, getting the kids off to school, going to work, supervising homework, driving the kids to lessons, making dinner, and doing laundry you no longer have time for yourself or your partner. Without making a conscious decision to do so, you’ve put
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As a Couple Therapist, I often see couples who say that attending therapy makes them feel like they have failed in their relationship. Recently the stigma around seeing a therapist on one’s own seems to be decreasing, yet there appears to be no end in sight to the stigma about seeing a therapist for your
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The last blog entry was a guest post by Angelique Montano-Bresolin, a pelvic health physiotherapist at Proactive Pelvic Health. Angelique described a multi-disciplinary approach to treating vaginismus. Today, I’d like to talk more about the role of sex therapy in treating this painful condition. As Angelique described, vaginismus refers to the involuntary contraction of vaginal
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This entry is a guest post by pelvic health physiotherapist Angelique Montano-Bresolin, on a comprehensive approach to treating vaginismus–a condition that can cause pain during intercourse, gynecological exams and tampon use. Vaginismus has been defined as ‘recurrent or persistent involuntary muscle spasms of the outer third of the vagina which interfere with sexual intercourse’ (Binik,
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The last blog entry I wrote was about the topic of communication in relationships, which came up during a talk I gave for a local group of mothers. The other theme that came up at this talk was sex. Half of the questions the women had were about how to get the spark back, what
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A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of speaking to a group of mothers. I was invited to speak in my role as a marriage and relationship therapist. Excited to have this opportunity to give back to the community, I spent several hours preparing a talk on communication. As a couples therapist, it is
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The other day I was watching TV and a striking ad came on that made me sit up and take notice. Featuring dramatic music and numerous women with no dialogue, the ad ended with the following words on the screen: Don’t suffer in silence—Vulvodynia—It’s not in her head. I mentioned vulvodynia in my last post
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For far too many women, sexual intercourse is painful. Yet when the address this pain with their doctor, they may be told that there is nothing wrong with them. In fact, these women may have vulvodynia or vaginismus. Vulvodynia and vaginismus are common causes of pelvic pain and dysapreunia (painful intercourse). Vulvodynia refers to chronic
The New Year is upon us, and with it the sense of a fresh start. It’s the time of year when we take stock of our lives, reflect on where we want to be and resolve to makes changes that will help us live the life we want. Yet we know that most New Year’s
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