You Are Not Broken

Pre-order the book: You Are Not Broken: Stop Should-ing All Over You Sex Life https://amzn.to/3xeUpLK Get on the email list to be the first to join the premium podcast membership at www.kellycaspersonmd.com Anyone who signs up in July gets a signed copy of the book, and the membership is limited to 300 people! Laurie McCracken is back again! 144 podcast was for her intro and her story. You should listen to it. What is tantra? It is a spiritual path. The view that orgasm is profoundly healing. What is sex for the average person and how does tantra view it differently? Tantra is feeling safe in your own body. Trauma is stuck energy. How she incorporates Tantric techniques into her daily life. How do you view orgasm now? What to do when you feel numb? What is yoni emancipation and somatic healing? Tantric weekend or where to start? What does she want to tell people who are resisting things like this? https://lauriemccracken.com/ https://www.authentictantra.com/ The CME experience for this Podcast is powered by CMEfy - click here to reflect and unlock credits & more: https://earnc.me/V8bSEK Our podcast sponsor is Bonafide Bonafide products help women embrace the natural changes that occur throughout all phases of life. Discount code for 20% off:NOTBROKEN Sales link: https://hellobonafide.com/notbroken --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kj-casperson/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amanda Nayfield joins us again. Her first episode was #14 She is a pelvic floor physical therapist and she helps us with common things I see in my office “I just need to put something in my vagina” We discuss the fear, the anxiety, the underlying low desire, and the lack of education tied up in this sentence Eating ice cream for your dopamine is way easier than working on good sex. The clitoris is not self lubricating. How to put things in your vagina after years of not doing that Dilation tips and tricks Questions about Kegels – a physical therapists opinion. Muscles need to contract, release, and lengthen What to do proactively as I enter menopause? Bowel and bladder health as we age – tips and tricks Cervical pain during intercourse – we ask a PT We discuss prolapse – it is NEVER the bladder’s fault. We discuss upregulation and central sensitivity and the role of fear. We discuss pessaries. https://www.connectnwpt.com/ https://www.instagram.com/connectnwpt/ Reclaiming Desire by Barry and Emily McCarthy https://amzn.to/3xiz2dS Mating in Captivity by Esther Perel https://amzn.to/3xiz2dS Dilators recommended: Intimate Rose https://amzn.to/3xeQRun Kegel products – Elvie https://www.elvie.comand Kgoal https://amzn.to/3McHijS The CME experience for this Podcast is powered by CMEfy - click here to reflect and unlock credits & more: https://earnc.me/igh70E Our podcast sponsor is Bonafide Bonafide products help women embrace the natural changes that occur throughout all phases of life. Discount code for 20% off:NOTBROKEN Sales link: https://hellobonafide.com/notbroken --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kj-casperson/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Layla London of “The Curious Girl Diary” joins us and tells us her sexual awakening story. Her focus has been to make my sex life a priority and help us as well. She has been normalizing sex as a valuable part of who we are, exploring all our sexual desires, and for some completely resurrecting that side of ourselves we’ve almost let die out. She went 3.5 years without sex – then what happened? How do women get turned on and play an active role in enjoying sex? How to talk to your partner about your interest in sexual awakening. The role of vulnerability and rejection in changing your sex life. So many women want to want sex for their partner – thoughts? 30 day masturbation challenge and what it did for her. What about women who think, “I don’t have enough time”. How sex in the bedroom can lead to success in the bedroom. Communication is easier than the alternative. 3 reasons to prioritize your sex life now 1) Orgasms are fantastic 2) Intimacy and closeness through a bonded sexual experience is wonderful 3) For yourself and how the benefits extend to other parts of your life Easy steps to make a sizzling hot sex bucket list. 1) Acknowledge you want to make a change 2) Think about times when you were really turned on 3) Explore other ideas 4) Never say never 5) The role of curiosity and humor “There is no expiration on sexy” – Layla London https://www.thecuriousgirldiaries.com/ https://www.instagram.com/the_curiousgirldiaries/ https://www.facebook.com/TheCuriousGirlLayla https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-curious-girl-diaries/id1264706714 Our podcast sponsor is Bonafide Bonafide products help women embrace the natural changes that occur throughout all phases of life. Discount code for 20% off: NOTBROKEN Sales link: https://hellobonafide.com/notbroken The CME experience for this Podcast is powered by CMEfy - click here to reflect and unlock credits & more: https://earnc.me/zbqQJv --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kj-casperson/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May Live Podcast Recording – Get CME - link below! Books discussed: His Porn, Her Pain: Confronting America’s Pornpanic with Honest Talk About Sex Mary Klein Ph.D. https://amzn.to/3PuKZ7j Sexual Intelligence: What We Really Want From Sex and How to Get It. Marty Klein Ph.D. https://amzn.to/382i75z So much covered in this podcast! Toy Reviews, book reviews and upcoming interview with Marty Klein Genitourinary syndrome of menopause The difference between systemic and pelvic estrogen The increased risks with oral estrogen and why this is so My thoughts on preventative vaginal estrogen How to ask your doctor about systemic testosterone and guidelines. https://www.jsm.jsexmed.org/article/S1743-6095(20)30982-6/fulltext Get on my email list to hear about June’s date and time for the next live podcast recording! www.kellycaspersonmd.com and so much more! The CME experience for this Podcast is powered by CMEfy - click here to reflect and unlock credits & more: https://earnc.me/5pXypO Our podcast sponsor is Bonafide Bonafide products help women embrace the natural changes that occur throughout all phases of life. Discount code for 20% off:NOTBROKEN Sales link: https://hellobonafide.com/notbroken --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kj-casperson/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join me today when I talk with my friend Dr. Mary Claire Haver How alcohol works as a drug and how it can harm us. Irregular periods as an indication for perimenopause “Menopause is one day in your life” Dr. Haver What did you learn with speculum trauma in the office. How to talk to your doctor about perimenopause and menopause. Sex drive after Menopause What is the role for preventative hormones in menopause. Why should women care about muscles. We discuss the problem with sugar and how significantly addictive it is. What is wrong with BMI Predatory behavior towards menopause and low libido. What we think about supplements. Tiktok: drmaryclaire IG: https://www.instagram.com/thegalvestondiet Website: https://galvestondiet.com/ The CME experience for this Podcast is powered by CMEfy - click here to reflect and unlock credits & more: https://earnc.me/XiciWO Our podcast sponsor is Bonafide Bonafide products help women embrace the natural changes that occur throughout all phases of life. Discount code for 20% off:NOTBROKEN Sales link: https://hellobonafide.com/notbroken --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kj-casperson/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Reminder - get CME from listening to this podcast! Link below! Join me and Dr. Lauren Streicher, a menopause expert as we discuss perimenopause and menopause. ADHD is “trending” right now and seems to be everywhere. Could some of this undiagnosed perimenopause? The roller coaster of peri-menopause and what hormones need to be checked. What is FSH and what it means when it is high and how it can be misleading in perimenopause. What’s the difference between peri-menopause and menopause. “Yoga is good for you and it won’t help your hotflashes” – Dr. Streicher How to be your own advocate for your menopause symptoms. Tips to talk to your doctor and to have a more useful appointment. The organ where ovarian cancer comes from: hint – it isn’t the ovary. Orgasm difficulty after menopause – why it can happen and what we can do. Testosterone isn’t a male hormone – it is a human hormone. Why we use FDA approved products when we can. You don’t “go through” menopause – you enter menopause What is the role of “prophylactic” hormones in menopause. The socioeconomic effect of menopause. Dr. Streicher’s books: The Essential Guide to Hysterecomy https://amzn.to/3FJRq1K Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina https://amzn.to/3FJRq1K Hot Flash Hell: Turning Down the Heat https://amzn.to/3G12UOR Dr. Streicher’s Inside Information Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dr-streichers-inside-information-the-menopause-podcast/id1615785832 Our podcast sponsor is Bonafide Bonafide products help women embrace the natural changes that occur throughout all phases of life. Discount code for 20% off:NOTBROKEN Sales link: https://hellobonafide.com/notbroken The CME experience for this Podcast is powered by CMEfy - click here to reflect and unlock credits & more: https://earnc.me/MZhvlm --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kj-casperson/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kate Roberts has 30 years of experience working in global development, philanthropy and business. She has tackled some of the most challenging women’s issues, including HIV/AIDS, sexual reproductive health, menstrual hygiene, sanitation, maternal health and gender-based violence. She is a founder of The Body Agency, which provides a single source for all things fem-care, normalizing the conversation around women's natural being and eliminating fem-shame once and for all. What did you do that led you to create the body agency? How going through trauma may result in doing advocacy work – our journeys. How are sexual health needs similar and different in different countries? We discuss Fem Tech “Our vaginas do not smell of roses” – Kate Roberts “The female body works the same way in every country” – Kate Roberts Kate’s opinion on how to be a sex positive family. Discrimination that women have against their bodies Why can’t we say vulva on IG? What is your message to women? She has a message for men too. https://www.instagram.com/the.body.agency/ https://www.thebodyagency.com/ Our podcast sponsor is Bonafide Bonafide products help women embrace the natural changes that occur throughout all phases of life. Discount code for 20% off:NOTBROKEN Sales link: https://hellobonafide.com/notbroken The CME experience for this Podcast is powered by CMEfy - click here to reflect and unlock credits & more: https://earnc.me/A15l1w --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kj-casperson/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dr. Shannon Widlansky was trained as an Ob/Gyn who is now a life coach. She has been a gender expert for 8 years. She helps institutions use more gender-inclusive language. She is a facilitator of the Our Whole Lives curriculum which teaches sexuality to all ages. She talks about what was wrong with past sexuality education. The definition of “man” or “woman” is wrapped up in the function of a body part. Which gets shaken up when there are problems with these organs. You don’t have to talk about the clitoris when your education is only a “disease and pregnancy prevention plan” – Dr. Casperson 5 common mistakes adults make in talking to kids about sexuality 1) Not planning ahead 2) That it is more than sex and puberty     a. 5 circles of sexuality            i. Body image and appreciation, sensualization            ii. Intimacy            iii. Identity            iv. Repro health – puberty changes, infection            v. Sexualization – consent, how media portrays sexuality 3) One and done “the talks” – a lifelong conversation. 4) They have to get it right – don’t expect to get it “right” 5) Inclusive language “most but not all” Consent – ideally an enthusiastic yes, not something that is coerced. What country does it well - Netherlands Other tips – what would your ideal conversations look like? Lead from confidence Books mentioned What makes a baby – Corey Silverburg. https://amzn.to/3vuB89w Sex is a Funny Word – Corey Silverburg.   https://amzn.to/39tWfAq Puberty is Gross but Also Really Awesome https://amzn.to/3y1GvP9 The Everybody Book – Rachel Simon  https://amzn.to/37WETLV https://www.instagram.com/self_revolutionize_coaching/ https://www.facebook.com/Shannon.Widlansky.SRC Our podcast sponsor is Bonafide Bonafide products help women embrace the natural changes that occur throughout all phases of life. Discount code for 20% off:NOTBROKEN Sales link: https://hellobonafide.com/notbroken The CME experience for this Podcast is powered by CMEfy - click here to reflect and unlock credits & more: https://earnc.me/mpbKrS --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kj-casperson/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

April Live Podcast! How do you transition from BioT pellets to systemic estrogen and vaginal cream? Just started vaginal estrogen and both times had lower abdominal discomfort the next day. Is this a potential side effect?  Is there another route besides the cream or ring? I have been seeing a PFT on and off for about 6 yrs since having a partial hysterectomy.  Recently I've had a lot of pressure and feel as though something is stuck in the rectal area. I have seen my GP and I have had a pelvic and rectal exam. He's sending me for an ultrasound this Saturday. I have also seen my PFT. I will see her again in a month. I guess my question is, if I have a prolapse going on would the PFT pick that up with the pelvic exam? and would an ultrasound show a prolapse?  Hormone problems related to COVID? Any insight? Bartholin Cysts I am 57 and still having a pretty regular period.  Question about Bio_T and hormone labs.  My periods have always been heavy, 7 days… and have gotten even heavier as I’ve gotten older ......I have to say having a pretty regular period at 57 sucks.  Based on my labs I can infer I’m not menopausal and all I can say is WTF! AND MORE! Get on my email list to get the webinar links to join on the live podcast AND be the first to sign up for the private podcast/coaching membership coming this summer! Our podcast sponsor is Bonafide Bonafide products help women embrace the natural changes that occur throughout all phases of life. Discount code for 20% off: NOTBROKEN Sales link: https://hellobonafide.com/notbroken The CME experience for this Podcast is powered by CMEfy - click here to reflect and unlock credits & more: https://earnc.me/qAhGky --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kj-casperson/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Where Does Intimacy Come From? Palliative Care and Sexuality – Two Experts Join me and Palliative care physician Dr. Faryal Michaud. When your view of sexuality is narrow, it is threatened by health challenges. The effects of cancer diagnosis on sexuality. “You are still a man if your penis doesn’t work” – Dr. Casperson Where does intimacy come from? Tips for communication - Talk about sex outside the bedroom - Curiosity  “curiosity is the opposite of judgement” Dr. Faryal - This is not just one conversation - Don’t think one person is the problem – it is a couple issue We discuss sexless marriage We discuss how common it is to struggle with sexuality after a baby comes into a family New relationship brains are akin to taking cocaine – we neglect other things besides our new love. This wears off after about 6-18 months. “You can’t think an orgasm” – Dr. Casperson “How are you going to be the person worth having sex with?” – Dr. Casperson “We are so ill prepared to go into long term relationships.” – Dr. Casperson Anxiety kills sex drive Awareness, acceptance and acknowledge – three components of dealing with what comes up in life. Living life on purpose, a view of life as fleeting as a way to make friends with your life and this moment. Death is certain, suffering is optional. Live every minute to its full capacity. The role of gratitude. www.instagram.com/drfaryalmichaud Book discussed – Rekindling Desire by Dr. Barry and Emily McCarthy https://amzn.to/3k65ZTA Our podcast sponsor is Bonafide Bonafide products help women embrace the natural changes that occur throughout all phases of life. Discount code for 20% off: NOTBROKEN Sales link: https://hellobonafide.com/notbroken The CME experience for this Podcast is powered by CMEfy - click here to reflect and unlock credits & more: https://earnc.me/FUUmMw --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kj-casperson/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices