by Carlin Ross | Mar 28, 2020 | Article, Betty Dodson, Carlin Ross, In the Media
It seems like a million years ago – driving into Betty’s with Grayson to sit down with the NY Times. This is our first post-COVID-19 piece and I couldn’t be prouder of Betty. Somehow no matter what’s going on around her, Betty is right on...
by Carlin Ross | Jan 28, 2020 | Article, Betty Dodson, Carlin Ross, In the Media, Overcoming Shame & Trauma
I can’t describe how it feels to watch yourself display your vulva and orgasm on a theatre screen the night before its released on an international media platform like Netflix. It was surreal and amazing. I’ve never been more proud of Betty and me, our...
by Carlin Ross | Dec 20, 2018 | Article, Body Connection, Carlin Ross, Overcoming Shame & Trauma, Reproductive Health, Women's Health & Wellness
Yes, that’s my menstrual blood and I’m bleeding right now. I am in my power. This post has been rolling around in my mind – I’ve been thinking about how much I love being a woman and how my menstrual cycle connects me to the tides, the lunar...
by Carlin Ross | Aug 15, 2018 | Article, Body Connection, Carlin Ross, Clitoris, Labia, Pleasure Anatomy, Vagina, Vulva
Betty has championed the distinction of “vulva” vs “vagina” for decades and there’s a very important reason. Your vulva is your clitoral glans, inner and outer labia and your vaginal opening. Your clitoris exists solely for pleasure. ...
by Carlin Ross | Aug 2, 2018 | Article, Carlin Ross, Penetration, Vagina
I never had a hymen…Betty never had a hymen. When I shared with my mother that hymens thin out and break apart with the release of estrogen during puberty, she was relieved. She was a virgin when she got married and always wondered why she didn’t bleed...