by Carlin & Laura | Jun 28, 2024 | Article, Blog, Self-Pleasure, Selflove, Video
Betty’s mother told her, “Betty Ann, never be afraid to speak your mind.” Our coaches wrote about their journey with speaking up. Browse the links below to read the full post. Dear Ex-Boyfriends, Dear Younger Self “Now that I’ve found you, my younger selves, I...
by Carlin Ross | Jun 7, 2024 | Article, Bodysex, Carlin Ross
Carrying the legacy of an icon like Betty Dodson can be crushing at times. I’m representing Betty’s life’s work while trying to incorporate my experience taking Bodysex virtual during covid. There are complexities in the repression of female sexuality that are new,...
by Laura Bogush | Jun 6, 2024 | Article, Bodysex, Laura Bogush, Selflove
Art by Betty Dodson For most of my life, I didn’t feel comfortable speaking up for myself. I was raised to be a “good girl,” to be “seen and not heard”, to “stop crying or I’ll give you something to cry about.” My own thoughts, feelings, and wants were diminished,...
by Rachel Andrea | Jun 6, 2024 | Article, Rachel Andrea, Selflove
As a child, I was painfully shy. I barely ever spoke in school and had only a handful of friends. I wanted so badly to break out of my shell, but I didn’t know how I could drastically change my entire personality when everyone already knew me as being quiet and...
by Lakota | Jun 6, 2024 | Article, Lakota Fredette, Self-Pleasure, Selflove
Speaking my mind has always been a really hard thing to do. Not only because I feared what everyone would think every time I spoke my truth, but also because I couldn’t hear my own truth. My whole life I saw my external world as more important, more prominent than my...
by Emily Iverson | Jun 6, 2024 | Article, Emily Iverson, Selflove
Dear ex boyfriends, lovers, et al, I have some things to say that might be hard for you to hear, but I can’t hold them and not speak about them anymore. Your lack of listening hurt me. And it bothers me that you let the words “calm down,” “too emotional,” and “not...
