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 Emma | Apr 20, 2024 | Article, Bodysex, Emma
I started my journey into Bodysex in 2022. Before then I was engaging with the Dodson&Ross website for a few years. My career as a dance artist, actress and teacher spans over sixteen years. In 2011 I began making work focused on female empowerment which played...
by Lakota | Apr 18, 2024 | Article, Bodysex, Lakota Fredette, Overcoming Shame & Trauma, Reproductive Health, Women's Health & Wellness
I stared at my period app calendar, frustrated that either it wasn’t right or my body wasn’t. I was supposed to have my period by now, in fact I’d intentionally planned this Bodysex circle so that it would be just past the heavy days. Every time I went to the bathroom...
by Rachel Andrea | Apr 18, 2024 | Article, Bodysex, Rachel Andrea
In April of 2019 I attended my first Bodysex Workshop. The months leading up to the workshop had been a whirlwind of emotions. In my personal life I was unknowingly at the very beginning of the end of my 15-year relationship. In my professional life I had...
by Carlin Ross | Mar 28, 2024 | Article, Bodysex, Women's Health & Wellness
These past few months have been hard. I want to blame it on perimenopause. I want to disconnect from my body, disassociate from the flight response building in my limbs. I think that’s why we scrape orgasm off our plate: it allows us to live without feeling, live...
by Monica Emond | Mar 18, 2024 | Article, Bodysex, Monica
When I arrived at Menla Center that Friday afternoon, I was tired yet excited. I drove all the way down from Quebec—a seven-hour straight drive to Upstate New York. For the first time, I crossed the frontier alone behind the wheel. “Is this your vehicle, Ma’am,” asked...
