by Carlin Ross | Jan 7, 2025 | Article, Carlin Ross, Menopause, Women's Health & Wellness
The only information I had about menopause came from vaginal dryness commercials, sit com punchlines, and Betty’s description of her “heat orgasms”. At the stroke of 50, I started to feel like I was losing my grip on reality. I felt angry all the time. I woke up...
by Carlin Ross | Dec 20, 2024 | Article, Bodysex, Carlin Ross
Listen https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/dodsonandross.s3.amazonaws.com/Podcasts/CarlinNovWorkshop.mp3 We thought we’d be celebrating the first Madame President but instead we packed up and headed out for Bodysex with heavy hearts. As my flight took off, I thought...
by Carlin Ross | Nov 20, 2024 | Article, Carlin Ross, Reproductive Health, Women's Health & Wellness
Amber Thurman, Carman Broedster, Candi Miller, Taysha Wilkinson-Sobieski, Nevaeh Crain, and Josseli Barnica bled out or succumbed to infection in hospitals since Roe v Wade was overturned. Most were carrying intended pregnancies – most were mothers who left children...
by Carlin Ross | Oct 9, 2024 | Article, Carlin Ross, Partner Sex
“You’re a gay man trapped in a woman’s body”, announced my boyfriend as he grabbed my upper arms and forcibly pushed me off of his body. I was stunned….and hurt. I thought it would be sexy to crawl up his body like a cat and lick his face. He didn’t agree. It was...
by Carlin Ross | Aug 30, 2024 | Article, Betty Dodson, Betty Tribute, Carlin Ross
“Did you meet the hot girl with the green eyes?” “Green eyes?, I thought to myself as I ran through all the people I met during orientation. I was 14 years-old – I’d overheard this conversation while stocking shelves on the first day of my new job. 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,...
