Blog
Vulvodynia Tips, Tricks, and Breaking News
Vulvodynia Is Ruining My Life: What To Do About It
If you are here, I assume you’re struggling with Vulvodynia, it is ruining your life and don’t know what else to do. You’ve probably had countless doctor’s appointments, seen a variety of specialists, maybe tried acupuncture, numbing cream, antidepressants, anticonvulsant drugs, physical therapy, psychological therapy, maybe energetic healing. You may...
Read More
Does Vulvodynia Go Away Permanently Or Does It Come And Go?
Vulvodynia is an alarm from the body, a sign something needs to be addressed. Once the fire is extinguished, vulvodynia can go away for good. In the search of a cure for vulvodynia and going from specialist to specialist, we often hear that there is “no cure”: But let’s clarify...
Read More
You Aren’t Alone: Celebrities With Vulvodynia Suffer Too
When we think of celebrities we don't think of celebrities with Vulvodynia. We think of glamour, luxury, and fame, but celebrities are human beings too. They can fall sick, experience chronic pain, and have terminal illnesses. Sadly, sometimes the only time we hear a public figure had a severe illness,...
Read More
How some seemingly innocent daily actions can be making your chronic pain more permanent and why you should address your subconcious to heal chronic pain
It is well known that pain is “created” on the brain. In acute wounds, our skin receptors pick up on the changes in temperature, pressure, etc., and tell the brain, which transforms it into a pain signal. In chronic pain, there may be inflammation of the joints which the brain...
Read More
Pleasurable movement
When we think of a healing journey, we think of something strenuous, tiring, hours of psychotherapy, physical therapy, Doctor’s offices, meds, exercises to do at home mandated by our therapist, food restrictions… but in fact, a healing journey should be pleasurable too. How can healing be possible, if healing in...
Read More
You need this B-word in your self-care routine and it does not stand for “baths”
The B in self-care is not for Baths, but for Boundaries. Setting boundaries can do more for our health than any bodywork. Don’t get me wrong, I love bodywork and I think it is extremely helpful, however, it will not bring you healing if you’re constantly depleted due to putting...
Read More
Why is the Vagus Nerve the first thing to address if you want to heal your V?
If there was only one part of your body I'd like for you to focus on to live a good life, I would love for you to focus on healing the V. And no, I am not speaking about the vulva, though if you're readying this, it's likely you struggle...
Read More
Listen to the whispers of your body before it needs to scream
Our bodies talk to us all the time through different signs; first, they whisper, but if we do not hear the whispers, eventually they’ll scream… Before I developed my vulvodynia, I was living in a constant state of anxiety and my body kept telling me I was not safe...
Read More
Love your body back to health… Today [Poetry]
Don’t wait for the perfect moment to start loving yourself. Don’t wait for sunshine and rainbows. Don’t wait for the perfect day, the perfect situation, when you feel more healed or when you feel better. Don't wait until you’re less bloated, when you can sit, when you’re prettier, when you...
Read More
How I Cured My Vulvodynia by Miriam Provenzano
It all started back in February 2017, while I was attending one of my university classes; all of a sudden my vagina suddenly started burning. I didn’t know back then, but my life was about to change forever… At first, my thoughts were that I probably developed some sort of...
Read More