Today's guest is Tara Galeano, who is an author and a certified sex therapist who has worked with women and couples for over two decades to get their sexy back. She knows that there is pleasure in the body, beyond our wildest dreams, and everyone can access it. In her book Rediscovering My Body Tara teaches readers how to show up for pleasure. Through reconnecting with her body, Tara was able to understand what was right and pleasurable for her, how best to proceed from this wisdom, and most importantly, how to teach these valuable lessons to others so that they too can transform their lives and reclaim their sensuality. Tara offers unique couple’s retreats, and ceremonial, sensual journeys that open doors to new experiences and communication with oneself and partners. In this episode, Tara reflects on sexual trauma and healing. She shares the story of her own healing journey after experiencing sexual violence, and she shares her wisdom about reconnecting with our bodies and with pleasure. Sexual violence is a widespread occurrence and the trauma it causes is real. While this conversation is not graphic and it does not discuss specific acts of violence, people who have experienced trauma may still find it triggering. If you are struggling with thoughts of self-harm or suicide, please call the national crisis Lifeline at 988 to receive the help and support you deserve.

You can find Tara's work at: https://rediscoveringmybody.com/

You can find information about Dr. David Berceli's Tension and Trauma Releasing Exercises at:

https://traumaprevention.com/about-dr-david-berceli/ 

You can find information about Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, author of The Body Keeps the Score, at:

https://www.besselvanderkolk.com/ 

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Tia Wishart is an endurance athlete. She lives in the Victorian Alpine region of Australia, which is Jaitmathang country. She enjoys activities like trail running, rock climbing, hiking, and mountain biking. In this episode, she talks about her passion for endurance sports, how she has learned to sync up her training schedule with her menstrual cycle, and how she sets healthy boundaries even while pushing herself to extremes.

She shares this resource:

Dr. Stacy Sims on physiology and nutrition science:

https://www.drstacysims.com/ 

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Eleni Economides is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in the state of NY, an AASECT Certified Sex Therapist and a Certified Life Coach through The Life Coach School. She runs a full private practice where she sees individuals and couples for relationship and sex therapy, and a coaching practice where she helps women with low libido manage stress around sex and develop sexual confidence so they can relax in the bedroom and enjoy the intimacy and pleasure that they deserve. Eleni has been married for 15 years and has three children. She loves being a student of the human mind, spending time with friends and family, and traveling. She is passionate about helping women embrace imperfection and learn how to love themselves unconditionally. She offers listeners these resources: 

Receive a FREE session through this link https://www.newintimacy.com/free45minsession if you mention Greer's Femammal Podcast 

FREE Sexual Confidence Challenge Week: https://www.newintimacy.com/sexualconfidencesignup 

newintimacy.com 

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I reflect on what I learned in Season 2 on breast health, and I share the plan for Season 3. I will be taking a break for May, and I'll be back with new podcast episodes on May 31.

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Carol O'Kelly is a Certified Mastectomy Fitter and the General Manager of Tomorrow's Woman, which is a specialty post-surgical bra store, and The Perfect Fit, a bra boutique with a wide range of sizes. Both stores operate under Med Center Health in Bowling Green, Kentucky. In this episode, Carol shares about the physical changes that women may experience during and after breast cancer treatment, and how that affects their support needs. She talks us through prostheses and the products available to make every woman feel whole again.

She shares this resource: 

Tomorrow's Woman/The Perfect Fit at Med Center Health

https://medcenterhealth.org/location/tomorrows-woman-and-the-perfect-fit/  

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Barb VanEsseltine is retired from a long career as an IT Project Manager. She is passionate about her volunteer work with gun violence prevention efforts in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and she shows her dogs in dog agility competitions. In this episode, she shares her experience of hormone-receptor positive breast cancer, which was treated with a lumpectomy followed by radiation therapy. She discusses the process of tapering off of Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) as a precaution against future cancer recurrence, and dealing with a resurgence in post-menopausal symptoms as a result. She takes an attitude that health challenges are inevitable for all of us, which allows her to stay focused on treatment and recovery, and which gives her compassion for what others may be suffering from that we are not even aware of.

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Kirsten Schofield is the founding Creative Director at Underpinnings Lingerie, a Louisville, Kentucky-based lingerie boutique which has been in business for four years. Underpinnings Lingerie caries 210 bra sizes, from 28A to 54N—the second largest size selection in the United States. In this episode, Kirsten demystifies bra sizing, and she makes the health case for getting the right support. She talks us
through a fitting, and she busts myths about our busts.

She shares these resources:

Underpinnings Lingerie Website:
https://www.underpinningslingerie.com/

Underpinnings Lingerie Blog:
https://www.underpinningslingerie.com/blogs/the-pin-board-a-lingerie-blog

A Bra That Fits Calculator:
https://www.abrathatfits.org/calculator.php

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Estefanía Lens shares about her experiece of Insufficient Glandular Tissue (IGT), a disorder that prevents sufficient milk production for successful breastfeeding. She is a wife and mother of three children ages four and under. She is originally from Uruguay, where she taught psychology to undergraduates and undertook research. She moved to the United States with her American husband in 2016. In this episode, Estefanía reflects on the ways in which IGT undermined her confidence as a new mother and how she was able to reframe her challenges and grow to become a better advocate for herself and her children, to become gentler with herself, and to become more empathetic with other women.

She shared these two Instagram accounts that have been good resources for her:

https://www.instagram.com/lowsupplymom/?hl=en

https://www.instagram.com/theformulamom/?hl=en

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Jamie Calzi is a breast cancer survivor who shares her story from early diagnosis, a double mastectomy, and breast reconstruction surgery. She is a wife, mother of two, fur mom to Presley, and her granddaughter and grandson on the way know her as Gigi. She is also a yoga instructor. Jamie reflects on the emotional challenges of her battle and the hard-earned wisdom she gained.

Bluebird Ink Beautique is the tattoo shop mentioned in the interview: https://www.bluebirdinked.com/

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Leah A. Jacobson is an International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant, the author of the book “Wholistic Feminism,” and the founder of The Guiding Star Project, a 501c3 non-profit organization. She earned a Master’s Degree in Health and Wellness and has spoken internationally on issues pertaining to women’s healthcare. She is the mother of seven children. In this conversation she shares her journey from growing up on a dairy farm to becoming a lactation consultant after she initially struggled to breastfeed her firstborn. She always starts from the standpoint of understanding and affirming the mother's health and well-being, allowing women to set their own lactation goals and supporting them in their choices.

She shared these resources:
IBCLC Directory
https://uslca.org/resources/find-an-ibclc/

Breast feeding myth busting
https://kellymom.com/

Leah Jacobson's website
https://www.leahajacobson.com/

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