On this episode we talk with Arielle Greenberg, a widely published feminist poet. Arielle discusses how her sex-positive feminist lens influences her writing and her parenting. To learn more about Arielle visit ariellegreenberg.net.

In our "Ask Mabel" segment, Terry Marley DeRosier answers questions about fertility following long-term contraception use and following multiple abortion procedures.

Danna Hayes is the director of public policy at the Maine Women's Lobby. In this episode, we discuss the Lobby's history, their current priorities, and Danna talks about what it has been like for her advocating this past legislative session for abortion rights while being pregnant.

Get to know Mabel Wadsworth Center's new executive director, Andrea Irwin, as she talks about the Affordable Care Act and healthcare in the United States.

As promised, Terry Marley-DeRosier answers questions about menopause in the "Ask Mabel" segment.

In this episode Dr. Sandy Caron answers questions about her research and book on the sex lives of college students. Dr. Caron has taught at the University of Maine for over 25 years and has been collecting data on the sexual attitudes and behaviors of college students. To learn more about her book or to get a copy visit: http://sexlivesofcollegestudents.com/

In our "Ask Mabel" segment, Terry Marley-DeRosier, WHCNP, answers questions and offers advice for women experiencing menopause.

This interview is from March of 2014. We talk with two of our co-founders, Sharon Barker and Phil Worden, about the early days of Mabel Wadsworth Center.

In our "Ask Mabel" segment, Terry Marley-ReRosier, WHCNP answers questions about pap test.

Tips on breast cancer prevention along with resources in the greater Bangor area from Suzanne Brunner, executive director of Caring Connections (http://www.bangory.org/caringconnections).

In our "Ask Mabel" segment, Terry Marley-ReRosier, WHCNP answers questions about pap tests, vaginal infections and abortion care for minors.

It has become more and more common that people are choosing to be childfree. The choice remains stigmatized. In this interview, we talk with Dr. Amy Blackstone about some of the myths and facts about the childfree. To follow Amy's work visit http://werenothavingababy.com/.

In our "Ask Mabel" segment, Terry Marley-ReRosier, WHCNP offers information long acting birth control options.

This episode is from February 2015. In it, Abbie meets with Samaa Abdurraqib, the Reproductive Freedom Organizer at the ACLU of Maine, to discuss the intersection of racial justice and reproductive rights.

This episode is from April 2015. Reproductive Coercion affects millions of women yet it is something we do not often hear about. In this interview, we talk with Catherine Kurr from Spruce Run-Womancare Alliance (www.sprucerun.net) to gain a better understanding of this type of control. Included in this episode are clips from the reader's theater performance, My Body, My Voice.

In our "Ask Mabel" segment, Terry Marley-ReRosier, WHCNP offers information on birth control options for women experiencing reproductive coercion.

Abbie interviews Brianna Bryant from Rape Response Services (www.rrsonline.org) about consent. They discuss how to teach consent starting with young children, how gender stereotypes impact relationships, and the way pop culture influences our understanding of consent.

Herpes is a very common sexually transmitted infection, at the end of the episode Terry Marley-DeRosier, WHNP offers advice on how to talk about it with a new partner in our "Ask Mabel" segment.