We’re talking about c-section scars in Sports Illustrated this week. We had a discussion on the importance of representation for all different kinds of bodies in the media.
Our listener question this week is about insecurity in sexual relationships. We go into the differences in individual sexuality and partnered sexuality. We give some ideas about how to communicate feelings of insecurity without making accusations. We also touch on the concepts of attraction and the role of porn in sexuality. Then we talk about the barriers that can be involved with insecurities and contribute to low desire for partnered sex.
Cassie’s win this week is the book Fat & Queer being awarded the “Book for General Audiences” recognition for 2022 from the American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors, and Therapists.
Episode highlights:
“Was the interpreter my mother-in-law?”
“I learned to shave without looking, bitch.”
“She doesn’t even have the pooch!”
“Having a baby isn’t an achievement.”
“If we could just stop promoting this one kind of body as the ideal for sexuality, that would be great.”
“I don’t think it’s going to leave people being like, ‘wow that’s what I might look like if I have a c-section one day’.”
“I am having a genital response to this, and I never want to watch this again.”
“I need the weird.”
“Why do you have to have boundaries!?”
“I know that I am in the wrong right now, but–”
“He doesn’t just have eyeballs when he’s staring at his phone.”
“I like bread, but I also like cheese”
“We don’t always need things to be fixed, sometimes you just need validation.”
Links for Resources:
Sports Illustrated C-Section Scar Model Photo
https://news.yahoo.com/sports-illustrated-swimsuit-debuts-first-110423783.html -
Fat & Queer Anthology:
https://www.fatandqueer.com/
IG: @sexateverysize
Email: [email protected]
Cassie:
IG & TikTok: @CassieWillnauerLCPC
About the hosts:
Cassie Willnauer, MA, LCPC
Cassie Willnauer is a licensed therapist serving the Kansas City area. She specializes in working with clients on issues of body image, sex, and sexuality. She's done training in perinatal mental health and practices from the Health at Every Size Model. She's currently working towards a PhD in Clinical Sexology where she will become a Certified Sex Therapist & contribute to the field by investigating the intersection of fatphobia and sexuality.
Hailey Rausch, MS, RDN
Hailey Rausch is a Registered Dietitian with experience in a variety of settings including clinical nutrition counseling for patients
IG: @sexateverysize
Email: [email protected]
Cassie:
IG & TikTok: @CassieWillnauerLCPC
About the hosts:
Cassie Willnauer, MA, LCPC, NCC
Cassie Willnauer is a licensed therapist serving the Kansas City area. She specializes in working with clients on issues of body image, sex, and sexuality. She's done training in perinatal mental health and practices from the Health at Every Size Model. She's currently working towards a PhD in Clinical Sexology where she will become a Certified Sex Therapist & contribute to the field by investigating the intersection of fatphobia and sexuality.
Hailey Rausch, MS, RDN
Hailey Rausch is a Registered Dietitian with experience in a variety of settings including clinical nutrition counseling for patients with Diabetes, diabetes during pregnancy, as well as acute and long-term care residents in skilled nursing facilities.
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
