

You Are Not Broken
Kelly Casperson, MD
Welcome to the podcast that rewrites everything you thought you knew about sex, hormones, and midlife. I help women—and the people who love them—reconnect with their bodies, their minds, and their partners through science, mindset, and a whole lot of humor. Whether you’re navigating perimenopause, rediscovering desire, or just curious what’s possible, this show will remind you: you are not broken. (No medical advice here, just truth bombs and good conversation.)
Episodes
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Mar 20, 2022 • 49min
146. Coffee and The Heteronormativity Theory of Low Desire
What if low desire is not your fault?
Join me as I drink coffee and read (and editorialize) the best sex research paper to come out of 2021!
The Heteronormativity Theory of Low Sexual Desire in Women Partnered with Men. by Sari M van Anders, Debby Herbenick, Lori A Brotto, Emily A Harris, Sara B Chadwick
Join me in a few days as my next episode will be an interview with Dr. Sari van Anders
Link here: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8382213/
CME for this episode here: https://earnc.me/RxoV55
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Mar 16, 2022 • 35min
145. Getting Paid to Talk About Sex – Men’s Sexual Health Urologist - Dr. Amy Pearlman
Getting Paid to Talk About Sex – Men’s Sexual Health Urologist - Dr. Amy Perlman
Amy Pearlman is a urologist specializing in men’s health and genitourinary reconstruction in Iowa City.
We discuss a woman’s role in men’s health as a healthcare provider, family member and partner
How can a woman approach concerns with her partner – what not to say.
Sexual health can be a barometer of the health of a relationship
Tips for communicating sexual health issues
How women can hurt men with body shaming and their body functions. Men have insecurities too. Men and women are so similar.
Low T - how to help with lifestyle changes
– is it true that once you start you can’t get off 2/2 shutting down the testes?
https://uihc.org/amy-m-pearlman
https://www.instagram.com/amypearlmanmd/
March’s Sponsor is Tabu – to prioritize your sexual wellness
www.heytabu.com
CODE: YANB for 15% off your kit
This Podcast is not approved for credit by CMEfy, however, you may reflect on how this Podcast applies to your day-to-day and engage to earn AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ via point-of-care learning activities here: https://earnc.me/bTV63Z
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Mar 13, 2022 • 38min
144. From Nun to Tantric Practitioner - Embody Your Body with Laurie McCracken
As a former nun, oncology nurse, holistic health coach, and energy medicine practitioner, Laurie McCracken is passionate about supporting the healing and transformation needed to reunite our sexuality with our spirituality. She knows personally the emotional, physical, and mental trauma this “disconnect” can create in one’s life. She has also experienced firsthand the profound healing and transformation Authentic Tantra® offers.
My deepest desire for you is that you feel good about and inspired by your own life! – Laurie McCracken
The body is the portal and gateway to our sexuality
Every orgasm is a glimpse of enlightenment
Working with our sexuality is vulnerable and sacred
She teaches us to do a simple pleasure journal to start on your journey of healing and embracing pleasure in your life
Once we heal our sexuality, everything else in our life opens up
We need to calm our minds to be present in our bodies
Pleasure is the antidote to the trauma in our life
What kind of lover do you want? Be that for yourself first.
https://lauriemccracken.com/
https://www.authentictantra.com/
March’s Sponsor is Tabu – to prioritize your sexual wellness
www.heytabu.com
CODE: YANB for 15% off your kit
This Podcast is not approved for credit by CMEfy, however, you may reflect on how this Podcast applies to your day-to-day and engage to earn AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ via point-of-care learning activities here: https://earnc.me/GuF9oG
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Mar 9, 2022 • 51min
143. Brains and Pains - Healing Chronic Pain with Deb Malkin
Worldwide, the rates of chronic pelvic pain for women of childbearing age range from 14% to 32%
Deb Malkin is a plus size, body positive, LCS certified life coach, massage therapist, movement enthusiast, and client zero of her pain recovery coaching work. She had only been taught that pain is related to issues in the tissues and was never taught the link between the brain, nervous system and the experience of chronic pain.
Her mission has always been for people of all sizes, abilities and genders to feel at home in their bodies.
She shares her story of chronic pain.
The brain can continue and perpetuate pain long after the body has healed.
Why is chronic pain everywhere?
Does pain tell us lies or is it in how we interpret the pain that gets us in trouble?
The role of fear and being able to feel.
We talk about pain with sex and pelvic pain and tips for that issue.
The “perfectionist personality” and suppressed rage and how it is involved with pain.
The role of self-acceptance and body image and pain.
The process of just being aware changes your brain. The “lazy detective”.
“The brain talks to us in thoughts, emotions and body sensations” Deb Malkin
CURIOSITY IS THE ANTIDOTE TO FEAR
Recommended Book
The Way Out by Alan Gordon https://amzn.to/35vybLY
1:1 chronic pain coaching program - www.debmalkin.com
https://www.instagram.com/movewithdeb/
Podcast “Move With Deb” - https://movewithdeb.libsyn.com/
March’s Sponsor – Tabu
Code YANB for 15% off of your intimacy kit at www.heytabu.com
This Podcast is not approved for credit by CMEfy, however, you may reflect on how this Podcast applies to your day-to-day and engage to earn AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ via point-of-care learning activities here: https://earnc.me/EL95aG
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Mar 7, 2022 • 41min
142. BONUS! - ISSWSH conference day 3 and 4
My last summary of the amazing ISSWSH conference!
Such amazing topics
Sex post baby
Porn in heterosexual long term couples - getting to the deeper issues
Pre-menstrual Dysphoria Disorder
Perimenopause
Sex after Pelvic Surgery
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Mar 6, 2022 • 26min
141. BONUS! Day Two ISSWSH Live
Welcome to Day two of my thoughts on the 2022 ISSWSH conference!
How to talk to your kids about sex
Sex after cancer
Sex after baby
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Mar 4, 2022 • 20min
140 - BONUS! Day One ISSWSH LIVE
Join me at the ISSWSH conference in Dallas today!
Resources
MYPFM.com
PROSANA.org
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Feb 27, 2022 • 1h 7min
139. Interview with Rachel Hughes for Perry App
Such a good talk with Rachel Hughes for Perry app!
Check it out!
https://www.heyperry.com/
https://www.instagram.com/ohhelloperry/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/heyperry
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/perry-perimenopause-community/id1544428724
This content in this Podcast is not approved for credit by CMEfy, however, you may reflect on how this Podcast applies to your day-to-day and engage to earn AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ via point-of-care learning activities here: https://earnc.me/gNdtcd
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Feb 23, 2022 • 44min
138. February Live Podcast - hormones, prolapse, pelvic floor PT and more
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1. Hormones 10+ years after menopause, risks and benefits and how to talk to your doctor.
2. pelvic organ prolapse options, surgical and non-surgical
3. What are pellets? Are they effective?
4. Benefits of pelvic floor therapy
5. Can incontinence be treated at home?
6. Views on viagra?
7. Is progesterone necessary if taking vaginal estradiol?
8. Is it a thing to apply estradiol to the face or neck? Are there estrogen creams recommended for the face?
9. What exactly should I ask for when I want to get my hormones tested?
AND MORE!
This content in this Podcast is not approved for credit by CMEfy, however, you may reflect on how this Podcast applies to your day-to-day and engage to earn AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ via point-of-care learning activities here: https://earnc.me/LxZTpk
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Feb 20, 2022 • 28min
137. Sex and Menopause
This is a lecture I gave for a physician course on sex and menopause. The myths and the facts.
Reflect on how this Podcast applies to your day-to-day and earn AMA PRA Category 1 CMEs here: https://earnc.me/MxiRLg
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