What's Normal about Intimacy

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What's Normal about Intimacy

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84 minutes

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Dec 23, 2017

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Dr. Melissa Farmer, a clinical psychologist and neuroscientist, joins Dr. Sandy Hilton and myself to discuss what is considered normal in intimacy, pain mechanisms involved when sex becomes painful and pain as an emotional memory.

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Dec 23, 2017

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Podcast for professionals, as well as the general public, on all things related to pelvic health. Interviews with leading experts. Hosted by physiotherapists Lori Forner, Joelene Murdoch, and Tamara Woods

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What's Normal about Intimacy

What's Normal about Intimacy

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