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Jenny Kellogg replied to the topic STI's: Sexually-Transmitted Infections in the forum Module 3: Bodysex is Focused on the Body

Fri, 29 May 2026 16:27:17 -0400

I received public school sex education in the mid 80s and early 90s during the height of the AIDS epidemic. I read SPIN magazine’s coverage of the epidemic month after month; pictures of men wasting away haunted me. Some of our family friends who were gay died. One day they were here and the next not.

I ended up absolutely terrified I was going…Read more

Jenny Kellogg replied to the topic Intentional Motherhood in the forum Module 3: Bodysex is Focused on the Body

Thu, 28 May 2026 11:50:27 -0400

One of the things I am getting out of this discussion is that early education is irreplaceable. If pregnancy were framed not as something dangerous on the one hand or virtuous on the other, but rather as a biological fact within a woman’s control, then motherhood would be supported. The biological fact of pregnancy is politicized and weaponized a…Read more

Jenny Kellogg replied to the topic Two Sexual Revolutionaries in the forum Module 3: Bodysex is Focused on the Body

Thu, 28 May 2026 11:38:41 -0400

The biggest thing I learned was about menstrual extraction. Honestly, I had never heard about that and I wonder why. I am reflecting on my personal biography and experiences.

The image of Carol handing out specula at a women’s conference is blowing my mind. It’s deeply poignant how simple all of her methods are and how much we have been ind…Read more

Megan Gilron replied to the topic Myths About the Hymen and Virginity in the forum Module 4: Vulva Appreciation

Wed, 27 May 2026 20:34:16 -0400

Recently within my sex education certification program, they offered another term: “vaginal corona” to describe the elastic-like tissue surrounding the opening of the vagina (which would include skin tags and folds) and did away with the term hymen all together. I like this framing since we know that the description of “hymen” itself is…Read more

Megan Gilron replied to the topic Your Genital Show and Tell in the forum Module 4: Vulva Appreciation

Mon, 25 May 2026 14:13:39 -0400

I’m incredibly fortunate to have gotten to do genital show and tell with Betty and Carlin back in 2017 and getting to be in a Vulva-social environment during the first Menla retreat and sharing genital show and tell with a couple of attendees who had never been to one before. Very recently, I did a one-on-one session with Emma S…Read more

Megan Gilron replied to the topic First Time You Looked at Your Genitals in the forum Module 4: Vulva Appreciation

Mon, 25 May 2026 14:03:25 -0400

I can’t recall exactly when I would have first looked at my vulva, but I do assume I did it as a young person. I know that when I discovered “Sex for One” and within the year had decided to take a workshop, I definitely would have taken the time to look before attending. I’m an A+ student and did a lot of things preemptively when it…Read more

Megan Gilron replied to the topic Viva La Vulva Video in the forum Module 4: Vulva Appreciation

Mon, 25 May 2026 13:58:49 -0400

The documentary was lovely. It was so wonderful to see Betty in her Wise crone era in full power, getting to record the transcendence of genital show and tell and adding the photo shoot. It was so wholesome, so welcoming, and I truly feel such joy as well as grief, watching a style of media and approach that was had before social…Read more

Kirste Carlson replied to the topic Myths About the Hymen and Virginity in the forum Module 4: Vulva Appreciation

Sun, 24 May 2026 22:14:24 -0400

Talk about gaslighting! I did not know that the hymen is not actually a real thing. I knew that it didn’t always break from penetration but from any kind of activity and I don’t really think I had that experience with my first sexual penetration experience. The thing that blows me away is that…Read more

Jenny Kellogg replied to the topic My Menopause Experience in the forum Module 3: Bodysex is Focused on the Body

Sun, 24 May 2026 20:08:47 -0400

My experience has been marked by two trends: the fear of everyone around me and a total re-evaluation of my womanhood and sexual life.

My friends and I tend to talk about our fears about our bodies at this stage– vaginal pain, sleepless nights, rampant anxiety, heavy bleeding, exhaustion, emotional irritability. Most of us are experiencing one…Read more

Jenny Kellogg replied to the topic Menopause Questions Attitudes Feelings in the forum Module 3: Bodysex is Focused on the Body

Sun, 24 May 2026 20:00:01 -0400

For years, the information I have been given about menopause has a negative slant to it. It is presented in our culture as another thing to bear, rather than another miraculous phase of womanhood. The questions that I am asking myself are, “How can I approach this phase of life with greater joy and curiosity than I did my menstruating phase? What…Read more

Jenny Kellogg replied to the topic Sexuality and Pregnancy, Breastfeeding, and Motherhood in the forum Module 3: Bodysex is Focused on the Body

Mon, 18 May 2026 15:48:53 -0400

As I reflect on all of the thoughts and feelings I had during this module, a few things rise to the surface:

– Carlin’s sharing about sex during pregnancy helps to dispel the myth that men aren’t attracted to pregnant women. Or that pregnancy is somehow a horrible condition that makes you lose all sex appeal.

– Another myth that I confronted in…Read more

Jenny Kellogg replied to the topic Menstruation Open Share in the forum Module 3: Bodysex is Focused on the Body

Sat, 16 May 2026 12:44:14 -0400

I would like to release the belief that “women in our family have difficult periods.” I always got my period during milestone events in my life— the first time was the day I “graduated” from primary school. My celebration had to be cut short. This continued with my sixteenth birthday party where I had such debilitating cramps my mother insisted…Read more

Jenny Kellogg replied to the topic Honor and Self-Care During Menstruation in the forum Module 3: Bodysex is Focused on the Body

Sat, 16 May 2026 12:33:13 -0400

Because my cycle has always been accompanied by migraines and strong cramping, it has been a true battle to accept menstruation. Yet as I look back, aside from a few years on birth control pills, I never followed my doctors’ recommendations to stop having periods. I wanted to get through the mystery of the intense pain by myself. The best thing I…Read more

Jenny Kellogg replied to the topic Grateful for Body Change in the forum Module 3: Bodysex is Focused on the Body

Fri, 15 May 2026 22:34:46 -0400

I’m three months without a period at the moment. I know it could come back (and probably will), but I am enjoying a respite from lifelong migraines. I have not known myself to be without headaches since I was 10 years old– now I’m 50. It has been startling to realize as I reflected on this journal prompt that I have lived pain-free for even more…Read more

Jenny Kellogg replied to the topic Struggle With Body Change in the forum Module 3: Bodysex is Focused on the Body

Fri, 15 May 2026 22:28:07 -0400

For the past three years, my left knee hurts consistently.

I have tracked it through hormonal changes, exercise changes, and stretching routines. It seems to be an ailment that responds to perimenopausal symptoms. I spent a year letting the pain dominate my perception of myself and preventing me from exercising. It got so bad that I couldn’t walk…Read more

Jenny Kellogg replied to the topic Your Disliked/Shameful Body Part in the forum Module 3: Bodysex is Focused on the Body

Thu, 14 May 2026 11:04:23 -0400

I had pubic, underarm, and dark leg hair from a young age, around 9 or 10. I felt ashamed when other girls would comment on it in the locker room or sleepovers. “Grooming” has remained a source of stress and shame, as it feels like I can never get it right: grooming my pubic hair makes it too course, leaving it wild creates a huge curtain over my…Read more

Jenny Kellogg replied to the topic Why Is Nudity Important in Bodysex? in the forum Module 3: Bodysex is Focused on the Body

Thu, 14 May 2026 10:51:57 -0400

The Bodysex experience is not one of “personal privacy.” Being nude allows participants to confront and acknowledge that we all have the same human apparatus— a body— despite perceived differences between bodies. The time spent nude helps to slowly address shame, fear, and sadness about our bodies and gradually bring in acceptance and comfort…Read more

Megan Gilron replied to the topic Vulva Images in the forum Module 4: Vulva Appreciation

Wed, 13 May 2026 14:03:22 -0400

I’ve been so fortunate to see so many vulvas and get to know the women they are an integral part of. I get reconnected to my vulva frequently and take time to converse with her, massage her and create art inspired by her. I love Betty’s vulva drawings, and she has definitely solidified in me the confidence I feel advocating for vulvas and their…Read more

Kirste Carlson replied to the topic Viva La Vulva Video in the forum Module 4: Vulva Appreciation

Sun, 10 May 2026 23:07:17 -0400

My experience was pleasant, nostalgic, if a little self-conscious, to reacquaint myself with the aesthetic of the various forms. It had been a long time since I’d seen much pussy. I very rarely watch porn & don’t see it socially. I felt remiss in not staying connected to the cunt energy. In 1977 or so I was mak…Read more

Kirste Carlson replied to the topic Vulva Images in the forum Module 4: Vulva Appreciation

Sat, 02 May 2026 20:13:28 -0400

My experience was pleasant, nostalgic, if a little self-conscious, as I reacquainted myself with the aesthetic of the various forms. It had been a long time since I’d seen much pussy. I very rarely watch porn & don’t see it socially. I felt remiss in not staying connected to the cunt energy. In 1977 or so I was mak…Read more

Megan Gilron replied to the topic Body Appreciation in the forum Module 3: Bodysex is Focused on the Body

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 14:03:18 -0400

My self-love and worship practice is ornate and changes depending on my needs, mood and desires. It can include smoking some weed or a glass of whiskey, lighting candles, having a bath or shower by candlelight, listening to sexy witchy music (Aurora, Stevie Nicks, Florence and the Machine) or some audio erotica (I like Quinn and Dipsea, they also…Read more

Megan Gilron replied to the topic Body Compliments in the forum Module 3: Bodysex is Focused on the Body

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:54:37 -0400

I love hearing that they love my vulva and clit, that it’s soft, they like my pubic hair and are addicted to my smell and taste
That they love my body hair (underarm, legs and pubic hair) and that it’s soft and sexy
I love hearing that they love all my flesh and curves, bre…Read more

Megan Gilron replied to the topic STI's: Sexually-Transmitted Infections in the forum Module 3: Bodysex is Focused on the Body

Sat, 25 Apr 2026 14:08:58 -0400

I’ve been very sex education-minded since university and felt that I’ve been fortunate to engage in sex when I was ready and self-empowered. I entered my world of sexual play with safer sex practices for the most part and have only had Chlamydia one time from the person with whom I ended up in a 9 year long relationship with (it was…Read more

Megan Gilron replied to the topic Intentional Motherhood in the forum Module 3: Bodysex is Focused on the Body

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:03:40 -0400

A non-exhaustive list; off the top of my head

More birth control methods for men and people with penises that stop them being able to ejaculate genetic material (with the possibility to procreate with every come.
Midwives and doulas to be normal and expected support systems for labouring mothers.

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Megan Gilron replied to the topic Two Sexual Revolutionaries in the forum Module 3: Bodysex is Focused on the Body

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:55:41 -0400

This is the first I’ve ever heard of menstrual extraction and I found it absolutely fascinating. Carol’s story and the path that it took to come back to an old practice such as this one, makes perfect sense. If you’re someone familiar with your own body, uses a menstrual cup, a diaphragm and can explore your own cervix, using a spe…Read more

Megan Gilron replied to the topic Menopause Questions Attitudes Feelings in the forum Module 3: Bodysex is Focused on the Body

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 13:20:15 -0400

I’m 37, so I’m not there yet. I’m fortunate to have a very active and engage self-sexual practice and a mother who is a natural health practitioner and true wise woman who focuses on women in peri/menopause reorienting their diet and relationship with their bodies towards a gentle transition. We share lots of wisdom with each other about female…Read more

Megan Gilron replied to the topic Sexuality and Pregnancy, Breastfeeding, and Motherhood in the forum Module 3: Bodysex is Focused on the Body

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 10:22:59 -0400

I’m fortunate to be amongst community of families, and women especially, who think outside the box and attune very much to their own needs when it comes to pregnancy and childbirth I am often someone they call to ask about the specifics of the overlap with their sexuality and for permission to be sexual and orgasmic while pregnant. I…Read more

Jenny Kellogg replied to the topic How Do You Feel About Your Orgasm? in the forum Module 3: Bodysex is Focused on the Body

Sun, 12 Apr 2026 12:48:17 -0400

I have been very shy and reserved most of my life as a survival mechanism. This trait completely shut down my true orgasm, which is often very loud and devotional. I will praise the Great Mother and/or my partner as I rise to climax. It took time to adjust to my true nature and the devotional frenzy the process of orgasm puts me in. On a good day,…Read more

Jenny Kellogg replied to the topic How Do You Feel About Your Body? in the forum Module 3: Bodysex is Focused on the Body

Sun, 12 Apr 2026 12:34:22 -0400

I spent the first six months of my life in the NICU and then most of my childhood with constant illness. I began having migraines at age 10 and then horrific menstrual cramps at age 12. I developed the belief that my body was something the self had to survive, not enjoy. And I believed that all of my physical pain was my fault. It has taken…Read more

Jenny Kellogg replied to the topic Your Question for Betty in the forum Module 2: Who is Betty Dodson?

Sat, 11 Apr 2026 11:55:45 -0400

Betty, tell me about your past life memories that inspired the BodySex workshops. (!!)

Jenny Kellogg replied to the topic Betty's Life in the forum Module 2: Who is Betty Dodson?

Sat, 11 Apr 2026 11:52:14 -0400

In this module, I was really struck by Betty’s warrior spirit. The head-shaving video and journal entry were revelatory for me. They demonstrated how Betty continuously created spaces where women were free to be stripped down to their raw power and essence. And I loved the phrase “Betty’s Orgasmic Army” in the Ms. obituary. It really does feel th…Read more

Megan Gilron replied to the topic Menstruation Open Share in the forum Module 3: Bodysex is Focused on the Body

Sat, 11 Apr 2026 11:27:39 -0400

More than anything, I’m so in tune with seeing the value and benefits of having my cycle and my bleed, my rage is at capitalism and patriarchy creating a work schedule and environment that is SOOOOOO out of sync with nature and natural cycles (effective at exhausting us and throwing our energies entirely out of wack). I will rant to anyone I meet…Read more

Megan Gilron replied to the topic Honor and Self-Care During Menstruation in the forum Module 3: Bodysex is Focused on the Body

Sat, 11 Apr 2026 11:15:02 -0400

This past month was the second one in a row that my bleed started on the full moon so I know I’m coming into some strong sex magick energy 😝 I have really been attuning to trying my best to empty my schedule for the first 2 days so I can smoke weed, paint, masturbate, eat snacks, take epsom salt baths and journal. I harness all the internal and…Read more

Kirste Carlson replied to the topic Body Appreciation in the forum Module 3: Bodysex is Focused on the Body

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 22:58:27 -0400

I’ve returned to chiropractic care.

I’m eating less junk and drinking more water.

I’m taking Laura’s course and I will do the “homework.

I will continue regular tai chi.

I will ride my bike and see if I can recapture the feelings of freedom and exhilaration that I remember from junior high.

Next month I’m going to South Dakota to m…Read more

Kirste Carlson replied to the topic Body Compliments in the forum Module 3: Bodysex is Focused on the Body

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 22:37:31 -0400

I am going to tell you what I want to be able to tell myself:

1) I’m so proud that I have regained my health and energy…

2) I’m ecstatic that I am reclaiming my mojo and ready to share it with my partner …

3) I can have a full body orgasm on my own pretty much anytime I want… going “slow by slow”

Kirste Carlson replied to the topic STI's: Sexually-Transmitted Infections in the forum Module 3: Bodysex is Focused on the Body

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 20:16:18 -0400

I have luckily avoided genital herpes and many of the other infections. I have occasionally had sores on my mouth which I carefully manage. At least once I had haemophilus, a very smelly one! I probably picked it up from a partner. All I remember is needing to make sure I didn’t stink in public.

Being a health care provider myself I have always…Read more

Megan Gilron replied to the topic Grateful for Body Change in the forum Module 3: Bodysex is Focused on the Body

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:12:56 -0400

Definitely feel a deepening of my pleasure and capacity for edging sessions and orgasms. I have enjoyed more playfulness in my body. I practice Shibari rope bondage and play the Bodhran (a celtic drum), both of these practices are physical meditations that keep me in my body. I do saunas and cold swims as often as I can (monthly at least). I love…Read more

Megan Gilron replied to the topic Struggle With Body Change in the forum Module 3: Bodysex is Focused on the Body

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:07:24 -0400

In my mid and now later 30s I notice more softness in my curves, my facial hair and body hair amount has changed. I’m feeling more aches and sensitivity to not keeping up exercise. My gut needs some TLC and I’m currently doing a parasite cleanse to try to help my digestion and my energy levels. I’m more settled in my style now and dress for…Read more

Megan Gilron replied to the topic Your Disliked/Shameful Body Part in the forum Module 3: Bodysex is Focused on the Body

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 15:46:16 -0400

I dislike the struggle I sometimes feel for having thick and dark hormonal facial hair growth on my chin and neck. It distracts me and is an ongoing challenge because I’m affected by the sensory feel of it and when I remove it, it leaves redness and irritation. Something I’m looking forward to is either working out my thyroid and supporting my…Read more

Megan Gilron replied to the topic How Do You Feel About Your Orgasm? in the forum Module 3: Bodysex is Focused on the Body

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 13:01:06 -0400

My orgasms are powerful, plentiful and diverse. They vary in pace, sensation, fantasy, magick, depth, and intensity. Solo and Partnered, a snack or a meal, romantic and raunchy, creative and playful. I’m incredibly grateful and fortunate to have open and orgasmic parents who are intentionally monogamous and thought my masturbation exploration as a…Read more

Kirste Carlson replied to the topic Intentional Motherhood in the forum Module 3: Bodysex is Focused on the Body

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 20:54:51 -0400

I’ve often described myself as a ‘poster child’ for happy childless women. I like the term intentional mother more.

Kirste Carlson replied to the topic Two Sexual Revolutionaries in the forum Module 3: Bodysex is Focused on the Body

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 20:50:26 -0400

Difficult to listen knowing how women lost the right to choose… I did not know Carol Downer’s name! What a warrior. Looking forward to learning. I can hardly think about the overturn of Roe without wanting to scream. It makes sense but I never thought about women having to hide their gender to be fairly evaluated on law tests.
Personally I have…Read more

Jenny Kellogg replied to the topic Betty's Process in Creating Bodysex in the forum Module 2: Who is Betty Dodson?

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 14:36:31 -0400

I loved seeing Betty’s journals chart the process of Bodysex coming together. What struck me was the process of something being worked on and reflected on internally that then was expressed externally. The red ink drawing of the vulva, the fluid, and the tongue is just breathtaking. It shows the process of development from the pleasure of the…Read more

Jenny Kellogg replied to the topic Betty's Lectures in the forum Module 2: Who is Betty Dodson?

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:36:34 -0400

In the Chico State lecture, I watched the part where she describes the wedding night fantasy multiple times. Her delivery is so honest and the audience is absolutely captivated. There is such an incredible contrast between her appearance and demeanor and the women in the audience watching her. And that story is one of the most devastating personal…Read more

Megan Gilron replied to the topic How Do You Feel About Your Body? in the forum Module 3: Bodysex is Focused on the Body

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 12:14:52 -0400

I have been fortunate for most of my life to love my body. The world reflected to me that there were people similar to me who were attractive, and in seeing that it was easier to accept that about myself. Being in my 30s now I see the softness, the imperfections in my skin a bit more, but I’m cognizant of the little conversation I have in my head…Read more

Megan Gilron replied to the topic Betty's Life in the forum Module 2: Who is Betty Dodson?

Tue, 24 Mar 2026 15:34:14 -0400

It’s been so enlightening to read her journal entries, the challenges she faced, the uncertainty and navigating life solo (but not alone). I found so many commonalities and true soul similarities with her. I relate to the uncomfortable growth of going after a vision and being a staunch advocate for pleasure and women’s sexuality while jumping over…Read more

Megan Gilron replied to the topic Your Question for Betty in the forum Module 2: Who is Betty Dodson?

Tue, 24 Mar 2026 15:19:48 -0400

I would want to ask her if there was a fantasy that she hadn’t experienced that she had still wanted to or if there was a kind of pleasure she had wanted to explore so that I could do it for her 💜

Jenny Kellogg replied to the topic Betty at the NOW Sexuality Conference in the forum Module 2: Who is Betty Dodson?

Tue, 24 Mar 2026 00:12:24 -0400

I believe that Betty received a standing ovation at the NOW Sexuality conference because she gave the audience the opportunity to return to themselves, to see themselves without shame and to believe in their sexual potential. The clip of Betty, Carlin, and Sheila reading the transcript of Betty’s speech shows that Betty was modeling both v…Read more

Kirste Carlson replied to the topic My Menopause Experience in the forum Module 3: Bodysex is Focused on the Body

Sun, 22 Mar 2026 22:03:10 -0400

I’m embarrassed that I really don’t remember having any trouble going through menopause. Probably there was something and I don’t want to remember! Thankfully all is pretty good now. Dryness yes, but going to ask doc @ some topical estrogen cream.

Kirste Carlson replied to the topic Sexuality and Pregnancy, Breastfeeding, and Motherhood in the forum Module 3: Bodysex is Focused on the Body

Thu, 19 Mar 2026 17:48:06 -0400

I never aspired to be a mother. Early on I recognized that I had been mothered very ambivalently and I didn’t want to pass that on. I have seldom regretted that choice. My way to contribute to the future is to be the best therapist I can and to support my friends, neighbors, and coworkers who ARE moms. When people inquire whether I have ch…Read more