The patient-doctor relationship is part of the healing process. This relationship requires both a “a good fit” and takes time to develop. Doctors need to listen to the patient’s story and understand that not all gynecological problems are diagnosed by ordering tests or doing procedures.
I’ve always been a little mulish about practical things. Identified with the grasshopper instead of the ants. Maybe using this wood stove is my better self’s method of reminding me to grow up. (Better late than never. . .) Jack Kornfield titled one of his Zen books, "After the Ecstasy, the Laundry." In my case it’s "After Insomnia, the Woodpile."
In today’s article, licensed physical therapist Evelyn Hecht explains how working to lengthen the pelvic-floor muscles can help restore a woman’s ability to have pleasurable, rather than painful, intercourse.