Bodies: It’s not me it’s you

The Heart

Kaitlin Prest

Relationships, Society & Culture

4.5 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 9 August 2017

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Abigail wants to have penetrative sex but it’s not working. She is worried it’s her fault or at least her vagina’s fault. In her quest to find out why she cannot have penetrative sex, Abigail finds an essay called Frigid and a community of women who have similar issues. In talking to them she realizes that her partner’s are contributing force to her pain and discomfort during sex.

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0:00.0	My name is Maddie Kelly. I'm a writer and comedian and along with my co-host, Mark
0:04.6	Chavez, and Ryan Biel. We are setting out to write a romantic comedy movie script that
0:09.5	is genuinely romantic and actually funny.
0:12.9	Give me something that's both sexy and romantic.
0:15.6	LaCrosse. The sport.
0:18.2	And when we run into trouble, we'll get help from some serious rom-com experts. People
0:22.3	who have worked on everything from 10 things I hate about you to Mamma Mia.
0:25.5	This is all gold.
0:27.7	It's Let's Big Aromcom.
0:29.4	Available now on CBC Listen and everywhere you get your podcasts.
0:33.4	From PRX's Radiotopia.
0:36.9	Welcome to the heart.
0:45.4	This is bodies. A mini-season about defiance.
0:51.6	I am your host, Caitlin Press.
0:57.7	It's not me. It's you.
1:12.5	What is a body? Anyway, skin, organs, tea nails, blood, fat, veins.
1:23.6	Is that really all a body is? Nothing.
1:28.0	Even something as unique and diverse and personal and ever-changing as our bodies lives
1:35.2	in a vacuum. The way that we shape and decorate and nurture our bodies.
1:41.8	The way that we dismantle our bodies into disparate parts, choose favorites and unfavorites.
1:48.5	Our bodies are products and reflections of our world.
1:52.5	Nobody is uniform. Each one carries its own histories.
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