Cancer touches lives differently, including the personal physical, mental, and emotional tolls- no matter where you stand in the journey. This is true for the cancer patient, their friends, their families, their medical care teams- and most importantly, those “previvors” who will now face a heightened risk for cancer due to the possible inherited gene…
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Upon the start of menopause, a female faces the loss of ovarian follicles, resulting in the cessation of cyclical estrogen and progesterone creation. Menopause refers to the final menstrual period in the persons lifetime. When a person has had no periods for twelve consecutive months, they are then considered postmenopausal. For most women, this occurs…
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Our society has programmed so many to believe that the simple word, “intimacy,” means only physical intercourse- which could not be farther from the truth! Intimacy is anything but simple and is truly one of the most complex, under-discussed vital aspects of human nature and being. While the world wants you to believe that intimacy…
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Through the years of our research for the launch of Empowering Intimacy, we stumbled across many organizations and advocacy groups that work tirelessly to bring information, empowerment and facts to cancer patients and people worldwide; just as our own mission directs. One of those organizations that we have learned much about is the Annie Appleseed…
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The Federal law The Women’s Health and Cancer Rights Act, or WHCRA, helps protect many women with breast cancer who choose to have their breasts rebuilt or reconstructed after a mastectomy. Mastectomy is surgery to remove all or part of the breast. This federal law requires most group insurance plans that cover mastectomies to also…
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We recently welcomed Dr. Riva Preil from Revitalize Physical Therapy to our Empowering Intimacy partner group. She offers a myriad of information and knowledge regarding women’s pelvic health & issues that arise throughout a woman’s lifespan. Her book, The Inside Story, gives an expansive and insightful base for vagina-owners to better understand their bodies and…
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Empowering Intimacy has been partnered with Franciscan Health & Cancer Support Community Indiana’s Moving Beyond survivorship program for many years. The Moving Beyond program is an 8-week repeating course for cancer patients, survivors, their partners, and families, and is structured to cover a myriad of topics for life with cancer. The weekly topics of the…
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Our sex drive is perhaps the first thing to go, particularly when we are focused on and zeroed in on different things-like surviving life, adjusting to a new path, or remembering how to live, and it can vanish in an invisible moment. At numerous points in our life, we are faced with the need to…
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