Month: June 2020

Shelby (patient’s name changed for confidentiality), is a recently married, busy student in her mid-twenties. Shelby was experiencing “extreme pain” (8/10) at the vaginal opening during initial penetration, causing her to no longer value or find interest in sex. Shelby noticed a strain on her marriage due to her fear of intimacy, and was worried…

The act of breathing often seems like the easiest thing we do. It’s an automatic reflex that keeps us alive, and yet we can affect how we breath to impact our mental and physical health. Mindful, diaphragmatic breathing can improve mood, decrease stress and affect pain. With respiratory illnesses, such as the COVID-19 coronavirus, lung…