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Podcast: Doing It Together: Making Sense of Low Libido, Sex, and Intimacy in Marriage.
Episode: A 20-Year Journey Through Painful Intimacy - with Shannon (Part 2) | Ep. 153
Description: In Part 2 of her episode, Shannon opens up about the next chapter of her story. After meeting her husband, she eagerly took the lead in their relationship—from their first kiss to exploring intimacy together. Remaining a virgin until marriage was deeply important to her, so they waited until their wedding night to have intercourse.But the moment she had waited for her entire life turned out to be excruciatingly painful—and the pain didn’t go away. For two years, Shannon silently endured, until she was finally diagnosed with vulvodynia, a chronic condition causin...