“Thoughtful storytelling about an ignored topic”
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150+ Apple Podcasts Reviews
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A very important podcast
Wow! Such a great podcast. Wish I had this when I was younger. Thanks for being loud about pelvic pain. It’s crazy how many women have experienced a similar path to mine in getting diagnosed.
sam18463929 on Apple Podcasts
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Beautiful, important work
This is a sensitive, thoughtfully-produced podcast on an issue that is painful from many angles. Keep up the good work — let’s hope this reaches everyone who needs to hear it.
NuovaStudentessa on Apple Podcasts
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Not Alone Anymore
I am 20 and I have vaginismus. It’s really hard for me to talk to my friends or my mom about it. It does feel like you’re the only person in the world that is broken. It felt great to get a diagnosis and learn that it is treatable. But the treatment is a long road. I want to thank the hosts from the bottom of my heart for making and producing this. If anyone is reading these reviews and identifies with these pains, there is a Vaginismus Support group on Facebook that I’m apart of that has been life changing. Hearing others talk about their similar issues helps me feel less alone. It validates my pain. Thank you.
bethgrace2020 on Apple Podcasts
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Great podcast -very validating
I’ve had pain with penetrative sex since my first time. The only thing that has helped me is a pelvic floor physical therapist and dilators, but you need to keep up your practice. I’m 52 and never met anyone else with this problem so it was incredible for me to hear other people explaining exactly how I feel!!! Great job.
ttttttraciii on Apple Podcasts
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Unexpectedly validating
This podcast uses personal stories about vaginal and vulvar pain as an avenue to examine and critique the broader social issues of sexism and racism, especially in medicine, that lead to the issues in those stories. I do not have chronic vaginal pain, but listening to this podcast is deeply validating and feels personal to me in a way that I didn’t expect. Thank you.
mountaingrrrl-citydyke on Apple Podcasts
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Keep up the great work.
Thoughtful, well told. Important and interesting stories. A good mix of scientific and factual information with personal stories.
Looking forward to more.
MLA55 on Apple Podcasts
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Thoughtful storytelling about an ignored topic
Loving this pod so much! It’s so well produced, and does an excellent job at telling stories that have heretofore been mostly ignored. It is such a balm to hear others share their experiences and to know you’re not alone. I can’t wait for more episodes. Kudos to the team!
MissMeredi on Apple Podcasts
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Thoughtful, well-researched, beautifully created
I am so impressed with Noa and Hannah’s incredible podcast about vaginal pain. I love hearing from all the voices they bring together. It is a perfect project and I always eagerly await the next episode. Thank you for making this!
shanihb on Apple Podcasts
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Amazing & honest
As someone who’s suffered from pelvic pain for a decade I wish something like this existed when I was in the beginning of trying to figure out what was wrong. This podcast is so open, honest, accurate, and raw. It’s amazing! Can’t wait to hear more!
L2192 on Apple Podcasts
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I feel seen
This podcast is changing the way I think about myself. Anxieties that for the most part have been so well buried that I rarely think about them were brought to the surface and validated by the storytellers’ vulnerability, bravery, and compassion. Highly recommend to everyone, particularly those interested in feminism, social justice, and/or sexual health (whether or not you have a vagina).
JoyousRoseFan on Apple Podcasts
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Highly Recommend
This podcast is incredible. Not only is it well-produced and engaging, but it is brave and vulnerable. I feel inspired just listening to these women and their stories. Thank you for bringing to light this important issue and engaging in impactful dialogue.
Hannerz10 on Apple Podcasts
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Important and Well-Produced
I was so impressed by this podcast, not only with the important subject matter that no one ever talks about, but also with the production value. It sounds extremely professional and well thought out, and the host is so brave to tell her story. As someone with pelvic floor dysfunction, I really can relate to her experience and it's refreshing to hear someone talk about it publicly. Can't wait for more episodes!
Aliza Vigderman on Apple Podcasts
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Engaging and Important Resource
Such a thoughtful take on an issue that is rarely discussed. I can't wait to hear more from this duo as they take on this sensitive but essential topic.
Elh298 on Apple Podcasts
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Excellent Podcast
I’m so impressed by this podcast for the thoughtful, intimate, and courageous way that it’s bringing to light an issue many are afraid to talk about openly. Thank you Noa for telling your story and for the two of you for creating a platform and dialogue for others to share their experiences. I’m looking forward to hearing more.
asymon on Apple Podcasts
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Both thoughtful and thought provoking!
I'm so glad I listened to this first episode. I'm looking forward to the rest of the season!!
LauraG1992 on Apple Podcasts
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A shining light
Spoken in a way that makes me want to keep listening, this podcast opened my eyes to so many issues I was blind about. Your bravery is creating space for others to be vulnerable. This is how change happens. Thank you & keep on keepin on.
sf530 on Apple Podcasts
More Gratitude for Tight Lipped
It's important to lift up the voices of those suffering from pelvic pain - there's so much we can learn from them and there should be no shame in pain!
— Noa A.
More people need to hear these stories!
— Anonymous Donor
Tight Lipped brings crucial issues front and center which are too often kept quiet. Tight Lipped raises awareness for challenges that have historically kept people isolated without proper care.
— Sarah P.
I'm donating because I want to support women and any endeavor that helps them whether it concerns their health career etc. I'm sure a topic like this does not receive a lot of attention sure I'm honored to provide my support.
— Jonathan M.
If this zine had existed in 2006 when I was an inconsolable 22 year old newly diagnosed with vulvodynia it would have brought me so much joy.
— Amy B.
I want to support this groundbreaking project that gives a platform to pain that has been silenced for so long.
— Sara B.
I wrote and self published my own book about dealing with sexual dysfunction! I love seeing other media made about the subjects it’s so important to share these stories.
— Sarah E.
For all my gynecologic patients - y'all keep rocking on!
— Anonymous Donor
Tight Lipped has been the emotional support podcast I needed for my chronic pelvic and vulvar pain. I am so happy I was able to find it and find the Tight Lipped community. You are doing such amazing work and I hope you are able to reach more people!
— Samantha F.
Excited about the zine as someone who lives with chronic pelvic pain!
— Anonymous Donor
I think the work that Tight Lipped is doing is so awesome and important!
— Anonymous Donor
I am donating to thank Noa for all of her life-changing work and kindness and to support Tight Lipped's vital initiatives. This podcast helps so many of us know that we are not alone. Thank you for all that you do!
— Sarah S.
Y'all are superheroes and I'm so proud of what you've done and to be a part of it in even a small way.
— Anonymous Donor
As someone with vaginismus and endometriosis I personally understand the importance of elevating these narratives which are too often silenced!
— Anonymous Donor
Tight Lipped has connected me with more people like me!
— Abby C.
I have experienced pelvic pain with penetration for years. I am so grateful to Tight Lipped for making this condition more visible for everyone who experiences it and everyone who doesn’t but should be aware of something that affects so many people with vaginas. For many years I felt alone and confused about why I couldn’t use tampons until I went to a physical therapist and started using dilators. I’m done feeling like my pain is invalid. No one should feel like that!
— Navah F.
To spread awareness and solidarity for chronic pain and illness warriors and those who are still trying to figure things out - you are valid <3
— Anonymous Donor
As someone with vaginismus this work is so important. I love good storytelling and something like this is so meaningful to me.
— Anonymous Donor
I have vaginismus and want to normalize this pain for others and have people listen to women’s pain more.
— Anonymous Donor
I am just so glad I found this. I struggle with vulvodynia and provoked vestibulodynia and am so so grateful for the work you are doing!!! Thank you <3
— Anonymous Donor