De Beauvoir, Bridget Jones' Pants and Vaginismus
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https://doi.org/10.65828/t3q5ef19Keywords:
De Beauvoir, being-for-others, bodies, gender, psychosexual therapy, vaginismus.Abstract
This paper considers the relevance of de Beauvoir's work for clients with 'vaginismus'. Focusing on women's relationships to their bodies, partners, and being-for-others more widely, it links de Beauvoir's theories to more recent research, and to a key case study. The importance of therapist awareness of shifting gender roles is highlighted.
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