What does a groundbreaking study on clitoral nerves, a Norwegian novel about a man who moves into the forest, and one question from Dr. Rachel Rubin have in common? This week's solo episode.

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In this episode, I cover four things that have been living in my head: a new piece of research out of Amsterdam that is rewriting what we thought we knew about clitoral anatomy, a book recommendation that hit unexpectedly close to home, a personal update on two new treatments I’m trying, and something I’ve been quietly building in the background - and that I have finally decided to say out loud.

The Amsterdam study used 3D imaging technology to map the main sensory nerve of the clitoris down to a thousandth of a millimeter - and what they found contradicts what we thought we knew. I break down what the research actually shows, why it matters for pleasure, and why it has direct implications for surgery.

Study referenced: Lee, J.Y., de Bakker, B.S., et al. (2026). Neuroanatomy of the clitoris. bioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.03.18.712572

I also talk about finally accessing pelvic floor Botox and topical estrogen after years of trying, what it felt like to be offered something that would physically do something rather than just be redirected to home exercises, and what a strange little Norwegian novel taught her about the particular exhaustion of always being the capable one.

And then there's the thing I’ve been afraid to build - but that just makes sense.

In this episode:

  • The history of how the clitoris has been found, lost, denied and erased over 2000 years
  • What the new Amsterdam study found and why the old nerve maps were wrong
  • Why this matters for surgery, FGM reconstruction, and our basic understanding of pleasure
  • The Norwegian concept of being flink - and why it resonated so deeply
  • Pelvic floor Botox: what it is, why Mathilde tried it, and what the appointment was like
  • Topical estrogen and the hormonal element of vulvovaginal pain
  • The question Dr. Rachel Rubin asked that Mathilde hasn't been able to stop thinking about
  • What Mathilde is building and how you can get involved at this early stage

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