Anal Beads
Anal Vibrators
Butt Plugs
Prostate Massagers
Alien Dildos
Realistic Dildos
Kegel Exercisers & Balls
Classic Vibrating Eggs
Remote Vibrating Eggs
Vibrating Bullets
Bullet Vibrators
Classic Vibrators
Clitoral Vibrators
G-Spot Vibrators
Massage Wand Vibrators
Rabbit Vibrators
Remote Vibrators
Pocket Stroker & Pussy Masturbators
Vibrating Masturbators
Cock Rings
Penis Pumps
Wearable Vibrators
Blindfolds, Masks & Gags
Bondage Kits
Bondage Wear & Fetish Clothing
Restraints & Handcuffs
Sex Swings
Ticklers, Paddles & Whips
Renee shares some of her favorite mental health memoirs, and Mariquita interviews author Anamilia Salgado-Reyes, all in the pursuit of an answer to the age-old question: Are we crazy or just traumatized?
Renee’s Reading Nook: A Mental Health Memoir (0:21)
Instead of a long review of one book, Renee shares six mental health memoirs that have impressed her. From C-PTSD to depression, antisocial personality to anxiety disorders, this section covers a lot.
You Will Make Mistakes: Finding Home and Family in the Name My Mother Cursed Me (12:19)
Mariquita spoke with author Anamely Salgado Reyes about her debut novel, My Mother Cursed My Name. They discussed the legacy of trauma left by a family that did its best, what it means to feel isolated, how to define home, and how exactly to break a curse.
Books and resources mentioned:
Brainfire by Susannah Cahalan
What My Bones Know by Stephanie Foo
A Flat Place by Noreen Masud
Women’s Nonfiction Prize shortlist – Podcast with Sally and Renee
Death’s Valedictorian by Heather B. Armstrong
“Sociopath” by Patrick Gagne
Allie Brosh’s solutions and other questions
My Mother Cursed My Name by Anamely Salgado Reyes
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