Photographer Ellie Sedgwick discusses the pervasive issue of vulva anxiety and the societal pressures that lead women to seek cosmetic procedures including the latest trend, labia puffing.

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To hear today's full interview, where she shares more on her struggles with vulva anxiety...search for Extra Healthy-ish wherever you get your pods.

For more on her book Flip Through my Flaps see here or for Ellie’s Comfortable in my Skin project, click on @comfortableinmyskin_ or here. You can listen to the Healthy-ish ep on the Labia Diversity report published by Women’s Health Victoria here. For more on the toxic labia puffing trend, see B+S here. 

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