“If you are diagnosed, and you’re thinking you’re never going to have sex again, think again.” That’s Ericka Hart’s advice for anyone worrying about their sex life after a cancer diagnosis. Sure there will be days where you won’t feel up for it, but that doesn’t mean your sex life is over. Ericka lived through breast cancer, and says that throughout her treatment, none of her doctors discussed how her sexuality would be impacted. Which is a real shame.
“Kink and BDSM was a huge part of my healing,” Ericka says. “When you go through breast cancer, it’s almost like a non-consensual pain you have to go through … to have someone spank you, or flog you, or even choke you in a consensual way that you’re asking for, can be a really beautiful way to reclaim your body.”
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