at the University of Texas in Austin, one of the few laboratories in the world devoted exclusively to the study of women’s sexual health.
“My hope is that every woman will see her sexual health and sexual pleasure as a central part of who she is,” she says. “That’s a core part of mental health and a core part of health in general.”Article contentDr. Walling’s background is primarily in trauma and the majority of her work is focused on “working one on one with people and hearing the stories of their lives,” she says.
Part of MDMA’s potential as a treatment option relates to the compound’s ability to induce a deep sense of empathy, she says. Dr. Walling describes edge states as experiences or moments in which we are in the outer edges of our emotional range.