Radicals & Revolutionaries Lab

This week’s radical is Caryn Thompson, who owns an intimate wellness store in Boise, Idaho. As a 65-year-old woman, she’s broken into this male-dominated space as an independent businesswoman, asserting space for herself. Through this field, she’s become a sex and health educator by accident who creates safe spaces for everyone – especially women – to get their intimate questions answered without any judgment or shame. Throughout our conversation, Caron shares how she ended up in this space, how she’s developed her products, and why this line of work brings her joy. She explains the importance of the use of language inside her shop, ensuring that it is inclusive, sensitive, and comfortable to anyone who may feel awkward inside the store. She also shares about her journey to beating breast cancer and developing a formula to help the healing process for other chemotherapy patients. Some Questions I Ask: What do you do for work? (1:00)Where did you grow up? (16:03)What are vegan condoms made with?