Health and wellness

As an advocate for physical and mental wellbeing, Jaime Jaynes created Port Townshend’s Vespertine Boutique as a safe, confidential retail destination for clients to discover products, techniques and services that support life-long health.

Travelling with toys

If you’re lucky enough to have travel plans this year, you might…

 

One year ago, Vespertine Boutique opened in Port Townshend with a mission to ensure that people know there are numerous ways to access personal healthcare, including pleasure, contraception, and sexual education.

The right to healthcare for all humans

Here at Vespertine Boutique, we believe we would be doing a disservice…

 

Providence Regional Medical Center Everett’s Occupational Medicine clinic in Mill Creek provides prompt, comprehensive health services.

Providence’s Occupational Medicine Clinic helps local employees get back to work

When a Snohomish County resident had a 10-year workplace injury claim that…

 

Inflated costs and supply shortages have inspired some to try <a href="https://vespertineboutique.com/collections/period/products/hello-cup-s-m-small-medium" target="_blank">alternative menstrual products</a>. Vespertine Boutique in Port Townsend can help answer any questions you may have.

Time to think outside of the tampon box?

If you’re a person that menstruates you may have noticed some important products missing from store shelves. First it was cat food, then baby formula,… Continue reading

Inflated costs and supply shortages have inspired some to try <a href="https://vespertineboutique.com/collections/period/products/hello-cup-s-m-small-medium" target="_blank">alternative menstrual products</a>. Vespertine Boutique in Port Townsend can help answer any questions you may have.
Find Vespertine Boutique on Facebook, Instagram and at 914 Water St. in Port Townsend.

One secret to happiness in aging? Stop trying to recapture lost youth

Tools to help sexual health challenges of older adults can be useful at all ages

Find Vespertine Boutique on Facebook, Instagram and at 914 Water St. in Port Townsend.
Matthew Bohl, manager of Providence’s Sleep Medicine clinic -- the only hospital-based sleep lab in Snohomish County accredited by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine

Providence’s Sleep Medicine clinic aids in improved sleep and overall health

Providence Everett’s Sleep Medicine clinic encourages the community to seek a better night’s sleep to aid in cardiac health, weight management, and general wellness. EVERETT… Continue reading

Matthew Bohl, manager of Providence’s Sleep Medicine clinic -- the only hospital-based sleep lab in Snohomish County accredited by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine
From help with nursing a premature infant to offering tips on keeping other family members involved, our experienced, board-certified lactation nurses are here to help you successfully breastfeed your baby.

Providence Everett’s Lactation and Post-Partum Clinic offers support for new parents

Washington State has one of the highest percentages of parents who choose breastfeeding at the time an infant is born, but starting or… Continue reading

From help with nursing a premature infant to offering tips on keeping other family members involved, our experienced, board-certified lactation nurses are here to help you successfully breastfeed your baby.
Tarot cards by Wren McMurdo Brignac (@wren_aissance on Instagram)

Understanding this common condition will help more women live pain free. Period.

One of the things we aspire to do at Vespertine is to raise awareness around sexual health while building an inclusive safe space where people… Continue reading

Tarot cards by Wren McMurdo Brignac (@wren_aissance on Instagram)
Vespertine Boutique in Port Townsend was designed through the female gaze, with the goal of creating a space where EVERYONE felt comfortable.

‘Dear Vespertine’ column answers intimate questions you were too afraid to ask

‘Dear Vespertine, are men allowed in your store?’ The short answer is: absolutely!

Vespertine Boutique in Port Townsend was designed through the female gaze, with the goal of creating a space where EVERYONE felt comfortable.
Sisters Cami Green and Kristi Hardie were both diagnosed with breast cancer, and credit the Providence Regional Cancer Partnership in Everett for providing excellent care close to home.

Providence’s High-Risk Cancer Clinic in Everett provides hope for sisters

Sisters Cami Green and Kristi Hardie were both diagnosed with breast cancer, and credit the Providence Regional Cancer Partnership in Everett for providing excellent care… Continue reading

Sisters Cami Green and Kristi Hardie were both diagnosed with breast cancer, and credit the Providence Regional Cancer Partnership in Everett for providing excellent care close to home.
Find Vespertine Boutique on Facebook, Instagram and at 914 Water St. in Port Townsend.

This International Women’s Day, #breakthebias to promote health for all

Jaime Jaynes founded Vespertine Boutique after researching the complexities of age and sexuality for personal reasons, seeking products and services to support her own body… Continue reading

Find Vespertine Boutique on Facebook, Instagram and at 914 Water St. in Port Townsend.
Dr. Sharma is the program director of EP cardiology and practices at Providence Medical Group - North Everett Cardiology.

Good news for heart patients: Providence now offers EP cardiology care

Dr. Sandeep Sharma brings electrophysiology heart rhythm expertise and a “device clinic” concept

Dr. Sharma is the program director of EP cardiology and practices at Providence Medical Group - North Everett Cardiology.
With the Smile Makeover promotion from Om3 Oral Maxillofacial and Implant Surgery and Schmidt Advanced Dentistry, Board-certified oral and maxillofacial surgeons Dr. Peter Kim and Dr. Serv Wahan, and dentist and prosthodontist Dr. Kyle Schmidt, will provide a full set of upper or lower dental implants to someone who has lost their own teeth.

Know someone who’s lost their smile? This giveaway can bring it back!

Everett dental team offers implants to two deserving people

With the Smile Makeover promotion from Om3 Oral Maxillofacial and Implant Surgery and Schmidt Advanced Dentistry, Board-certified oral and maxillofacial surgeons Dr. Peter Kim and Dr. Serv Wahan, and dentist and prosthodontist Dr. Kyle Schmidt, will provide a full set of upper or lower dental implants to someone who has lost their own teeth.
Providence Medical Group’s Marysville and Mill Creek clinics have Family OB physicians who are available to care for you throughout your pregnancy and beyond. Visit Providence.org/doctors to learn more.

Thinking about having a baby?

With the right healthcare provider, you’ll feel supported before, during and after your pregnancy.

Providence Medical Group’s Marysville and Mill Creek clinics have Family OB physicians who are available to care for you throughout your pregnancy and beyond. Visit Providence.org/doctors to learn more.
Visit Vespertine Boutique at 914 Water St. in Port Townsend, or get in touch at 360-344-2654 or info@vespertineboutique.com.

Intimate assistive tech for people with disabilities

“At some point in their lives, most people will either have a disability or know someone who has one,” said Coleen Boyle, Ph.D., director of… Continue reading

Visit Vespertine Boutique at 914 Water St. in Port Townsend, or get in touch at 360-344-2654 or info@vespertineboutique.com.
Compass Health

Compass Health’s Emergency Motel Voucher Program provides steppingstone from homelessness to stability

Since 2007, Compass Health has provided short-term assistance to individuals and families experiencing homelessness through its Emergency Motel Voucher Program (EMVP). The goal of the… Continue reading

Compass Health
For over 40 years, the nonprofit Puget Sound Kidney Centers (PSKC) has been a leading provider of high quality, comprehensive dialysis care, social services, nutritional counselling, and health education to those affected by CKD.

Preventing kidney disease

Puget Sound Kidney Centers help community with education and treatment services

For over 40 years, the nonprofit Puget Sound Kidney Centers (PSKC) has been a leading provider of high quality, comprehensive dialysis care, social services, nutritional counselling, and health education to those affected by CKD.
Katherine Bumstead, M.D., is a family medicine physician practicing at Providence Medical Group Harbour Pointe Clinic. She says establishing a long-term, personal relationship with a trusted health care physician may be one of the best things we can do for our overall health.

Got a doc? The benefits of a long-term relationship with your health care physician

So many of us live transitory lives today, moving from place to place and changing jobs more often than ever before. With this lifestyle can… Continue reading

Katherine Bumstead, M.D., is a family medicine physician practicing at Providence Medical Group Harbour Pointe Clinic. She says establishing a long-term, personal relationship with a trusted health care physician may be one of the best things we can do for our overall health.
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Lung screening (and robots) bring life-saving effects to Puget Sound

Lung cancer screening is now covered by most insurance providers for high-risk 50 to 80-year-olds

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Rather than taking time off work or driving across town, with virtual visits your Providence clinicians are one click away.

Convenient health care: Choose the appointment type that works best for you

Virtual care expanded out of necessity, but offers many benefits beyond the pandemic

Rather than taking time off work or driving across town, with virtual visits your Providence clinicians are one click away.