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Pleasure is Not a 4-Letter Word
Our culture is currently living in a pleasure drought. Let’s break free. By now, we all know we live in a sex-negative society. However, do we realize that we also live in a pleasure-negative world? Pleasure has become overly connected with sex, making it somehow just as taboo a topic. This connection is a false…
Read MoreWays to (Re)Connect Spiritually
I’ve been struggling with frozen shoulder (adhesive capsulitis) for nearly a year now, but the most painful time has been over the past 6 months. I haven’t been able to stick to my typical morning routine — cardio exercise and/or strength training; stretching or yoga; and walks — due to severe, chronic pain and limited…
Read MoreEasy Way to Prevent Several Types of Cancer for You and Your Kids
This is somewhat of a public service announcement for anyone who has not yet had their child vaccinated against Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) or those who haven’t heard that you may now be vaccinated up to age 45. What is HPV? HPV is the virus that causes genital warts and it is the most common…
Read MoreSex and Dating After Weight Loss
In the United States, there were an estimated 252,000 weight loss surgeries performed in 2018, according to the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgeries. Significant weight loss either by surgical means or other methods brings a lot of changes for people and their partners when it comes to sex, intimacy, body image, and dating. Yet,…
Read MoreWhat Men Need to Know About Painful Sex
Yes, men experience painful sex too. It’s just that no one talks about it. There are several types of pain men experience during intercourse and other sexual activities. According to Wayne JG Hellstrom, MD and Kenneth DeLay, MD “The term “dyspareunia” refers to pain associated with sexual intercourse, which can affect men as well as women and…
Read MoreWomen & Painful Sex
If you are experiencing pain when having or attempting to have intercourse, you are certainly not alone. According to an article published in Harvard Health, “Millions of women experience pain before, during or after sexual intercourse. Many women suffer in silence and don’t seek the help they need, or they have trouble finding a clinician who…
Read MoreSexual Skill-Building in the age of COVID19 **adults only**
Whether you are sheltered in place with your partner/spouse, or FWB (friend with benefits), or are following the new sex advice coming from the Netherlands about the pandemic — singles are allowed one sex partner (buddy) to visit for the remainder of lockdown — you may hope to learn new sexual skills in the age…
Read MoreNegotiating Sex: Let’s talk…
Sex is a taboo subject. I know, believe me. We have been taught by parents, teachers, society, and other authorities that it’s so wrong, bad, dirty, disgusting and that it ought not be talked about aloud. Oh…and by the way, you should also be amazing at it, men know exactly what women want without any…
Read MoreAftercare – An Important (though often overlooked) Step
One of the most important aspects of sexual intimacy is often forgotten, missed, cut short, or has never been there from the beginning. Many people have never even heard of sexual aftercare.
Read MoreVulnerability: COVID-19
Hello. I missed writing a blog last month because, well…all hell broke loose. I write to you from my home. Seeing my dear clients online or by phone. We’re all experiencing little human contact. Feeling vulnerable. I’m sure you can relate. This new world means that we’re going through all this together, at the same…
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