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LGBTQIA+: Should We Just Throw in the Whole Alphabet?
February 8, 2018 |
Family & Relationships
Explore a little more about why every letter and symbol comprising “LGBTQIA+” is important.
Practice ‘Discovery’ When Exploring a New Relationship
January 18, 2018 |
Family & Relationships
Discovery in a relationship involves questions. It involves research. It involves stepping outside of yourself and your limited view and inviting another in for an exploration of important matters.
The Key Ingredient to Eroticism: Safety
January 16, 2018 |
Family & Relationships
How do you get to a place in your relationship that celebrates the erotic? A place where the unknown is welcome, where private turn-ons are shared and play is encouraged?
Here’s a Foolproof Way to Ruin Your Relationship
January 11, 2018 |
Family & Relationships
Wouldn’t it be helpful to know the mistakes I see my well-intentioned clients making every day in their relationships? Now you can.
Repeat After Me: I Resolve to Stay True to Myself
December 31, 2017 |
Arts & Pop CultureFamily & Relationships
Making resolutions for the New Year can be a tricky business. If the goals are too lofty, you’ll likely fall short; if you don’t make them at all, you’ll wish you had.
For the Holidays, Give the Gift Only You Can Offer
December 20, 2017 |
Family & Relationships
We can offer simple, affirming gifts for everyone on our list — our significant other, our children, even our friends — by nourishing our spirituality and our sexuality.
‘Use Your Words’ to Obtain Consent, Eliminate Uncertainty
December 14, 2017 |
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Using your words and asking for explicit consent — to hold someone’s hand, for a hug, if you’d like to call a colleague after hours and chat about non-work stuff — is the surest, easiest, safest way to ensure you’re on the same page.
Recurring Questions About Sexual Harassment
December 13, 2017 |
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In the past few months, I have routinely encountered a few of the same questions/comments about what others are rightly calling “The Reckoning.”
Let’s NOT Engage in a Battle of the Sexes
December 6, 2017 |
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It’s the easy — and altogether wrong — thing to do.