What Does “Safe Sex” Mean?: Part 3
April 21, 2020 |
Family & Relationships
Do you think "safe sex" means using a condom? Making sure consent is explicit? You're right, but there's so much more.
Steven’s Blog on Psychology Today
Counseling in COVID
April 14, 2020 |
Uncategorized
I have been a Marriage & Family Therapist for the last 30 years and, in all those years, never have I (or anyone else in my profession) experienced anything like the impact of COVID-19.
Sexual Needs: Part 2
April 14, 2020 |
Family & Relationships
What do we mean by the term "needs?" Many times, we use the word "need" to refer to "that which the organism requires in order to survive." This is totally legitimate when we're talking about surviving in the raft after the ship goes down or surviving in a time of plague.
The Most Important Thing You’ll Ever Know About Sex: Part 1
April 14, 2020 |
Family & Relationships
We have only just now reached the inflection point in human history where we could even begin this conversation. Up until this very time, the conversation has been blocked twice over by (1) our need to address the problem of survival and (2) older cultural institutions that claimed this subject matter as theirs.
The Case for Making Out in Front of Your Kids
June 13, 2019 |
Family & Relationships
Have you ever kissed your partner only to hear “ugh, get a room” or “come on, not in front of the kids”? This old trope would be more laughable if it were firmly in the rearview mirror of history, but it’s not.
Straight Men Infected the Gay Community With Toxic Masculinity
June 4, 2019 |
Family & Relationships
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?