This is a photo of my dear cousin, Allena. She is celebrated as an icon in the world of sex positivity, and deservedly so. Her love and acceptance for literally everyone, created a large community of kinky, poly, queer and trans individuals, drawn to her huge heart and her infectious laughter. My cousin was a …
“I love my clients. I feel a deep amount of compassion and empathy for them. I don’t just show up to listen to them; I’m really engaged. I spend a lot of time when we’re not in session researching how we’re going to turn a page for them — how we’re going to solve a …
Touching ourselves . . . it can be a taboo that is difficult to overcome. Sure, a lot of us DO masturbate, or at least have done so at some time in our lives. But many of us have also felt embarrassed or even shameful about it. As sexually open as our culture might appear …
We hear it every day: these are challenging times. And no wonder. 2020 has seen a Global Pandemic and the resulting economic woes. The senseless murders of Blacks have finally surfaced in a way that is motivating changes in attitudes, laws and hopefully behaviors for many if not most people, regardless of race. And we …
As a child I wanted to live a spiritually based life. And since I was raised in a conservative Christian cult, I naturally sought spiritual wisdom through the Bible. I read it from cover to cover the year I turned 12 years of age. But unfortunately, I didn’t experience the spiritual awakening that I hoped …
When did you first hear those words? I can’t tell you how old I was or what I was doing when I first heard my mother direct those words at me. Had I peed my pants? Or perhaps hit my sister? Or broken a toy? Who knows. But the power of those three words was …
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