What is Surrogate Partner Therapy? Surrogate Partner Therapy (SPT) is a form of experiential hands-on therapy facilitated by a professionally-trained caring practitioner (a surrogate partner) who works with clients encountering challenges with sexuality and intimacy....
Surprising Facts About Polyamory While not for everyone, polyamory (loving or being romantically involved with more than one person at a time) is becoming more accepted and embraced in many places, and it’s a topic that sometimes comes up when I work with...
Getting Into Spanking? Communication is KEY. Recently, I was contacted by Men’s Health magazine for some tips on spanking. Apparently, 25% of Americans fantasize about it, but if you’re looking to bring spanking into your sex life, you will want to...
Really? Yes, really. Male and female sexuality are very, very similar in so many ways. The common thought is that men and women have very different approaches to sexuality, but this isn’t always the case. In fact, there are lots of similarities between male and...
Female arousal and desire: sometimes it’s spontaneous, and sometimes it’s responsive. For women who have responsive sexual desire (which is an extraordinarily large number), it can be really important that they feel sexually desired. If the woman doesn’t...
If you’re attracted to more than one gender, you might call yourself bisexual or pansexual. What’s the difference? We’ve really put gender to the test in recent times, and as it turns out, it’s a social construct (unlike “sex”,...
Is it vulva or vagina? Believe it or not, they aren’t interchangeable. It’s a common mistake made by many: vagina and vulva aren’t interchangeable words though, despite the endless references. “Vagina” refers only to the vaginal canal,...
It’s not just for pleasure, but wow, the pleasure. Last month, I introduced readers to Ashley Manta, who coined the term “Cannasexual” for people who use cannabis to enhance their sex lives. With an aim toward removing stigmas and opening minds,...
What turns her on, and what really brings her to orgasm? Highlights from a study of a representative group of American women provided the data for this infographic, which focuses on vaginal intercourse and orgasm. The results may or may not be surprising depending on...
Tantra or porn? Learning how to be intimate is a deep, rich and heart centered process of opening up vulnerability within oneself and with another. Porn on the other hand, offers a very different form of sexual gratification. What is your flavor? This article by...
Who knew there were so many kinds of vaginas? “The best lovemaking begins with loving yourself” says Athena Lund, a healer and life coach from Boulder, Colorado, who focuses on sacred sexuality. Here, she explains the 9 types of vaginas as presented in the...
Photo by Marcos Alberti from The O Project. Sex is more satisfying and fun when you can show up fully as yourself and let go of worrying about what you look like or what you think you should look like in bed. This wonderful series of real photos highlights the natural...
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