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It’s time for SF Pride – let’s celebrate!
San Francisco’s Pride Parade, one of the oldest and largest in the world, is this weekend, and as always it’s going to be an incredible time! What’s Pride all about? …
Teaching Kids About Sex
The internet is changing everything when it comes to teaching kids about sex. While children getting access to internet porn is a concern, there are several people and organizations that are building incredible tools for healthy sexual education so that kids and teens are better prepared for a safe, consensual and natural exploration of healthy, human desires. …
Sex Secrets for Dads & New Parents
According to this article, when BabyCenter recently surveyed more than 1,000 dads about what they want for Father’s Day, 57% picked getting intimate and making love. This is not surprising given that the bonding hormone oxytocin is at its highest in men after sexual connection. However, of the almost 900 moms they surveyed, only 18% of them felt...
Let’s Play Pretend! Getting Started with Role Play
Role play can be as simple as donning some dress-up and never leaving the house, or it can be elaborate and involve public enactment. There’s no limit to the fun that can be had with this, but it can require some preparation. Here are some tips on how to have a successful role play experience. …
Expert Roundup: Best Advice for a Healthy Sex Life
I recently participated in another expert roundup, this time on the topic of “Best Advice for a Healthy Sex Life” and with a focus on reuniting the passion in a sexless marriage. …
Ask Dr. Ruth! She’s still available.
Dr. Ruth Westheimer, the great pioneer of sex research and therapy, brought the topic of sex to the mainstream media and at age 90, the world’s most famous sex therapist is still going strong, “still talking about sex from morning until night.” …
How Sex Is Like A Jam Band
Whether you’re playing music or having sex, it can be a lot of fun when you come together and agree to play. It requires listening, communication, and practice. Practice by yourself, practice with each other and before long, you’ll be playing together in key. …
Post-Partum Sex: Getting Your Groove Back
The post-partum period can be a really beautiful time bonding with your baby and discovering each other in your new roles as parents, but it can also be a difficult time for mamas getting used to hormonal shifts, new bodies, new sleep schedules, and new ways of connecting with your partner. With all this, post-partum sex may be the last thing on your mind, or you might be wondering what happened and when you’ll get your groove back. It takes time! Be gentle with yourself and each other. …
Real Intimacy: Falling in Love and Staying There
Love is something most people want in our lives but for a variety of reasons, we may not always have the skills to really, deeply love and experience intimacy. Lack of ability to communicate can make or break a relationship, whether it’s figuring out how to ask someone to clean up more, give or receive more affection, or talk about our sexual desires. The joyous thing is that, for many couples, communication skills can be learned. …
Religion and Sex: Sanctioned and Encouraged!
Not at all. Sex is a vital and important part of Christian and Jewish marriages – so much so it’s considered holy. And while a common perception is that religious people consider sex as serving merely a procreational purpose, that’s is just a part of it. …