Posts Tagged ‘hiding’
From Sexual Trauma to Sexual Empowerment
There are days when I feel angry by how pervasive sexual abuse is in this world. It is a symptom of a very big problem and the sheer prevalence of it shows just how far we have to go in healing our planet. It’s so common it feels almost like a rite of passage–which is [...]
Shame Kills Sex
This material is adapted from Amy Jo’s free telecall, “The 5 Biggest Mistakes Couples Make When It Comes to Sex… and What to Do About It.” The third common mistake couples makes is that they don’t deal with shame. Shame is keeping one or both partners from connecting or being closer and neither of them [...]
Am I Sexually Broken?
I want to talk to you about the idea that you are sexually broken. I have been hearing from women over the last several months about this idea that they are broken. And a lot of times they are welling up with tears, and this is the first time they’ve ever voiced this to someone. [...]
Why Elvis was a sexual pioneer
I always knew Elvis made huge contributions to music and film and that he accomplished a lot in his short life. Some of us are meant to be bright stars that burn out…he was one of those stars. He died at 42—my age now, and I was so struck by how much he did in his short life. He said, “Every dream I ever had came true.” What an amazing thing to feel about your life. We could all hope to feel that way.
Victimhood vs. Responsibility
I was interviewed a few weeks ago by a reporter who wanted to talk about 50 Shades of Grey and just why exactly so many women harbor the desire to be sexually submissive. (You can click here to hear the interview.) This question of submission and agency has been debated over and over by sexuality [...]
How to Get What You Want in Relationships
Amy Jo Goddard & Marcia Baczynski share strategies on how to ask for and get what you want in intimate relationships.
Playing Hide and Seek with Intimacy
When we hide from ourselves and in our relationships, we prevent ourselves from creating true intimacy. Intimacy requires being vulnerable, being imperfect
