What is Trauma Dumping? Understanding Oversharing
Most people need to vent from time to time, right? Maybe you’ve been dealing with an issue with a stubborn family member, a significant other, co-worker, had a really bad day, or might be struggling with career or money problems. It’s common to blow off steam by...
Sex Toys for Couples: A Guide for Beginners
Many people have their opinions about sex toys. The number of myths is endless, and few know how many sex toys are available beyond the rabbit vibrator, butt plugs, and dildos advertised by erotic media. Stepping outside what filtered mainstream society has...
Best Trauma Books: The Modern Intimacy Team’s Favorite Picks
Healing from trauma or post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can be a challenging endeavor. Trauma can impact so many areas of one’s life and it can be difficult to find the right support to start the healing process. One of the most accessible ways to learn more...
What is The Ick & How Does it Impact Relationships?
Relationships can be confusing. Especially when you think things are going well and suddenly, you couldn’t be more turned off by your partner. What happened? What went wrong? Can we fix this? Read on to learn more about "the ick" and what to do about it. What...
How do you define misogynistic?
Misogyny is a common term that’s often tossed around in social media and traditional media alike. It became more prevalent after Roe vs Wade was overturned. However, there are many misconceptions about what misogyny is and isn’t. Understanding how to define...
Sensation Play & Pleasure Mapping for Couples
Pleasure is a personal experience. We will never live in our partner’s body and they will never live in ours. We will never know exactly what pleasure feels like in their bodies and they will never know what pleasure feels like in ours - which means that it is our...
Midterm Anxiety & When to Take a Social Media Break
With the Midterm elections quickly approaching and the volume of ads and content surrounding candidates, their positions, and what is at stake can be completely overwhelming. Watching and interacting with the content can be addicting and anxiety provoking. It is...
Find the Right Black Therapist Online in California
Research shows 76.4% of therapists are white and 4.1% are black or African American. Clearly, there is a significant disparity in diversity within the mental health profession. An issue that can hinder the therapeutic process for clients of color as they struggle to...
Benefits of Group Therapy for Women
Women understand one another in a way that no one else can. The trauma and events that women experience are often more common than they realize - at least, before speaking to another woman about it. This blog post will discuss the relationships of women and the...
How The Mother Wound Impacts Sexuality
Growing up identifying as female often means looking to a mother figure for guidance on the transition to womanhood. When there is a mother wound, there can be a profound impact on a woman's sexuality. Many women internalize their mothers beliefs, values and...
How Dating a Narcissist Changes You
In order to understand narcissistic abuse and how dating a narcissist changes you, it might be helpful to first understand narcissism. A person who meets criteria for Narcissistic Personality Disorder, according to the DSM 5, exhibits a pattern on grandiosity that...
Orgasmic Meditation: Using Mindfulness for Better Sex
There’s no doubt that meditation practices can be difficult. But what if there was a way to make meditation more enjoyable? In practicing orgasmic meditation or OM, you can achieve greater levels of intimacy. What Is Orgasmic Meditation? According to...