Pleasure, Grief, and Nervous System Regulation It’s easy to think that grief and pleasure are mutually exclusive. In hard times, many of us try to… Read More »Pleasure, Grief, and Nervous System Regulation
Pleasure as Ethical Action and Resistance (Community and Connection Focus) When the world feels like it’s falling apart, joy can feel frivolous—or even ethically complicated.… Read More »Pleasure as Ethical Action and Resistance
Thinking About Pleasure While the World Is Falling Apart Last night, I found myself on my couch, watching the sky turn shades of pink, orange… Read More »Imagining Joy While the World Is Falling Apart
Maybe it started small. A few extra hours on dating apps. Porn that went from occasional to daily. Hookups that left you feeling emptier than… Read More »Rethinking Sex Addiction: Your Story Doesn’t Have to Be About Being Broken
Unlearning Patriarchy and Desire Here’s what nobody tells you: your desire was never meant to be yours. From the moment we’re conscious enough to understand… Read More »Unlearning Patriarchy and Desire
How to Express Your Needs in a Relationship Without Conflict Expressing your needs clearly and respectfully is one of the most important skills in any… Read More »How To Express Yourself Without Conflict
The Bedroom Battlefield: How Anger Transforms Intimacy In the quiet moments after a fight, when bodies that once moved toward each other now lie rigid… Read More »How Anger Transforms Intimacy
Understanding Rage: Ruth King’s Path to Emotional Healing In a world that often tells us to suppress difficult emotions, Buddhist meditation teacher Ruth King offers… Read More »Understanding Anger and Rage
Navigating Romantic Breakups: The Architecture of Disillusion. The end of a romantic relationship constitutes one of life’s most profound psychological disruptions. Unlike other forms of… Read More »Navigating Romantic Breakups
Why Breakups Hurt So Much (And How to Actually Heal) Breaking up with someone you love is one of the hardest things you’ll ever go… Read More »How to Survive A Breakup