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What Does a Sex Therapist Do?

  • by Cyndi
  • November 28, 2025December 2, 2025

What Does a Sex Therapist Do? I get some very funny reactions when I am at dinner parties and people find out what my job… Read More »What Does a Sex Therapist Do?

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How to Understand Your Sexual Fantasies

  • by Cyndi
  • November 25, 2025November 25, 2025

Sexual Fantasies: What Do They Mean? Sexual fantasies are as common as daydreaming. Imagining ourselves in a hot tryst with a (several) flight attendant(s), being… Read More »How to Understand Your Sexual Fantasies

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Elevate Your Relationships: 10 Expert Tips for Healthy Polyamory and Non-Monogamy

  • by Cyndi
  • November 24, 2025November 25, 2025

Elevate Your Polyamory Journey: 10 Expert Tips for Healthy Non-Monogamy One of the most significant social shifts in recent years is the growing interest in… Read More »Elevate Your Relationships: 10 Expert Tips for Healthy Polyamory and Non-Monogamy

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From Resistance to Connection: Reclaiming Pleasure in a Busy World

  • by Cyndi
  • February 20, 2025March 11, 2025

Are You Working Smarter—or Just More?Yesterday, at a business meeting in NYC, a colleague proudly shared how an app helped him get up two hours… Read More »From Resistance to Connection: Reclaiming Pleasure in a Busy World

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My Partner Cheated. Now What?

  • by Cyndi
  • September 13, 2020January 28, 2023

My Partner Cheated On Me. Now What?There’s no two ways about it. Being cheated on really hurts. While profoundly destabilizing, cheating is common both in… Read More »My Partner Cheated. Now What?

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I Cheated. Now What?

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  • September 10, 2020January 28, 2023

I Cheated. Now What?What To Do When You’ve Had An Affair.No one likes to think of themselves as a cheater, yet conservative estimates suggest cheating… Read More »I Cheated. Now What?

Is everything we believe about monogamy wrong?

  • by Cyndi
  • April 24, 2019September 13, 2020

Is everything we believe about monogamy wrong? Last night I attended Open Love NY’s panel / discussion event with Wednesday Martin (author of Untrue and… Read More »Is everything we believe about monogamy wrong?

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