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When Emptiness Drives Our Sexual Lives

  • by Cyndi
  • December 8, 2025December 2, 2025

The Hollow Pursuit: When Emptiness Drives Our Sexual Lives There’s a particular kind of loneliness that doesn’t announce itself with tears or obvious despair. It’s… Read More »When Emptiness Drives Our Sexual Lives

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How to Survive A Breakup

  • by Cyndi
  • December 4, 2025December 4, 2025

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

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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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Reigniting Intimacy: How Sex Therapy Can Transform Your Relationship

  • by Cyndi
  • February 20, 2025February 23, 2025

In the hustle of New York City life, it’s easy for intimacy to take a backseat. Whether you’re in a long-term relationship, newly dating, or… Read More »Reigniting Intimacy: How Sex Therapy Can Transform Your Relationship

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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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How To Have Great Sex

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  • January 27, 2025February 23, 2025

How To Have Great SexWhat makes sex great? People have been asking this question for aeons, but wonder no more. According to research, there are… Read More »How To Have Great Sex

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How To Improve Communication In The Bedroom

  • by Cyndi
  • January 19, 2025March 11, 2025

 Asking For What You WantWhat’s it like to ask for what you want? I mean to really let yourself be seen in your request?In sex and relationships,… Read More »How To Improve Communication In The Bedroom

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How Boundaries Improve Your Relationship & Sex Life

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  • December 11, 2024February 23, 2025

Listening to Your Limits: How to Recognize and Set Healthy BoundariesMany people don’t recognize their boundaries until they’re crossed. Boundaries often reveal themselves through life… Read More »How Boundaries Improve Your Relationship & Sex Life

Vulnerability, The Last Taboo?

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  • August 11, 2021December 5, 2025

Vulnerability, The Last Taboo? In fragile times, it’s often our most intimate and close relationships that suffer. Intimacy is the glue, the enhancer that gives… Read More »Vulnerability, The Last Taboo?

Sex & The Single Person

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  • July 19, 2021January 28, 2023

Sex, Relationships & The Single PersonAre you tired of reading about sex and relationships advice that always centers partnered people and those in relationships? Me… Read More »Sex & The Single Person

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