Muslims and Masturbation: A “Touchy” Subject
Muslims and Masturbation…“Um…you want me to do what?” During my career as a sexual health educator in Muslim communities, I’ve been confided in by Muslim women who disclose confusion, shame, and…
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Toxic Positivity—Another Thing We Need Herd Immunity From
In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, it is important to draw awareness to things that might be making our mental health worse even if they seem like they should be helpful.…
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4 recommendations for mothers having the masturbation talk…
Masturbation, self-pleasure, is a healthy practice that is self-discovered by many kids at a young age, and having the masturbation talk is as important as having the talk about sex.…
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4 Atypical Gifts for Mom or Yourself
This week I am sharing atypical gifts for mom that people usually do not purchase and these gifts can be shared either with your mother or yourself. We all have…
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BDSM…Why Media Needs More Positive Portrayals
Although the popular and controversial series, 50 Shades of Grey sparked conversations about kink and BDSM in mainstream culture, BDSM had existed long before its famous and problematic portrayal. BDSM…
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The known benefits of masturbation
People talk about anything and everything but, for many of us, having a conversation about masturbation is still taboo; we won’t discuss the subject at work or at dinner parties.…
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4 Ways to Show Your Love on Mother’s Day Obsessions
This week we have true cause to celebrate. Honoring those we call mom and those we choose to call mom. Mother’s Day is always bitter sweet for me. Even though I…
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70 aka Youth of Old Age
As my friend and colleague, Dr. Betty Dodson, informed me, 70 is the youth of old age. “So, get it on when you get there, Stephanie, ” she stated that…
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Microwave Millennials and Situationships
Many of us are unaware of the word Situationship. Situationships are relationships that involve everything EXCEPT commitment. “I do not have to care about you if I do not want…
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5 Ways I Learned to Improve My Sexual Journey during Quarantine
It’s hard to believe that it’s been over a year since we’ve been living with COVID-19 restrictions. Regardless of your home life, you are probably, like many women, finding it…
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Exploring Kink 101
Have you ever thought about exploring kink but unsure of how to navigate this area or even understand what sexual activity is labeled as kink to determine if it’s right…
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Decolonizing Understandings of Muslim and Sexuality
When I mention the words Muslim and sexuality and asked you to share the first thoughts or images that came to mind, I can hazard a guess for what they might be. I’ve done…
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5 Prompts for Creating an Erotic Bullet Journal
Journaling is a must for your sexual self-care. Writing in a journal is a great way to inspire creativity, reflect on your thoughts and emotions, set and achieve goals, practice…
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How the Go Go Go Impacts Mental Health
I want you to imagine yourself walking through a temple. One where you keep adding and adding new things, but not letting the old things go. Eventually, you’re going to…
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5 it’s about time to de-stress obsessions
Stress, a state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or very demanding circumstances. Now that we know the definition, how do we fix it, or rather how…
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6 Tips for Suffering from Sexual Anxiety
Sexual anxiety is a very real concern that affects both men and women. And it affects a lot of them — almost everyone experiences sexual anxiety at some point in…
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Which Base Did You Get To?
“Which base did you get to”? is a question that is bandied around high school corridors and forms a fairly large part of how we understand sex, particularly at a…
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Imposter Syndrome the bias surrounding women
Recently, I had the privilege of talking with Sophie*, a passionate, hardworking woman in the film industry, about how feminism and womanhood look in a male-dominated industry. We talked about…
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EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT: 100 years of inaction
I was sitting in the nation’s capital when I first learned about the Equal Rights Amendment. Well, not literally I’m-just-a-bill style sitting in the capitol building, but I was in class in Washington DC. It didn’t sit right that there, at the heart of the country — next to…
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Believe Me: How Trusting Women Can Change the World a Book Review
This month is Sexual Assault Awareness month where we acknowledge the women who have not been given the opportunity to receive justice from their experiences and also for those who…
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