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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Articles under this category are about sexual health and wellness.
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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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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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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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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Be BOLD and use a Lubricant
Cardi B. and Megan Thee Stallion boast about the “WAP”. The vagina is “wet” and ready for sex and play. Wet is another way of saying lubricated; sometimes this can…
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The Sex Addiction Myth
Whenever a politician, famous celebrity, or sportsperson is caught with his or her pants down, the media go in overdrive. Stories about celebrities with “sex addiction” are extremely popular with…
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Explaining of a Surrogate Partner
First, we want to emphasize Surrogate Partner and not Sexual Surrogate Partner although this was the model created by Masters and Johnson back in the ’50s. Nurses were asked to…
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Why Women Still Fake Orgasms
It’s been a very long time since Meg Ryan performed her famous fake orgasm scene in the movie “When Harry Met Sally”, where she made all the right noises –…
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What Is Going On With My Dead Bedroom?
Something I see often in my practice is the complaint that sex has become stale, infrequent, boring, or just “dead.” Let’s talk about what we can do to create change…
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What is a Sexual Mantra? And, 4 powerful ones for you to use…
When coaching individuals to improve their sex lives, it is common to help them re-frame how they think about sexuality. Having a negative perspective or lack of education on sexuality…
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Does penis size really matter to you? 4 ways to ease your mind about this…
Have you ever asked yourself if you were too small to perform or compared yourself to society’s notion of media images (porn) of what penis size is deemed acceptable that…
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Sex and Spirituality: 4 Tips for Developing a Deep Spiritual Bond
You may have heard these words from your mother, sex ed teacher, or favorite rom-com; sex brings people closer together. This is not just true regarding our bodies and hearts,…
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