The homework assignments aided me in uncovering and understanding many things that have contributed to who I am. A lot of the exercises had me reviewing my whole life, relationships and experiences. I thought this was great, because often times we only look at what is in front of us. The exercise of looking behind and forward is what is really going to help me move through my journey with a strong foundation of self and my eyes wide open.
In my last post, I wrote about the eight key factors necessary for GREAT sex. One of the factors was vulnerability. Six of the other seven factors required vulnerability as a prerequisite for achieving them. So it seems to me that it would be helpful to write a little about vulnerability, since it’s so vital [...]
Last summer a team of scientists published a paper in the Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality. The team had interviewed both individuals having great sex and sex therapists to determine the qualities necessary for what they called “optimal sex”. They identified eight key factors:
In Defense of Orgasms 10/30/09 I recently read Peace Between the Sheets by Marnia Robinson. In this book, Robinson proposes that orgasms are bad for your health and your relationship. In the grand scheme of things, I beg to disagree. I agree with some of what she has written. The brain responds to orgasms the [...]
Lately the question of monogamy has surfaced a number of times for me. I’ve been contemplating whether I genuinely believe that long term (20 or more years) monogamy is a natural state for humans. This is a pretty intense contemplation, as it runs counter to virtually everything we’ve ever been told in our society.
The October edition of Psychology Today featured an article on misbehaving. In it, the author states that “Misbehaving, or acting in ways we’d normally deem improper, can be good for our souls. It can boost our mood, leave us with a sense of liberation,
