Good Clean Reads

“Courage is the strength/power to let go of the familiar.” -Raymond Lindquist

My twelve-year-old daughter Emma gave me this quote in a frame for my birthday. I was a little shocked that she would find something like this and asked her how she chose it. She said, “Well, I know you are letting go of a lot right now.” Then she said, “So you know it’s courageous.” Then she turned on her heels, iPod in...

“And in the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.”  -Abraham Lincoln

Today is my birthday. My philosophy of the birthday celebration is that the best way to honor this personal new year celebration is to try to include a little bit of everything you most treasure in the day. Like a vision board, post even just a moments reflection on what you love about...

“Sex is more than an act of pleasure, its’ the ability to be able to feel so close to a person, so connected, so comfortable that it’s almost breathtaking to the point you feel you can’t take it. And at this moment you’re a part of them.”  -Unknown

For all the writing, talking and making products for sexual enjoyment that I spend my time, at the end of the day, it is the doing that gives the rest...

“Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.”

-Anonymous

There are brief moments lately when I start to feel like I am returning to a normal routine after my son’s near miss with tragedy. He has also returned to his normal routines and is seemingly stronger than before. His recent fall feels more like a dream now and I am noticing how easy it is...

“Sexuality is the best and most interesting way for me to understand the world and the people around me…” is the response that Cory Silverberg gives for his tremendous work in the field of sexual education. As the About.com:sexuality guide, Cory provides some of the most compassionate, articulate and accurate information available on the web for all things sexual. In our conversation, he explains...

“I am convinced, both by faith and experience, that to maintain one’s self on the earth is not a hardship but a pastime- if we live simply and wisely.” -Henry David Thoreau

We are living in anxious times. Improvements in our economy are inconsistent and our sense of security in the systems that we have long looked to for stability feels weak and fragile. There are no quick fixes for the long-term...

“Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding.” -Kahlil Gibran

Our relationship to pain in life is an interesting one. The idea that a successful life could be measured by the amount of pleasure or pain we experience is as erroneous as the idea that as humans we seek to avoid pain. In truth, many of us seek out painful experiences, or at least knowingly and willingly...

“Lovely female shapes are terrible complicators of the difficulties and dangers of this earthly life, especially for their owners.”  ~George du Maurier

I was caught by a news headline that showed, in a recent Nutrisystem poll of one thousand people, approximately 50% of female participants say they would rather go without sex for the summer than gain 10 pounds. One quarter of the male respondents...

Listen to Dr. Libby Bennett and I explore what it takes to open up your sexual communications. Her new book, Finding and Revealing Your Sexual Self is a true guide to understanding the practice and challenges that many couples face in sustaining a healthy and vital intimate life. Don’t miss this conversation, with both practical aids to improving your relationship and easy to use communication...