Good Clean Reads

In spite of our best intentions, a holiday like Valentine's Day can often lead to disappointment over all the ways that one feels neglected and misunderstood. For many, it leads to a breaking point. Avoiding this critical juncture in your relationship is rarely about finding the right card or gift.

Discovering your sexual self is a normal and exciting experience that can occur at any time and at any age. 

It’s that time of year again – the leaves are starting to change color, pumpkin spice is in the air, and the cold weather is peeking around the corner. The season of beach days, shorts, and hot weather is over, and it’s time to head inside and snuggle up by the fireplace. 

October is a month of fun fall festivities, but did you know it is also National Kink Month? Although many people see kinks as a taboo subject, they are fairly popular in adult sex life. In one survey, nearly 50% of respondents expressed interest in kink, even if they hadn’t had the chance to explore it. Also, about one out of five adults (20%) regularly engage in role-playing and/or bondage and spanking.

They say we are the average of the five people we spend the most time with – suggesting that when we choose a person or a community, it makes us who we are. Who we identify in our day-to-day speaks volumes about how we feel about ourselves and the world we live in. Relationships that dominate our time direct our thinking in ways big and small. Even the voices in our head are a direct reflection of these primary relationships and influence everything from food choices to recreation interests to daily habits of production. I've found that when you choose your people wisely, friends in particular influence the habits of our consciousness and cement our values.

Amazing things happen when women banded together in friendship to make  change. Just think of the national suffragette movement or the powerful groups of women trying to make equality for the sexes a real thing.

Today, Wendy and Shaw speak on a listener's letter about addressing an avoidant attachment and how to commit to yourself - and your relationships. Noa Shaw is a life coach...

This summer, we invited you to share stories of Love Agents – people in your everyday life who make the world a more loving place. Thank you for bearing witness...

It’s no secret that it feels good to show others kindness. Seeing the bright smile of a loved one when they receive an act of kindness can inspire a warm feeling in our hearts. Participating in acts of kindness is one way that we can spread love to others and also bring happiness to ourselves.