The V-Word

“The living moment is everything.”  ~D.H. Lawrence

One of the most powerful ways that my positivity quest has evolved lately, is in my aspiration and dedication to befriend the present moment. Today I had plenty of opportunities to practice as I raced between multiple connections across the country. So as I processed the real possibility of missing the next connection or realized that I had lost...

Today I begin my third edition of my positivity quest blog with a renewed commitment to daily writing as a vehicle for my awakening. This is the third new year that I have begun the year by committing my life to positivity. Having lost touch with the daily practice of writing as I learn in this last year has made me long to find my writing voice again in a way that will guide me to putting the...

Having sexual conversations, even among adults are perhaps the most challenging discourse to engage in, no wonder most parents dread “the talk” that they often don’t feel competent or confident to give their children. Don’t miss this honest and authentic conversation with Deborah Roffman, award winning sex educator and author of Talk to Me First for the strategies and confidence you need to not...

“The wound is the place where the Light enters you.”  -Rumi

We are a wounded bunch, we humans, and yet we are entering a new possibility of healing on this planet that is calling all of us to open up our wounds to the light. I know that transformation of our pain is possible, that forgiveness is a real thing and that a single positive resolution is enough to shift the trajectory of your life. The...

Deborah Roffman, a nationally renowned sexuality educator specializing in talking to children grade 4-12, shares some basic tips on how to approach talking to your kids about sex.

Visit us at TheOpeningDoor.org to listen to the full interview.

 “Forgiveness is the final form of love.” –Reinhold Niebuhr

Not long ago at a conference, a woman I was sitting with was saying how happy she is to have no contact with her children. The next day, another woman was describing what a relief it was to no longer communicate with her mother. These comments are not unusual. In fact, according to Dr. Josh Coleman, author of When Parents Hurt, the...

Don’t miss Rick Hanson explains how to use your mind to change your brain to benefit your whole being – for if you can change your brain, you can change your life. His teachings are grounded in modern neuroscience and offer powerful yet down-to-earth and simple practices to build up a “buddha brain” for more peace of mind in stressful times, greater inner strength and confidence, and an...

Sexual health and product safety are the cornerstones of the Good Clean Love product mission. The company was created 10 years ago in response to my own personal need for intimacy products that were not made with petrochemicals and parabens. Over the years our formulations have matured into a product line that is easily tolerated by even the most sensitive tissue. We work to provide products that...