Good Clean Reads

Lubrication is one of the simplest and most effective ways to make intimacy more enjoyable. And even though our bodies naturally produce lubrication, it isn’t always enough. Hormonal changes, stress, medication, or simply wanting a little more glide are all good reasons to reach for lube!

We can’t come up with real solutions for the diminishing resources we face as a society until we all agree to a few basic premises. The first premise, which at least rhetorically is shared by both parties in the current debate is that the most accurate measure of any civilization is seen by how it cares for its least fortunate, most vulnerable members. The Republicans family values are at their...

“Sex is not the answer. Sex is the question. ‘Yes’ is the answer.” -Swami X

Sexual dissatisfaction is one of the top reasons cited when we leave our relationships. It is also one of this life’s most worthy challenges to take on; not only for the meaning and pleasure it can bring to our relationships, but also for the very real health benefits that a satisfying sex life bestows on our well being. I...

Rethink what it means to recover from infidelity with Dr. Tammy Nelson, renowned human sexuality experts and author of the several books including The New Monogamy which presents a revolutionary approach to healing a relationship after infidelity. This conversation will give you the courage to face the end of the relationship you lost and inspire you to re-establish your ability to trust yourself...

“The antidote to exhaustion isn’t rest. It’s wholeheartedness.”   –David Whyte, poet

I haven’t loved a movie as much as I did Hope Springsin quite a while. It was the sometimes painfully realistic portrayal of what happens in a marriage or any relationship when the people involved stop saying the hard things that need to be said. More painful still are the myriad of ways that people stop touching...

What you say and how you say it reveals more about you than you might expect.  Listen to Dr. James Pennebaker, a social psychologist and language expert describe his groundbreaking research in how the Secret Life of Pronounswe use, often without any thought provides insights into our feelings, our self concept and our likelihood of success in relationships. Our most functional language usage is a...

“If you tell a true story, you can’t be wrong.”   -Jack Kerouac

I would bet that for every couple that falls in love each day there are at least two couples who leave each other in deep and hurtful ways. Just this week, I was caring for one of my teenage daughter’s oldest friends whose boyfriend, who had been her friend since elementary school, broke up with her in a text that read“I just don’t...

“Let Food Be Thy Medicine and Medicine Be Thy Food” is the basis of Dr. Brian Clement and Dr. Anna Maria Gahns-Clement’s new book:  7 Keys to Lifelong Sexual Vitality.  Don’t miss this informative conversation about the deep impact that our diet has on our sexual vitality. Even small changes toward raw foods are instrumental in relieving common sexual health dysfunction for both men and women as...

“Each of us is here for a brief sojourn; for what purpose he knows not, though he sometimes thinks he senses it.
But without deeper reflection one knows from daily life that one exists for other people.” –Albert Einstein

Some days I deeply miss my old daily ritual positivity post. Back when my days always concluded with written reflection on the different ways of relating to my life positively, I...