The V-Word

The ability to orgasm remains one of the most coveted and yet misunderstood human experiences there is, partly because we wrongly believe that it is an experience of the genitals. In fact, our ability to climax reverberates throughout the body and initiates deep in the brain. Below is an easy-to-use guide to the order of operations that, with a unique blend of practicing and letting go, will help move you from arousal to orgasm.

The most unique and universal expressions of our humanity occur in the moments when we are most keyed in to our animal nature. Whether curled up in our sleep beside our lover or child, or ravaging a perfectly prepared meal, our most basic human needs show us as the animals we are.

Most people have read the story about how founder Wendy Strgar started Good Clean Love. More than 15 years ago, Wendy found that the personal lubricant choices she found on...

Research on the mind-body connection tells us that emotional distress can – and often does – manifest throughout women's bodies, and that chronic pain and other physical distress can affect our mental health. May is Mental Health Awareness Month and this week in particular (May 12–18) is Women's Health Week, so we’re taking a moment to highlight the ways that those overlap in physical and emotional ways. 

It is only in the present moment – in the instant of here and now – that our experience takes on any real meaning or offers us any truth. Squandering our attention on the regrets of yesterday or the anticipation of tomorrow’s worries is how we distract ourselves from our real power and flame the fire of our deepest fears.

May 12–18 marks National Women’s Health Week. The main focus is to raise awareness about manageable steps women can take to improve their overall health. It is important to practice positive health behaviors every day. Although there are many health concerns women should take caution about, today we are going to talk about five of the most common.

For the record, I am not a scientist. I got close when I married a scientist. He was all about Chemistry and Biology, and became a physician. I was always the one more intrigued by our personal chemistry, which was ultimately what tipped me over to his research at the crossroads of human biology and chemistry. Necessity was the mother of invention as I worked to find a solution to the vaginal dryness and painful sex that increasingly weighed on our interpersonal chemistry as we grew our family. 

Why You Should Join The Pill Club ASAPBirth control and lubricant delivered straight to your door? The future really is female! At least, that’s what we’re beginning to think after collaborating with the incredibly innovative staff at The Pill Club. Take it from us, this is definitely the type of club you want to be in: free delivery, free goodies, reliable service, great ethos, and – this month – Good Clean Love samples! Birth control delivery services can be complicated, but The Pill Club makes it easier than ever before for women to access contraceptives with their birth control box with goodies. How? Read on to find out.

For me it is always the advent of spring, as the light returns and the Earth proclaims the green possibility of renewal everywhere, that my questions of how I am living takes on new urgency. Understanding why I act in the ways that I do, how I respond or don’t to the people in my life, and what I am creating with my time here seems the only matter of true importance. The most powerful way that I have discovered to work with these questions has been through setting better intentions.