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!

Contributed by A. R.

(November’s Key to Gratitude Contest Weekly Winner)

Before each meal my little family says ‘thank you for this day, this food and _______’. It could be an A in chemistry for my daughter. Finding the lost wrench for my husband. Its little things – like forks, dirt roads, ice. We have to actually stop and consciously think about our answers. I have a neighbor with MS, so as I’m...

Are you having problems with you sex life?  Recovering from an affair?  Then you don’t want to  miss this enlightening and provocative conversation with one of America’s leading sex therapists and author, Tammy Nelson.  She has helped thousands of people get the sex they want and rethink their sexual agreements for a more passionate and healthy intimate life.

Tammy Nelson, LPC is a licensed...

Sex appeal is the most vibrant form of gratitude that we embody. It is a magical alchemy of feeling good enough in your body that you can say yes to all the visceral and sensory life experiences that are the stuff of memory and the container of relationships. Trusting yourself to say yes is to open up to the constant.

Rare are the true healers, doctors who are not only skilled in their craft, but generous with their attention. Jerome Hobbs was a studied and skilled acupuncturist and naturopath; but it was his gentle manner, easy laugh and abiding curiosity that made his patients well. I was blessed to be one of his long time patients seeing him at least monthly over ten years. I can still close my eyes and hear...

Contributed by Grady Tude
(November’s Key to Gratitude Contest Weekly Winner)

When my wife died suddenly and unexpectedly at only 58 years old my life unravelled. After a few months I began my slow return to reality from the daze and haze of shock and legal bullstuff. My life seemed to be in  shambles, pointless and simply too much trouble to continue. In retrospect, and awareness,I can say...

How we face our dark nights of the soul defines our life course and not just the moments of deep crisis. Mirabai Starr, author and translator for ancient mystic teachers shares her timeless wisdom with compassion. Mirabai’s latest work with the ancient saints Francis De Assisi and St Theresa offers compelling insights into how love and connection surrounds you. Don’t miss this tender and...

For many years when my children were small one of their favorite birthday rituals was the bouquet of balloons I would bring them, one balloon for each year of their life. We would make a family circle around the birthday child and they would let go of the balloons one by one, making a wish and letting it fly up into the sky. Sometimes they would let go them all at once with a giant wish, standing...

“It is not the same thing to talk of bulls as to be in the bullring.” -Spanish Proverb

The gap between the genuine visceral experience of feeling and the more common mental masturbating we do to distance ourselves from our feelings is everything when it comes to healing and growing up. We know our feelings most clearly in the mess of them. Their expression creates indelible memories, whether the...

What does a woman want?  Beyond stereotypes and conventional wisdom, Daniel Bergnershares his extensive research forcing us to reconsider our long held notions about female sexuality. Exploring questions about the impact of intimacy and the delving into the desire to be desired, this provocative conversation about what drives women’s sexual desire will surprise you, challenging long held beliefs...