Traumatic Shame in Living with HIV
Traumatic Shame in Living with HIV Over the past 2 decades, there have been tremendous advancements in the treatment of HIV. Despite this, there is still a lot of shame that people live with when the ...
Shame Reactivity versus Taking Responsibility
Shame and taking responsibility are not opposites. Whenever we have to take responsibility, we are going to be living with some element of shame. In fact, shame is in the underbelly of most aspects of ...
Treatment for Erectile Dysfunction… Learning to Relax
Treatment for Erectile Dysfunction... Learning to Relax When working with people who are dealing with erectile dysfunction, many of them believe that they easily relax. They report that they approach ...
Should You Share Your Desires for Kink with Your Partner?
Most people have desire that goes beyond what they would actually engage in. Many also have desires that go beyond their relationship agreements. Sadly, this can keep people from opening up about non- ...
Emotional Mindfulness can Lead to Healing
Our emotions can be bound in a way that can cause a lot of problems in our lives. Without release, these emotions can wreak havoc on your relationships and your life. Many times, this is because these ...
Rekindling Your Relationship While in Sex and Porn Addiction Recovery
Rekindling Your Relationship While in Sex and Porn Addiction Recovery Whether you're in recovery for a sex or porn addiction , or you're in a relationship with someone who is, it can be difficult t ...
Why the 5 Love Languages Fail for Many Couples
Why the 5 Love Languages Fail for Many Couples The 5 Love Languages is a phenomenon in the field of marriages and relationships. It makes sense. The types are an interesting way of categorizing commu ...
4 Ways Sex Therapy Can Help With Erectile Dysfunction
4 Ways Sex Therapy Can Help With Erectile Dysfunction For men who contend with Erectile Dysfunction (ED), this problem can cause serious shame and stress. For some it leads to relationship problems. ...
Can Sex Ever Be Good Enough?
Last Friday, Phillip McCulley and I had a chance to participate in a training offered by Barry McCarthy. McCarthy is a well-known sex therapist, who offers training on different approaches that can he ...
Gaslighting Makes the Real Unreal
Gaslighting is a term that is used for someone who is being lied to, but also convinced that their reality isn't actually real. This term is commonly associated with affairs and cheating. When one per ...