YASMIN LAJOIELAST UPDATED 23 NOVEMBER 2021, 2:02 PMhttps://www.refinery29.com/en-au/kink-bdsm-positive-impact-mental-health Warning: This article includes mentions of suicidality, rape, drug misuse, eating disorders and self-harm. Two years ago, 38-year-old Alice* suddenly went profoundly deaf. She lost her job, her boyfriend dumped her and the relentless tinnitus she experienced led her to have suicidal thoughts. “Before I went deaf, I was […]
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Guest Blog: Young Adults & BDSM By Dr. Lee Kinsey Trends in young adult sexuality are poorly tracked. Because many in the United States are squeamish about studying sexuality there is not much we know about what emerging adults do and do not do with their sexuality. However, some researchers who study sexuality have noted […]
“ If you’ve ever burnt your hand on a stove and someone told you it’s “all in your head,” they’re technically not wrong. Our sensory receptors communicate with the brain to create the sensation of pain. But if pain is… painful, why do some of us seek it out? To find out, journalist Leigh Cowart interviewed […]
Happy Kinktober! Originally created as an event to share and create art, Kinktober has evolved into a celebration of all things kinky among sexuality educators and various kink communities. And when kink comes to play, there is automatically an understanding for the need of aftercare. Kink, when it comes to sexuality, is considered any practices, desires and fantasies that are considered […]
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/talking-about-trauma/202110/when-stigma-gets-in-the-way-kink People in kink communities need support and acceptance, not judgment.Robert T Muller Ph.D. Co-authored by Deanna Gisborne and Robert T. Muller, Ph.D. “The only guilt I feel is the manufactured cliché guilt that society thrusts upon people who have weird kinks.” Wilson (name changed for anonymity) has self-identified as part of the feederism community since elementary […]
Abby Mosshttps://www.lelo.com/blog/somnophilia-sleeping-sex/ This article was scientifically fact-checked by Human Sexuality expert Dr. Laurie Mintz. I recently came across a kink known as somnophillia, or sleep kink. I’ve written extensively about all kinds of kinks in the past, there isn’t a lot left out there that shocks me. Or makes me feel uncomfortable. But this kink seemed […]
For one thing, it’s a relationship style that’s becoming more popular than ever.by ALI WUNDERMAN AUG 31, 2021 The concept of having multiple sexual partners is nothing new to humanity—just ask the ancient Greeks, who enjoyed notoriously glorious sex lives and “had a desire for anyone and anything.” But when it comes to modern romance, navigating life beyond monogamy […]
As I sit here (okay, stretch out over my bed with a cat shoved into my side) trying to come up with a blog idea, my mind wandered to what I have on tap for the rest of the week. Need to log in to a few of the local much Zooms, make sure sure […]