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Sugar & Spice: Embracing Sexuality in Asian Culture

Sugar & Spice: Embracing Sexuality in Asian Culture

For many Americans, it’s hard to imagine a culture that doesn’t or can’t openly express their sexuality, whether publicly through fashion or intimately with a partner. But for the Asian community, that’s been a reality for many generations. The expectations of tradition and society have long held Asian men and women back from feeling the confidence, satisfaction, and pleasure that come from embracing one’s sexuality.

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Desire Discrepancy: Living with it & Talking About It

Desire Discrepancy: Living with it & Talking About It

Let’s face it. For most couples, a healthy sex life is often indicative of a healthy relationship. But a lack of sex or asynchronous sex drives don’t have to be the end of a relationship that is otherwise functioning well. Desire discrepancy between partners is normal, but if it’s causing conflict or resent in your relationship, it’s important to address it.

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Making Polyamory Work in 2020

Making Polyamory Work in 2020

When it comes to alternative relationships, polyamory is one of the most common and least understood. We too often wrongly lump polygamy or open relationships in the same category, but in reality, polyamory provides unique relationship dynamics that come with their own benefits, as well as their own struggles. In 2020, polyamorous relationships are becoming more and more prevalent as couples and individuals look to explore the many facets of alternative relationships, and like any other relationship, there are important questions as to how to make lasting and fulfilling connections.

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Racial Trauma, Intersectionality, and Acknowledging Privilege

Racial Trauma, Intersectionality, and Acknowledging Privilege

It’s June 2020. Covid-19 cases continue to spread. People are taking to the streets world-wide to protest police brutality in the United States, and the voices of the black community are louder than they’ve ever been, calling for an end to systemic racism once and for all. And let’s not forget, it’s pride month. How are you holding up?

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What is Erotic Self Care?

What is Erotic Self Care?

What is Erotic Self Care? While it’s true that sex therapy and relationship therapy are valuable tools for many couples, we can actually begin to open up and unwind our relational tensions with self care, and erotic self care is one of the best ways to align your body and mind and overcome struggles you are having as an individual or as a couple.

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