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Lately, I’ve been having a lot of conversations with people in both new and long-term relationships about something that feels surprisingly hard to hold onto: a sense of connection.

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Understanding our Nervous System

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Understanding Alexithymia and Interoception

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The Stories We Tell Ourselves (and Why Awareness Isn’t Always Enough)

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Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder (HSDD) is a clinical term used to describe a persistent or recurrent lack of sexual desire that causes personal distress and cannot be better explained by another medical condition, medi...

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Progesterone, Estrogen, Testosterone (PET Therapy) and Women’s Health: Why Getting Educated Matters

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Feeling stuck in a sexual routine that lacks excitement, fantasy, or connection is far more common than most people realise. “Boring sex” is rarely about laziness or lack of attraction—it’s usually the result of psycholo...

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Sexual Shame and Sex Education: Moving Beyond Fear Toward Empowerment

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Understanding Compliance Sex

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Conversations

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Understanding Shame: How It Holds Us Back and How to Move Forward

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Stop Wishing Your Loved One Could Read Your Mind: Choose Curiosity Instead

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Research shows that combining deep kissing, manual genital stimulation, and oral sex—the Golden Trio—greatly increases women’s chances of orgasm. Learn the science-backed approach here.

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Discover the truth about female sexual pleasure and orgasm. Learn which myths about arousal, vaginal tightness, and clitoral stimulation are false, and improve intimacy and sexual satisfaction.

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Many women experience sexual pleasure differently, and understanding female orgasm is essential for both partners to enjoy intimacy. Female orgasm often requires a combination of physical stimulation, arousal, emotional ...

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Understanding this small yet powerful organ is key to supporting female pleasure, enhancing sexual intimacy, and improving overall sexual satisfaction.

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Causes, Solutions & Delayed Ejaculation Help

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And How Betty Martin’s Wheel of

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Endometriosis is a chronic pelvic condition in which tissue similar to the uterine lining (endometrium) grows outside the uterus. It often brings pelvic pain, heavy periods, fatigue, and sometimes fertility challenges. F...

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Causes,

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Book Review: Come as You Are by Emily Nagoski

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Book Review: She Comes First by Ian Kerner

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Couples Sex Therapy for Erectile Dysfunction

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Embodied counselling (also called somatic counselling or body-based therapy) is an approach that recognises the deep connection between the mind, body, and emotions.

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Book Review: Anatomy of Desire – Five Secrets to Create Connection and Cultivate Passion

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When it comes to female sexual arousal, time isn’t just helpful, it’s essential.

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Connection vs Autonomy: Finding Balance in Modern Relationships

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Navigating Desire Differences in Relationships

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\nConsent is one of the most important parts of sex and relationships, but it can sometimes feel confusing to talk about. At its core, consent simply means deciding if you do or don’t want to do something.

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Healing Relationships with the Ho’oponopono Prayer

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Discover how sensate focus can help couples reduce pressure, deepen intimacy, and reconnect. Learn simple exercises and explore counselling support with Jicinta Elliott at Counselling For Her.

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Talking About Sex With Your Therapist

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When couples arrive at counselling, they are often at a crossroads. Some are ready to put in the effort to rebuild their marriage, while others are unsure whether to stay or leave. This uncertainty is what experts call a...

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\n Inspired by the work of Dr. Ellyn Bader

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What to Expect in Couples Therapy: The Stages of Healing and Connection

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Bader & Pearson’s Developmental Model

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Life can move fast between work, family, relationships, and responsibilities; it’s easy to forget to pause and check in with yourself. A weekly self-care review is a great way to gently reconnect, reflect, and reset. Thi...

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Trauma-Informed Parenting - Parenting with Compassion and Hope

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Have you experienced trauma and now find yourself parenting while trying to break the cycle of generational abuse or painful family patterns? You're not alone, and your effort to do things differently is powerful.

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What is it?

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Parenting

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Adolescence can be a challenging time, and for many teenagers, anxiety is a common struggle. With school pressures, social expectations, and personal challenges, it’s easy for anxiety to take hold. As a parent or caregiv...

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Separating from a partner is never easy, especially when children are involved. While the romantic relationship may have ended, co-parenting remains a shared responsibility. In most cases, children benefit from having bo...

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Understanding Musculoskeletal Syndrome of Menopause: Causes, Treatment, and Support

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Navigating Perimenopause: Separating Fact from Fiction

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The Struggle of Not Feeling Like Yourself

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Perimenopause is a significant life transition that affects women both physically and emotionally. While it is widely known for symptoms such as hot flushes and irregular periods, its impact on mental health is often ove...

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Perimenopause and menopause bring significant physical, emotional, and neurocognitive changes that can cause menopause stress at work and lead us to ask how to support menopause in the workplace. While discussing menopau...

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Perimenopause marks the transition to menopause, typically starting in a woman’s 40s and lasting several years. While this phase of life is natural, the changes it brings to the body—particularly to the vagina—can feel a...

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Understanding Menopause

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