Archive for Women’s Sexual Health

Ladies….Sex Doesn’t Need to be a “chore!”

Countless women across the world feel as if sex is more like a job and less of a special bonding time. When sex feels like a requirement or an expectation, the desire to be intimate can quickly dwindle away.  Not only can it feel like a job, the ongoing pressures and the mental “to-do” list over take the mind and become a prominent thought.  Even further, woman experience sex as a hassle, avoids the topic at all cost, is self conscious of their body, and/or dislikes the sexual act itself.  Does this sound familiar?

The physical bond of intimacy is the rawest form of feeling attached and connected for couples.  But what happens to relationships when sex feels like a job?  This job-like view of sex eliminates the special connection, it prevents women from enjoying the experience, and it builds distance between two people.  Good news, sex doesn’t have to be a job, work, or a chore! Read More→

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Work, kids, dinner, cleaning, bills, errands, social life …the list is endless.  One of our society’s theme for life is “keep working, keep doing.”  It is very helpful for business, yet can creating more of a “routine” in the bedroom.   Simply because life has a routine, doesn’t mean the intimacy needs to be on autopilot.

Here are a few tips to spice up the bedroom connection: Read More→

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Have you ever wondered why your partner keeps hearing something totally different from what you are saying? The message you are sending may be very different from your words. In his book Silent Messages, Dr. Albert Mehrabian says that the majority of communication is through body language and tone of voice, not what is said. He calls it the “7%-38%-55% Rule.” Fifty-five percent of other people’s reactions to you are based on your facial expression, 38% based on your tone of voice, and only 7%of their reaction is from the words you are actually saying. While we usually know what we are saying, often we do not know what other messages we are sending through body language. Want to find out? Read More→

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It may have all started with a flirt, a simple flirt.  This harmless friendship crossed the line; flirtatious text messages, anticipation for the next contact, or simply a shoulder to cry on when things weren’t going right in your relationship.  The friendship started off innocent, but after one too many drinks, you two ended up hooking up.  This “one time mistake” or “long term affair” was hidden, pushed aside, or buried under lies because you knew you were wrong and didn’t want to lose your partner.  As you attempt to keep your relationship connected with your partner, reality hit full speed ahead and your partner found out.

Rebuilding the trust and facing the consequences of your actions may feel never-ending.  Hang tight, it doesn’t have to be like this forever. Keep in mind that it will be like this for now. Simply because the relationship is in a tragic storm, it doesn’t mean that it won’t make it through to sunlight again. Read More→

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