Sexy Body or Sexy Brain?
One approach that often helps people better understand their own and another’s sexuality is to explore the theory of sexy body vs sexy brain. This concept explores the differences in what primarily drives sexual desire and intimacy for individuals.
Understanding and respecting where a partner is at any given time can help avoid mind-reading and assumptions and hopefully lead to a more fulfilling sex life for all involved.
Psychosexual therapy can help with so much more than sex during menopause
While much of the conversation around menopause tends to focus on physical symptoms like hot flashes, night sweats, and changes in menstruation, few people discuss its profound impact on sexual wellbeing and relationships.
This is where psychosexual therapy comes in, providing vital support for navigating the complexities of menopause and maintaining a fulfilling, intimate life – and we don’t just mean sex!
Navigating Intimacy after birth trauma
Navigating intimacy amidst the aftermath of birth trauma requires a delicate balance of patience and understanding. The emotional wounds left behind often influence your ability to connect, even when the desire for closeness remains. Restoring intimacy involves recognising these invisible scars without judgment, embracing the slow process of healing, and redefining the shared experiences of partnership.
True connection after such experiences requires creating a safe space where vulnerability is met with empathy, allowing both partners to feel heard and valued.
Loving a Highly Sensitive Person | 5 steps to fostering balance, understanding, and connection
Being a highly sensitive person can feel like you have no skin. Like there is no buffer between you and the world.
Do you ever feel like that? If so, this article is dedicated lovingly to you sensitive souls, and your partners who might be scratching their heads trying to understand you.
If you have no idea what I’m talking about, you might understand by the end the blessings and burdens of being a sensitive person in an insensitive world.
Conscious Uncoupling | 5 steps to positive, intentional separation
The end of a relationship can feel like the end of the world. Nothing will ever be the same again. You and your ex might be embroiled in bitter recriminations or have your sights set on revenge. What good would that do in the long-term, for you and your loved ones?
Conscious Uncoupling is a step-by-step process that guides partners through the pain of a breakup and ensures that they and their loved one come out the other side with “hearts that are healed, happy, healthy and whole”.
5 great reasons to work with a therapist in training
Working with a therapist in training has many benefits:
– Fresh perspectives
– Lower costs
– Smaller caseloads and greater availability
– Enhanced supervision
– Focus on diversity and inclusion
This blog tells you why you might want to work with a therapist in training rather than with someone who’s qualified and more experienced.
Wedding day worries | 10 tips to help you cope
A wedding day is meant to be a time of joy and excitement at the prospect of tying the knot with someone we love and are truly committed to being with for the long haul. However, a wedding day can induce an array of other more negative emotions such as anxiety, stress and worry. Not surprising really given the pressure, demands and expectations we put on ourselves (and sometimes by others) to achieve the perfection of it all going smoothly without any hitches.
Beyond Romance | Embracing Self Partnership as a Path to Personal Resilience
Self partnership is about building a life of emotional and social resilience rather than pinning all our hopes on a Mr/Mrs/Mx Right. Self-relationship is the bedrock for our other connections. If we don’t maintain a healthy relationship with ourselves – creating self partnership – then our partners are left to pick up the pieces, and relationships can fall apart.
Rupture and Repair | 4 steps to consciously repair after a rupture in your relationship
Relationships naturally move between three positions: harmony, disharmony and repair. Harmony is when you feel connected with each other, disharmony is when you move out of connection, and repair is the process of coming back into connection after the disharmony phase.
Top 10 Tips For Parents Navigating Divorce
Lu, one of our Associate Psychosexual and Relationship Therapists, is a divorced parent with two kids under ten. In this blog, she takes off her professional hat to share her very personal top tips for divorcing parents to help you navigating the devastating reality of ending your marriage.