As soon as someone starts talking about how enlightened they are, it just gives their shadow more room to act out. Portland, Oregon, based therapists Gwen Cody and Mark Wald have been doing body-oriented psychotherapy and sexuality related work for over 20 years. Their work with individuals and groups as well as leading workshops offers valid […]
Sex-positivity and sexual misconduct, though, are really, really different, and we should know better than to engage in the latter under the guise of the former. “How could I be offended by that?” That’s the question that ran through my mind when a friend of a friend said “when you see me, you’ll get wet” […]
I don’t remember The Talk, precisely because there wasn’t one. Instead, discussions about sex, sexuality, bodily changes, and so on were sprinkled throughout my adolescence as necessary, and this method ensured that I never felt ashamed to talk to my mom. “My next column is about how lucky I am to have a sex-positive mom.” […]
