Maybe you remember that graphic video shown in your health class, the one that seemed meant to scare you away from all things that might lead to baby making? U.S. current practices in health/sex education classes are often fear based. And as a 15 year-old client of mine said recently, “That just doesn’t work!”
“Sexuality may thus be understood as a core dimension of being human which includes: the understanding of, and relationship to, the human body; emotional attachment and love; sex; gender; gender identity; sexual orientation; sexual intimacy; pleasure and reproduction. Sexuality is complex and includes biological, social, psychological, spiritual, religious, political, legal, historic, ethical and cultural dimensions that evolve over a lifespan.”
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This month I’ve decided to share some of the aspects about the ways I show up in my work that you may otherwise not see. There is so much that is tumultuous this time of year, December seems like a good month to break from the normal formatting and be a little more off the
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In a recent conversation with a momma I support, the theory of attachment came up. Suddenly tears came to her eyes and she began to speak about her youngest. She shared some of the ways her child shows up in the world, some of the challenges that have been part of their shared journey since
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I often ask my clients if they know the difference between shame and guilt. It’s an important question. Since I can’t ask each of you reading this what your definitions are, I’ll offer mine here as a place to start this conversation: Guilt is I did a bad thing Shame is I am a
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“By listening to, and believing, the young people who say that they are trans we have the chance to end that pattern of isolation and self-loathing, to make the experience of being unconditionally loved the norm, rather than the exception.” ~ CN Lester I work with a number of youth who identify as transgender, gender
In a recent conversation with my uncle, he shared a piece of advice his mother had shared when he was growing up: It’s important for couples to make space for themselves as individuals. I love knowing this about my grandma ~ that she believed in and valued making space for herself apart from
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Maybe you’ve heard the term Sex-Positive or maybe you haven’t. If you have, you might be wondering what it means? Fair question. Let’s start with that! The Sex-Positive movement is founded on these 3 beliefs: Education: Everyone should have access to comprehensive sex education. This curriculum ideally includes clear education on our bodies and how
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Written in a way that is entirely accessible to teens, Karen Bluth has done a beautiful job of adapting exercises in self-compassion and mindfulness specifically for the needs of teens. The book is organized into 4 sections. Each section contains several activities to try, including art activities, guided meditations with mp3 downloads available, and reflection
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Parenting is full of contradictions. It is fulfilling and draining, exhilarating and exhausting, joyful and challenging. I can go on and on, but you get the idea. And if you’re living it I’m sure you could add plenty of your own descriptors to the list. One of the biggest challenges in parenting is the pressures
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