Erotic vitality means feeling fully alive. You do this first and foremost for yourself. Feeling vibrant and empowered to live and speak your truth in different domains helps counterbalance the forces in the world around you that may undermine your sense of agency. Erotic vitality emerges when you can relax, speak up, set boundaries, pursue joy and pleasure, cultivate fulfilling relationships, experience agency, and have energy.
Our tendency to judge ourselves, others, life events, and our partner can block our ability to see the world around us clearly.
When you take ownership of something you judge or find intolerable in yourself or others, you’re actually dissolving a block that separates you from the world outside of you.
Desire isn’t just a means to an end–it’s an end in itself.
by Linda Carroll, MS, LMFT, BCC People are exhausted with and by COVID-19, and anticipation of what’s to come medically, …
Have you ever fallen head-over-heels in love with someone who didn’t love you back? This experience is a common part …
There’s an acronym to help you remember basic self care: SANER.
Thirty years ago, science fiction books and movies were about what then seemed utterly impossible: living in a time when …
Practicing boundary-setting skills is a complex, kinesthetic art–like juggling apples while tap-dancing on a balance beam–not a static end-point.
If you’re frequently “skin-hungry,” it could be a sign that an essential physical and emotional nutrient is missing from your relationship.
