Learning self consent by building skills
Seeing self consent as a set of skills that you can develop allows for the possibility that you can change your own self knowledge and response. Here are some skills to start with
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A period of adjustment
How has this pandemic changed your perspective on socialising? Has it affecting what you want to do? With whom? How you feel after?
Negotiating sex (and kink): map your erotic values
I love to find different ways of exploring my sexuality because each new approach seems to bring up new desires, new perspectives or new ways of talking about what I want with people I enjoy sex with. I delight in that exploration, especially when it increases my connection with the people I love. This approach …
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Three tips for managing the anxiety of an empty diary
Over the last two weeks, lots of my clients have been telling me that they are having trouble with the change of pace that has been forced on every one that isn’t an ‘essential’ worker. For many people, this means moving from a 9-5 routine to having enormous amounts of free time, but no activities …
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Working towards self-compassion when emotionally distressed
Working with intense emotions can be really tricky because, frankly, it is difficult to remember when you’re really distressed that you have skills, effective coping mechanisms, and the ability to get through an emotional crisis. This post is all about why self-compassion is a good idea when you are really distressed, and the next one …
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