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On When Love Isn’t Blind: Thoughts from a Therapist on Reality TV Romance

In the world of Love Is Blind, hearts open faster than judgment can follow. While emotional vulnerability is a powerful spark, relational intimacy is built over time through repeated interactions and shared context. We’re diving into the 'hidden costs' of the pods, the importance of non-verbal attunement, and why the experiment’s search for a 'blind' love often ignores the very things that make us human.

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On Love & Love Day

While Valentine’s Day is often focused on romantic love, it’s important to remember that love exists in many forms—and all of them are equally valuable. Platonic love with friends, familial love, love for our pets, and even self-love all deserve to be recognized and honored. These aren’t just feelings to celebrate on Valentine’s Day, but every day. Especially in difficult times, nurturing love in all its forms can be a powerful way to stay grounded.

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On A Beginner’s Guide to Adding Sex Toys to Partnered Sex 

Welcome beginners to sex toys!! This blog is meant to be a non-judgmental and cozy invitation for you to begin to explore sex toys with a partner. I’ll go over ways to introduce toys, some things that are not specifically toys that can be helpful, and then a few recommendations at the end to get started!

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On How the TV Show “Sex Education” Showed Me to Be Proud of My Faith

If you grew up similarly to how I did, I’m sure you can recall a lot of cheesy, poorly-produced shows and movies about white, straight, high schoolers being the outcasts of their friend groups because they “chose God instead of earthly desires.” But here, there were two real teenagers (well, I think both actors are in their 30s, but regardless), sharing their desires to be accepted by the church—not by their friends. Eric and Abbi had many friends, but it was their churches (those places that preach “love your neighbor as yourself”) that could not accept them.

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On Gender & Sexuality 101: LGBTQIA+

Explore gender and sexuality with Courtney Rago and Steve Wilson - two of our therapists who are queer and also work with many queer clients. Courtney and Steve will dive deeper into the definitions and terminology used by the LGBTQIA2S+ community. They'll also share their own experiences and identity, and discuss how definitions themselves can be frustrating. 

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On Consensual Non-Monogamy: The Basics

Any relationship between human beings carries with it countless internal and external pressures that require awareness, insight, communication, negotiation, and communication. These are important in any relationship, and when you invite another person into your relationship, complications and possibilities multiply. I want to welcome you all to the expansive, confusing, and wonderful world of consensual non-monogamy (CNM) and polyamory (or poly).

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On Learning About Sex in A Shame-Free Way

This blog is here to serve as a sex re-education of sorts. It’s going to begin to explore how to teach others, and ourselves, about navigating sex without a shame-based perspective. Sex education is an expansive topic, so this will not cover gender exploration, specifics around sexual identity exploration, or the like. It is a starting place to be of service to your inner child or potentially an avenue for you to discuss sex in a new way with the children in your life that you love.

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On Therapists’ Reactions to Euphoria

In a time where TV show options are overwhelming, it takes something for a show to be popular. Euphoria seems to have it. It’s provocative, chaotic, sexy, full of drama and feels; it is akin to a car crash dressed in an extensive eye makeup look; we cannot look away. In this blog, Caitlin, Gaby, and Anna will discuss how sexuality is presented through the character of Kat, how the lens of socioeconomic status, oppression and privilege impacts the characters of Euphoria, and how grief is portrayed in this show.

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