The Erotic as Medicine: Turning Toward Instead of Away

In a world often marked by disconnection, shame, and avoidance, the erotic offers something radical: a path toward healing through deep presence, desire, and embodiment. Too often, our relationship with sexuality is shaped by fear — a reflex to turn away when vulnerability surfaces, when wounds whisper beneath pleasure’s surface. But what if i

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Learning to Stay Present During Pleasure

Pleasure is one of the most natural and profound experiences the body can offer. Yet, for many, it slips away quickly—lost to distraction, judgment, or fear. We long to savor it, to be in it fully, but our minds often wander or our bodies tense. Learning to stay present during pleasure is a powerful practice—a way to deepen connection to ourse

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The Body Knows First: Reconnecting to Desire After Trauma

Before the mind can make sense of anything, the body feels it. That shiver. That sudden freeze. That instinct to pull away or shut down. For those who carry trauma, desire doesn't always feel like longing. Sometimes, it feels like danger. And yet— Inside us, a quiet truth remains: The body also knows how to heal. It remembers what safe desire

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What Pleasure Feels Like Without Guilt

Most of us aren’t taught how to feel pleasure. We’re taught how to manage it. How to delay it, shrink it, hide it, or apologize for it. So when we finally feel it— We often brace for punishment. Or explain it away. Or bury it beneath guilt. But what if pleasure wasn’t something to survive? What if it was something to trust? ????

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Coming Back to Touch: Healing the Body From Inside Out

For many of us, the body hasn't always been a safe place. It’s been ignored, objectified, punished, or used. So when we talk about healing, we can’t skip the body. Because healing isn’t just an idea— It’s an experience. It lives in the flesh. And the path back home often begins with one simple thing: Touch. But not just any touch— Tou

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