If I hear one more woman say to me, “ I think I look hideous…what? My partner? Oh he loves looking at me. He thinks I’m beautiful. He’s an idiot.” I really may shoot myself. What???? Do you hear yourself??? I know we live in a society in which we are constantly told we don’t …
Continue ReadingMirena.
What is it? Mirena is a hormonal intrauterine device (IUD) that’s inserted into the uterus for long-term birth control. It can be left in the uterus for up to 5 years. It’s a small T-shaped plastic frame that releases a type of progestin hormone called levonorgestrel into the uterus. Most of the hormone stays locally …
Continue ReadingBed play.
One of the fun things about working in this field: your friends and relatives all send you clippings, cartoons; links that they think you’ll get a kick out of. This one came from my sister in law, Carol. Sex or Sleep? Article — click here. It turns out that what most of us have already figured …
Continue ReadingHappiness.
In the field of therapy one of the common goals is to alleviate suffering and work towards increased happiness. Happiness in and of itself requires further definition. Those in the field of positive psychology define it in 3 ways, ” we work under the assumption that happiness is a scientifically unwieldy term and that its …
Continue ReadingThe funny side of “50 Shades of Grey.”
I must admit that the popularity of 50 Shades of Grey has us scratching our heads a bit. It’s not that we don’t think the sex scenes are hot. We do. But at our last staff meeting we were discussing the fact that there is so much good and fun erotic literature for women available, …
Continue Reading