Fighting for Sexual Freedom I read an article a few weeks ago in the New York Times that has really stayed with me. It is about Eve Ensler’s center for female leadership in the Congo, called City of Joy. I first heard about playwright Eve Ensler, when I read her most well-known play the Vagina …
Continue ReadingThings I hate.
Things I Hate Okay — I think I’m going to start a list of things I hate or that make my blood boil. I figure one of the advantages of having a blog is being able to vent, right? So here’s something I hate. I hate couples therapists who are not comfortable dealing with sex!! You know, it …
Continue ReadingThe chemistry of desire.
In her book, “Why We Love, The Nature and Chemistry of Romantic Love”, Helen Fisher, talks about the neuroscience of attraction. “Romantic love is associated with elevated levels of Dopamine and/or norepinephrine”. When dopamine is circulating in the brain, “it produces focused attention, as well as fierce energy, concentrated motivation to attain rewards, and feelings …
Continue ReadingThe sunshine vitamin.
You may be surprised to learn that the sun is actually the best source of vitamin D, hence its nickname as the “sunshine vitamin.” People who live in areas that have long winters, with a lot of snow and not much sunshine are most susceptible to vitamin D deficiency. At MCFS, we routinely screen our …
Continue ReadingHealing vaginismus: An inspiring story.
Tonight I met with a very special couple. I obviously can’t give too many details, but I will say that I found the woman inspirational. She has struggled with serious mental illness all her life, and was raised in an incredibly restrictive and dysfunctional family which bordered on the abusive. She lived through one very, …
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