It may be time for another viewing of Bridesmaids! Admire it for paving the way for so much of the feminist content we have today.
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Attachment Theory in Love & Relationships
Attachment research shows us that our need for a secure bond with our partner (or a caregiver) is essential.
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Primary Versus Secondary Vaginismus
If you are someone is having pain with sex, the first thing your provider should help you to figure out is where the pain is coming from!
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Sex Should Not Hurt…Here’s Why: Advice from Our Nurse Practioner
Intercourse should not hurt. I am surprised at how many patients I see who have been suffering for years with painful intercourse of some kind. There are many reasons why someone might be suffering from painful intercourse. For example, lack of lubrication, vaginal muscle tension, endometriosis, vaginal infections, and structural abnormalities are all possible reasons …
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How to Slay the Green- Eyed Monster? Kill It With Kindness!
I recently read the book Lost Connections: Why You’re Depressed and How to Find Hope by Johann Hari. The author believes that we live in an individualistic culture and are raised to look outward and compete, whether we realize it or not. At Maze I often hear women compare their sex lives and family situations …
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“What Choice Do I Have?!”
Choices, selections, options, plans, alternatives, opportunities. The common denominator of all these words is change. We have been labeled as a disposable society where it is often easier and more efficient to discard what is broken rather than repair it. We can argue over whether that is indeed a good state of affairs, but for …
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“Dear Stress, Let’s Break Up.”
When it comes to relationships, breaking up is hard to do! Even writing a Dear John letter to stress takes practice, determination, and maybe even some tears. There are many breathing exercises that can help with saying goodbye to stress. Here’s one I recently came across in Real Simple Magazine: When your negative voice gets …
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Grieving Sex
Grief is an experience that is hard to quantify or explain. It doesn’t work in the usual confines of time and space. It’s a unique experience, yet shared by humanity. The New York Times recently published an article on grieving a sex life after a partner dies. It was an important conversation starter. I thought …
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Haters Gonna Love!
We have all heard the phrase “opposites attract”, but it’s been my experience that finding common ground and sharing core values makes for ultimate compatibility. Enter ‘Hater’, a new dating app where “you can meet someone who hates the same stuff”! The app was thought up by Brendan Alper after he read a 2006 study …
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Riding through Life
Among the many myths that come along with marriage is the notion that once the search is over, the work over. That once you finally find that person, you can take a breath of relief, because the hard part is behind you. Some people experience some ‘beginner’s luck’ in the beginning of a relationship: …
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