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Good Sex with Emily Jamea: How Much Sex Should You Be Having?
Read More: Good Sex with Emily Jamea: How Much Sex Should You Be Having?Emily Jamea, Ph.D., is a sex therapist, best-selling author and keynote speaker. You can also find her here, sharing her latest thoughts about sex. If you’ve ever wondered whether you’re having “enough” sex, you’re not alone. As a couples and sex therapist, one of the most common questions I hear is: How often should we…
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Vasomotor Symptoms of Menopause Can Destabilize Your Internal Temperature — and Your Relationship
Read More: Vasomotor Symptoms of Menopause Can Destabilize Your Internal Temperature — and Your RelationshipEvery night I faced a battle of extreme temperatures. After hot flashes at bedtime, I’d sweat through my T-shirts all night, waking up freezing as though I’d been swimming in a glacial lake instead of sleeping. After months of this nightly hot-cold cycle, I figured out a system. I kept a pile of clean T-shirts…
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Good Sex with Emily Jamea: How Is AI Affecting Sex and Relationships?
Read More: Good Sex with Emily Jamea: How Is AI Affecting Sex and Relationships?Emily Jamea, Ph.D., is a sex therapist, best-selling author and keynote speaker. You can find her here each month to share her latest thoughts about sex. A few months ago, Rachel, a client in her late 40s sat across from me and said something that caught me off guard. “I think Jake is having an…
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Good Sex with Emily Jamea: The Sex Recession
Read More: Good Sex with Emily Jamea: The Sex RecessionEmily Jamea, Ph.D., is a sex therapist, best-selling author and speaker. You can find her here each month to share her latest thoughts about sex. I had spent about four months working with Lauren and Jason, a couple in their mid 50’s, on the sexual decline they’d suffered over the last decade of their relationship.…
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The Five Conflict Styles, Explained – Plus, How They Can Impact Your Health
Read More: The Five Conflict Styles, Explained – Plus, How They Can Impact Your HealthMaybe it’s a blowout argument with your partner, that unspoken tension with a friend, or even a work meeting that got unexpectedly heated. Whatever the scenario, conflict is an inherent part of being human and navigating relationships – whether we like it or not. And while many people may believe that conflict is negative and…
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The Five Conflict Styles, Explained – Plus, How They Can Impact Your Health
Read More: The Five Conflict Styles, Explained – Plus, How They Can Impact Your HealthMaybe it’s a blowout argument with your partner, that unspoken tension with a friend, or even a work meeting that got unexpectedly heated. Whatever the scenario, conflict is an inherent part of being human and navigating relationships – whether we like it or not. And while many people may believe that conflict is negative and…
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Good Sex with Emily Jamea: When Is Pornography a Problem?
Read More: Good Sex with Emily Jamea: When Is Pornography a Problem?Emily Jamea, Ph.D., is a sex therapist, author and podcast host. You can find her here each month to share her latest thoughts about sex. September is Sexual Health Awareness Month. I sat across from Jeremy and his wife, Sonia, in their first session with me. Sonia was fuming. Jeremy fidgeted, eyes fixed on the…
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Can A Narcissist Really Change?
Read More: Can A Narcissist Really Change?“Narcissist” – the word is practically glued to our feeds and headlines lately, especially with all eyes on Sean “Diddy” Combs. But this isn’t just a fleeting trend. It’s a real psychological condition that sends ripples far beyond the person displaying these traits, touching everyone in their orbit. So, the million-dollar question is: Can a…
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7 Ways To Get Over A Guy In 7 Days — I Tried Them All After He Dumped Me
Read More: 7 Ways To Get Over A Guy In 7 Days — I Tried Them All After He Dumped MeWe know, everything just sucks. It’s hard to get perspective when you’re all pyjamaed up with your face in a bowl of tear-soaked ice cream. Here’s how one woman got over her heartbreak in record time – and you can too. No dark glasses required. Follow these seven steps and, even if you’re not totally…
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How to Be a Good Emotional Support Friend
Read More: How to Be a Good Emotional Support FriendAugust 1 is National Girlfriend Day. My best friend Jessi has always told me, “I only have fun with you.” Of course, I love when she says that, even though I know it’s not true. Jessi has an awesome life in Michigan — she’s surrounded by people who love her — and she dog-sits for…
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15 Minutes With: Isabelle Morley Talks ‘Therapy Speak,’ Love Bombing and What to Do if You Get the Ick
Read More: 15 Minutes With: Isabelle Morley Talks ‘Therapy Speak,’ Love Bombing and What to Do if You Get the IckGaslighting. Triggered. Boundaries. You’ve probably heard this trifecta on an episode of Love Is Blind or scrolled past at least one of the words on social media lately. You might even use them yourself. These days, “therapy speak,” or using clinical words and phrases in casual conversations, has become a mainstay in our culture. And…
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Lessons from Kintsugi: 4 Tips to Help Couples Rebuild After a Break
Read More: Lessons from Kintsugi: 4 Tips to Help Couples Rebuild After a BreakIn my work with couples, I like to think of the Japanese art of kintsugi. The word means “gold repair,” and it refers to the practice of mending broken pottery with lacquer and powdered gold. Rather than hiding the cracks, kintsugi illuminates them. The once-broken object becomes even more beautiful — not in spite of…
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Good Sex with Emily Jamea: Vacation Sex
Read More: Good Sex with Emily Jamea: Vacation SexEmily Jamea, Ph.D., is an award-winning sex and couples therapist and author of the USA Today best-selling book, Anatomy of Desire: Five Secrets to Create Connection and Cultivate Passion. You can find her here each month to share her latest thoughts about sex. My client Cara couldn’t stop smiling as she settled into my office.…
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Being Outed Was Traumatic, But It Pushed Me To Accept — and Embrace — My Sexuality
Read More: Being Outed Was Traumatic, But It Pushed Me To Accept — and Embrace — My SexualityJune is Pride Month. As told to Nicole Audrey Spector Growing up, I never really thought much about what it meant to be gay, bisexual or trans. I was raised in a Catholic household, and topics of sexuality and gender identity didn’t come up one way or another. I was at some point made aware…
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What Is Floodlighting? The Latest Toxic Dating Trend, Explained By Relationship Experts
Read More: What Is Floodlighting? The Latest Toxic Dating Trend, Explained By Relationship ExpertsYou’re on a first date at a cosy restaurant and, for once, it’s actually not awkward. You’re laughing at each other’s jokes; you’re sharing an app; you’re feeling super comfortable the more you chat. It’s all fun and flirtation until your date mentions a childhood memory of theirs, which triggers a painful memory for you. Because the…
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Listen Up, You Need A “Get The F*** Out” Fund. Here’s How To Do It
Read More: Listen Up, You Need A “Get The F*** Out” Fund. Here’s How To Do ItDom is getting ready for the day. And, like a lot of people in their early twenties, she’s recording her routine on TikTok. As she combs her hair, she reveals that she’s looking to leave her toxic living situation and is quietly putting money away to make that happen. She titles this her ‘get the…
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‘Lavender Marriage’ Is Trending On TikTok – A Relationship Expert Explains Why
Read More: ‘Lavender Marriage’ Is Trending On TikTok – A Relationship Expert Explains WhyTikTok loves a relationship buzzword, from grey divorce to soft swinging. The latest viral concept is lavender marriages – but these relationships are much more than modern-day social media fodder. Lavender marriages are thought to date back 100 years are were originally popular with celebrities before being used more widely. They play an important part of LGBTQ+ history, and there…
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Three Dating Trends To Spice Up Your 2025
Read More: Three Dating Trends To Spice Up Your 2025With 2025 well underway, we’re seeing dating questions and content flooding our feeds on Google, Pinterest, Instagram and TikTok. In fact the term ‘dating’ alone on TikTok has 540 million posts. Safe to say, meeting one’s match is high on the agenda. Interestingly, a common theme has risen to the top: daters are yearning for…
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How To Stop Taking Ghosting Personally
Read More: How To Stop Taking Ghosting Personally“Just be the freaking person who cares more. Be the person who tries harder, loves stronger, gives more of a shit than all of the half-alive people who surround them. Be the person who answers their messages, shows up to their commitments and doesn’t leave others hanging or guessing at their eternally vague intentions,” read…
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3 Workouts That Actually Make Great Dates!
Read More: 3 Workouts That Actually Make Great Dates!Not all sweat sessions make for great dates, for the obvious reasons… but these three workouts will help you feel the burn and the love. 1. Weight Circuit Why it’s date-worthyA fun routine in which you each pick two moves – and both do all four – allows you to lift weights together, but at your…
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17 At-Home Date Ideas For Valentine’s Day You’ll Both Love
Read More: 17 At-Home Date Ideas For Valentine’s Day You’ll Both LoveValentine’s Day can be kinda like New Year’s Eve: full of anticipation, but a let-down in the end. And that might have something to do with the crowded streets and spa package deals that end up feeling like more of a get for them than for you and your partner. Fear not! We’ve come up…
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“How A Breast Cancer Diagnosis Forced Me To Redefine Intimacy – And Ultimately Made My Marriage Stronger”
Read More: “How A Breast Cancer Diagnosis Forced Me To Redefine Intimacy – And Ultimately Made My Marriage Stronger”In October 2017, I felt a small, hard mass sitting above my right breast. At first, I assumed it was a clogged milk duct from breastfeeding my 18-month-old son, Freddie. I tried hot showers and cold packs, but it didn’t go away. While I wasn’t overly concerned, I made a mental note to call my…
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5 Practical Ways To Strengthen Your Relationship
Read More: 5 Practical Ways To Strengthen Your RelationshipThe best relationships may be the ones that focus less on champagne-drenched dinners and rose-petal-strewn beds. Instead, to strengthen your relationship, experts reckon you should focus on these five details. It’s a hard truth, once your relationship makes it through the honeymoon phase. Suddenly, spontaneous getaways and surprise bouquets don’t settle squabbles (unlike in every…
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What It Means To Have A Soul Tie—And How To Break An Unhealthy Connection
Read More: What It Means To Have A Soul Tie—And How To Break An Unhealthy ConnectionImagine: you’re on a first date. Your stomach is in knots and there’s a string of “what ifs” tangled up in your head. Then, your date arrives and a wave of calm washes over you, making all that anxiety magically disappear. Something about this person is different. It’s like you’ve known them all your life, even though, in reality,…
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What Are Relationship Attachment Styles?
Read More: What Are Relationship Attachment Styles?If you’ve been on social media lately, you’ve probably seen #attachmentstyle making the rounds. The hashtag has been viewed more than a billion times on TikTok. So what is attachment style? Relationship attachment style refers to how people behave in relationships, from expressing intimacy to handling conflict. The term became popular in 1969 when psychologist…
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Forgiving Yourself — and Others— Is Good for Your Health
Read More: Forgiving Yourself — and Others— Is Good for Your HealthWhat was it that got you all riled up? Was it a little thing that was pretty easy to forgive, like your partner loading the dishwasher all wrong? Or was it something really bad, like your BFF seeing Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour movie without you? Or maybe you were even mad at yourself for…
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157 Best Relationship Questions To Ask Your Partner, According To Couples Therapists
Read More: 157 Best Relationship Questions To Ask Your Partner, According To Couples TherapistsIf you’re dating someone, odds are you know quite a lot about them. But hey, it’s important to prioritise getting to know your partner throughout your entire relationship. People change over time, which means there is always more to learn. That’s where relationship questions come in. “It’s important to grow with your partner, not in opposite directions,” says…
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What Are the 5 Love Languages?
Read More: What Are the 5 Love Languages?There was a lot to love in the 1990s. Kate and Leo in Titanic. The cast of Friends. The Spice Girls (girl power!). The ’90s also introduced a whole new way of looking at love. Marriage counselor Gary Chapman’s relationship self-help book, “The Five Love Languages: The Secret to Love That Lasts,” said people give…
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25 Ways To Celebrate Valentine’s Day If You’re Single
Read More: 25 Ways To Celebrate Valentine’s Day If You’re SingleAh, February 14. Valentine’s Day. The day of true love. Spicy romance. Happily-ever-afters. *Record scratch* About that. It’s totally understandable if you’re single and find Valentine’s Day a little anxiety-inducing. “There’s this big, giant spotlight on it for people,” says Tess Brigham, a licensed psychotherapist and life coach. But let’s be real. It’s not the…
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25 Best Questions To Ask On A Dating App, From Relationship Experts
Read More: 25 Best Questions To Ask On A Dating App, From Relationship ExpertsIf you’ve been on dating apps in the last year or so, you know that they’re kind of a hot mess right now. Some people are on the apps because they’re bored, they want to play games, or worse—they don’t know what they want at all. But there’s one clear way to navigate that nuance and set…
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5 Health Podcasts Worth Your Time
Read More: 5 Health Podcasts Worth Your TimeWhen was the last time you listened to a health podcast? What about a podcast on mental health? There are millions of options out there — literally. Which means there’s no shortage of health and wellness podcasts to enjoy (shout out to one of our favorites, The Great Girlfriends Show, who we’ve partnered with several…
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Good Sex with Emily Jamea: Body Image and Sex
Read More: Good Sex with Emily Jamea: Body Image and SexEmily Jamea, Ph.D., is a sex therapist, author and podcast host. You can find her here each month to share her latest thoughts about sex. There’s a comedy skit online featuring Tina Fey, Amy Schumer, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Patricia Arquette joking about how Hollywood determines the age when a woman is no longer, ahem, sexually…
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Good Sex with Emily Jamea: Finding Your Sexual Flow
Read More: Good Sex with Emily Jamea: Finding Your Sexual FlowEmily Jamea, Ph.D., is a sex therapist, author and podcast host. You can find her here each month to share her latest thoughts about sex. Serena and Jake returned for a check-in session. It had been two months since we rounded out our therapy together, but — like most clients — they wanted an “accountability”…
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Does Your Sex Drive Heat Up in the Summer?
Read More: Does Your Sex Drive Heat Up in the Summer?The warm sun on your face, relaxed vibes and bare skin at golden hour are all hallmarks of summer that can boost your mood. But can they also put you in the mood? Your libido, also known as your sex drive, is influenced by a variety of psychological, emotional and physiological factors. And for some,…
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What Is Ghosting? And What To Do If You’re Being Ghosted, According To Relationship Experts
Read More: What Is Ghosting? And What To Do If You’re Being Ghosted, According To Relationship ExpertsDating is spookier than ever and I’m not just talking about the new voice note feature on Hinge. I’m talking about the modern dating trend of “ghosting.” Ghosting isn’t necessarily new. While the word itself—plus its modern definition—wasn’t added into the dictionary until 2017, the behaviour of cutting off communication without explanation—sort of the ultimate Irish exit—has…
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How To Support A Loved One In An Abusive Relationship
Read More: How To Support A Loved One In An Abusive RelationshipFor months, my friend *Megan and I devised a foolproof plan on how she would exit her five-year relationship. *Gareth was drop-dead handsome, with a thriving career in the art scene and a warm personality, that was seemingly only reserved for outsiders. I’d witnessed Megan shrink her entire life, career and vivacious personality to fit…
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This Could Be Why We Are Obsessed With Soft-Launching New Partners on Social Media
Read More: This Could Be Why We Are Obsessed With Soft-Launching New Partners on Social MediaBetween cushioning (keeping your options open with multiple partners to soften the blow of heartbreak), ghosting (a partner suddenly going silent on you without an explanation) and zombying (a partner resurfacing after ghosting you for months), New Age dating is a minefield – one that requires you to have a self-esteem made of steel. Phew!…
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What Is Unconditional Love, And Is It Healthy To Cultivate In Your Relationships?
Read More: What Is Unconditional Love, And Is It Healthy To Cultivate In Your Relationships?Society often imposes the idea that unconditional love is the epitome of familial, romantic, and platonic bonds. Above all else, we should strive to love others with “no strings attached” as, arguably, it’s the pinnacle of love. But, is loving someone unconditionally, just because you’re expected to, actually healthy? Being A Parent Take a parent’s…
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Relationship anxiety: What causes it and when you *really* need to worry
Read More: Relationship anxiety: What causes it and when you *really* need to worryBy Melanie Pritchard Human beings are hardwired to feel stress. It dates back to caveman days when we were on high alert for danger like enemy attack, or being ambushed by a wild beast. Fast forward to the modern day, and this reflex is useful if we are genuinely under threat… and potentially problematic if…
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Good Sex with Emily Jamea: How to Have a Good Spring Fling
Read More: Good Sex with Emily Jamea: How to Have a Good Spring FlingEmily Jamea, Ph.D., is a sex therapist, author and podcast host. You can find her here each month to share her latest thoughts about sex. Spring is here, and with it comes a sense of renewal and freedom, a departure from the norm. This season can be an opportunity to discover parts of yourself that…
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10 Questions To Definitely Ask Before Dating Someone With Kids
Read More: 10 Questions To Definitely Ask Before Dating Someone With KidsNothing catapults you into the thick of adulting quite like dating someone with kids. For starters, you have to make peace with not having access to bae around the clock, dates cancelled at the eleventh hour because the little one suddenly got sick — and an ex who may sometimes call in the middle of…
