June is Pride Month, a time to celebrate the diversity, resilience, and authenticity of LGBTQIA+ communities. It's also an opportunity to explore what connection, pleasure, and queer intimacy mean outside of traditional expectations. The word “queer,” once used as a derogatory term, has been reclaimed and reappropriated as a positive identity label for people who are LGBTQIA+. For some people, queer feels more expansive than labels such as gay, lesbian, bisexual, or pansexual

Pregnancy, birth, and postpartum recovery can completely change how you feel in your body — emotionally, physically, hormonally, and sexually. If your sex drive after pregnancy feels lower than it used to, you're in good company. Sexual desire is already complicated for many people with vulvas on a normal day. Then pregnancy and birth happen. Your body spends months growing a human, your hormones fluctuate dramatically, your sleep disappears, and your nervous system is trying

Codependent relationship signs have been a hot topic on social media, especially with the recent uptrend in individualism and messaging around “not needing anyone.” And while codependency absolutely exists, many people are starting to label normal, human needs for connection as something unhealthy. Let’s start here: Humans are meant to depend on each other. In many cultures outside of the U.S., community care is a way of life. If someone needs support, they can reach out to e

The short answer is yes — a relationship without intimacy can last. For some people, not having intimacy is not a problem, or not having certain types of intimacy is not a problem. But here’s the part that surprises many people: there is no single “correct” level of intimacy that every relationship is supposed to have. Sexuality, or the category of a relationship, is only a problem if it feels like a problem to you. One of my favorite things to teach clients is that agency an

You might’ve recently seen me quoted in SELF’s article on better orgasms, and it was fun to weigh in on such a juicy topic. But there’s always more to say when it comes to pleasure, connection with your body, and really sinking into what feels good. I wanted to get a bit deeper here and give you some practical ways to enjoy better orgasms. With Valentine’s Day around the corner, it’s a perfect time to slow down and reconnect—whether that’s with a partner or with yourself. Ple