By Charlotte Ahrens ~ Erotic Embodiment Coach & Sexologist Sexology is the broad term given to people who study, educate and counsel in the field of sexuality. There are as many different ways to practice sexology as there are expressions of sexuality. They all apply neurobiological understanding within a client-led, therapeutic framework. Some practitioners are highly theoretical …
The (Not-So) Monstrous Existential Crisis
By Maaku Angirish, Psychotherapist In Training “I can’t come out tonight, I have a lot on my plate!”, you say, and then you lay on your couch and stare at the ceiling until 1am. Does this sound familiar? Maybe your existential crisis has a more subtle flavour, like an invisible fly buzzing near your ears …
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Mind-Body Connection to Your Health
How Are Your Emotions and Health Problems Connected? Negative emotions, attitudes, and thoughts can cause chronic stress. Chronic stress can take years off the human lifespan. Studies have shown that chronic stress, trauma and grief shorten the length of our telomeres. So what are telomeres anyhow? Telomeres are the …
Healing Trauma: The Importance of Somatic Embodiment.
By Esther Ogilvie, Trauma-Informed Therapist. Is trauma the cause of a dysregulated nervous system in the body, mind, and heart? This presents differently for everyone. When someone is well regulated, we refer to this as ‘functioning within their window of tolerance’. This term is used to describe the zone of arousal in which a person …
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Sexual Shame: What It Is And How To Overcome It
By Charlotte Ahrens, Erotic Embodiment Coach Sex can be extremely powerful, inspiring confidence and positivity in people’s inner worlds and in relationships, which then ripples out into everyday life. Sadly, sex negativity – which leads to sexual shame – is the prevailing norm in many people’s lives. With increased awareness and practical interventions it can …
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