Reading Time: 2 minutes Some people have a very difficult (impossible) time of talking about anything sexual; this is often shaped by how their family talks about bodies, sexual health or consent in the household. Families who tend to be deeply religious often talk about sex less, based on what I hear from my friends and clients. And people who feel negatively about sex are much less likely to use birth control successfully, discuss their pleasure with a partner, or masturbate, according to a study published in The Journal of Sex Research.
November 2018
Reading Time: < 1 minute President Trump erroneously suggested raking the forest floors could’ve prevented the lethal California wildfires, and made other bizarre, inexplicable comments.
Reading Time: 4 minutes Don’t get me wrong – I’m the last person to recommend trying to stick to some strict diet on Thanksgiving. I think that (barring severe allergies or food sensitivities) that there are times when we can have ‘legal cheats’ from whatever eating program we might be following. And certainly a holiday spent with loved ones and centered around food is one of them!
What I AM talking about is staying tuned into your own body. It is an act of self-love to listen to your body’s signals. That overstuffed feeling just doesn’t really feel good! And, remember, only you know your own body. While one person might feel full consuming half as much food as you can comfortably eat, for another it might take twice as much to get them to satiation.
Here are a few tips to help you get tuned into YOUR signals and to stay connected to your intentions and to your own feel-good when it comes time for the big feast.
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White House Press, Simon Roche, Invanka: 3 Stories You Should Read 11/30/2018
by Confluenceby ConfluenceReading Time: 2 minutes Confluence Daily is your daily news source for women in the know. In the…
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Trump, Jim Acosta, Matthew Whitaker 3 Stories You Should Read 11/19/2019
by Confluenceby ConfluenceReading Time: 2 minutes Confluence Daily is your daily news source for women in the know. In the…
Reading Time: < 1 minute It’s not the Jesus you learned about in Sunday School.
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The Very True Story About that One Time I Caused My Puppy an Eating Disorder
by Confluenceby ConfluenceReading Time: 5 minutes The most subversive act of feminine revolution you can do is learn to love your body the way she is right now. Multibillion-dollar industries are built so predators can profit off of our self-loathing. There are better things we could be spending our money and our energy on that body shame and self-loathing.
When you commit to never saying things to yourself about your own body you wouldn’t say to your best friend, you change your relationship with your body in a powerful way – that is of course unless you would call your bestie fat, in which case you aren’t a very good best friend. And I’m going to let you in on a little secret. You can’t hate your body enough to make her thin – that’s not the way the system works. In fact, body shame will quite likely yield the opposite result.
Reading Time: 5 minutes In today’s world, most of us are told to “do what we love,” or at least are constantly reminded of the importance of “work-life balance.” The mythology of the first seeks to remind us that we can make a living doing something pleasurable — even though we’re not all privileged enough to have this luxury. The second presumably instructs us to carve out enough time in our “lives” (separate from “work”) to pursue our passions. Both of these scenarios can be easier said than done.
As a result, many people see the the options as follows: either sacrifice steady income to follow your dreams, or stay in your current situation, feeling stuck because other options seem too risky.
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Jim Acosta, Mueller, Millennial Women in Congress: 3 Stories You Should Read 11/16/2018
by Confluenceby ConfluenceReading Time: 3 minutes Confluence Daily is your daily news source for women in the know. In the…
Reading Time: < 1 minute Turns out everyone in President Obama’s family does an impression of him, usually at the dinner table. But the leader of the free world would rather gossip.