Pleasure Talk

The work that I do is disguised under the label of sexuality, but it is actually about bringing the feminine, intuitive side back into our lifelong pursuit of pleasure and sensuality, both personally and in relation with others. While the 1960s sexual revolution freed up ideas about sex, in many ways the deep connection between love and sex was lost. There is another revolution going on at the moment, which I feel proud to be part of, where people are searching for a deeper connection between their personal happiness and their sexual fulfillment. People no longer want to feel the pain of emotional disconnectedness. Read more…

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Safe Sex

In a recent study on internet dating of women in their 40’s, 50’s and 60’s, by Deborah Bateson the Medical Director of Family Planning NSW she found that there has been an increase in Sexually transmitted infections (STI’s). As women go back into the dating arena after years of monogamy it is difficult to renegotiate safe sex practices. I remember decades ago running seminars with females on this issues, they said it took them a while to have the confidence to speak up because it was such an embarrassing experience. It reminded them of their adolescent youth where they preferring to wait for their male counter-part to take the lead and pull out the condom. Read more…

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Today is Mardi Gras

Today is Mardi Gras, the celebration of sexual diversity and I reflected on the struggle that many people have felt growing up trying to fit in. Cultural stereotyping and bias is laid down in childhood as a is a normal part of development, and yet this can become challenged as leaders question this prejudice. In the US, Obama has supported sexual anti-discrimination in the military, civil union of gay marriages and adoption rights for couples regardless of their sexual orientation. Malcolm Turnbull,  Federal Member for Wentworth did a recent survey of 3400 people, 75% were Read more…

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