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Why does sex go wrong? (Part two)

Why does sex go wrong? (Part two)

"Which bit goes in which hole", was all the sex education that a young carpenter told me he had received.  He raised his eyebrows as if to say, "What could possibly go wrong?"  Most of our preparations for sexual encounters seem to rely heavily on instinct or...

Why does sex go wrong? (Part two)

Why does sex go wrong? (Part one)

Most people will have a bad sex story and it will probably have been more than just an embarrassment.  Sex is such a core aspect of who we are that we can be very sensitive to negative feedback… better fake it than lose face or expose a loved one. When sex is on the...

Why is sex so important?

Why is sex so important?

Sex is so important because it affects us in our bodies, our emotions, and relationships and can even expand our spirituality. Let’s look at some aspects of the biology of sex. Everyone came into being because two people had sex – our biological mother and father. Sex...

Complaining… Am I right?

Complaining… Am I right?

Your rights Everyone has a right to complain, don’t they? If we didn’t complain we would just end up being doormats. Somebody has to stick up for your right to an opinion… and it’s best if it’s YOU who does that. The benefits of complaining Complaining can get things...

People Who Play Together Stay Together

People Who Play Together Stay Together

Play is good for everyone, seriously. It seems odd to link play with being serious as it is natural for children but can be considered frivolous for adults. This is probably because we take ourselves too seriously. Some research shows that our forebears were much more...

Appreciations

Appreciations

Being appreciative can bring great emotional and physical benefits.  Gratitude can make you both healthier and happier.  If practiced regularly it can rewire your brain and change your whole life. Gratitude is not being thankful that you're not as badly off as others....

The Bonds of Affection

The Bonds of Affection

I had a flashback recently of sitting on a high stool in the science lab at school and looking at a plastic model of some imaginary molecule with spherical atoms held in place with rods of ‘covalent’ bonds. I think the exercise was to show how all the distinct atoms...

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