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mic.com: why your therapist might have to dump you

10/12/2021

"Sometimes something comes up after we’ve been working with someone for a while, and we realize that while we’ve been exactly what they’ve needed until then, they now require someone with a different set of skills or training,”

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bingedaily: millennials are looking to date people who aren't on social media!

9/15/2021

“People who make this decision may be seen as iconoclastic and exceptionally self-confident since they are choosing to forego the instant gratification of upvotes, likes, and gif reactions. People are recognizing that the internet is a false reality — even when we fill it up with snapshots of our actual, day to day realities.”

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Mens Health: Here's Everything to Know About Adult Breastfeeding and Erotic Lactation

8/16/2021

“If you are able to understand yourself and know why this appeals to you, then you can explain it to your partner in a non-threatening way,” Goerlich says. “Starting from a place of curiosity and knowing what your goal is makes it easier to sell any kink or fetish.”

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Nu? Detroit: The prospects for Polyamory

7/15/2021

"Bringing new people into our lives — whether as friends, new family or something more intimate — should always be a choice grounded in love and a desire to be loving ... never as a means to address a lack of fulfillment where you are."

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Philadelphia weekly: ddlg dynamics

7/6/2021

“in the same way where any supportive partnership helps us cope with the trials and tribulations of daily life...When mutual affection and support are present in a relationship, we are better able to cope with what life throws at us.”

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Blissmark: how to cope with post-pandemic re-entry anxiety

6/24/2021

"“We are remarkably adaptable creatures,” says Goerlich. “If you’d suggested two years ago that we would, collectively, spend a year quarantined at home, I suspect most of us would have said they’d never survive such a predicament. And yet now that we have, many of us are going to feel the same way about returning back into the world."

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getmegiddy: Rougher, Harder, Stronger- Is choking during sex safe?

6/16/2021

"The folks I know who have incorporated [choking] into their intimate play often tell me that they do so because they experience an increased emotional bond...They know it’s dangerous, and the choice to engage in a dangerous activity builds trust and love between them.”

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Insider.com: A sex therapist shares variations on 69 for maximum pleasure

6/11/2021

If the couple involves someone with a penis and someone with a vulva, Goerlich recommends that the penis-haver be the person who lies down, so that the vulva owner can control the depth of penetration during oral sex.

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medium.com: The Joy Of Sex When Working From Home (Just Make Sure You Turn Zoom Off)

6/10/2021

According to sex and relationships therapist Stefani Goerlich, LMSW, “I’m also hearing a lot more about masturbation happening during the workday — occasionally even during meetings, when one is listening in but muted/off-screen.”

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mic.com: How will our pandemic trauma translate into emotional growth?

6/3/2021

“Allow yourself to recognize that you have survived a once-in-a-century global event,” she says. “This is a unique experience unlike anything experienced by previous generations — and unlike anything our children or grandchildren are likely to endure ... You are a badass for surviving. And once you recognize just how strong that makes you? Thriving is just around the corner.”

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