Blog Posts - bound together counseling

insider.com: 6 cozy cuddling positions to warm you up this winter — and the benefits of getting snuggly

1/6/2022

If you want to feel close to your partner but still want to have some personal space, try this position. Goerlich says focusing on these key touch points can foster a sense of mindfulness and closeness. Holding hands in and of itself results in benefits, too.

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Evolve your intimacy podcast: when BDSM goes Wrong

12/23/2021

Sex Therapist Stephanie Sigler, a Licensed Professional Counselor, and Fox, a Board Certified Intimacy, Relationship, and Sex Educator interview Dr. Stefani Goerlich about the differences between BDSM and Sexual Assault. Also what happens when BDSM goes wrong and turns into Sexual Assault?!

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Cosmopolitan.com: Super bowl sex positions

12/15/2021

“In the same way that the teams on the field scrimmage and tackle, gain yards and lose them, you can wrestle and run, pin down or wriggle free, or hunt and escape.”

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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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