The Best Lube for Sex: A Complete Personal Lubricant Guide by Type of Play If you have ever asked me which lube I recommend, you have probably heard me answer with another question: what are you using it for? There is no single personal lubricant that is best for every body, toy, barrier, and type of play. The lube I would recommend for vaginal penetration…
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Understanding Sexuality Coaching: Benefits, Misconceptions, and How It Can Help You
Most people receive surprisingly little useful education about sexuality. We may learn the mechanics of reproduction, hear warnings about pregnancy or sexually transmitted infections, and then be expected to somehow figure out desire, pleasure, boundaries, sexual communication, kink, relationship changes, and our own bodies on our own. Sexuality coaching can help fill some of those gaps. It provides a structured, non-clinical space where people can…
The Coconut Oil Debate: Can You Use Coconut Oil as Lube?
Coconut oil seems like it should be an easy solution when you need lubricant. It is inexpensive, widely available, slippery, and lasts much longer than many water-based products. That combination has led plenty of people to wonder, can you use coconut oil as lube? The short answer is yes, some people can use coconut oil as lube, but it is not the best choice for…
Is Squirt Pee? Unraveling the Science Behind Squirting
If you have ever wondered, “is squirt pee?” you have probably encountered wildly different answers. Pornography often presents squirting as a dramatic sign of orgasm, social media tends to split into camps arguing that it is either completely separate from urine or simply urination, and even the scientific terminology has changed over time. So, is squirt pee? Based on the best available research, squirting fluid…
Sex Positivity in Practice: Tips and Techniques for Bringing Positive Energy into Your Intimacy
Sex positivity is often reduced to the idea that everyone should feel confident, adventurous, and enthusiastic about sex. In reality, it is much broader than that. A genuinely sex-positive approach respects people’s right to experience sexuality in ways that feel authentic to them, including the right to want a lot of sex, very little sex, no sex at all, or forms of intimacy that do…
Why You Should Consider Working with a Sex and Relationship Coach
There is no shortage of information about sex and relationships. You can find podcasts about desire, books about communication, social media posts about attachment, and endless advice promising to transform your sex life. The harder part is figuring out which advice actually applies to you and how to put it into practice. That is where working with a sex and relationship coach can be useful….