Shame

Sharing Vulnerably And Told You’re Just Insecure?

Opening up is scary enough without being told you're "too" insecure and needy. What do you do? With Cathy Vartuli from http://www.TheIntimacyDojo.com and Reid Mihalko from http://www.ReidAboutSex.com. Cathy: Someone wrote in and said, "I've been listening to your advice and I just put myself out there feeling really vulnerable, only to be told by my family that I'm insecure, and my husband, and that the cause behind all of our [...]

By |2016-09-23T14:57:50+00:00March 27, 2017|Dating, Flirting, Relationship Skills, Sex Geeks, Shame|

How Does The Sex Positive Community React To Gender and Relationship Changes?

Even in a super supportive community, it can be challenging to change how we identify ourselves, either in relationships (opening up) or gender. How does it feel? With Cathy Vartuli from http://www.TheIntimacyDojo.com, Andi Cortland from http://www.LevelUpSex.com and Raj. Cathy: Whether you're opening up your relationship or transitioning gender or whatever you are doing in your relationship how does that feel as part of the sex positive community, what are your [...]

By |2016-09-23T14:41:53+00:00February 6, 2017|Body Image, Dating, Flirting, Relationship Skills, Sex Geeks, Shame|

What If Your Potential Partner Has Herpes?

A lot of people are nervous about connecting with people with herpes. Join Reid Mihalko from http://www.ReidAboutSex.com and Cathy Vartuli from http://www.TheIntimacyDojo.com as they share. Cathy: Hi Reid. One of our listeners asked, is it safe to be involved with someone with herpes? Reid: I'm Reid Mihalko from http://ReidAboutSex.com. Cathy: I'm Cathy Vartuli from http://TheIntimacyDojo.com Reid: Is it safe? Cathy: Well, it is true that our culture makes ... Reid: That was a shout [...]

By |2016-09-23T14:30:52+00:00January 14, 2017|Body Image, Dating, Flirting, Relationship Skills, Sex Geeks, Shame, Trauma|

What Do You Do When You Realize What You’ve Been Teaching Is Wrong?!

Its a horrible feeling. You've been confidently teaching what you thought was great advice... And wham! You find out its wrong. What do you do? With Cathy Vartuli from http://www.TheIntimacyDojo.com and Reid Mihalko from http://www.ReidAboutSex.com and http://SexGeekSummerCamp.com. Reid: What do you do when you realize what you're teaching is wrong? I love that. I love being wrong. Cathy: This is Reid Mihalko from http://www.ReidAboutSex.com and Sex Geek Summer Camp Reid: [...]

By |2016-09-22T15:33:19+00:00December 12, 2016|Relationship Skills, Sex Geeks, Shame|

I Want To Shoot Videos But I’m Running Into Resistance…

How do you face your fears and do it anyway in front of a video camera? With Cathy Vartuli from http://www.TheIntimacyDojo.com and Reid Mihalko from http://www.ReidAboutSex.com and http://SexGeekSummerCamp.com. Cathy: All right, so we were talking to people that want to shoot videos because they were inspired at Sex Geek Summer Camp and want to get their message out. Reid Mihalko from Sex Geek Summer Camp and http://www.ReidAboutSex.com and Cathy Vartuli [...]

By |2016-01-08T09:35:08+00:00December 8, 2016|Relationship Skills, Sex Geeks, Shame|

What Do You Do When Your Friends and Family Are Ashamed Of Your Sex Positive Work?

It can be challenging enough to do this work! What about when people shame you around what you do? What do you do? With Cathy Vartuli from http://www.TheIntimacyDojo.com and Reid Mihalko from http://www.ReidAboutSex.com and http://SexGeekSummerCamp.com. Cathy: How do you handle it when your family and friends don't support the work you do around sex education? When they think it might be shameful or really just not okay? Reid: And they [...]

By |2016-09-22T15:30:43+00:00December 6, 2016|Dating, Flirting, Relationship Skills, Sex Geeks, Shame, Touch|

Releasing Resistance to Shooting Videos

How can you release resistance to shooting videos? With Cathy Vartuli from http://www.TheIntimacyDojo.com and http://www.ThrivingNow.com. Some of you wrote in and said, “How you’re having resistance to shooting the videos?” I thought I’d offer, if you want it, some tapping to help you get pass the blocks. The hamsters can get really loud and I usually notice that it get loud as when I move in toward in something that [...]

By |2016-01-08T09:35:31+00:00December 5, 2016|Relationship Skills, Sex Geeks, Shame|

What If You Discover Your Sexual Identity Is Very Different Than You Thought?

If your sexual identity changes, it can effect your relationship. How can you deal with it? With Cathy Vartuli from http://www.TheIntimacyDojo.com, Andi Cortland from http://www.LevelUpSex.com and Raj. Cathy: So what do you do when you discover your sexuality or your sexual expression with someone isn't what you thought it was, after you thought you had it all figured out? I'm Cathy Vartuli from http://www.TheIntimacyDojo.com.  Andi: I'm Andi Cortland from http://www.LevelUpSex.com. [...]

By |2016-09-22T15:06:39+00:00November 3, 2016|Body Image, Dating, Energy, Flirting, Relationship Skills, Sex Geeks, Shame|

Afraid of Discussing Sex? What If You Have a Sex-Positive Business?

How can you be empowered about discussing sex when you feel frightened and ashamed to talk about sex in public? With Cathy Vartuli from http://www.TheIntimacyDojo.com, and Andi Cortland from http://www.LevelUpSex.com. Cathy: What if you're ashamed to use the word sex or talk about intimacy? What if you're afraid of it? I'm Cathy Vartuli from http://www.TheIntimacyDojo.com.  Andi: I'm Andi Cortland from http://www.LevelUpSex.com.  Cathy: Thank you for sharing this. I went through [...]

By |2016-09-22T15:03:44+00:00October 25, 2016|Event, Relationship Skills, Sex Geeks, Shame|

When Can Disappointment and Grief Be Triggered By Childhood Experiences?

Sometimes emotional pain can hit us out of the blue... And seem way out of line with the intensity we might expect. Sometimes that's because the disappointment is resonating with something from your childhood. What do you do? With Cathy Vartuli from http://www.TheIntimacyDojo.com and Reid Mihalko from http://www.ReidAboutSex.com and http://SexGeekSummerCamp.com. Cathy: Dealing with the grief of disappointment. How do you do it? This is Reid Mihalko from http://www.ReidAboutSex.com.  Reid: This [...]

By |2016-09-19T14:31:11+00:00October 1, 2016|Dating, Flirting, Jealousy, Relationship Skills, Shame|
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