Trauma

Tips for Creating Safety Around Touch.

Fear of touch can create a conflict- you long for connection and you freeze up at the thought. People need touch to really thrive. Avoid skin hunger and learn how to start feeling safer receiving concentual touch and getting the warmth and connection you long for. Reid Mihalko from http://www.reidaboutsex.com/ and Cathy Vartuli from https://www.theintimacydojo.com/ share tips and approaches to allow you to feel safer giving and receiving touch. Cathy: [...]

By |2016-01-06T12:10:24+00:00November 8, 2012|Relationship Skills, Sex Geeks, Shame, Trauma|
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Handling Mean People

It's easy to be rattled when someone is mean to us. Want to learn cool ways to reframe this and "turn the tables"? Join Cathy Vartuli from http://www.TheIntimacyDojo.com as she talks to sex and relationship expert Reid Mihalko from http://www.ReidAboutSex.com about creating more intimacy in your life. Cathy:  Hey, everyone. This is Cathy Vartuli from http://TheIntimacyDojo.com, and Reid Mihalko from http://ReidAboutSex.com. Reid, what do you do if someone's mean to [...]

By |2016-04-13T07:07:58+00:00June 23, 2012|Relationship Skills, Trauma|
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Frozen Around Love?

When something bad happens and we don't feel like we have any power to change or fix the problem, we often freeze. This is a normal response to trauma. If you were a wild animal, you'd quickly shake off the trauma and move on. Most humans have been trained our of the healthy release patterns, so we end up staying frozen. The pattern gets STUCK in your system. The problem is, [...]

By |2012-03-12T20:16:48+00:00March 12, 2012|Trauma|
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