Happy Mother’s Day! However many years ago you brought home your first child; the child who made you a mother. Before that moment you had been many things: a woman, a partner, a professional, a daughter. But becoming a mother is probably the most profound identity change you will ever go through. Moms regularly tell […]
Modern love (with kids)
The Sunday New York Times’ Modern Love Column is one I never miss. I may not (usually don’t) get around to reading the rest of the Sunday paper, but Modern Love is the first page I turn to, where every week a different guest writes an essay about some aspect of love. I’ve read stories […]
Why the sexuality of moms is important
As a sexual health educator I’ve taught hundreds of workshops on just about every sexual health topic out there. My master’s degree is in public health and in grad school I trained staff who work with at-risk youth on how to teach sexual education. I’ve led dozens of health education support groups for people living […]
Who is your sexual role model?
My first sexual role model was a high school friend who matter-of-factly told me about what sex was like, way before sex was even a possibility for me. I was intrigued, scared, and I admired her honesty. (She told me it wasn’t so great at first, but that it got better, and then, it could […]
New Year’s challenge for moms: What turns you on?
(Why is there a 90’s photo of Jared Leto in this post? Read on to find out……and don’t judge.) Many of us moms often face two challenges when it comes to sex: getting turned on and following that up with great sex. Our libidos don’t fire up when we want them to, or everytime […]
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