Dealing with Grief
by Jennifer Becker, Assistant Clinical Manager, Greensboro Americans, in general, struggle with grief. Our culture deals with it in a way that pushes (or better yet thrusts) people to move…
Traditions Abandoned, but Not All Is Lost
By Jennifer Becker, MS, LCMHCS, Awakenings, Greensboro Assistant Clinical Manager It is only Monday, but I am dreading this week. Actually, I have been dreading this week since March 15.…
Stealthing – What You Need to Know
Stealthing – Sexual Assault “Stealthing” is a form of sexual violation that sounds as deceptive and dangerous as it actually is. If you’re not familiar with the term, it’s when…
What’s the Best Time of Day to Have Sex
Morning sex vs. evening sex – it’s an age-old conflict, usually with men on one side and women on the other. Men wake up already aroused, so morning is prime…
7 Snafus During Sex: What to Do When Things Go Wrong
For most of us, sex doesn’t really resemble the perfectly choreographed scenes we see in the movies. In real life, there are snafus – someone’s elbow catches someone’s hair, someone…
Should We See a Sex Therapist?
Putting to bed common fears about seeing a sex therapist Common fears about sex therapy: 1) the sex therapist will suggest a threesome to spice up our sex life, 2)…
Extra Whipped Cream and Sexual Pursuers
Pursuers are not powerless to change the sexual dynamic and create better sex. I asked for extra whipped cream when I bought an ice cream sundae with my family last…
Sexual Distancers Surprisingly Often Like Sex
Three ways lower libido spouses can make their partners happy Sexual distancers like sex. Truly, they do. They like sex to happen when they are ready for it, when they are…
Sexual Power Struggle – Solve it with the Five Love Languages
“Why does my husband act nice only when he’s had sex? Why doesn’t he behave sweetly and helpfully so that I will want sex?” Probably because sex has lost it’s…
Sexuality of Hope or Despair in Marriage
Attachment and its effect on sexuality. We marry with a commitment that sex will continue to make our union alive and complete. With sacred vows we commit onto sexual fidelity—an…