communication

The good reactions…and how they might not always feel so good.

Anyone you are disclosing to should respond to you with acceptance and belief, empathy, encouragement and support. Many people will.

Heather Corinna offers guidance on choosing people to open up to about emotional abuse, and how to talk to them about it with your well-being in mind.

It’s hard to tell someone you’ve been in an emotionally abusive relationship. Here’s guidance to help you get the kind of help and support you need from who you’re telling.

Don’t let fears of nausea and vomiting hold you back from using birth control: You have lots of options!

If your relationship is broken down, opening up won’t usually help fix it.

Sensations don’t have to ruin the mood: How to talk to your partner about the “yes please” and “no thanks” of smells, sights, sounds, and more.

There’s nothing wrong with you if you’ve been aroused in a situation where you were uncomfortable or the setting wasn’t sexual.

If someone can’t handle the vest, they don’t deserve the girl (or the dog) behind it.

As I enter an intimate relationship, it’s important to remember how to be alone, too.