Story #6 How I Found My Sensual, Sexual Self
Story #6 How I found My Sensual, Sexual Self. I think it was 2014. One day I woke up and realized I haven’t had sex, or wanted to have sex, or thought about sex, in a very long time.
Story #5 The Surprising Effects of Exercise
Story #5 The Surprising Effects of Exercise
It started to make sense after I read Hot Monogamy by Dr. Patricia Love. In the book she laid out the libidinous journey couples often take. You start with the person’s “set point” (mine has always been low)
Story #3 Here I am
I felt rising up in me all the anxieties I had as a 13, 14, 15-year-old. I didn’t know they were all still there. I remember asking myself if I’m ok. Is everything about me all right? I thought about it for days. I was surprised at how anxious I became, at this age, at this time of my life.
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