Struggling with a tight foreskin? This article explores adult phimosis, including common causes, potential complications, and when to seek medical advice. It also outlines gentle, body-aware massage techniques that may support mild cases—helping you feel more comfortable, confident, and connected in your body and your intimate relationships.
How to become an Intimate Bodywork Practitioner
Intimate Bodywork sits between clinical medicine and sexual entertainment, yet there is little professional structure for practitioners working in this space. This training programme was created to establish ethical standards, clear practitioner roles and a responsible pathway for those who want to offer intimate touch safely and professionally.
Semen retention without celibacy: maintaining stronger erections in your forties and beyond
Many men over 40 blame testosterone for declining erections, but daily ejaculation and dopamine conditioning may play a bigger role. This article explores how semen retention — without celibacy — can retrain your nervous system, improve arousal control, and support stronger, more reliable erections over time.
The touch starved relationship: 3 ways to reconnect
Most relationships don’t lose touch because something dramatic happens. Instead, touch quietly and gradually slips out of daily life. This isn’t trivial. Touch is not just a ‘nice extra’ to have in life. When touch disappears, both partners feel it, often in different ways. Here are three ways to begin reconnecting that I’ve seen work through the course of my career as a Bodyworker and Intimacy Coach.
Are vibrating anal toys safe to use regularly?
Vibrating anal toys can be a great addition to solo and partnered sex. If you’ve ever wondered if they’re safe to use regularly then you’re not alone. Let’s talk through some of the key considerations: safety, habit formation, sensation, the nervous system, and a few common myths about anal play.
How to stay hard when putting on a condom
If you find that you always lose your erection when you put on a condom during sex, you’re not alone. There are many benefits to condom use but they can also present a problem when it comes to erections, how much you can actually feel, and therefore your relaxation and enjoyment of sex. But, never fear, I’ve got some great tips to help you feel more at one with your condoms.
Who are you when you learn to let go?
If you’ve ever asked yourself ‘why am I so tense all the time’ then this article will help you understand why we hold tension, how to become more conscious of it, and how to let it go – not just as a physical release, but as a shift in the way you relate to and inhabit your body.
How often should you masturbate?
How often should you masturbate? Everyone wants to know if they’re normal, so lets consider what ‘healthy’ masturbation is and how to incorporate it into your life.
The startle response and its impact on your pleasure
One of the most primal protective programmes running in our body and mind is known as the ‘startle response’. This reflex bypasses higher brain functions and jolts the body into immediate contraction and withdrawal. You may not even be aware of this deeply wired response to danger, but it’s likely it’s contributing to your difficulty in enjoying sex, intimacy and pleasure.
Pregnancy sex positions
Your body, your emotions, and your sex life go through some significant changes during pregnancy. The good news is that you can absolutely keep enjoying sex – you might just need to get a little creative with your positions.