Bodies, Health & Function

Sex and health are more connected than most of us are taught. This section explores how your body, your mental health, and life changes affect your experience of sex and intimacy for whatever stage of life you're in.

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“Sex and Body Image”

How the way you feel about your body shapes your experience of sex.

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Sexual Function

Erectile Dysfunction: Understanding the Causes & What Can Help

Why the mind plays a bigger role in ED than most people realise

Erectile Dysfunction: How to Talk to Your Partner & Face it Together

How to talk about ED with a partner ‍

Anorgasmia: Understanding Difficulty
Reaching Orgasm

Understanding what anorgasmia is and why it’s more common than you might think

Vaginismus: What It Is & the Psychological Influences

Why vaginismus happens and the role psychology plays.

A Step by Step Guide to Using Dilators →

A practical, compassionate guide to dilator therapy.

Injury, Illness
& Disability

Sex After Injury or Diagnosis

How injury or diagnosis affects your relationship with sex and intimacy, and how to begin navigating it.

Adapting Sex After Injury or Illness

Practical ways to approach intimacy differently when your body has changes.

Understanding & Managing Change

How to make sense of changes to your sex life and move through them without losing connection to pleasure.

Sex, Intimacy & Cancer →

How cancer, treatment and recovery affect desire, sexual function and intimacy, and how to navigate each stage.

Body Image
& Confidence

Sex & Body Image

How the way you feel about your body shapes your experience of sex.

Hormones &
Life Stages

Understanding Menopause and It’s Impact on Sex

How does perimenopause and menopause impact the body and desire. ‍

Sex & Mental Health

S‍ex After Trauma →

Navigating intimacy when past trauma affects your present experience.

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