How to have a healing conversation after a fight with your partner
Every couple fights. Period. End of sentence. If you’re not disagreeing from time to time, your relationship is probably not as alive as it could be. But that’s a topic for another day. The trouble most couples get into is not the fight itself, it’s the repair. What is a repair? Picture this. You…
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How does social anxiety affect gay men?
Picture this. You’re about to go into a mixer for gays in technology. You’re feeling lightheaded. Your hands are clammy. Your pulse is racing faster and faster. Self-critical thoughts are running through your head at a rapid pace. Once you’ve psyched yourself up enough to enter the room you make a beeline for the bar…
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Here’s why a practice of self-compassion can change your life as a gay man
If you’re a gay man who would like to feel better about yourself, a practice of self-compassion can be transformative. There are so many of us in our community that suffer from poor self-esteem. We want to look different or feel different because we’ve learned on some level that who we are at our core…
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I’m a gay man who has trouble getting or staying hard
It’s happens to all of us occasionally. You’re in the heat of the moment and your equipment doesn’t work the way you want it to. It can be embarrassing, upsetting or cringeworthy. Sometimes having trouble maintaining an erection during sex can be called performance anxiety or erectile dysfunction (ED). Whatever you call it, it can…
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Healing betrayal and rebuilding trust in your relationship
When there has been a betrayal in your relationship, it can take hard work and time to rebuild trust. You may even be questioning if you want to rebuild trust and forgive. Let’s slow it down and explore this topic in more detail. What is a betrayal? Simply put, betrayal is the breaking of trust.…
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