Journal

I Bought Something for Myself and It Changed Everything

A letter from Maren. I am going to tell you about a purchase I almost didn't make. It was a Tuesday afternoon. The kids were at school. I was sitting in the car in a parking lot scrolling my pho...

How to Feel Like Yourself Again Before You Feel Like a Lover

A letter from Maren. Before I could want Beckett again, I had to find myself again. That sounds like a greeting card. It is not. It was the hardest, loneliest work I have ever done inside a marri...

The Thrill of the Edge: Exploring Edging for Intense Connection

Exploring Edging for Intense Connection and Climaxes We have discovered that the moments just before release can be some of the most powerful in intimacy. Edging. The practice of building arousal ...

More Than Slick: Understanding Lubricants and Playful Ways to Use Them Together

Understanding Lubricants and Playful Ways to Use Them Together We used to think of lubricant as something you reach for only when things feel dry. We now see it as a quiet partner in pleasure. Som...

Fitness for Sex: Stamina, Strength, and Flexibility Between the Sheets

Stamina, Strength, and Flexibility Between the Sheets We have always believed that intimacy is not just about the mind. It is also about the body. The more we care for our physical selves, the mor...

The Intimacy of Shared Showers: Turning Water into Ritual

Turning Water into Ritual, and Routine into Connection Steam. Skin. Surrender. There is something about water that invites intimacy. Not just physical, but emotional and sensory. A shared shower c...

Her Body Carried Everything

What happens when you finally see what she's been holding. Five pregnancies. Seventeen years of early mornings and late-night feedings. A body that gave everything and was never quite than...