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08May

Sex in the Therapy Room

Lucy Cavendish

couple, sex, therapy

Therapists

Many clients want to talk about sex, real and fantasy, when they have therapy. Lucy Cavendish asks if therapists are always happy to take on a difficult subject
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23Apr

How Activists and Scientists Tamed AIDS

Louise Chunn

men, politics, sex

Soul

Finalist in the Wellcome Book Prize 2017, David France's How to Survive a Plague tells the story of how activism and science worked together against AIDS
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13Mar

Coming to Terms with Being HIV Positive

Mark Pearce

HIV, identity, illness, self, sex, therapy

Therapists

Although it is no longer the "death sentence" it seemed when it first appeared, being HIV positive is still difficult news to get. Counsellor Mark Pearce has advice
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07Dec

WiseWords #7: on Intimacy, Sex and Marriage

Rima Hawkins

marriage, relationships, sex, WiseWords

Therapists

Sex and relationship therapist Rima Hawkins shares the books on intimacy, sex and marriage that help her clients
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21Nov

Finding Personal Space in a Couple Relationship

Albertina Fisher

attachment, couples, dating, love, marriage, relationships, sex

Therapists

It's not always easy to find the right balance in a couple relationship between being too close and too distant. Relationship therapist Albertina Fisher explores why this might be such a complicated dance
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14Oct

Fleabag: an Anti-Heroine for Our Times

Jacqueline Palmer

men, relationships, sex, TV, women

Therapists

Refreshing, foul-mouthed, explicit, Fleabag is a six-part TV black comedy that exposes more about its main character than most. Therapist Jacqueline Lucas Palmer analyses its appeal
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05Oct

I was Sexually Attracted to My Therapist

Clara Bridges

emotions, experienceoftherapy, love, sex, therapy

Relationships

I was shocked to be sexually attracted to my older, female therapist. But talking to her about this "erotic transference" has helped me understand it
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21Jun

Sex Addiction: Is it a Real Issue?

Owen Redahan

men, relationships, sex, single, society, women

Therapists

Therapist Owen Redahan on the increasing numbers of men he sees dealing with sex addiction and its relation to the easy availability of online porn
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16Jun

'I Thought being Raped was My Fault'

Rae Freeman

abuse, domestic violence, men, sex, society, women

Mind

Following the trial of Stanford student Brock Turner, one woman shares her story of being assaulted, which she has kept silent for many years
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30Mar

​Resolving Long-term Sexual Issues with Therapy

Dr Richard

couple, love, marriage, men, mindfulness, sex, therapy, women

Relationships

Exploring how therapy and mindfulness can help couples struggling with intimacy and sexual issues
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