Monthly Archives: April 2018

//April

Love a good bitch

Whilst sitting at a friend’s house participating in a Skype call with her 19 year old daughter who lives and studies in Auckland, the conversation of her teenage friend came up. “You’ll never believe what Marnie is up to, Mum!” the daughter exclaimed. “She’s 6 months pregnant and huge!” Marnie and the daughter had been [...]

By |2018-04-30T18:24:26+00:00April 30th, 2018|WELLBEING|0 Comments

Breastfeeding Rites of Passage; Celebrations and Grieving

We live in a society that is geared to achieve and strive and do, without pausing and reflecting and celebrating. In the past, I did the same. When we don’t pause or grieve or celebrate, we devoid life of meaning… In a society that has forgotten how to celebrate rites of passage, it takes a [...]

By |2018-04-30T16:40:15+00:00April 30th, 2018|FAMILY|0 Comments

The Group Sex Shame Game

The Group Sexuality Shame Game Last month I was approached by a lovely young man (lets call him Sparky) to go to an event called ‘The Temple of Consciousness’. It was a group sexual workshop.   I can feel your sphincter tighten as I say 'Group Sex' and your shame attempting to make its way [...]

By |2018-04-29T15:11:49+00:00April 29th, 2018|Current magazine, INTIMACY/SEX|0 Comments

Coming Out

People...there’s an important day coming up. No it’s not my birthday, you’ve already missed that (asshole). The 17th of May is the International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia. Obviously this day is about bringing awareness to an issue that is near and dear to my heart. To help highlight the importance of this day [...]

By |2018-04-26T10:23:06+00:00April 26th, 2018|INTIMACY/SEX, WELLBEING|0 Comments

Breaking Down The Madonna Complex

The Madonna Complex is a psychological concept coined by Freud to refer to the inability of a man to maintain sexual arousal within a committed loving relationship. The complex describes how man can be conflicted between honouring and respecting his partner, the mother or future mother of his children, and needing to freely express his [...]

By |2018-04-24T18:56:16+00:00April 24th, 2018|INTIMACY/SEX, RELATIONSHIP|0 Comments

The Biggest Bad Habit Most Women Have that is More Damaging than Good

I’m not going to beat around the bush on this one… Over-giving.   And why is it more damaging?  When we start to look below the surface of this typical behaviour, we start to see it for the symptom of a larger issue that it really is.   Before I do that, let me say [...]

By |2018-04-24T17:16:16+00:00April 24th, 2018|RELATIONSHIP, WELLBEING|0 Comments