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by Heather
Mon May 15, 2023 2:29 pm
Forum: Supporting Each Other
Topic: Struggling
Replies: 9
Views: 40453

Re: Struggling

Hey there, Elle.

If at any time how you're feeling changes and you need some extra support around this death, I'm happy to talk with you. I'm someone who has experienced a lot of death, and supported many people in it, and I'm also in death doula training. <3
by Heather
Mon May 15, 2023 8:27 am
Forum: Et Cetera
Topic: Overcoming Body Insecurities: My Struggle with Feeling Unattractive
Replies: 5
Views: 9849

Re: Overcoming Body Insecurities: My Struggle with Feeling Unattractive

Glad to help. So, I think the following would be good for you: • Anti-Diet by Christy Harrison • What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Fat by Aubrey Gordon • The Body is Not an Apology by Sonya Renee Taylor • my friend Rebecca Scritchfield's book Body Kindness • if you want to dig deep, deep: ...
by Heather
Mon May 15, 2023 8:11 am
Forum: Got Questions? Get Answers.
Topic: Can therapy even help me?
Replies: 21
Views: 5171

Re: Can therapy even help me?

Hey, Halcyon: I don't have to bandwitdth to reply to you more fully today, but I do need to ask something of you in the interim. I need to be frank, but please know I don't want or intend to hurt your feelings or to make you feel bad. Statements like this... This is why I bring up abuse -- I of cour...
by Heather
Sun May 14, 2023 10:30 am
Forum: Et Cetera
Topic: Overcoming Body Insecurities: My Struggle with Feeling Unattractive
Replies: 5
Views: 9849

Re: Overcoming Body Insecurities: My Struggle with Feeling Unattractive

Glad to give it. You have just mentioned something here about an aunt offering to...help you find or pay for some therapy? Do I have that right? If so, one big thing you could do is to accept that offer and then seek out a therapist who specializes in or at least is trained to work with body image. ...
by Heather
Sun May 14, 2023 9:55 am
Forum: Et Cetera
Topic: Overcoming Body Insecurities: My Struggle with Feeling Unattractive
Replies: 5
Views: 9849

Re: Overcoming Body Insecurities: My Struggle with Feeling Unattractive

Welcome to the boards, eva. I'm sorry that you're having such a hard time and feeling so low about yourself, but I'm glad you found us and asked for some help and support. In the culture we live in -- a culture that is sizeist in large part because of how racist it is, on top of also being capitalis...
by Heather
Sat May 13, 2023 10:01 am
Forum: Ask Us!
Topic: Well I don't know where to start
Replies: 7
Views: 13622

Re: Well I don't know where to start

¡Hola, Black Shadow! Mi español es muy malo, y esta tarde habrá alguien en cuyo idioma sea mejor. ❤️
by Heather
Wed May 10, 2023 2:22 pm
Forum: Relationships
Topic: how to be more sexually confident with LDR boyfriend
Replies: 7
Views: 5250

Re: how to be more sexually confident with LDR boyfriend

Just wanted to make sure. :)
by Heather
Wed May 10, 2023 12:53 pm
Forum: Ask Us!
Topic: is this ejaculation??
Replies: 5
Views: 2152

Re: is this ejaculation??

It's not like that, no worries. You haven't wasted anyone's time.
by Heather
Wed May 10, 2023 9:55 am
Forum: Ask Us!
Topic: Am I pregnant?
Replies: 1
Views: 2451

Re: Am I pregnant?

Hi there. This isn't a way that pregnancy can occur. To find out how it does, and what's needed for pregnancy to even have a chance at happening, why don't you read up here: I also want to check in with you about consent in your relationship. Are you wanting everything that's happening here, includi...
by Heather
Wed May 10, 2023 9:19 am
Forum: Ask Us!
Topic: Talking to partner about insecuritys?
Replies: 5
Views: 15994

Re: Talking to partner about insecuritys?

It's okay to ask for verbal affirmation like this! And even if they're ace, they probably have things that aesthetically appeal to them about you, whether or not those things are sexual. To ask for this from a partner, you can say something like, "I would really love some more verbal affirmatio...
by Heather
Wed May 10, 2023 9:10 am
Forum: Relationships
Topic: how to be more sexually confident with LDR boyfriend
Replies: 7
Views: 5250

Re: how to be more sexually confident with LDR boyfriend

Hey there. Before I say anything else, I just want to cover some safety here. Are you both over 18? That's a big deal legally in some areas. Have you made some agreements about your privacy and safety with this? If I have it right, it's sounding to me like you're the only person being exposed here, ...
by Heather
Wed May 10, 2023 9:06 am
Forum: Ask Us!
Topic: is this my g-spot?
Replies: 22
Views: 27502

Re: is this my g-spot?

Can you say a little about what you are looking for in this conversation with your mom? That would help me know what to offer you in terms of how to start a conversation with her.
by Heather
Wed May 10, 2023 9:05 am
Forum: Sex & Sexuality
Topic: My sex drive has gone from 0 to 10 to -10 to 30 to ???
Replies: 3
Views: 5387

Re: My sex drive has gone from 0 to 10 to -10 to 30 to ???

Hey there, Redstones. So, something I want to bring up is thinking about how to make your best decisions about sex when you're feeling a desire for it. Obviously, just wanting to be sexual doesn't mean it's always going to be the right choice for us once we are or are potentially involving other peo...
by Heather
Wed May 10, 2023 8:55 am
Forum: Ask Us!
Topic: is this ejaculation??
Replies: 5
Views: 2152

Re: is this ejaculation??

Sure thing. Can I also check in with you that you're using the search function on the mail site for your questions first? It not only helps us out when users do that, it also often can mean you get the information that's been very carefully created over time to answer your questions, and more of it ...
by Heather
Wed May 10, 2023 8:52 am
Forum: Got Questions? Get Answers.
Topic: Can therapy even help me?
Replies: 21
Views: 5171

Re: Can therapy even help me?

Hi, Halcyon. I'm sorry if you feel like we're missing you here. I assure you, I don't assume that because someone has a desire for more frequent sex than others (I don't use the term "sex drive" because it tends to be an inaccurate description of how we know human sexual desire does and do...
by Heather
Tue May 09, 2023 1:15 pm
Forum: Ask Us!
Topic: is this ejaculation??
Replies: 5
Views: 2152

Re: is this ejaculation??

Hey again. :) So, the answer to this is going to be the same as some similar questions you've asked, and that is this: this is something you'll figure out over time (as in years) by observing your experiences with it. Because these fluids are both coming from the same place, until or unless you have...
by Heather
Tue May 09, 2023 12:06 pm
Forum: Got Questions? Get Answers.
Topic: Can therapy even help me?
Replies: 21
Views: 5171

Re: Can therapy even help me?

Hey there, Halcyon. If it's helpful at all, whatever my possible issues at hand are that have me considering therapy (if I am not already in it, mind, which I usually am), I tend to ask myself these sorts of questions to help me clarify my needs around it: • Do I need some extra support and help rig...
by Heather
Tue May 02, 2023 2:02 pm
Forum: Ask Us!
Topic: are disposable vinyl gloves safe to put inside of me as a condom alternative?
Replies: 12
Views: 16905

Re: are disposable vinyl gloves safe to put inside of me as a condom alternative?

This is really one of those instances where there's just really not anything else we can do to help. I don't know anything about your family/home situation, but this is something where you could potentially ask a parent/guardian or sibling to purchase something for you. As well, plant-based oils are...
by Heather
Tue May 02, 2023 11:52 am
Forum: Ask Us!
Topic: are disposable vinyl gloves safe to put inside of me as a condom alternative?
Replies: 12
Views: 16905

Re: are disposable vinyl gloves safe to put inside of me as a condom alternative?

If it helps to know, we absolutely err on the side of caution here. So if or when we know or even think something possibly isn't safe, or carries some risks you might not easily assume, we'll usually say something about it. <3

But good on you for being cautious and caring for your body!
by Heather
Tue May 02, 2023 11:35 am
Forum: Ask Us!
Topic: are disposable vinyl gloves safe to put inside of me as a condom alternative?
Replies: 12
Views: 16905

Re: are disposable vinyl gloves safe to put inside of me as a condom alternative?

You can refer back to our last exchange about lubes! :)
by Heather
Mon May 01, 2023 12:32 pm
Forum: Bodies
Topic: i dont feel anything while masturbating
Replies: 5
Views: 12217

Re: i dont feel anything while masturbating

That's what I was thinking, too. So, the right person to talk to, then, about this, is going to be a therapist, psychiatrist, or both. The best help for this is often both talk therapy and adjusting depression medications with this in mind. There are also some treatment options specifically for anhe...
by Heather
Mon May 01, 2023 12:30 pm
Forum: Ask Us!
Topic: How to clean skin and hard surfaces after ejaculating?
Replies: 5
Views: 4589

Re: How to clean skin and hard surfaces after ejaculating?

Personally, no matter what I was cleaning off of a surface, if the surface still felt sticky after cleaning it, I'd be going another round with whatever cleaning solution I've used and then wipe once more with just water. I'd also personally suggest not ejaculating unto surfaces like walls , floors ...
by Heather
Mon May 01, 2023 12:28 pm
Forum: Ask Us!
Topic: are disposable vinyl gloves safe to put inside of me as a condom alternative?
Replies: 12
Views: 16905

Re: are disposable vinyl gloves safe to put inside of me as a condom alternative?

Can you look on the box and find what material it says they are made from? Maybe also look them up online so you can give us a link to show us? It's sounding like these might be the kinds of gloves used for food service. If so, no, there aren't for using inside the body. The kind that are are most o...
by Heather
Sun Apr 30, 2023 9:37 am
Forum: Ask Us!
Topic: i need advice
Replies: 19
Views: 15610

Re: i need advice

1. Easy! You just use one of the fingers. You can even cut that finger off the glove so the whole glove isn't dangling around. 2. What do you mean the gloves and vinyl? Do you mean like, kitchen gloves? If so, those won't be safe for a barrier since they will have been covered in germs from cleaning...