THE Avid Intimacy BLOG

Love. Sex. Kink. Pursuits of pleasure and things that fuel desire.

We’re covering all of the goods in our blog. Here, we dish out the real deal on sex and relationships with a healthy dose of both relatability and humor. If there’s something you’d like covered that we haven’t gotten to quite yet, we’d love to hear from you.

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Trauma Therapy: Stepping Out of the Past through EMDR

One of the many fascinating functions of EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is to help clients complete the stress cycle and correctly file traumatic memories into the past where they belong.

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Does Love Sabotage Desire?

If you’re having a hard time keeping the passionate, desire-fueled sex alive with the partner you’re deeply in love with, know that you’re not alone.

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Sex in a Time-Starved World

At the beginning of the day, when the alarm goes off and you and your partner are getting out of bed, you may have EVERY intention of getting it on later that night—if you can squeeze it in.

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Resources to Help Couples Stay Healthy and Reduce Stress at Home

The COVID-19 crisis turned our worlds upside down, and coming out of the pandemic means all kinds of “new normals.” We’ve been forced to work from home, practice social distancing, and, until recently, keep ourselves at home and away from the outside world. That’s a lot of change over a very short amount of time.

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