Blog
By Martina Hughes & Rod Gordon
I feel outraged writing this, I feel so deeply sad and impassioned.
When did it become okay to shame boys at their school assembly? I feel so sorry on behalf of those boys and can only imagine the fury of the parents.
There...
Many of you may have or know someone with teenagers, and in Australia you have likely heard about the milkshake and consent video that the Australian Education Department had made recently in an attempt to educate...
It can be very difficult to know when the right time is for “the conversation” with teenagers.
I wonder how much of it is about the teen’s readiness and how much is about the parent or caregiver’s...
There’s a quality of love that has opened in me as a result of being loved by Rod.
A love that is much deeper than any openness I could cultivate through solo practice.
Being loved by Rod has created the space for me...
Our romantic notions of love, the romantic comedies, and the romance novels all seem to convince us that love is beautiful, graceful and just happens easily.
This can create feelings of constant disappointment and feelings...
The feminine craves being seen.
The masculine has an innate capacity for witnessing.
If you bring those two experiences together in a way that goes beyond the physical, there is the possibility of deepening intimacy.
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The last year has been full of big and unexpected events for many of us.
Covid-19 has catalysed massive change in the way many people do business, has reduced our opportunities for socialising and gathering together in...
As an intimacy coach, I see many men and women battle with sexual shame and how it can cause conflict in relationships, diminished desire and shut down the full expression of who they are.
Recently I presented to a group of...
How to be a man and men’s wellbeing have long been passions of mine.
I have had the unique experience of being a heterosexual man and a hairdresser. In that capacity, I saw a lack of leadership and direction around...
Love is often something that we seek.
However, did you know that there are more potent ways to feel and experience love?
Love has many forms and expressions.
Yet, true intimacy with others begins with self-love.
There...
Our world today is desperately in need of healthy sexuality.
It is critical to the wellbeing of everyone.
Healthy sexuality includes space to discuss what sex feels like, how to self-pleasure, the value of being connected to...
One of the greatest and most simple joys we can experience is to feel love through conscious touch.
It’s not a ‘doing’ practice, it’s not busy and it’s not about making things happen.
Sadly,...