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Shame Is Never The Answer parenting teens written by martina hughes May 12, 2021

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 hav...

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Getting Clear About Consent With Teens parenting teens written by martina hughes May 11, 2021

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 teenagers a...

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What Age Is Too Soon? Teen Girls & ā€œThe Conversationā€ parenting teens written by martina hughes Apr 21, 2021

It can be very difficult to know when the right time is for ā€œthe conversationā€ with teenagers.

I wonder how much of it is about the teenā€™s readiness and how much is about the parent or caregiverā€™s discomfort.

It requires a high...

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Sometimes Love is Messy relationship written by martina hughes Mar 12, 2021

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 of
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How Intimate Relationships Can Nourish Inner Healing relationship written by martina hughes Mar 12, 2021

Thereā€™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 to explore...

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Cultivating a Life of Trust our journey written by martina hughes Feb 10, 2021

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 person ...

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Transforming Sexual Shame sacred intimacy written by martina hughes Oct 30, 2020

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 ov...

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5 Reasons Why Self-Love Can Be Elusive women's work written by martina hughes Mar 11, 2020

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 withĀ self-love.

There were ma...

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What is Healthy Sexuality? parenting teens written by martina hughes Oct 02, 2018

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 ou...

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The Magnificence Of Touch Without Agenda sacred intimacy written by martina hughes Feb 09, 2017

One of the greatest and most simple joys we can experience is to feel love through conscious touch.

Itā€™s not a ā€˜doingā€™ practice, itā€™s not busy and itā€™s not about making things happen.

Sadly, most people are only familiar with f...

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Teaching People to Love our journey written by martina hughes Jan 07, 2017

Over the course of a few conversations recently, I really landed in the feeling and depth of this.

What I do, is teach people to love. Really and truly love. Not the romantic version, not the fluffy version. But to really love...

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Who To Believe? Magical Thinking vs Alchemy inner healing written by martina hughes Jan 08, 2016

We are all unique and each personā€™s life path requires different tools, different enquiry methods, different ways of connecting to spirit and coming to truth within.

My path and my method will not be suitable for everyone ā€“ be...

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