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Read more about the article The attachment secret: are you a secure, avoidant or anxious partner?

The attachment secret: are you a secure, avoidant or anxious partner?

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7 tips for talking to your partner about body insecurity during sex

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Read more about the article If your SO exhibits these 7 sex behaviors, they may be selfish in bed

If your SO exhibits these 7 sex behaviors, they may be selfish in bed

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Read more about the article How a sex therapist can help if you & boo are sexually incompatible

How a sex therapist can help if you & boo are sexually incompatible

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Why is makeup sex so hot—and is it a good idea?

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THAT’S SMOOCH BETTER Our guide for being a super smoocher on International Kissing Day

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SPARK’S BACK Living apart like Gwyneth Paltrow and Brad Falchuk made us romp five times in one week including a daytime liaison

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Read more about the article Which attachment style are you? Secure? Avoidant? Or anxious?

Which attachment style are you? Secure? Avoidant? Or anxious?

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Why quitting sex could be the answer to emotional wellness

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Bedroom confidential: what sex therapists hear from the couch

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    A Little Reminder ✨ You are still in time to get A Little Reminder ✨ You are still in time to get your tickets and come and meet yours truly at the Mind Body Spirit Festival with @mbswellbeing at Olympia, London this May 🤍 I will be there across the weekend offering a few beautiful heart centred sessions: Saturday 23 May 🕐 1.15pm, Ceremony Dome Opening Your Heart to Love Monday 25 May 🕛 12.15pm, Sacred Ceremony Space Opening Your Heart to Self Love 🕜 1.30pm, Midlife Wisdom Area Opening Your Heart to Love All sessions are free once you have your festival entry ticket. Festival entry tickets have recently increased from £18 to £20, but there is still time to book and join us ✨ If you feel drawn to a little more love, connection and space to reconnect with yourself, I would so love to see you there 💫 #MindBodySpiritFestival #HeartOpening #LondonSpiritualEvents #SelfLoveJourney #UKTherapist
    There’s a different kind of connection that become There’s a different kind of connection that becomes possible when you slow down Not the kind built on performance, or trying to be chosen but the kind that grows when you feel safe enough to be real So many people move through dating and relationships holding subtle tension Trying to say the right thing Trying to be enough Trying not to be rejected But connection doesn’t deepen through effort It deepens through presence This is what we’ll be exploring together in Dublin How to soften out of performance and into something more honest, embodied, and alive How to feel more at ease in yourself, and more open with others How connection begins to shift when you do Join me in Dublin Sunday 19 April 17:00-19:00 The Sugar Club, Dublin If you’ve been craving something deeper, more real, more you this space is for you. #EmotionalSafety #SecureAttachment #ConsciousRelationships #IntimacyMatters #RelationalHealing
    On Sunday 19 April, I will be at The Sugar Club in On Sunday 19 April, I will be at The Sugar Club in Dublin sharing a live talk on moving from anxious to secure attachment. This evening is an invitation to better understand how your early experiences may be shaping the way you show up in relationships today. You might recognise yourself in patterns of overthinking, moving quickly towards connection, or pulling away when things start to feel close. In this talk, we will explore how attachment styles are formed, how they show up in your relationships, and how you can begin to move towards a more secure and steady way of relating. We will also look at your nervous system and what happens when you feel activated, and how you can gently return to a place of calm, presence, and choice. This is not about fixing yourself. It is about understanding yourself, and creating the conditions for deeper, more grounded connection. There will be space for Q and A at the end. Event details 📍 The Sugar Club, 8 Leeson Street Lower, Dublin 🗓 Sunday 19 April 2026 ⏰ Doors open at 5pm, talk begins at 5.30pm and finishes at 7pm UK time 🎟 Tickets approximately £20 to £25 via Eventbrite or @‌seedtalks If you would like to join, you are very welcome. What would feeling more secure in love open up for you? #AttachmentStyles #SecureAttachment #EmotionalIntimacy #RelationshipGrowth #ConsciousLove
    A quiet reminder… You do not have to figure love A quiet reminder… You do not have to figure love out on your own 🤍 So many people are trying to understand themselves in relationships without ever having been given a map. Not for their emotions. Not for their body. Not for the way they connect, protect, or open. This is why I have created and gathered resources over the years. So you have something to return to. Something steady. Something that helps you feel less alone in the process. On my website, you will find a collection of free booklets to support you, including: • Your Guide to Bridging • The Art of Flirting • Open Your Heart • Open Your Heart Oracle Book ✨ Alongside these, I have also shared a curated list of books I recommend across themes such as relationships, sexuality, consent, and emotional development — for women, men, and younger people. These are the books I trust. The ones I often return to in my own work and with clients. You can find everything via the link in my bio, under the Resources section and then Books 🔗 Sometimes the right words, at the right moment, can gently change the way you relate to yourself and to others. What is a book or resource that has stayed with you in your understanding of love? 💭 #LoveAndRelationships #EmotionalGrowth #SecureAttachment #ConsciousLiving #RelationshipHealing
    There’s a quiet pressure many people carry in love There’s a quiet pressure many people carry in love… That they need to be fully healed, fully confident, fully “ready” before they can truly be chosen. As if love is something you earn once you’ve perfected yourself. But what I often see—both in individuals and couples—is something very different. People holding themselves back. Waiting. Trying to “fix” every insecurity, every fear, every tender edge… Before allowing themselves to be seen. And in that process, they miss something essential. Love is not found on the other side of perfection. It’s experienced in the messy, human, unfolding parts of you. 💗 The parts that are still learning. Still soft. Still becoming. You don’t need to “shake the cake” into a perfect shape before someone can love you. In fact—real connection often begins when you stop trying to. When you allow yourself to be met as you are, not just as who you’re trying to become. Because intimacy isn’t built on flawlessness. It’s built on honesty, presence, and emotional safety. ✨ And that kind of connection doesn’t ask you to arrive finished. It invites you to arrive real. Where do you notice yourself waiting to be “ready” before letting love in? If this resonates, my coaching sessions are open. I work with individuals and couples on exactly this. 💗 #EmotionalIntimacy #ConsciousRelationships #LoveAndConnection #AttachmentHealing #AuthenticLove
    Something many people misunderstand about love… I Something many people misunderstand about love… It is not your need for closeness that creates disconnection. It is the patterns underneath it. Many people move through relationships feeling either “too much” or “not enough”. Reaching out quickly, fearing loss… or pulling away, unsure how to stay. What we rarely pause to see is this: these patterns were learned. And they can be unlearned. In this live talk, I will guide you through how your early attachment experiences shape the way you relate today, from anxious patterns that move towards connection quickly, to avoidant patterns that create distance when things begin to feel close. With awareness, something powerful begins to shift. You will start to recognise your nervous system in real time. How you respond when you feel activated. Whether you speed up, shut down, withdraw, or reach out. And from there, we begin the real work. Learning how to return to yourself. To feel grounded. To choose connection from a place of steadiness, rather than fear. This is not about becoming perfect in relationships. It is about becoming more conscious, more compassionate, and more secure in how you love. There will be space for a live Q and A at the end. Event details 📍 The Sugar Club, 8 Leeson Street Lower, Dublin 🗓 Sunday 19 April 2026 ⏰ Doors open at 5pm, talk begins at 5.30pm and finishes at 7pm GBT 🎫 link in bio to book Come early to settle in and get a good seat. If you are ready to understand your patterns and begin relating in a new way, this will be a powerful place to start. What are you beginning to notice about how you show up in relationships?#AttachmentStyles #SecureAttachment #EmotionalIntimacy #RelationshipHealing #ConsciousLove

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