Pay Attention and Trust My Body

Pay Attention and Trust My Body

During Covid, Carlin brought together a group of Bodysex women for a weekly Erotic  Recess on Zoom. Joining sex-positive women from around the world to experience pleasure together was a lifeline during that time of uncertainty. I could always count on the women in...
Masturbation: A Good Habit

Masturbation: A Good Habit

For as long as I can remember, I’ve been touching my vulva and feeling pleasure. My true masturbation practice began when I was around thirteen. Although I don’t specifically remember my first orgasm, I’m sure that’s when I started to masturbate regularly, usually...
How I Learned That Women Compete for Men

How I Learned That Women Compete for Men

“You are no competition for me,” she said. “He was mine first. It’s not fair!” I screamed in rage. “All is fair in love and war,” she replied. We were arguing over Fred. Her words stabbed me in my heart. I was 14, He was 18. The other woman was 38 – and my mother. It...
Happy to be a Childless Mother

Happy to be a Childless Mother

I hold a lot of mothering energy within me. I tend to be a caregiver; nurturing, and supportive while still being able to take charge and make things happen. I don’t know if I naturally hold big mom energy or if I was encouraged to develop it. Both of my parents...
My First Sexual Experience Was Assault

My First Sexual Experience Was Assault

I resisted writing about the topic of nonconsensual touch. I’ve learned that whenever I experience resistance, it’s something that I need to explore. So here I am, about to share a memory that I haven’t talked about much. I grew up in the Ohio countryside, surrounded...