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...
Connecting and Reconnecting To Self

Connecting and Reconnecting To Self

It was a wild spring and summer I tell you. And I am quite a different person now. I completed two long-term life goals, one took ten years, the other seven. I finished and then presented my thesis to a generous panel of shamanic teachers and community members. I...
My Body, My Orgasms, and Keeping My Light Alive

My Body, My Orgasms, and Keeping My Light Alive

I get crabby sometimes. Really crabby. There, I said it! I can feel myself becoming impatient, irritated, and just not quite myself. My light starts to dim, and I don’t like that feeling. Over time, I’ve discovered something about myself that I wish more...
“Whatever You Are Doing, Keep Doing It”

“Whatever You Are Doing, Keep Doing It”

I was disconnected from my body and orgasm for many years in my adult life. I knew what an orgasm felt like but had forgotten its significance. As a single mother with sole custody and no financial support, life became about surviving and certainly nothing about...
A Different Kind of Intimacy

A Different Kind of Intimacy

If someone had asked me about my masturbation practice years ago, I would have had a very different answer. Today, the first thing that comes to mind is stillness. I live with post-traumatic stress disorder, and over the past few years my libido has almost...
Reconnecting with My Body and Orgasm

Reconnecting with My Body and Orgasm

When did I feel disconnected from my body and/or orgasm? Most of my life. I was kidnapped by a man the summer before my 21st birthday. I had performed that evening at a dinner theater and the deranged middle aged rapist actually believed that I was in real life the...