Y’all. I went to a hoedown last week. I’m talkin’ a room full of super sweaty but very lovely folks square dancing their hearts out to a live band at the Veterans Hall. Listen. I’m from the Deep South, but I ain’t never been to a hoedown before. I grew up in the city. NeedlessContinue reading “The Hoedown Lowdown”
Tag Archives: Pleasure
Conditioning Your Brain for Pleasure
Ending the Epidemic I blame the Puritans for why most of us struggle with life-long guilt for feeling good–the kind of guilt that prevents you from investing time, energy, and money into yourself. I’d dare to say that it’s an epidemic, especially among womxn. Pleasures and self-indulgences come in many varieties: spiritual, sensual, sexual, emotional,Continue reading “Conditioning Your Brain for Pleasure”
More Self-Control? No Thanks!
Inner Demons? More Like Allies. The inner critic is sneaky, often mistaken as a voice of reason who knows what’s best for you. For a long time I was under the illusion that my own inner critic–the barrage of “shoulds” running through my head, covered in guilty sauce–was me. I identified with its thoughts, reactingContinue reading “More Self-Control? No Thanks!”
Hitting Play on Pleasure
2023 is the year of PLEASURE and PLAY. I’m talkin’ bout spicy, sensual, and particularly unproductive pleasure. The feel-good body-high that has no agenda. A magical carpet ride through your wildest fantasy. Because it’s time to de-shame the juice of pleasure and the “immaturity” of play. For a few years, I’ve been on a treasureContinue reading “Hitting Play on Pleasure”