Conscious Parenting – what I tell my children about sex

CakeWed 15th May 2019

I am a parent to two young children, both of whom are now pre-teen age. As they get...

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On BDSM in books – with a great many readers comes great responsibility

CakeFri 3rd May 2019

I read two books in April that both communicated very negative messages about BDSM (Bondage, Dominance/submission, Sadism and...

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Zen and the art of WhatsApp

CakeThu 25th April 2019

How do you feel? Need to check your phone? Want to see if that message has been read,...

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“Opening up about relationships” – a panel discussion on 18 April 2019

CakeTue 16th April 2019

I have been invited to take part in a panel discussion about open and monogamous relationships. The event...

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On NRE and the different stages of love and relationships

CakeThu 4th April 2019

Do you know what NRE is? NRE stands for “new relationship energy” and refers to the early months...

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Let’s talk about sex… or, why there is more to it than downloading an app

CakeThu 21st February 2019

There was a Kickstarter doing the rounds on social media last week. It’s called LOVESYNC and it’s an...

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Social media and being seen: what all those Facebook photos really mean

CakeFri 18th January 2019

The moment I start to see an increase in photos of smiling couples being posted on social media,...

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Appetite: one year on

CakeSat 12th January 2019

A year is a measure of time that most of us find meaningful. Fifty two weeks, twelve months,...

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It’s time to take relationships less seriously

CakeWed 9th January 2019

I have noticed in the last year or two that some people I met went straight from being...

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