Due to the stigma and lack of regulation, most sexual wellness products on the market are low quality, poorly designed and are not guaranteed to be 100% body-safe. Not to mention 70% of the industry is run by men – meaning it's especially hard for women to feel like products are actually being designed with their pleasure in mind.

While quality relationships are the key to quality lives, quality relationships require a high level of intimacy; something that requires careful and consistent tending to and is typically not something that flourishes over long periods of time without intentional self-reflection and effort.

In a society that praises heterosexual, monogamous experiences, it's common to wonder if your fantasies are "normal." Sex Educator Eleni Gabrielides says "fantasies are a wonderful tool to spark arousal" and even if you think our fantasy is weird and abnormal, simply thinking about something isn't your subconscious telling you that it’s something you want to do IRL.

A sexually liberated society is a healthy, connected and empowered society. When we are sexually liberated, we understand that sex goes beyond the physical experience or orientation – beyond gender identity and beyond social expectations. As sexually liberated beings we will understand that our sexual expression is how we choose to engage with life. 

It's about time we started giving our toys the respect and treatment they deserve. Even though they're inanimate objects, let's all agree they're pretty high on the list of this that makes us feel good.

We surveyed over 2000 people in the flossy audience and you might be surprised to learn that only one of the top 10 reasons had any mention of masturbating when they feel "horny." The other top nine could easily have the word "masturbate" swapped out for "yoga" and you'd never know we were talking about self-pleasure.

Navigating sex and dealing with PCOS and endometriosis has been quite the never ending battle you could say. With saying that… until recently I have not put in the time my body deserved in understanding the somatic/physical response between the conditions and my sex life. It is so important to understand not only the physical but also the deep rooted embodied response as well. 

As Cindy Gallop, Founder & CEO of MakeLoveNotPorn says that "the explosive growth in extreme, violent porn" and the misogynistic aspects of porn will only disappear when dialogue around the industry is opened up," which is why today we are bringing everything you need to know about ethical vs. unethical porn.

Speaking up when sex is painful can feel near impossible, especially when we’re conditioned to just “deal with it.” Shame-free pleasure is about letting go of culturally-engrained narratives we’re conditioned to abide by, and self-advocating not only during the best of times but during the hard times too. It’s often assumed that communicating boundaries is a bad thing, when in fact it sets a foundation of trust so that both partners can fully relax and enjoy.

If you've ever walked into an adult store, you'll likely be able to picture the tacky, hypersexualised lube brands that may or may not be collecting dust. As if there wasn't already enough shame and stigma around using lube... we need brands and products that actually reinforce the feeling of seediness when pulling them out of the bedside table? I think NOT.

This week, we had the pleasure of speaking with Maxine Orange, founder of Tap. Health. who, along with her fiancé, Jaron, have set out to change the experience for those who experience painful periods. What started as a personal search for a solution to alleviate her own painful periods, is now an international mission to help menstruators around the world.

As humans, we are hard-wired to want to put things into neat boxes with distinct labels, but when it comes to sex and sexuality, there are about a million little factors that contribute to our relationship to self and to partner(s) that simply won't fit into a box... no matter how hard you try. This binary mindset around libido - either you have it or you don't have it - eliminates the MANY different things that contribute to our experiences of arousal and desire.