Category: Wellbeing

Meet the people who are campaigning for changes to the current sex-ed curriculum When most people think of the sex education they received in school, it is less than adequate. Vague explanations of reproduction and horrifying images of STIs that are enough to put you off having sex altogether come to mind. So many essential […]

Platon Vavylis, 25, who identifies as gender fluid, says you should never change yourself to fit someone else’s preferences “I’m presenting as masculine, so now I’m a masculine gay” is a phrase that is often thrown around, but it’s just not true for me. My masculinity and femininity tend to fluctuate over months and years. […]

‘I’ve got the keys to the kingdom’ Rebecca Lowrie, or the Sexual Alchemist, is a somatic sex therapist, meaning that her therapy is based on the body and action, rather than talking. Lowrie, 55, based in Gloucestershire, exclusively coaches men to address sexual and intimacy-related issues. This follows her training in Neotantra; a modern and […]

Sophie, 22, hasn’t let her depression and anxiety stop her from dating When I was 17 I was diagnosed with a form of anxiety, and what my doctor called depressive episodes. I had extreme social anxiety and would go through long periods of just being really, really down. Not just feeling a bit sad, but […]

For Lucy, 22, penetration is painful. This makes some run a mile – but not the ones worth knowing I was in the middle of a relationship when I was diagnosed with vaginismus. Initially, it was a thing that I took to be an insecurity, and the person I was with took it to be […]

Meet the people making periods progressive Menstruators unite: it’s time to get on board with a new, enlightened attitude towards periods. We all know by now that gender and sexuality operate on spectrums, rather than in structured binaries; and this language needs to translate to the innermost workings of our bodies. That’s right: It’s time […]

By Dan King and Isabelle Walker Online dating is a minefield. At its best, it can be an exciting way to meet people, at its worst it can be a wild west of unwanted explicit messages from strangers, and the source of the majority of screenshots on your group chats. But whether you’re having trouble […]

Sex & relationship therapist and holistic healer Rhian Kivits says pleasure doesn’t always have to be sexual Rhian Kivits, 47, is a Sex & Relationship Therapist and Holistic Healer from Cornwall. Kivits also uses neo-tantric teachings in both her work, and in her personal life. When I think of what brings me pleasure, my mind […]

Nutritionist Wilma Macdonald believes food should always be pleasurable, and we shouldn’t feel guilty about what we eat I was diagnosed with polycystic kidney disease at 21, but was told there was nothing I could do about it. After getting an infection 10 years later and struggling to recover, I found nutrition made a big […]

The 6 things to consider before you decide to break out of the friendzone You may have heard the expression “don’t shit where you eat.” You may also have heard that by the age of 16 there’s an 80 percent chance you will have already met the person you’re going to marry. To top it […]