Sexual Content is Everywhere… With easy access to MA (mature) material on Netflix, Amazon Prime, or Hulu, I have begun noticing myself not so easily phased by sexually explicit material that once elicited a cringe or embarrassment. After shows like House of Cards, The Handmaid’s Tale, and Veep, my sexual-content-threshold has risen. We become desensitized...
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July 20, 2017July 24, 2017by Mara Teal, M.A.
How to Combat Your Daughter’s Shame: Secrets to Help Parents
As humans, we are all set up to feel shame at some point… You know, that feeling that who you are isn’t good enough to be accepted (a little Brené Brown plug here). We adults can feel this emotion at any point in time, in any setting: in relationships, at work, in the home. Well, consider...
June 15, 2017June 15, 2017by Mara Teal, M.A.
The Risks of Boundaries
“Boundaries” is a bit of a buzzword these days… People like to throw this idea around a lot: when talking about personal space (literal and figurative), when retelling a story of an acquaintance who texts 10 times a day, or when a stranger offers personal and unsolicited advice. You may hear a friend say, “This...
April 26, 2017June 14, 2017by Mara Teal, M.A.
Why We are Fascinated by Other People’s Disasters
[This article was originally published on Shrink Tank on September 3, 2015] So what would you do if you saw a couple breaking up right in front of you? A couple you don’t know at all, and you’re sharing a confined space with them. Well, this was reality for Kelly Keegs. She was sitting in...