2009-03-27T06:04:45+0000">March 27, 2009 – 6:04 am
Cigarettes have long been part of the mystique of romance and sexuality—look at Bogart and Bacall curling gray smoke from their lips as they speak seductively to one another—but in reality smoking can make sex go up in smoke. There is much scientific evidence that smoking can lead to hardening of the arteries—including arteries that [...]
2009-03-23T05:48:59+0000">March 23, 2009 – 5:48 am
The need to be open and honest can be so compelling that you make the decision to ‘come out’. ‘Coming out’ is not a single event, like sitting down with your close relatives and spilling your story. It is a series of stages that can take years as you work through denial, confusion, seeking acceptance [...]
2009-03-23T05:46:58+0000">March 23, 2009 – 5:46 am
Think not ‘Will he/she respect me in the morning?’, rather, think ‘Will I respect myself in the morning?’ This may sound like an old presidential speech, but it does adapt well. What matters most is that you have a clear understanding of your own beliefs and morals and that your decisions are based on those, [...]
2009-03-23T05:44:57+0000">March 23, 2009 – 5:44 am
Worldwide, a significant proportion of young people become sexually active before the age of sixteen, and many will have more than one sexual partner in any twelve month period. Young people under twenty-one have one of the highest incidence rates of abnormal Pap smears related to wart virus infection, and it is this virus that [...]
2009-03-23T05:35:11+0000">March 23, 2009 – 5:35 am
The other side of the coin involves dealing with the legacies of abuse, sometimes years down the track. To survive child sexual abuse requires a belief in your ability to heal yourself, but when you are left with poor self-esteem, holding on to that belief is a huge challenge in itself. Anna, who was abused [...]
2009-03-23T05:31:40+0000">March 23, 2009 – 5:31 am
Situations arise right throughout life that we react to instantaneously and sometimes think later … ‘Why did I say that?’ Most of these reflex reactions have their origins in our own childhoods and show just how much the attitudes from our early training can stick. One of the common dilemmas for parents comes up when [...]