Lynn Pedotto interviews Katie Frank about sexuality education for children with disabilities.
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It was during these awkward fertility treatments that it dawned on me that there were some dramatic differences between my first and second marriages.
Common wisdom has it that love is fragile, but leading psychoanalyst Stephen A. Mitchell argues that romance doesn’t actually diminish in long-term relationships―it becomes increasingly dangerous. What we regard as the transience of love is really risk management.
We’re exploring love in many forms with first-hand accounts from the frontlines of dating, marriage, intimacy and friendship, all with people living—and loving—with disabilities.
My best resource turns out to be websites that offer ten, twenty-five, or 101 relationship tips. The sites are silly, and the ads gum up my computer, but I learn about concepts like compassion, forgiveness, and presence.
Sometimes you have to come up with unique ways to show love if your partner has a disability.
Women with disabilities often begin to date much later in life, and they struggle in a dating culture that places a premium on physical appearance.
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Keah Brown loves herself, but that hadn’t always been the case. Born with cerebral palsy, her greatest desire used to be normalcy and refuge from the steady stream of self-hate society strengthened inside her.
Three LGBTQ people are leading a revolution in how we think about disability and sexual freedom.
I asked my amazingly wonderful, devastatingly handsome, most level-headed, even-tempered, fiscally responsible, strategically thinking, husband to write about some of the positive aspects of being married to someone with attention deficit disorder (ADHD or ADD). Here’s what he said.
Hyperfocus on a new relationship and partner — showering them with gifts and attention — may be mistaken for love bombing, especially when the heat begins to cool.