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Dating Red Flags Every Person Should Know: A Sexologist’s Guide

How to spot the warning signs early and protect your emotional well-being (without becoming paranoid) By Ms. Erin Alexander, Clinical Sexologist Why Red Flags Matter (And What They Actually Are)…

Anxious Attachment and the Need for Space: How Couples Can Stop Smothering and Start Thriving

If you've ever felt like your partner's love comes with an invisible leash, or if you are the one gripping the leash, you're not alone. One of the most common…

The Great Snuggle Swamp: When Your Partner’s Love Feels Like Emotional Waterboarding

A clinical sexologist's guide to navigating anxious attachment, personal space, and why "I need space" doesn't mean "I'm leaving you" By Ms. Erin Alexander, Clinical Sexologist What Is The Great…

Ms. Erin: The Middle-Way Maverick of Marital Mellowness

What happens when a Swiss Army Knife decides to become a clinical sexologist? You get Ms. Erin. Endlessly useful. Moderately sharp. Strategically calm. Slightly unpredictable in the best way. Erin…

Disclosure vs. Discovery: Why How the Truth Comes Out Changes Everything

When trust is broken whether through infidelity, repeated lies, or hidden secrets, most people focus on the what. What happened. What was hidden. What was done. But there's a question…

Humanizing Deception: Why People Lie and What It Really Means

Introduction: Deception Is Human, Not Inhuman Deception is often treated as a moral failure. But at its core, lying is a deeply human behavior. To humanize deception does not mean…

Valentine’s Day: A Sex Therapist’s Honest Take on Love, Intimacy, and Year-Round Connection

By Erin A. Alexander, LPC-S, Clinical Sexologist Every February, the same ritual unfolds: panic over dinner reservations, stress about finding the "perfect" gift, and pressure to prove your love with…

5 Things Clients Do That Drive Sexologists Crazy (And How to Be a Better Client)

By Erin A. Alexander, LPC-S, Clinical Sexologist As a relationship coach and clinical sexologist, I've had the privilege of guiding hundreds of couples and individuals toward deeper intimacy, healing, and…

When Agreements Break Down in Consensual Non-Monogamy

Consensually non-monogamous (CNM) relationships and BDSM dynamics thrive on clear communication, established boundaries, and mutual accountability. But what happens when even the most carefully crafted agreements fail to prevent boundary…

The Cheater’s Paradox: Why Relationships Built on Infidelity Rarely Work (A Sexologist Explains)

Welcome to the uncomfortable truth about infidelity that nobody wants to admit: when two people who are actively betraying their partners decide to start a relationship together, they're not beginning…