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Circles of Sexuality: Sensuality

April 11, 2022

By: Riley Fortier, M.Ed. CW: mention of body dysmorphia and disordered eating Circles of Sexuality The circles of sexuality were created by Dennis Daily in 1981 to show a more holistic approach to sexuality. Daily created this model for a strengths-based approach to social work for client’s sexual wellbeing. The “circles” or categories of sexuality are: sensuality, intimacy, sexual identity, sexual health and reproduction, and sexualization. The following categories and descriptions have been slightly adapted from Daily’s original 1981 framework. This blog is going to focus on the first circle of sexuality, sensuality. To learn more about the other aspects of sexuality, check out my previous blog HERE. Sensuality [caption id="attachment_7015" align="alignright" width="289"] Source: WholeSomeBodies[/caption] Sensuality involves the level of awareness, acceptance, and enjoyment of our body or others. Sensuality can include...

Circles of Sexuality

March 28, 2022

Gender and Sexuality

Circles of Sexuality By: Riley Fortier, M.Ed. CW: brief mention of sexual assault, rape, and incest [caption id="" align="alignright" width="437"] Source: PreventIPV[/caption] The circles of sexuality were created by Dennis Daily in 1981 to show a more holistic approach to sexuality. Daily created this model for a strengths-based approach to social work for client’s sexual wellbeing. The “circles” or categories of sexuality are: sensuality, intimacy, sexual identity, sexual health and reproduction, and sexualization. The following categories and descriptions have been slightly adapted from Daily’s original 1981 framework. Sensuality Sensuality involves the level of awareness, acceptance, and enjoyment of our body or others. Sensuality can include things like: Skin hunger Visual or auditory stimuli Sexual response cycle Body image Fantasy Intimacy Intimacy is the degree to which we express and have a need for...

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Pap Smears: Preparation & Empowerment

March 14, 2022

Gender and Sexuality, Health and Wellness

By: Riley Fortier, M.Ed., Sexuality Educator CW: medical procedure, medical racism What are Pap Smears? Pap smears (short for Papanicolaou test), test for cervical cancer in people who have cervixes. The cervix is the lower part of the uterus in which semen enters to join with an egg, and which a baby first exits during childbirth. The way this tests for cervical cancer is by collecting a small sample of cells from your cervix with a tool called a spatula. (No, not the kitchen utensil). Pap smears are typically done in conjunction with a pelvic exam. Generally, doctors recommend getting Pap smears done regularly (usually every 3 years) starting at age 21, even if you are not sexually active. What To Expect This test only takes a few minutes. You will...

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Managing Emotions Through Grounding

February 28, 2022

Mental Health

By Ryan Cocron, LMFT, CAADC What is Flooding? When we begin to have strong emotions, especially anxiety, trauma responses, anger etc, we can lose our sense of being present. This process of strong emotions taking over is sometimes referred to as “flooding” by therapists (Psychology Today). When we begin to flood we can get tunnel vision, become distant, or become angry. This happens because we are effectively in a fight or flight state. Our brain is designed to go into fight or flight when we experience high levels of stress because it is trying to protect us. This is useful if we’re in a life or death situation, but not if we got a negative email from our boss or our partner said something to upset us....

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