by Dr. Gayle Friend | SOCIAL COMMENTARY |
Dear fellow white people, I’m that white, straight woman who’s stayed publicly silent about racism due to fear. The messages of my youth rising to the surface, “Don’t say something you’ll regret. Be a good girl. Don’t rock the boat.” Racism is a systemic evil I didn’t...
by Dr. Gayle Friend | RELATIONSHIPS, SOCIAL COMMENTARY |
No matter what you’re going through, remembering to hold love in your heart is what will get you to a place of calm resolution. Emotions are called feelings for a reason – we literally feel them in our bodies, and if we chronically sustain a depleting emotion like...
by Dr. Gayle Friend | SEX, SOCIAL COMMENTARY, WOMEN'S SEXUALITY |
Before I get into taking a deeper look at sexual desire and the new ‘pink pill’, I want to be transparent and own that I’m not an expert when it comes to pharmaceuticals – not by any stretch of the imagination. I’m a sexologist and I take a holistic approach when...
by Dr. Gayle Friend | AUTHENTICITY, RELATIONSHIPS, SEX, SOCIAL COMMENTARY |
It’s human nature to want to know you’re normal. And a question I regularly receive is “When it comes to making love, how often is average?” A man I was having a conversation with asked me this very thing. And he was disappointed when I...
by Dr. Gayle Friend | GROWTH / SELF-ESTEEM, HAPPINESS, SOCIAL COMMENTARY |
A friend of mine posted her thoughts about life on facebook with the title: This Life Is Not a Test! It resonated with me and while reading I kept saying ‘right on!’. this girl has it down and with her full permission I’m sharing it here in its...
by Dr. Gayle Friend | INTIMACY, RELATIONSHIPS, SEX, SOCIAL COMMENTARY |
If you want better sex, then forget about sex! As counter intuitive as it sounds, don’t think about how to have more or better sex. Yes, there are numerous techniques that can be learned and improved upon. And there is vast information on the art of seduction...