Reading Time: 5 minutes Many people say that your desire for sex is like a barometer for your general well-being- (i.e. if your desire for sex falls, it could indicate that something isn’t quite right). Very often, that’s around our mental/psychological health and well-being. It’s really easy to underestimate the role our mind plays in …
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How to get back your sex drive
Stress and desire
Reading Time: 4 minutes Stress, or being over-scheduled, is one of the most common reasons for a lack of sex drive. Before we go on, a gentle reminder that it’s important to remember that it’s OK to not want sex. The levels of desire we experience vary- and respond to what is going on in …
The 6 factors causing your low sex drive
Reading Time: 3 minutes “What stands in the way becomes the way” -Marcus Aurelius
From our research we believe there are six universal factors that shape our levels of desire…
How the sex you are (or were) having is closing down desire
Reading Time: 14 minutes It seems obvious saying it out loud, but one of THE most common reasons for women losing their sex drive is that the sex they are (or were) having isn’t satisfying. There are lots of experts writing about this exact issue- consider the following quotes from some of our favourite women on this …
How issues in your relationship are impacting on desire
Reading Time: 12 minutes For many women, their desire doesn’t exist within a vacuum and how they feel about their partner governs how much they might like to have sex with them. However we often tend to look inwards if our desire fades. We blame ourselves and see it as a dysfunction that we’re not interested …
How a disconnect from your sexual self impacts on desire
Reading Time: 5 minutes There are many things that can close down a woman’s sex drive, but one of the MOST common factors (but not often spoken about) is because there is a barrier to her accessing and expressing her sexual self. This might feel like not only low (or no) desire for sex with a …
Body image/confidence and desire
Reading Time: < 1 minute Our thoughts and feelings towards our body and desire are intricately linked. When we don’t feel attractive, we judge, criticise and close ourselves down so “it’s hard to imagine someone sees us with different eyes than the way we see ourselves, and we don’t feel we deserve their sensual touch- …
Physical health and desire
Reading Time: 3 minutes Your physical health is a major factor in your libido. This can include more everyday factors such as your menstrual cycle or hygiene, or other issues such as health conditions, medication side effects or the result of a recent life change. However, this can be one of the more difficult categories …
Time and desire
Reading Time: 3 minutes Sex and time is one of the most interesting categories for us on here. Note that it also intersects with so many of the other factors that shape desire! Often tackling time and priorities around sex last is the best way forwards because it is so tied up with other …
#7 things you *need* to know if you’ve lost your sex drive…
Reading Time: 3 minutes This is the essential but explosive guide to desire we wish we’d had when we first started out…