How much do you know about counselling and therapy?

Hi Readers! Since there is some confusion/misunderstanding between counselling and therapy, I’ve prepared a simple guide for you.  The similarities between counselling and therapy are: Development of a healing, safe and therapeutic relationship between the professional and the individual Effective for children and adults Used to understand a person’s feelings and behaviours Addressing issues with

Erogenous zones

Hi Readers!  Last week we spoke about the Masters & Johnson sexual response cycle. In that article, I briefly mentioned erogenous zones and today we are going to talk about them! What are erogenous zones? Do we all have them? How do I know what mine are?  Erogenous zones are located all over the human

WORLD AIDS DAY – DECEMBER 1st

Hi Readers! Every year on December 1st is World AIDS Day. On this day, we remember those who have died from AIDS, we show up to support those living with HIV and we continue to raise awareness about HIV and AIDS. The objective is to end HIV by 2030! To do this the global community

Parents of trans* children

Hi Readers! In this week’s article I would like to focus on the needs of the parents of trans* children. We mostly focus on the child going through a transition and the impacts and effects it has on their lives – and rightly so! They are the ones that have to deal with a lot

World Menopause Day – October 18th

Hi Readers! If you follow Julia Sexologist on Instagram, you have already seen part of this article. I am adding the link and abstract of the White Paper the International Menopause Society published for the 2020 awareness day. Happy reading! October 18th, 2020 is World Menopause Day. The purpose of this day is to raise

Sexual Orientation

Hi Readers! Today’s blog post is all about sexual orientation. We will look at the definition as well as different terminology. What is sexual orientation? It is the term used to describe an individual’s sexual, psychological and emotional feelings of attraction towards another person. In other words, sexual orientation is a person’s affection and sexual

Talking to children about consent

Hi Readers! Do you like fries? I love fries! I promise this is relevant. Today we are going to talk about consent; more specifically, why it’s important to teach children about consent from a young age. I will give you some tips on how to do it. Consent is when someone is explicitly agreeing (by

Asexuality

Hi Readers! Today’s blog post is about a specific sexual orientation: asexuality. Yes, asexuality is a sexual orientation just like homosexuality, bisexuality, heterosexuality, etc. You may have heard people talk about someone being asexual or someone telling you that they are asexual and not knowing how to react, or not knowing what it means or