Touch is crucial for our emotional and physical health. Yet, many people lack enough physical contact, leading to touch starvation. This condition can seriously harm mental and physical health. The Need for Touch Starvation Research Understanding the Impact of Touch Starvation: Touch starvation, or a lack of physical touch, can lead to various negative outcomes, […]
Myths and realities of sexual touch and pleasure. “What is wrong with me? Why can’t I reach orgasm with intercourse?” This is the question I am getting more often from younger women seeking sex therapy. When probed further, many of these young female clients will say they understand the importance of clitoral touch for sexual […]
Women are still having far fewer orgasms in heterosexual sex than men. We wanted to find out what strategies women (and men) use to reach orgasm. This is what we found. Results reflect prior research where men reported being always orgasmic with a partner 64% of the time, compared with 25% for women. So, what is […]
Pleasure-Positive Institute is excited to announce the launch of our Lottery! PPI understands the importance of being there when our community needs us the most. Now, more than ever, people are counting on us. Pleasure-Positive Institute studies pleasure so we can live in a healthier, happier, more connected world. WHY research pleasure? At PPI, […]
Why do we have to add the element of healthy? Because our culture does not advocate for pleasure. Pleasure has be been a dirty secret.
Why is sexual pleasure important? Sexual pleasure is not frivolous or unnecessary: it is essential! “Taken together, the studies cited suggest that solo and/or partnered sexual activity is associated with improved health, longevity, immunity, pain management, self-esteem, and a reduction in stress. Sexual pleasure also helps to cement the kinship structure of the couple relationship, […]
Center for Positive Sexuality “Our mission to provide information to professionals, students, and others is consistent with the World Health Organization’s definition of sexual health which includes “a state of physical, emotional, mental, and social well-being related to sexuality…” requiring a “…positive and respectful approach to sexuality and sexual relationships, as well as the possibility […]
Global Advisory Board (GAB) for Sexual Health and Wellbeing “The Global Advisory Board (GAB) for Sexual Health and Wellbeing was established in 2016 to advocate for a positive and inclusive approach to sexuality.We are an independent group that has come together in recognition of the lack of equal attention to sexual health, sexual rights and […]
The Pleasure Project is the world’s leading organisation putting the sexy into safer sex since 2004. “Our objective is to get sex educators hooked on talking dirty and to embrace desire, joy, happiness, and pleasure when it comes to sex education. We can have safer sex if we know how to have good sex. The […]
TOUCH: The Hidden Consequences of Touch Starvation and How You Can Leverage the Healing Power of Positive Touch https://www.rebekkamikkola.com/post/7-signs-you-might-be-suffering-from-touch-deprivation#:~:text=Touch%20deprivation%2C%20or%20skin%20hunger,other%20parts%20of%20the%20world. IMPACTS OF TOUCH STARVATION: Chin MS, Kales SN. Is There an Optimal Autonomic State for Enhanced Flow and Executive Task Performance? Front Psychol. 2019;10:1716. Published 2019 Aug 14. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01716 G Serafini, B Parmigiani, A Amerio, A […]