In the past decade, millions of dollars in federal funding has gone towards sexual risk avoidance education programs. Our editor explores the reproductions of abstinence-only education and offers tips for re-educating yourself about sex as an adult.

Masturbation is still a taboo topic, especially for women. Our editor shares how she worked through this shame and reclaimed her body through mindful self-pleasure.

One writer posits whether people can actually be toxic or if it’s just behaviors instead—and how we can set boundaries around them.

One writer shares four tips on navigating social anxiety: turning our focus inward, creating an exit strategy, and enlisting friends for care, safety, and social support.

One writer who grew up in rural Mexico shares the challenges of raising a child in urban Portland, and how she’s connecting her past with their now-present.

A reader asks if they’re missing out socially without a “friend group,” but is it really the more, the merrier? One editor offers thoughtful perspective on quality over quantity in friendships.

Studies have shown that performance anxiety is just as common in sex as it is in sports. Here are four types of performance anxieties that can arise during sex (like spectatoring and negative scripts), plus four ways to overcome them.

We asked our readers if they schedule sex—and why or why not. With some married and others in long-term or open relationships, here are what six of them had to say.

Holidays—especially when constantly surrounded by people and stimuli—can be overwhelming for highly sensitive people. One writer shares four tips on navigating this time of year while still making space for yourself.

One editor, the oldest of four siblings, writes a letter to her fellow oldest siblings. She shares advice for when it’s time to let go of control, while still offering support and love.

For one first-generation writer, preserving her family’s immigrant story helps to preserve their culture and traditions, too. Here’s how anyone can document their family stories and what to ask.

The average age for a first divorce is 30, which leaves a lot of time to get back into the dating game. Here’s how one writer is navigating dating someone who has been previously married.