Tag Archives: Women

How Do Intimacy Issues Manifest Differently in Men & Women?

Couple struggling with intimacy issues There has long been a cultural notion that men and women generally differ in how they express and create intimacy. I am sure you have heard something to the effect of: “men like doing and women like talking.” Interestingly, these differences are actually seen even in the young. Whether we have culturally shaped our little [...]
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Women and Sex Addiction: Identifying Risky Behavior Patterns

Woman on mountain thinking about her Process Addictions If you are anything like me, there have been many times in life that you have chosen a path, a course of action and proceeded on your way. After a time you learn something new or find yourself slowing to a crawling pace, and you start to wonder if you “got it right” back at [...]
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Masking Loneliness Behind Promiscuity in Women

Woman struggling with sex addiction Toddlers are great teachers. If you watch them closely, they show you a crystal clear picture of fulfilling urges and meeting emotional desires. They do it in a way that isn’t subtle, doesn’t use the clever, socially acceptable, or justified deceptions that we adults use. One moment the toddler screams in pain and the next [...]
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Rise of Alcohol Use Disorders in Older Women

Older Woman standing on a deck of a ship contemplating Alcohol Use Disorders in Older Women Contributor: Staff of Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center When it comes to alcohol misuse and abuse disorders, many people may generally assume that this is something that commonly affects younger populations, including college students who are more prone to social drinking. However, this stigma overlooks the specific population of older women, who may be at [...]
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Sex, Intimacy Issues & Porn Addiction in Women

Woman drinking coffee thinking about her Intimacy Issues Sexual intimacy is on an all-out assault from the culture, and if you think it’s just men that are detaching from real human interaction to move toward the cheap replacement of porn and fantasies then think again. Women are developing intimacy Issues as well. Pornography use among women is on the rise and it’s been [...]
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