By Anne Fishel Guest Contributor Across the country an unprecedented number of couples are suddenly spending every waking and sleeping hour of the day with one another. That’s what many older retired couples do too, even when there isn’t a pandemic. ...
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Feed SubscriptionIt Is No Ruse; Men Are Also The Victims Of Domestic Abuse
By Yvonne Sam Contributing Columnist Permit me to address a matter that is somewhat controversial and one, which also runs the risk of being viewed as adversarial. Domestic violence against men remains a real phenomenon, and yet, in 2020, we ...
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By Annan Boodram Contributing Columnist Elderly individuals are often more vulnerable to various forms of abuse, because they tend to have assets that they have accumulated, through their lives, and because they may also experience mental or physical limitations. In ...
Read More »Love In The Time Of Coronavirus: Five Tips For Communicating With Your Partner, While Stuck At Home
By Kara Fletcher Guest Contributor Many of us are several weeks into stay-at-home directives from our governments and health officials. For many, social distancing means sharing a confined space with romantic partners while navigating new stressful issues including sudden unemployment, working ...
Read More »In The Midst Of Social Distancing, Let’s Maintain Social Solidarity
By Yvonne Sam Contributing Columnist We must maintain our closeness in these critical times. No rational representative of the homo sapiens genre can deny the damage and destruction that COVID-19 has wrought, and still continues to do to our lives ...
Read More »How The COVID-19 Pandemic Is Affecting Women’s Sexual And Reproductive Health
By Samira Sadeque IPS Contributing Writer UNITED NATIONS, New York April 7, 2020 (IPS) — A little over half of women, across the globe, are able to freely make choices about their sexual and reproductive health, according to a latest ...
Read More »Social Distancing: Six Ways To Help Older Adults Change Their Routines
By Victoria Atabakhsh Guest Contributor In the midst of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we’re all attempting to adapt to new routines and schedules as we adjust to our new social-distancing lifestyle. Although we’re all vulnerable to the coronavirus, we must not ...
Read More »Coronavirus And Sex: Dos And Don’ts During Social Distancing
By Gonzalo R. Quintana Zunino Guest Contributor Lately, the one topic the entire world is concerned about is the novel coronavirus. In line with that, as a sex positive neuroscience sex researcher, I am writing this article with a couple of ...
Read More »Exercise Your Way To A Better Relationship
By Scott Lear Guest Contributor Want to spice up your relationship for Valentine’s Day? Or maybe even start a new one off on the right foot? Go on an exercise date. Exercise has a lot of health benefits and can ...
Read More »The Smelly Truth About Romantic Relationships And Health
By Marlise Hofer and Frances Chen Guest Contributors Having trouble sleeping? Nervous about an important interview? Smelling your partner’s worn clothing may help improve your sleep and calm your nerves. While it may sound strange to smell your partner’s clothing, these behaviours ...
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