Powered By Pleasure
Time for a Pleasure Pause?
Pleasure makes us feel good. When we feel good, we relax. When we relax, the parasympathetic side of the nervous system kicks in, and when that happens, we’ve opened up and other really good things will occur. This process is called the “rest and repair” mechanism that allows our physical system to regenerate. Read more >
Feb 18, 2015Take Your Pleasure Pulse - A Survey About Pleasure
Have you noticed how popular surveys are these days? It seems that everyone's conducting one on something. Partly it’s the ease of services like Survey Monkey, but also because most of us in the virtual world want to respond to people’s real interests and concerns that have significance to them. So... here we go. Help me target this Unlock Pleasure blog to your real needs. Tell me about yourself and your relationship with pleasure. Read more >
Jan 09, 2015Pleasure as Medicine for Stressful Times
I’ve been a psychotherapist for about 20 years and have worked with people who’ve struggled with emotional difficulties. I’ve also worked with quite a few individuals whose lives have been pretty good, but they came to me because they could be a whole lot better. Read more >
Jan 01, 2015What do I mean by Pleasure
I’ve been sharing with friends and family my news about a work venture I’m pursuing. I want to deeply explore the concept of pleasure and the notion that it’s an under-rated resource for healing and wellbeing. Of course, when I say pleasure, people usually think I’m talking about sexual pleasure. And while it’s not that I’m disinterested in that particular aspect of pleasure – god no! Read more >
Nov 27, 2014Welcome to Powered by Pleasure
Welcome to my blog about pleasure. Why write about pleasure? For two reasons… First, because pleasure doesn’t get the attention it deserves. We don’t have enough of it, and when we do have it we often ignore its presence, calling it indulgent or ‘soft’, – these attitudes diminish our lives by denying us the gorgeous experience of pleasure in every day living. Pleasure can be elusive, unless we direct ourselves towards it, making a sincere intention for pleasure to become a priority in our lives. Read more >