The Sexual Mindfulness Project

  Relationships can turn out to be beautiful things. When you are in love, you feel like being with your partner all the time. You often get so involved with our partners that they slowly become our whole world. After finding the one true love, a relationship can be a wonderful partnership filled with happiness, fun, pleasure, and respect. Sometimes, you get so engrossed in making your partner happy that you forget your own selves, which is why seeking validation in relationships is a must.   Slowly and gradually, you stop connecting with your friends as much, and you stop doing activities you love, all because you’re invested with that one person so much so that you are slowly losing yourself in the relationship. Whether it’s because the other person is toxic or because you haven’t established solid boundaries with them yet, this leads to losing yourself in the relationship and can have an adverse effect on your mental health.   Love can be like a pair of magical ...

 There is a therapeutic tool called Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)[i] which includes something called radical acceptance. This term caught my attention. What is so radical about acceptance? Radical acceptance is described as a process of mentally walking yourself through the reality of the situation and calmly accepting that reality. So, what if this situation is really as bad/unpleasant/lonely as you fear?  Face that reality and recognize that you are capable and can face the truth of your situation. If this doesn’t seem radical to you, it may be because you already practice this strategy. Radical acceptance helps alleviate the distress and suffering that we all feel when we try to avoid or change reality. When we automatically feel agitation or annoyance, we can pause, take a breath, and deal with the reality of the conflict instead of avoiding it. Radical Acceptance in Relationships Here are some examples in which we pretend, deny, or rail against reality: Pretending t...

  After the arrival of a new baby, a couples’ life gets busier. You get less time to spend with your partner. By hiring a couples babysitter , you and your partner can get time to spend with each other. A babysitter’s main duty is to watch your children and make sure they are safe while you are away. After the birth of a baby, it is observed that one of the partners in the couple feels left out. This is evident because all the attention and affection immediately gets diverted to the baby. It is normal for your relationship to play second fiddle to your new baby for at least the first year or so. After becoming new mothers, their attention gets swept up in the care and needs of their baby. Many people feel left out as their partners prioritize care and love for their babies. Once the baby is grown enough and life feels like it’s settled into a routine, then you and your partner identify a new kind of intimacy and closeness. Hiring a babysitter comes with its o...