On a recent episode of the mindbodygreen podcast, physician and renowned speaker Gabor Maté, M.D., bestselling author of The Myth of Normal, explains how trauma can subtly pass from one generation to the next—here’s his take on generational trauma and how to begin working through it. In fact, Maté states that 95% of trauma is multigenerational. “You unwittingly pass it on. That’s just how it works,” he adds. The trauma doesn’t necessarily impact the genetic makeup of those to come but rather how those genes get triggered, he explains....

Consider those myths debunked. This form of therapeutic treatment involves using a measured approach during sessions with a sex therapist, who will assess any sexual function issues or general intimacy concerns, identify any diagnoses, and create a comprehensive treatment plan, she explains. “We teach specific behavioral exercises to address sexual concerns so that clients learn how to be students of their own and their partner’s sexuality.” Sex—however you define it—is a key aspect of life for many people, both single and partnered....

As psychologist and dream expert Rubin Naiman, Ph.D., previously explained to mbg. “Dream interpretation is about decoding the dream. It enlightens us and expands our awareness psychologically, [offering an] expansion of consciousness.” The key, he says, is to feel into the emotions the dream evokes in you, identifying more about the emotional experience as opposed to the literal visuals in the dream. “We need to learn the dream language; we don’t always have to translate it into waking,” Naiman adds....

Lumen, a dating app designed for singles over 50, recently interviewed over 2,000 sexually active people ages 50 to 80 in the United States. Asked everything from how often they have sex to what their favorite sex position is, the questions go deep into what sex is like as you age. If you’ve ever worried about your sex life getting dull as you age, take in this good news: 22% of people reported they have become more adventurous in their sex life as they’ve gotten older, and 8% of people have become much more adventurous....

When faced with what it perceives to be a threat, our brain (specifically, a tiny region at the base called the hypothalamus) sends out a series of nerve and hormonal signals to alert the adrenal glands located on top of the kidneys to secrete hormones such as adrenaline and cortisol. Cortisol—aka the stress hormone everyone loves to hate—increases the concentration of glucose in our bloodstream and enhances availability of substances our brain and body tissues need for repairs....

“A therapist knows how to help couples get to the real trouble [at the heart of the issue] and can teach skills or appropriate referrals to help them through it,” marriage therapist Linda Carroll M.S., LMFT, explains. Those skills include honesty, how to express emotional needs, and how to settle disagreements, for example. “Couples often come to get help with attachment injuries, growing apart, wanting more sexual connection, and needing to relate to one another differently,” licensed marriage and family therapist Lexx Brown-James, Ph....

Picture your clitoris like a wishbone. The glans is the intersection of the two bones and is external. The majority of the clitoris is internal and extends down on each side and is estimated to be about 8 to 10 centimeters long and spans each side of the vaginal opening. It’s a little more complex than how we were taught to think about the clitoris, but it’s also a whole lot more exciting....