Talking Sex and Relationships

Relationships

Queering Valentine’s Day

Silva Neves on February 1, 2023

A Personal Perspective: Valentine's Day is mostly associated with heterosexual monogamy. LGBTQ+ people can help make it a celebration of nonjudgmental love.

Education

Is Being Human About Numbers or Words?

Silva Neves on January 9, 2023

Personal Perspective: We may be encouraging people to live in a world governed by numbers, at the risk of missing the stories that are central to our existence.

Grief

The Individual Experience of Collective Grief

Silva Neves on September 17, 2022

National mourning is an opportunity for pondering on the meaning of our lives.

Addiction

Are Mental Health Diagnoses Helpful in a Crisis?

Silva Neves on August 29, 2022

Personal perspective: In the difficult world that we live in, many are struggling. Should mental health professionals stop pathologizing people and return to therapeutic human connections?

Sexual Orientation

Why Do We Celebrate Pride Month?

Silva Neves on June 9, 2022

LGBTQ+ people have equal rights in liberal countries. If you think Pride Month is no longer needed, think again.

Child Development

The Unspoken Abuse: When the Adult Child Abuses the Parent

Silva Neves on May 27, 2022

People often talk about parents who are "not good enough." But the topic of parents who are abused by their adult children is unspoken.

Relationships

The Shadow of Mother's Day

Silva Neves on March 22, 2022

Mother's Day is a celebration of motherhood. But, for some, the absence of their mother's love makes the day distressing and a reminder of multiple stories of disrupted attachments.

Relationships

The Meanings of Valentine's Day

Silva Neves on February 10, 2022

One of the most important ingredients for enduring loving in relationships is not getting the big things right but all the everyday small things.

Sex

The Different Meanings of World AIDS Day

Silva Neves on November 28, 2021

Much medical progress has been made but the harmful stigma sticks around. Let's remember the lives of those of died and protect the well-being of people who live with the virus.

Sex

Why Conversion Therapy Should Be Illegal

Silva Neves on November 8, 2021

Conversion therapy is an unethical and harmful practice. Government has been slow in legally protecting individuals from it.

Sex

The Many Guises of Conversion Therapy

Silva Neves on October 29, 2021

Conversion therapy is not as rare as we would like to think. Many people may be at risk from the harmful practice, under various guises.

Addiction

The Unhelpful Concept of Sex Addiction

Silva Neves on September 28, 2021

Sex addiction is a popular buzzword, but is it clinically endorsed?

Mating

Dating in COVID-19 Post-Restrictions

Silva Neves on August 2, 2021

Has "double vaccinated" become the new beautiful?

Sex

The Dark Side of Chemsex

Silva Neves on June 28, 2021

Behind the seemingly fun sexual adventures of Chemsex, the dark despair awaits.

Sexual Abuse

The Uncomfortable Truth of 'Promising Young Woman'

Silva Neves on June 16, 2021

Are we ready to face the dark side of society's status quo?

Body Image

Gay Men and Body Perfection

Silva Neves on June 7, 2021

For some gay men, perfecting one's body can become an acute, daily preoccupation that leads to deep unhappiness.

Addiction

Are We Overusing the Word "Addiction?"

Silva Neves on May 28, 2021

The everyday language of addiction is different from the clinical language. We need to know the difference — otherwise, we can believe we can be addicted to everything.