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Sexting, Sending Nudes, and Setting Boundaries
Navigating digital dating and sex can be complicated but that doesn’t mean it shouldn’t be fun.
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Dr. Kate Balestrieri
3 Important Rules for Hooking Up and Dating
“Your body is not a cocktail party, and you are not the hostess.”
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Dr. Kate Balestrieri
How to Actually Get to Know Someone Better
Nothing against small talk, but when you’re trying to find a long-term partner, here’s how and why you should dig a little deeper.
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Dr. Kate Balestrieri
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How to Have Hot and Healthy Sex Again After Trauma
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How self-pleasure can enhance your life
 • Dr. Kate Balestrieri
Digging Deeper Into Misogyny and Sexism
 • Dr. Kate Balestrieri
How Solo Sex Can Help You Heal From Sexual Trauma
 • Dr. Kate Balestrieri
Psychiatry and Social Media: the Good, the Bad, the Ugly
 • Dr. Kate Balestrieri
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5 Subtle Signs of an Emotionally Unavailable Partner
Here’s how to spot the red flags early.
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Dr. Kate Balestrieri
Book Club | Wired for Dating Chapters 4-6
Thank you for being patient with this week’s book club questions! Full disclosure, I thought I scheduled this post, but it turns out, I did not.
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Dr. Kate Balestrieri
Situationships Can Be Healthy, and Here’s Why
The Pros and Cons of Situationships
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Dr. Kate Balestrieri
How to Set Sexpectations in Dating
Talking about sex, even with a casual partner, can help foster intimacy. Here’s how to do it.
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Dr. Kate Balestrieri
Book Club | Wired for Dating, Chapters 1-3
Dating can be wright with fears and discomfort, as two (or more) people decide how to get to know one another, and wade through the ambiguity of…
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Dr. Kate Balestrieri
The Lead-Up and Come Down From a Date
How to keep yourself grounded.
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Dr. Kate Balestrieri
Rejection Hurts, but Ghosting is Worse
Navigating the modern dating world means dealing with the sting of rejection. Here’s how to do it better, whether you’re the rejecter or the rejected.
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Dr. Kate Balestrieri
Is It Time to Get Off TikTok and See a Professional?
The Dangers of Self-Diagnosis
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Dr. Kate Balestrieri
Psychiatry and Social Media: the Good, the Bad, the Ugly
Social media has shed necessary light on mental health issues, but using the right language is still crucial.
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Dr. Kate Balestrieri
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