Christina Tesoro, Author at Autostraddle

mental health

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Is It My Partner’s Mental Illness Affecting Our Relationship – Or Abuse?

If you feel like a relationship is taking you away from yourself, if it’s making you sad and anxious, if it makes you doubt yourself… that information is more important…

Christina Tesoro —

Jul 8, 2021

mental health

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love + sex

Unlearning Shame, Relearning Pleasure: Resources on Healing From Purity Culture

Reflect on the ways in which you’ve internalized purity culture’s messages about sex, love, and what is “good” and what is “bad” or shameful in your own life

Christina Tesoro —

Jun 14, 2021

family

reproductive health

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health

NY Needs More Midwives: Here’s How You Can Help

The violence against Black and Indigenous birthing people is intergenerational violence and trauma happening in real time, in each birth. Healing it – by making midwifery more accessible for more…

Christina Tesoro —

Jun 9, 2021

mental health

so you want to try therapy

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health

So You Want to Try Sex Therapy

Sex therapy is one of those things that sounds simple on the surface, but is really much more widely encompassing that one might originally suspect.

Christina Tesoro —

Mar 23, 2021

mental health

so you want to try therapy

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health

So You Want to Try Relational Therapy

The most important aspect of therapy is the relationship that is built between you and your therapist.

Christina Tesoro —

Feb 22, 2021

mental health

so you want to try therapy

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health

So You Want to Try Creative/Expressive Therapy

There’s no reason why the field of therapy shouldn’t offer alternatives to meet people of all ages where they’re at with regard to verbal communication — which is where expressive…

Christina Tesoro —

Feb 9, 2021

mental health

so you want to try therapy

health

So You Want to Try Somatic or Movement Therapy

The wisdom of your body is uniquely your own.

Christina Tesoro —

Jan 28, 2021

mental health

so you want to try therapy

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health

So You Want to Try Trauma Therapy

Trauma takes our power away and makes us feel like we don’t call the shots in our own lives — but we do. Here are some of the trauma therapies…

Christina Tesoro —

Jan 22, 2021

mental health

so you want to try therapy

health

So You Want to Try CBT, DBT or ACT

A quick look at Psychology Today lists dozens of modalities, filled with acronyms and industry jargon. So, to help guide you even more – and to help you feel more…

Christina Tesoro —

Jan 20, 2021

mental health

society + culture

Can You Scroll Your Way to Self-Healing? Navigating Social Media Therapy Influencers and Mental Health

Therapy influencers can point you in the right direction, certainly… but healing happens in relationships, intentionally and in an embodied way, over the course of our lives.

Christina Tesoro —

Nov 19, 2020

bi week 2020

bisexuality

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society + culture

Unlearning Stigma This Bi+ Week

Stigma isn’t easy to overcome this. To a large extent, we can’t do it alone: we are social creatures, and we depend on developing and maintaining relationships with each other…

Christina Tesoro —

Sep 16, 2020

sex advice

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love + sex

Here’s Your Roadmap to Finding Your Authentic Sexual Self

Guides often suggest a masturbation practice, getting to know your own unique fantasies, or even challenging yourself to watch porn. But there’s no one perfect method; here’s a bit of…

Christina Tesoro —

Sep 15, 2020

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Is It My Partner’s Mental Illness Affecting Our Relationship – Or Abuse?

Unlearning Shame, Relearning Pleasure: Resources on Healing From Purity Culture

NY Needs More Midwives: Here’s How You Can Help

So You Want to Try Sex Therapy

So You Want to Try Relational Therapy

So You Want to Try Creative/Expressive Therapy

So You Want to Try Somatic or Movement Therapy

So You Want to Try Trauma Therapy

So You Want to Try CBT, DBT or ACT

Can You Scroll Your Way to Self-Healing? Navigating Social Media Therapy Influencers and Mental Health

Unlearning Stigma This Bi+ Week

Here’s Your Roadmap to Finding Your Authentic Sexual Self