TRANSCRIPT: You’re listening to On the Couch with Carly. Carly’s Couch is a safe space to talk. I’m a psychologist. But I’m not your pipe-smoking, tweed wearing stereotype. Hello, and welcome to [...]
Since I started this blog, I’ve always welcomed discussions on sex. Although I’m no sexpert or sexologist, I like to talk about sex in the same way I do all the topics discussed on [...]
Thank you to everyone who shared their awkward sex stories #onthecouchwithcarly over the past few weeks. It has been a very entertaining process for me as you can imagine. I thoroughly enjoyed [...]
Let’s be honest: we’ve all had a funny, awkward, or perhaps just silly sexual experience at some point in our lives. From fumbled first times, to one night stands that didn’t go as planned, to [...]
You know I’m all about self love, right? I truly believe (and try to practice) that happiness comes from developing a loving, caring relationship with yourself and that manifesting love in [...]
I have been thinking about modern feminism over the last few months and have finally found the time to write my thoughts down. It all started when I watched the movie Trainwreck. It’s a pretty [...]
I recently watched this awesome Ted Talk. It features Esther Perel, a “therapist, author, speaker, thought leader” according to her website. She refers to a particular aspect of our [...]
It is hard to describe to you all of the feelings that I have felt over the last few weeks as the world around me has changed from a dark, dull monochrome into a sparkling, iridescent landscape. [...]
I have just returned from a holiday in Italy during which time I read Lena Dunham’s book not once but twice. I think that I could whip through it like this is testament to its utility as a [...]
Following on from my earlier post about Fifty Shades of Grey, I have been in ongoing discussions with myself and with friends about this notion of “MacDonalds erotica” and [...]
This may come as a surprise to you, but I don’t really like blogs. The day I started Carly’s Couch was the first day I’d even gone on Tumblr or WordPress and to this day I [...]
When Carly’s Couch first began, it seemed like all the questions I got were about sex. You can see some examples here and here. Now don’t get me wrong, I love talking about sex just [...]
Hello dear readers This is my first post for 2015. I know I have been quiet for some time now but do not fret, this does not mean Carly’s Couch is fading away. I have big plans for 2015 and [...]
It’s now officially winter in Berlin and it’s freezing! I have never experienced temperatures like this before. A casual -3 turned into a -13 because of wind chill factor – I’m not sure humans [...]
You might think that the title of this post is crazy and how could anyone be thankful for the disgusting and down right abusive actions of individuals who have made threatening remarks on the [...]
Watch Emma Watson give an empowered speech on feminism. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/11112411/Emma-Watson-Being-a-feminist-doesnt-make-me-man-hating.html And here are some [...]
The responses to this question reflect two very serious sexual issues that probably 90% of people have experienced. 1) Unwanted/forced/coerced sexual intercourse This can be for many reasons but [...]
*This is a recap of last year’s sex survey results* A huge theme is that of reckless abandon…having an experience that thrills and excites one to the point of really letting go. Oh and some [...]
On the whole, there was a resounding YES from respondents. It seems as though both men and women enjoy a bit of a cuddle and find that intimacy adds to the overall experience of sex. Many people [...]
I have decided to publish some of the most interesting results from the sex survey I ran last year. Over the next few weeks I will be releasing the responses. They are completely anonymous so [...]