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Christina Tesoro

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About Christina Tesoro

Christina Tesoro is a New York City-based writer, sex educator, and therapist. In her spare time she loves to read tarot cards, lift heavy objects, and go on long walks with her dog. She is determined to learn how to do a split.

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Relationships

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

2 weeks ago 12 Comments

A young woman wearing a sleep shirt and shorts sits slouched on the edge of her bed, looking into a full-length mirror with a dissatisfied expression on her face

Health
Love + Sex

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

1 month ago 8 Comments

A photo of a brown-skinned pregnant person seated on a sofa with one hand cradling their belly while a person in a white lab coat, also brown-skinned, holds a stethoscope over their belly.

Health

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

2 months ago 10 Comments

A young woman in soft focus in the background leans forward on her clasped hands speaking to a therapist with close-cropped hair in the foreground

Health
Lesbian Sex

So You Want to Try Sex Therapy

4 months ago 1 Comment

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Health

So You Want to Try Relational Therapy

5 months ago 4 Comments

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Health

So You Want to Try Creative/Expressive Therapy

6 months ago 9 Comments

Health

So You Want to Try Somatic or Movement Therapy

6 months ago 9 Comments

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Health

So You Want to Try Trauma Therapy

6 months ago 8 Comments

Health

So You Want to Try CBT, DBT or ACT

6 months ago 14 Comments

Three stylized quote graphics in shades of peach pink and lavender that read "Your mental health is a priority," "Your feelings are valid," and "You are enough."

Health

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

8 months ago 5 Comments

A woman holds her chin in her hands with a troubled expression while a myriad of hands point at her accusingly; the woman is depicted in black and white, floating in a background of soft blobs & shapes in the bi colors. In the upper left hand corner, a text box reads "Autostraddle Bi+ Week 2020"

Culture

Unlearning Stigma This Bi+ Week

10 months ago 4 Comments

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Lesbian Sex

Here’s Your Roadmap to Finding Your Authentic Sexual Self

10 months ago 4 Comments

A thin white person with short hair is in the center of the frame, pictured from the waist up wearing a gray tank top and glasses; their shoulders are slightly hunched and they look off and to the side as if worried or tired.

Health

You Need Help: How Do I Become the Protagonist of My Own Life?

11 months ago 7 Comments

Health

Some of Your Biggest Questions About Managing Mental Health During Covid, Answered by a Therapist

1 year ago 3 Comments

Health

I Want You to Touch Me: Skin Hunger and Digital Dysphoria in a Pandemic

1 year ago 11 Comments

Health

A Therapist on What You Need to Know About Your Own Mental Health in the Time of COVID19

1 year ago 5 Comments

Lesbian Sex

You Need Help: Is It Possible to Repair a Relationship After a Consent Misstep?

1 year ago 6 Comments

Health

What Your Therapist Wants You to Know

2 years ago 4 Comments

Health

You Need Help: Stop Gaslighting Yourself

2 years ago 12 Comments

Relationships

You Need Help: Trusting Yourself in a New Relationship After Early Attachment Trauma

2 years ago 6 Comments

Friendship

Reimagining Intimacy: Queer People on Touch and Closeness Outside Romance and Sex

2 years ago 14 Comments

Relationships

You Need Help: Navigating Aggression, Desire and Gender in Dating

2 years ago 15 Comments

Relationships

You Need Help: What Does a Healthy Relationship Look Like?

2 years ago 9 Comments

Dating

You Need Help: What Does My Crush on Someone Older Than Me Mean?

2 years ago 11 Comments

Health

You Need Help: Finding a Therapist for the First Time

2 years ago 19 Comments

Lesbian Sex

You Need Help: How Do I Get My Sexual Confidence Back?

2 years ago 9 Comments

Dating

You Need Help: Seeking Poly People and (Relationship) Anarchy in Small Town, U.S.A.

2 years ago 16 Comments

Lesbian Sex

You Need Help: How Do I Spice Up My Relationship?

3 years ago 4 Comments

Parenting & Family

“Just Treat Me Like Any Other Mother”: What Queer-Affirming Doulas Can Provide New LGBT Parents

3 years ago 11 Comments

Lesbian Sex
Relationships

You Need Help: Even Sex Gods Get Anxious Sometimes

4 years ago 4 Comments

Lesbian Sex
Relationships

You Need Help: Grad School Killed Your Sex Life

4 years ago 7 Comments

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