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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 years ago 12 Comments

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Love + Sex

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

2 years ago 8 Comments

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

2 years ago 12 Comments

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Health
Lesbian Sex

So You Want to Try Sex Therapy

2 years ago 1 Comment

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So You Want to Try Relational Therapy

2 years ago 4 Comments

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So You Want to Try Creative/Expressive Therapy

2 years ago 9 Comments

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So You Want to Try Somatic or Movement Therapy

2 years ago 13 Comments

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So You Want to Try Trauma Therapy

2 years ago 8 Comments

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So You Want to Try CBT, DBT or ACT

2 years ago 15 Comments

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

2 years ago 6 Comments

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Culture

Unlearning Stigma This Bi+ Week

2 years ago 4 Comments

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Lesbian Sex

Here’s Your Roadmap to Finding Your Authentic Sexual Self

2 years ago 4 Comments

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

2 years ago 7 Comments

Health

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

3 years ago 4 Comments

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

3 years ago 11 Comments

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

3 years ago 5 Comments

Lesbian Sex

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

3 years ago 6 Comments

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What Your Therapist Wants You to Know

3 years ago 4 Comments

Health

You Need Help: Stop Gaslighting Yourself

3 years ago 12 Comments

Relationships

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

3 years ago 6 Comments

Friendship

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

3 years ago 14 Comments

Relationships

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

3 years ago 15 Comments

Relationships

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

4 years ago 9 Comments

Dating

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

4 years ago 11 Comments

Health

You Need Help: Finding a Therapist for the First Time

4 years ago 19 Comments

Lesbian Sex

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

4 years ago 9 Comments

Dating

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

4 years ago 16 Comments

Lesbian Sex

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

4 years ago 4 Comments

Parenting & Family

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

4 years ago 11 Comments

Lesbian Sex
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You Need Help: Even Sex Gods Get Anxious Sometimes

5 years ago 4 Comments

Lesbian Sex
Relationships

You Need Help: Grad School Killed Your Sex Life

6 years ago 7 Comments

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