Welcome to my newly expanded space—Sex, Love, and the Naked Truth. I hope you didn’t get 17 different emails as I made changes on the backend of Substack, I tried really hard to keep that from happening.
I’m so excited to finally be launching this into the world, and I want this post to be a quick introduction to the new topics before I dive right into writing/posting what we’re all here for.
Sex, Love, and the Naked Truth is a combination of all the things I’m most passionate about and interested in, all the things I’ve learned the most about in the last few years, and all the things I’m continuing to pursue learning in as I move forward in life—sex, love (for ourselves and others), and relationships. There is SO MUCH that fits under the umbrella of those three categories: consent, dating, heartbreak, marriage, monogamy, desire, gender norms and roles, and so much more that I could spend paragraphs just listing topics.
These topics are my Roman Empire. These are the things I spend my days thinking more about than almost anything else. These are the things I want to talk about, write about, share my knowledge and my stories, and learn as much as I possibly can. That’s why I’m pursuing a very in-depth certification as a sex, love, and relationship coach. And that’s why I’ve expanded this newsletter from Let’s Talk About Sex to Sex, Love, and the Naked Truth.
A few housekeeping items
Let’s Talk About Sex isn’t going away, it will stay here as a subsection of the larger newsletter. You will be able to subscribe to it separately if that’s the only portion you are interested in.
For now, there will be one other separate section, Evolution of a Broken Heart. In my intro post, I mentioned that I was soon to be divorced. Well, now I am officially a divorcee, and that experience, of my marriage breaking down, grieving, healing, and so many tears has shaped me and taught me a lot. Nothing about healing from a broken heart is linear. There are circles, relapses, and times when you inadvertently break your own heart even more. Evolution of a Broken Heart is where I will tell my stories as I healed and began to cope with the grief of my ruined marriage, the trauma of infidelity, and learning to put my life and heart back together.
You will also be able to subscribe to that section separately or to the newsletter as a whole. Any other posts about relationships, dating, and love will appear in the main newsletter section. I promise it will make a ton more sense very soon!
And one more very important sidenote—this is my naked truth. People’s experiences with love, sex, and relationships are very personal and unique, but I think there is a lot we can learn from each other, especially if we can be vulnerable and open about our feelings and experiences.
Thank you as always for being here, for reading my words, for supporting me, and for having these important conversations with me.
This is so good, Paige. It takes massive courage to write about those intimate pieces of ourselves. Especially this:
"In my intro post, I mentioned that I was soon to be divorced. Well, now I am officially a divorcee, and that experience, of my marriage breaking down, grieving, healing, and so many tears has shaped me and taught me a lot. Nothing about healing from a broken heart is linear. There are circles, relapses, and times when you inadvertently break your own heart even more. Evolution of a Broken Heart is where I will tell my stories as I healed and began to cope with the grief of my ruined marriage, the trauma of infidelity, and learning to put my life and heart back together. "
This is important work- and service. So many of us hide alone and try to heal under the facade of "oh it's all fine." Well, no. It isn't. And that's normal. It's OK to not be OK.
I love everything about this new endeavor you're undertaking. Excited to read more of your words. ❤️
Congratulations Paige! I've always enjoyed reading EVERYTHING you write. Looking forward to more! I admire your courage and strength to share your thoughts. I'll be here, supporting you every step of the way...