The mother wound – why we confuse nurturing and sex 9 January 2025 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Mother wound , No Comments During the long and painful journey to heal the mother wound, we often encounter issues around nurturing and sex. Whether we’re single or in a committed relationship, our needs feel unmet. […]
7 Divine truths about the energy of sex 26 October 2023 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Sexuality , No Comments Sex is the most maligned aspect of human existence. It’s also the most necessary—we wouldn’t be here without it. The notion that sex is a divine aspect of our being—and thus subject to divine […]
Measuring shame – Wilhelm Reich’s 1930s oscillograph experiments 8 July 2023 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Anxiety , History , Sexuality , Shame , No Comments Unconscious shame may seem like a vague, subjective concept. In the 1930s, Wilhelm Reich conducted experiments using an oscillograph showing that not only was shame—particularly sexual shame—measurable, but […]
Premature Ejaculation – how shame short-circuits sex 28 February 2023 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Sexuality , Shame , No Comments I recently wrote about the impact of shame on Erectile Dysfunction. In this blog, we’re going to look at that other great bête noire of male sexuality, Premature Ejaculation (PE). Bugbears & black […]
In patriarchy, everything is toxic 2 September 2022 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Cornerstones , Patriarchy , No Comments The word ‘patriarchy’ is mostly understood in simplistic terms. Patriarchies are societies where men rule, and women get bashed down. The problem with this view is that it clouds the extent to which such societies […]
Sexual frustration is stagnant life energy 29 September 2021 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Sexuality , No Comments Are you sexually frustrated? If so, has you ever considered that the answer to your sexual frustration might not be sex? Sexual pleasure is life pleasure, and sexual energy is life energy. And, of course, sexual […]
What is sexual energy? 29 September 2021 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Cornerstones , Sexuality , No Comments What is sexual energy? It may seem like an odd question, an obvious question, even an unnecessary question. Yet it is the question that unlocks answers to some of life’s deepest mysteries. Sexual energy is high-octane, […]
Patriarchy arose from a systemic fight-or-flight malfunction 26 September 2021 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Patriarchy , No Comments In Generational trauma is a frozen fight-or-flight response, I describe how a malfunction of the fight-or-flight mechanism causes trauma, which can then be inherited. I’ll now extend that understanding to show how this fight-or-flight malfunction, […]
Patriarchy is an unhealthy form of homeostasis 24 September 2021 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Patriarchy , No Comments If an alien were to visit our planet at the present time, and read any of the mainstream news outlets, they would have to conclude that humanity is an insane species. We so clearly need […]
Puberty shames teens into emotional stagnation 10 April 2021 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Patriarchy , Shame , 2 Comments In Patriarchy demands that our relationships are stagnant, I describe how our current human paradigm only survives by locking us into relationships that promise satisfaction but are in fact emotionally and sexually sterile. To […]