The self-replicating building blocks of patriarchy 30 June 2026 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Cornerstones , Patriarchy , No Comments Photo by John Doyle on Unsplash Over many years I’ve been documenting the links between patriarchy, trauma, and dysfunctional sexuality. Along the way I’ve adopted some pre-existing concepts—the mother wound, the ‘false self’, arrested development—as I noted […]
Trauma-Informed Genitality: healing the sacral centre 6 May 2026 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Cornerstones , Generational trauma , Sexuality , No Comments Human sexuality, in its natural state, is not inherently conflicted, shameful, or fragmented. It is life energy—playful, relational, embodied. Yet if we look honestly at our lived experience, both individually and […]
Wilhelm Reich – visionary, liar, or lunatic? 5 May 2026 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: History , Sexuality , No Comments In his brilliantly penetrating—pun intended—1942 book, The Function of the Orgasm, early psychoanalyst Wilhelm Reich writes: “Man is the only biological species which has destroyed its own natural sex function, and that is […]
The mother wound constellation 25 September 2025 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Mother wound , 1 Comment Do you recognise this constellation of wounded beliefs and behaviours, in your life? Some of these elements or terms may not be familiar, but the overall pattern may be. It’s a toxic web of deeply embedded self-reinforcing […]
Porn addiction does not exist in isolation 13 August 2025 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Mother wound , Pornography , 1 Comment Ever since the 1970s Japanese electronics revolution swamped the world with easily made, easily distributed and easily consumed porn, we’ve been treating porn addiction as if it exists in isolation. It’s easy […]
The mother wound – why we confuse nurturing and sex 9 January 2025 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Mother wound , Sexuality , 1 Comment 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 […]
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 , 1 Comment 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 […]