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Candice Braithwaite
- Jan 19, 2018
- 4 min
My Hotbed Life With Candice Brathwaite
Candice Brathwaite is a Presenter, Writer and co-founder of online campaign #MAKEMOTHERHOODDIVERSE. 29 years old and currently pregnant with her second child, she uses Instagram Stories to speak with two thousand women per day during her virtual chat show ‘TEATIME!’ She's a formidable force and when we met her we admit...a little bit of wee came out. When not buried deep into her phone she presents online shows and interviews. Look out for her in 2018 as the presenter of new
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Anniki Sommerville
- Jan 15, 2018
- 5 min
5 Things I Wish I'd Known about Sex When I was 16
I wasn’t a particularly early starter, but I always looked older than my age so found that men were hassling me for sex from about thirteen. It didn’t help that I went out to clubs in Soho, and lied about my age, and wore platform shoes and had enormous hair (though I think men probably guessed I was younger but chose not to think too hard about it). I didn’t have sex until I was almost sixteen, but up until that point I’d had quite a few close encounters, and many of them we
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Celine Bell
- Dec 19, 2017
- 3 min
How to argue when you have kids
Of course, we shouldn’t argue with kids around. We should be grateful to have them, and walk around in a fuzzy warm haze, congratulating ourselves on our good fortune, ensuring we wear matching Boden, and post #blessed images on Instagram. The problem is, nobody has slept through the night for weeks, 5am is a familiar friend for all the wrong reasons, and the only conversations you have with your partner start “Have you seen….?” Occasionally you mix it up by discussing wha
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Dr Karen Gurney
- Nov 26, 2017
- 2 min
Help! New mother, no sex drive
When you've just had a baby, sex can be the last thing on your mind. Literally the last thing. But should we worry about this, or is there a reason for our drop in libido? In the eighth in this series of sex advice, Dr Karen Gurney, @thesexdoctor on Instagram, and director of the Havelock Clinic, answers one reader question... And if you have a sex problem then write to us here and we'll do our best to give you some super-helpful advice. Question: I had my daughter six months
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Cherry, Anniki and Lisa
- Nov 12, 2017
- 4 min
A Night With Hotbed 8th November 2017
So we're still recovering from the fabulousness that was our first 'A NIGHT WITH HOTBED' live podcast event which took place at Old Street Records this week. This was really the first time that we'd stood up on stage in front of an audience and told everyone what we were really about, what we wanted to achieve, and more importantly how much we hated it when our partner picked the dead skin off his feet in front of us. First off we need to say BOOK OF MUM aka Kelly Ford was in
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Dr Karen Gurney
- Nov 12, 2017
- 2 min
Help! I'm just not feeling it anymore
So this week we tackle a biggie - it's kind of the reason we kickstarted THE HOTBED COLLECTIVE in the first place...how do we sustain passion in a long term relationship? In the seventh in this series of sex advice, Dr Karen Gurney, @thesexdoctor on Instagram, and director of the Havelock Clinic, answers one reader question... And if you have a sex problem then write to us here and we'll do our best to give you some ace advice. Question: Hi Dr Karen, I feel like much of the m
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Lisa Williams
- Oct 22, 2017
- 5 min
Interview with Dr Karen Gurney
Dr Karen is our fabulous sex expert and Clinical Psychologist and Psychosexologist. She is also a Director at The Havelock Clinic. This week we interviewed her to get a bit of a run down in terms of why she got into her field, what questions she gets asked the most and her best hack for improving sex in a relationship. She also tells us about the time she almost went for tea with sex God himself Lionel Ritchie (is he a sex God? Okay maybe not)... So Dr Karen, what made you ge
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Dr Karen Gurney
- Oct 1, 2017
- 3 min
Help! I'm crushing on my friend's partner
(Image source; https://letterboxd.com/arbogast1960/film/belle-de-jour/) Do you have a sex problem which you would like us to help sort out? Write to us here and we'll do our best. In the sixth in this series of sex advice, Dr Karen Gurney, @thesexdoctor on Instagram, and director of the Havelock Clinic, answers one reader question... Question: Hi Dr Karen, I have developed a crush on a friend's partner and have found myself thinking about him a lot. It's got to the point wher
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Dr Karen Gurney
- Sep 17, 2017
- 3 min
Help! My Partner Fancies Porn More Than Me
Do you have a sex problem which you would like us to help sort out? Write to us here and we'll do our best. In the fifth in this series of sex advice, Dr Karen Gurney, @thesexdoctor on Instagram, and director of the Havelock Clinic, answers one reader question... Question: Hi Dr Karen, My husband is no longer interested in me and I fear that he doesnt find be attractive. He is also watching a lot of online porn. I checked his browsing history and he'd forgotten to erase it. D
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Dr Karen Gurney
- Sep 10, 2017
- 5 min
My wife is constantly making excuses not to do it
Do you have a sex problem which you would like us to help sort out? Write to us here and we'll do our best. In the fourth in this series of sex advice, Dr Karen Gurney, @thesexdoctor on Instagram, and director of the Havelock Clinic, answers one reader question... Question: Hi Dr Karen, I wondered if you could help me. I am a man in a happy marriage but our sex life is not what I always had planned. We used to be quite adventurous in bed but since having kids I feel like my w
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by Anonymous
- Sep 3, 2017
- 3 min
Help ...I have trouble staying hard whilst having sex
Each week we tackle a different sex problem her at The Hotbed Collective. Do you have a problem which you would like us to help sort out? Then email us at www. thehotbedcollective.com This is the fourth in our series. Dr Karen Gurney, @thesexdoctor on Instagram, and director of the Havelock Clinic, answers one reader question...this time it's a male reader who is suffering with erectile dysfunction. Dear Dr Karen , I’m 36 and from time to time (and at the worst possible momen
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by Anonymous
- Aug 27, 2017
- 3 min
My Partner loves Cycling More than Sex
Each week we tackle a different sex problem her at The Hotbed Collective. Do you have a problem which you would like us to help sort out? Then email us at www. thehotbedcollective.com This is the third in our series. Dr Karen Gurney, @thesexdoctor on Instagram, and director of the Havelock Clinic, answers one reader question... Hi Dr Karen, My husband has become absolutely fanatical about cycling and spends every spare moment in the mornings, evenings and weekends cycling or
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by The Damsel
- Aug 25, 2017
- 3 min
The Beginner's Guide to Sex Parties
Swingers clubs, adult parties, play parties or just a good, old fashioned orgy. Whatever you call them, sex parties are becoming mainstream (check out this Metro article for instance), and more people are curious about what used to be a scene shrouded in taboo. For me, the attraction lies in the freedom to unleash my inner seductress and get a little kinky in a safe space. When I first started going to play parties I got mixed reactions from my friends; they were surprised, c
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The Hotbed Collective
- Aug 8, 2017
- 3 min
My Hotbed Life with Clemmie Telford
Clemmie Telford (@clemmie_telford) is a freelance Creative Strategist at Facebook & Instagram. She’s also a top blogger and writer of lists at Mother of All Lists.com. She’s Mum to 2 boys; Bertie (4), Woody (2.5). Today she tells us all about ‘finding time’ for your other half, how tough it can be to prioritise snogging when you're pooped and how a cup of tea is often preferable to a bunk up. So hi Clemmie, thanks for taking part in ‘My Hotbed Life’. Let’s kick things off by
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by Anonymous
- Aug 6, 2017
- 5 min
Help! My sex drive has evaporated because I'm going through the menopause
Do you have a sex problem which you would like us to help sort out? Then email us at www. thehotbedcollective.com This is the second in our series. Dr Karen Gurney, @thesexdoctor on Instagram, and director of the Havelock Clinic, answers one reader question... Question: Hello, I am almost 47 & going through menopause (for last 2 yrs) although not been confirmed by GP. I also suffer from anxiety & depression. Not on medication atm. I hate going to doctor basically. I have very
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Lisa Williams
- Jul 30, 2017
- 3 min
How can I feel sexy again after a miscarriage?
Do you have a sex problem which you would like us to help sort out? Write to us here and we'll do our best. To kick off this series of sex advice, Dr Karen Gurney, @thesexdoctor on Instagram, and director of the Havelock Clinic, answers one reader question... Question: Help! I've recently had a miscarriage which ended in surgery. Although we've come to terms with what happened my husband and I tried having sex last night but it felt clinical and I ended up an emotional mess.
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Anniki Sommerville
- Jul 26, 2017
- 3 min
My Hotbed Life with The Supercharged Club
'The Supercharged Club,' are Emma Fullwood and Mary Meadows. They are both inspiring women in their own right but founded The SCC because they noticed that regular diet, exercise and life coaching programmes were often hard to follow and time consuming. They are both mums and wanted to devise a system that was doable for busy women and FUN too. Sex is obviously a big part of health and wellbeing (and good exercise if you can be arsed to move about a bit) so we wanted to quiz
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Cherry, Anniki and Lisa
- Jul 7, 2017
- 3 min
My Hotbed Life with Helen Thorn
Helen Thorn is one half of the fabulous 'Scummy Mummies'. The duo are possibly the funniest, most honest female comedy we've ever witnessed and if you’ve never been to one of their comedy nights then get thee there IMMEDIATELY. We won't spoil the fun but it just feels REALLY good to laugh at the challenges of being a modern parent and not take things so seriously. Quite a bit of wee may come out but that's okay. They also have a podcast which features some great interviewees
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by Anonymous
- Jun 28, 2017
- 3 min
Can you repair your sex life after infidelity?
I have known and done sod-all about being an alcoholic for more than 15 years. I have lost count of the stupid-assed things I have done while drunk, some I probably can’t remember! Yet through 11 years of hell my husband has stood by me, rock-solid. Until the shit hit the fan and I made my worst drunken mistake of my life. I slept with his friend. It was not something I'd planned, I didn’t even really like the guy, I would have never have done it sober. But I did do it on a n
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