Rovena Magidin, Relationship Counsellor

Listening to Gabor Mate speak about ADHD. Fascinating conversation about brain development, our culture and relationships.

I haven't attended this particular summit, but many presentations sound very interesting. I have signed up and wanted to share. I work with so many people with ADHD - it has such a huge impact on relationships.

Thrive With ADHD Summit - Althea Academy Dr. Roberto Olivardia is a clinical psychologist and lecturer at Harvard Medical School. He specializes in ADHD, body image, and related mental health challenges. His work combines research, clinical expertise, and compassion to support individuals and families.

Most people say “thanks” and stop there. Want your partner to actually feel appreciated? Discover a simple way to show appreciation that lands. Read the short guide and try it tonight: https://wix.to/6F0SrgN

A simple way to appreciate your partner. Most people say “thanks” and stop there. Here’s how to appreciate your partner so they actually feel it.

New on the blog: When You Want More S*x Than Your Partner (or Less): Understanding Desire Discrepancy. Part 1 of 2.

Desire discrepancy isn't a problem or a relationship failure - it's a pattern a pattern. This post breaks down why desire discrepancy happens and the emotional cycle that keeps partners stuck, plus practical ways to start shifting it.

Read the full piece: https://wix.to/XBtGbhl

When You Want More S*x Than Your Partner (or Less): Understanding Desire Discrepancy. Part 1 of 2. Desire differences aren’t a character flaw or a relationship failure. They’re a pattern. When one partner reaches and the other retreats, both end up hurting. This post explains why desire discrepancy happens and how to understand the emotional cycle underneath it.

New on the blog: The Keys of Pleasure

Many people struggling with desire, arousal, or intimacy believe something is “wrong” with them. Often, it’s about nervous system safety, attention, and how the body opens to pleasure.

In this post, I share the main “keys” I work with in s*x therapy and couples counselling to support pleasure, connection, and intimacy.

If you’re looking for s*x therapy or couples counselling in Calgary, this article gives a window into how I work.

Read it here:

The Keys of Pleasure: A Body-Based Guide to Intimacy Pleasure doesn’t need to be created. It emerges when the right conditions are in place. This guide explores the key gateways that open intimacy and s*xual pleasure.

This one is so good too. So very true, real, human, and hard. And so worth taking a risk.

Do you feel attacked? #fishingdaily #huntingseason #beer

This is so very true.

Anxious meets Avoidant #anxiousattachment #avoidantattachment #datingtips

Celebrations and completions!

I can't believe it yet, but it's done! I finished my 200 hours Yoga Teacher Training.

As a counsellor, this training has a huge overlap with what I'm already doing - it's trauma informed, based on neuroscience and polyvagal theory - to create safety and work with the nervous system, there's mindfulness component, there are principles from Hakomi (mindfulness based somatic psychotherapy). So there were a lot of things that I knew already and was very comfortable with. And there were things that I knew nothing about, like fascia and biotensegrity, and some anatomy lessons that blew my mind.

This year long journey was absolutely wonderful and I'm very proud of myself and very grateful for Christine Wushke for teaching this course. I've been doing yoga for 33 years now (on and off) and loved everything about it, but this way of doing yoga is very different from anything I've done before. The questions we ask:

What would be the most supportive, nourishing and helpful way to be with your body?
Am I being kind to myself? Am I listening to my body? - We are relationally healing the space between you and your body. Whatever emerges is what you need to hear from your body

We don’t use the body to get into the pose, we use the pose to get into the body. Practice is an opportunity to get to know yourself.

Yoga should balance stability, strength and steadiness with gentleness, relaxation, and joy - so we ask "What is the happiest way for me to arrive on my mat right now?" "What is my way to do this pose?" "What is my body telling me right now?"

There's no rush, there's no right or wrong way, there's no pressure, there's no need to compare, or worry. Theres is a deeply relational, safe, joyful, creative and playful way of being in the body. Being with your body.

Doesn't it sound lovely? Because that how it feels, a very lovely and nourishing way of being uniquely you.

My next step is to figure out how and what I want to teach, because I do want to teach, but for now, I am celebrating.

This is the training I did:
https://freelyhuman.com/

And here are some Free Myofascial Yoga Classes with my teacher, Christine Wushke: https://www.patreon.com/FreelyHuman

I shared the second part of the blog about playing the 3 minute game without touch https://wix.to/TJAJXof

The 3-Minute Game, Part 2: Taking vs Receiving Explained If you’ve tried the touch-optional version of the 3-minute game from Part 1, you may wonder how “taking” and “receiving” fit when touch isn’t part of the moment. This post breaks it down simply, with clear examples and a gentle, consent-based approach you can use right away.

I love the 3 minute game practice, and how impactful it is for couple. Today I'm writing about touch free version of this game. Read more here: https://wix.to/4qDVUB4

When Touch Isn’t Available: A New Way to Play the 3-Minute Game The 3 minute game is one of the most loved tools in my practice. But for many people, touch simply isn’t available — their nervous system is overwhelmed, they’re touched-out, or they’re not ready for physical closeness. This new touch-optional version offers a safe, gentle way to stay connec...