The other day I found myself standing next to the fridge, cutting a slice of cake. I did NOT remember how I got myself to that situation, my memory went blank! But there I was, with a knife in my right hand, devotionally cutting a piece of my favourite cashew caramel...
Aurika’s Blog
WORKING WITH SEXUALITY WASN’T ON MY “WHEN I GROW UP I WANNA BE” LIST…
How did I get here? Well, I grew up destined to have the most normal life one could imagine: I grew up in Lithuania and then emigrated to Northern Ireland with my parents at the age of 16. I was an A student and graduated with a MA in Politics and French from a top...
ONE DAY I DECIDED TO GO CELIBATE
One day I decided to go celibate. For a month. You may be laughing… But the story was not so funny as I was self-pleasuring myself to sleep most nights during the years when I suffered from insomnia – a quick-fix clit0ral 0rgasm would help me fall asleep. During that...
MY BODY, MY TEMPLE
I was carrying layers of unexpressed anger for all the moments I felt objectified by men. In the past, having those unauthorised hungry eyes on me would leave me feeling powerless for I felt unsafe to be and take up space. Those gazes, suggestive comments and...