AVID Intimacy, LLC

Not every relationship struggle is about compatibility. Sometimes it’s about repair literacy.

Conflict is inevitable. What determines stability is whether both people can acknowledge impact, tolerate discomfort, and make adjustments. When repair consistently requires one person to carry the emotional labor, connection often begins to feel fragile.

Therapy can be a space to examine how repair is happening, who is responsible for it, and what shared accountability would actually look like.

Our Clinical Director, Rachel Zar, PhD, LMFT, CST-S was recently featured in Cosmopolitan discussing s*xuality after 60 and what changes with age.

In the article, Rachel Zar, PhD, LMFT, CST-S shares:
“What we’ve seen in those who remain s*xually active after 60 is that they tend to report s*x gets better with age… A lot of the reasons are increased confidence about communicating and increased knowledge and awareness about themselves.”

She also speaks about shifting from performance-focused s*x toward an inside-out experience of intimacy. Instead of monitoring how they appear to a partner, many people begin asking:
What does this feel like in my body right now?

The Kinsey Institute survey featured in the article highlights something we see clinically every day:

S*xuality does not disappear with age.
It evolves.

S*xual wellbeing is not limited by age. It is shaped by safety, curiosity, and self-knowledge.

Read the full article at Cosmopolitan to explore the research and insights.

Ramadan can heighten both connection and awareness. For some q***r Muslims, that includes noticing which spaces feel steady and which feel conditional. This is not a crisis of faith or identity. It is often your nervous system recognizing where safety exists and where it does not.

Belonging tends to grow where your presence does not require translation.