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Tom Bliss

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Tom Bliss is a multimedia performance artist and writer. At 20-years-old, he changed his surname to Bliss after a life-changing experience of the spiritually enlightened state of Samadhi while writing his senior project. A graduate of Pitzer College, he designed a degree in "Multimedia Performance: Life as an Art Form". Mr. Bliss currently works as Project Manager at Center for Healthy Sex, and he publicly identifies as a longtime member of the recovery community for multiple addictions, including sex, love, and drugs. In 2009, he completed the Parent Educator Certification Program in Non-Violent Communication (NVC) at Echo Parenting & Education and has appeared as a guest educator on the PBS series, “A Place of our Own,” discussing topics ...more

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	Mirror of Intimacy: Daily Reflections on Emotional and Erotic Intelligence by Alexandra Katehakis (Goodreads Author), Tom Bliss (Goodreads Author) 4.43 avg rating — 70 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Quotes by Tom Bliss (?)

“Pretend that you are the soul inside everyone you meet.”
― Tom Bliss, Mirror of Intimacy: Daily Reflections on Emotional and Erotic Intelligence

tags: compassion, empathy, identity, mirror, soul, universal

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Tom’s Quotes

“Sexual energy between two people is a primal force comprised of power (energy that moves toward another) and virtue (knowing the energy between the two is right).”
― Alexandra Katehakis, Erotic Intelligence: Igniting Hot, Healthy Sex While in Recovery from Sex Addiction

tags: energy, love, power, sex, virtue

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“When you are secure in yourself, know what turns you on, and enjoy watching your partner watch you experience sexual pleasure, you have a highly novel relationship grounded in love. The experience of seeing and being seen fuels lust and desire. This is exactly the way you integrate healthy lust and love into your sex life. It’s relational sex, not the old pornographic sex of past addictions.”
― Alexandra Katehakis, Erotic Intelligence: Igniting Hot, Healthy Sex While in Recovery from Sex Addiction

tags: addiction, desire, love, lust, pornography, sex

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“Many partners of addicts have told me they feel bad about themselves for staying in the relationship because of the betrayal they’ve experienced. They imagine that the people who know their past judge them to be stupid for staying with the person who’s caused them so much pain. I often counter this thinking, explaining that leaving may seem quick and easy because they can pretend they’re okay and the problem has disappeared. However, if you leave your relationship, you’ll be stuck with your pain and sorrow without the person you loved to help you sort it out. Why is this true? Because even though it feels as if your pain comes from your partner, it’s actually coming from inside you.”
― Alexandra Katehakis, Erotic Intelligence: Igniting Hot, Healthy Sex While in Recovery from Sex Addiction

tags: addict, betrayal, infidelity, pain, partner, relationship, sorrow

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“Take a trip to the exotic landscape of your lover’s body.”
― Alexandra Katehakis, Erotic Intelligence: Igniting Hot, Healthy Sex While in Recovery from Sex Addiction

tags: body, landscape, love, lover, sex, trip

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“Remember, sex is never a thing you just had. Sex is the intercourse, the merging or convergence, of who the two of you are—your spirits merging. People ask, “How was it for you?” The reply is often, “It was great.” But is this really the right question and answer? Instead, personalize your question and ask, “How are you?” Respond with depth. Gaze into each other’s eyes and speak your truth: “I’m over the moon,” or “I love you,” or “I melted and I’m just coming back into myself.”
― Alexandra Katehakis, Erotic Intelligence: Igniting Hot, Healthy Sex While in Recovery from Sex Addiction