NORMAL’s Guide to Moving on After a Break-up
Breakups are incredibly common and often really difficult - here's how to process the emotions, reflect and move on in a healthy way, whichever...
How to discover what actually turns you on
Think for a moment: what really turns you on? Perhaps you’re drawing a blank or struggling to think of some examples—and that’s okay! It’s not just you. Many of us...
How to ask for consent without killing the mood
We want to be clear that if you deliberately violate someone’s boundaries or ignore their consent, it can be considered sexual violence, sexual assault, or rape. It’s never, ever okay...
Here’s how to talk to your partner about your sexual fantasies
Celebrities. Threesomes. Or how about spanking? Plenty of people have sexual fantasies. In fact, 97% of us do—that’s according to researcher and author Dr. Justin J. Lehmiller, who conducted one...
Why do we cry when we climax?
Picture it: you’re in the middle of a passionate sesh with your partner. You’re looking into each other’s eyes. Hands are going everywhere. You’re on the brink of an explosive...
What is sexual wellness, and why does it matter?
‘Wellness’ has become a big deal within the last decade or so. There’s physical wellness, which promotes using nutrition and movement to keep our bodies healthy; there’s mental wellness, which...
The NORMAL Guide to V-on-V Sex
Introduction Owning a vagina is an exercise in frustration - from maintaining it to other people’s opinions on how you should use it, who you should use it with and...
A Beginner's Guide to BDSM
If you’re keen to explore BDSM but don’t know where to start—or if you’re just curious to know exactly what people do with those feathered ticklers you see in adult stores—read on!...
We Debunked 10 Of The Wildest Myths About Masturbation
Masturbating is something that many of us do, but few of us talk about. One Australian study found that over 70% of men and 40% of women had masturbated in the...
Loneliness hurts, but you can overcome it
Loneliness is nothing new. Even before the pandemic, we all probably had times of feeling isolated from others. We might’ve struggled to find ways to meet our needs for communication,...
Guide to Safer Sex & Hygiene
For many of us, attempting to put a condom on a banana in high school was a formative part of our teenage years. It came with a warning from teachers...