Bloom Behavioral Health’s Blog
Welcome to my blog! I’m Megan Neitling, an AASECT Certified Sex Therapist, a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, and a Sexualities Education.
If you’d like to schedule a session to learn more about the topics in my blog or you’d like to to start your journey with Sex Therapy or Sexualities Education, you can contact me here.
Coming Out Of A “Straight” Marriage
Do you remember being a child and jumping into the deep end of the pool for the first time? You were probably not sure what would happen, whether you would sink or swim. Could you be brave enough to take the leap, even though you weren’t...
The Language of Infertility
Trying to have a baby through third party reproduction is a challenging and emotional process. What makes it even more complicated is that you have to learn a whole new language before you can really make sense of the journey you are about to undertake. Whether...
When I Initiate Sex, I Get Rejected By My Partner.
The emotional hurt we experience when we are repeatedly rejected by our partner(s) or spouse does not lead to enjoyable sex or a healthy emotional relationship. Instead, it can lead to the primary sexual pursuer in the relationship to become distant, often they stop...
What Needs To Leave Your Marriage Most
When I work with couples, one of the earliest things we do is look at how we communicate. We begin with the basics of starting to look at our words and tone so that we can hear and understand each other. As we get deeper into our process we begin to look at something...
Please, Don’t Come Out!
PLEASE, DON'T COME OUT! One of the aspects of my job that I love – probably more than anything else – is when I know I have helped someone to be their very best. When someone comes to see me because they want to resolve a personal conflict or to find a path forward...
Sexual Pain
"For many people with vaginas, pain during sex is assumed to be completely, totally normal. A survey of more than 1,700 men and women by Debby Herbenick, director of the Center for Sexual Health Promotion at Indiana University, found that 30 percent of women reported...