The Pomegranate Institute's Blog

Here at The Pomegranate Institute, we believe in the radical and transformative power of all relationships, and wow is it hard when they end. On the blog today we’re talking about 10 strategies for grieving a breakup.

We’re big nerds here at the Pomegranate Institute and love staying up to date on the latest research in our field and swapping book recommendations with our patients. But we know y’all are busy and don’t always have time to read the whole thing. So welcome to our TL;DR series, where we summarize key points from our favorite books.

The average human will spend 26 years of their life in bed , sleeping, and yet, some of us are really bad at it. Through no fault of our own, whether we’re counting sheep or partaking in heavy duty pharmaceuticals, the zzzzs continue to elude us. At The Pomegranate Institute, we’re all about making small, sustainable changes, and habits to support more restful sleep are no different. Today on the blog we’re tackling sleep hygiene. So if you want to spend more time in bed (sleeping) read on!

Today at The Pomegranate Institute we’re covering the good, the bad and the slippery when it comes to personal lubricant.

Here at The Pomegranate Institute, we love ghosts if it means a woman with a complicated backstory and a cool outfit. But we aren’t fans of the dating trend of suddenly discontinuing all conversation in order to indirectly end a relationship. Today on the blog we’re taking a look at why this trend persists, and what the alternatives are.

Herpes: a pesky, unfun skin condition with horrible stigma attached to it, stigma that – as pleasure-positive people – we're all responsible for deconstructing.

Sometimes you just need to chill. And while we know you’re a VERY SERIOUS person, delving into your silly side can help when you need to chill. So here’s a collection of exercises that are sweet, simple, and a little goofy to help you calm down.

Getting tested. We should all do it, probably more often than we do, and some of us get really anxious about it. At TPI we believe information is a powerful antidote to fear, so read on for our myth busting, stigma fighting, and sex positive guide to STI testing.

Craving a dose of 90s nostalgia and wondering how to hold your own boundaries in the bedroom without kink shaming? Read on.