As 2014 draws to a close I have once again rounded up my favorite posts of the year. And once again what was meant to be my 10 favorite posts has ballooned to 15. What can I say? I love what I do. Here are my 15 favorite posts of 2014 listed chronologically (because I couldn’t handle ranking things). I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed making it- thank you all for continuing to give me an audience for this work.
The Best of Bedhead 2014
Talking About the Cervix (without pregnancy or cancer)
I tried to learn about my cervix and couldn’t find anything that wasn’t about pregnancy or cancer. So I wrote something. Also, fun pictures of things that look like the cervix.
Catch The Bedhead on Tristan Taormino’s Sex Out Loud Radio
Okay, this isn’t a good post at all, it’s just an announcement. I just really wanted to draw everyone’s attention to that time I was interviewed by Tristan Taormino!
The How I Met Your Mother Finale Forgot the Rules About “The One”
I had surprisingly strong feelings about How I Met Your Mother’s series finale and what it actually has to teach us about society’s obsession with “The One”.
5 Ways to Stay Sex Positive When You’re Dealing With Depression
Sometimes depression can suck the sexy right out of you which can be even more depressing. I have some ideas for dealing with that.
You’re Doing It Wrong!!! 4 Ways to Mess Up Masturbation
I wrote about some stuff that can make masturbation less-than-pleasureable.
22 Things I’ve Thought About in the Days Since the UCSB Shootings
The shooting spree at UCSB hit me hard. First I got sad and then I got riled up and this is what came out of that.
When Your Partner Sleeps With Someone Else – And It Makes You Happy
Kinkly gave me the opportunity to write about compersion and I learned that people were desperate to discuss compersion in a mainstream setting!
F*ck Yeah! Talking About Consent
After watching a community grapple with consent, many of them not get it and the group finally turn it into a snarky punchline, I laid some shit out.
15 Signs That You’re In an Emotionally Abusive Relationship
Abusive relationships can be hard to spot… sometimes even to the people who are in them. I came up with this list of signs to look out for.
Sex When You’re Depressed- Don’t “Just Do It”
It’s awesome that more people are talking about depression- it’s less awesome that I keep seeing articles telling people with depression & low libido to “just do it”. I offered a different perspective.
I Tried a Product Everyone’s Mocking- My Take on Scroguard
The industry greeted the Scroguard by immediately embarking on a mission to out-joke each other about it. I think the idea (if not the execution) is solid. Here’s why.
5 Ways Tumblr Porn Can Revolutionize Your Sex Life
I share one of my favorite secrets for really hot sex- Tumblr porn.
A review that used to be mine but has since been replaced by someone else’s (I’m not bitter about it)
The review where I say “sex Tetris” a lot.
Ending My Unhealthy Relationship
I spent a year accepting that my last relationship was emotionally abusive. I wanted to share that with you, because it can happen to anyone.
Condoms, Cancer & Scare Tactics – How One Company Is Using Fear to Sell
Sustain sounded like a great new condom company… until you noticed that they were misusing information from a faux study to tell people their competitor’s condoms cause cancer.
Want to see what was good in the past? Check out the Best of Bedhead 2013