Nikki Goldstein
- Columnist, MAXIM (Australia)
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Arkadaşını Kaybetti, Nefreti Bitirmeyecek
Avustralya’nın Sydney kentindeki Bondi Plajı’nda geçen yıl düzenlenen bir Hanuka kutlaması sırasında 15 kişiyi öldüren IŞİD destekçisi iki saldırgan, Ortodoks haham Eli Schlanger’ı da hedef aldı. Saldırıdan iki hafta önce kendisiyle röportaj yapan gazeteci Nikki Goldstein, Schlanger’ın “Tamamen mutluyum. Karımı ve çocuklarımı seviyorum, tam olarak yapmam gerekeni yapıyorum. Kendi yolumu buldum” dediğini aktardı.
What a Near-Death Experience Taught Me About Living
Nikki Goldstein on the conversations, spiritual lessons, and perspective shift that emerged after everything changed. Listen to this article. In September 2022, Nikki Goldstein was placed in an induced coma with lungs that had stopped working. The doctors prepared her family for the worst. She survived, and emerged as someone she didn’t entirely recognize. The first thing I noticed when I came back was the light. Not the light in any dramatic sense. No tunnel, no golden warmth, no cinematic beckoning.
My Rabbi Was Killed in the Bondi Shooting: What His Memory Teaches Me Original
On the evening of December 14, the unthinkable happened. Rabbi Eli Schlanger (my rabbi) organized a Chanukah candle-lighting ceremony on Sydney’s Bondi Beach. Bondi is home to Eli’s Chabad synagogue and has been an idyllic haven for Jews since the early 20th century. Jewish restaurants and social clubs sit alongside tattoo parlors, Italian pizza bars, and chic boutiques. It’s a magnet for people from every corner of the globe, and it was Eli’s backyard.
Why you shouldn't have sex just because it’s Christmas Day
Or your birthday for that matter says this sexologist – and you might be surprised by the reason why. The lack of sex in many relationships has become a comical topic. One of you has a headache, not tonight honey or did you get some on your Birthday, Christmas, Father’s Day/Mother’s Day or an anniversary? While it might be a simple sarcastic comment, there is a lot of truth to it. Does sex become the replacement of a gift? Is sex only to be had on special occasions?
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"Your Browser Does Not Support Video" 052821_TheAMShowAlways a pleasure talking to @theamshownz. This time we discussed conflict in a relationship & how to have a healthy argument. There's some quick useful advice so make sure u check it out. #healthyargument #resolvingconflict #sexologist #relationshipexpert
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"Your Browser Does Not Support Video" vlogteaserMy vlog this week is more of a rant about something that really pisses me off. There are 2 particular questions that I believe we should NOT be asking women and so many people do. Make sure you tune in to find out what they are. https://buff.ly/3u3CpRn
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"Your Browser Does Not Support Video" VLOGINTROYTFBIt's a new year & we always make this resolutions as to how we're going to improve our lives. But for me this year, I want to revive and refresh my work so I'm going to try something new. I hope u all will support me in this new journey. ❤️ #drnikkivlogs
The Number One Relationship Mistake Women Make
The day I started writing this essay, I got in a spat with my husband while I was baking brownies with the kids. He didn't understand why I had doubled the recipe. Despite the fact that I announced this fact multiple times, because I wanted to make them thick like I did as a child.
How the Princess Mentality Could be Sabotaging Your Relationships
Growing up, I dressed up as a princess, everyone told me I was "a little princess," and I loved to watch fairytale movies of couples living happily ever after. In my teenage years, some of my favorite films still included princesses being saved by a prince or a knight in shining armor. (I can also say I had a big crush on Prince William.) Being treated like a princess throughout the early years of my life gave me the same mentality later on, but it wasn't the people around me who were at fault.
Masturdating: The Sex and Dating Ban That Could Change Your Life
A "man ban" was not something I had tried to come up with as a resolution to a dating issue. I was 29, single, writing my first book, and just happened to go on one by accident. I was given nine weeks to hand in a manuscript, which required all my time and energy. I told my friends I would not be around for social catch-ups, rejected dates, and hookups (as painful as that was), and I simply focused on my work and myself.
A call to community
It’s being called a social recession. A near collapse in human contact that is particularly hard on people who are most vulnerable to isolation and loneliness, which includes many older adults. The necessary steps taken to contain the coronavirus have fueled the disease of loneliness.
Herald Sun Weekend - Let's Talk About Sex with Dr Nikki Goldstein
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The secret life of married porn stars
I have met many couples in the adult industry who are in open relationships. For them, making the transference to porn is just a matter of being open and on screen. But is it possible to be a porn star and still be monogamous? This is the case for Joanna Angel, an award-winning adult star, director, producer, author and CEO, and her husband Aaron, who is also an award-winning adult star.
Sex Robots And The People Who Make Them
Discover what it's like to be a first timer at a sex on premises venue. Join Dr.Nikki as she takes us inside a Swingers club on 'Newbies' night. What are the rules? Do you wear clothes or do you have to be naked? Do you have to bring your partner or can you go alone? And find out how the conversation moves from "Hi how are you?" to "Would you like to sleep with us?". Dr. Nikki explores the positives and the pitfalls of opening up your sexual relationship to strangers.
Sex and Life (AUS)
It's part education, part sexy. Dr Nikki became a Sexologist after feeling there wasn't enough information available for her to make choices in her own life. This is an open, unencumbered & educational peel back of the curtains on sex culture. Some topics might be known, others not - all can't have their stories told on mainstream media. This series is about opening your eyes to the different ways sex can play a part in our lives and relationships. LATEST EPISODE Why Women Use Male Escorts?
PodcastOne: Married To Porn
Discover what it's like to be a first timer at a sex on premises venue. Join Dr.Nikki as she takes us inside a Swingers club on 'Newbies' night. What are the rules? Do you wear clothes or do you have to be naked? Do you have to bring your partner or can you go alone? And find out how the conversation moves from "Hi how are you?" to "Would you like to sleep with us?". Dr. Nikki explores the positives and the pitfalls of opening up your sexual relationship to strangers.
The 4 most common sex problems no one is talking about.
While most Aussies enjoy sex, it appears we’re not so good at discussing it. It might not be a subject posted too openly about on social media but thanks to Smiling Dick, creator of the Prolong device and climax control training program, I have the statistics to tell you exactly what’s going on in bedrooms down under. A recent survey by Prolong found one in three women feel embarrassed to ask men to continue to pleasure them after they’ve already climaxed.
Could porn be used to start social change?
People often wonder what I do day to day being a Sexologist, and sometimes it involves watching porn (I know tough job hey). My latest viewing was a scene written by our Aussie porn star Angela White, “The weight of infidelity.” However, this movie directed by Bree Mills for Pure Taboo, is being tipped as not just your average titillating movie, but one where arthouse meets porn and speaks loudly to relevant and challenging social issues. But wait, isn’t porn just for getting off?
How being a sexologist has impacted my love life
When I signed up to study sexology, I thought I’d discover a few bedroom skills but apart from that I never stopped to think how it would impact my love life – both personally and sexually. I considered myself open minded before I became a sexologist. I owned a vibrator so I thought I knew what sex was all about. What I discovered, however, was the beliefs I held around love, sex and relationships were not my own, but a result of the environment I had grown up in and the society that surrounded me.
Why you shouldn't have sex just because it’s Christmas Day
Why you shouldn't have sex just because it’s Christmas Day The lack of sex in many relationships has become a comical topic. One of you has a headache, not tonight honey or did you get some on your Birthday, Christmas, Father’s Day/Mother’s Day or an anniversary? While it might be a simple sarcastic comment, there is a lot of truth to it. Does sex become the replacement of a gift? Is sex only to be had on special occasions?
The common arguments all couples have over Christmas
The common arguments all couples have over Christmas Tis the season to be jolly (and frustrated with your partner). The holiday season can be full of celebrations and family gatherings, but it can also be a time of feuds and relationship woes. The first thing is to give yourself a break and know it’s completely normal to find yourself in a bit of a tiff.
How to protect your relationship during peak infidelity season
How to protect your relationship during peak infidelity season This might sound a little scary as the festive season is a time of loving and family, but it’s also a time where factors can align to work against you in your relationship. Why infidelity might be the highest during this time could come down to stress + lack of time + opportunity.
A sexologist reveals the 6 things to make or break your relationship over summer
A sexologist reveals the 6 things to make or break your relationship over summer Have you ever found your relationship suffering over the festive season and wondered why? Isn’t this supposed to be a time of joy? There are various factors that might be playing havoc with your love life that you need to consider before you hit the silly season. A few drinks can help you get into the mood and assist you to relax, but let’s face it, who stops at just a few over the festive season?
This is the secret to great sex after kids, according to a sexologist
This is the secret to great sex after kids, according to a sexologist First, you need to give yourself a break. And by break, I mean stop trying to be perfect, parenting is hard enough. Once you take the pressure of things outside of the bedroom, things in the bedroom might feel manageable. But you need to also take the pressure off yourselves to have a perfect sex life, too. What is a perfect sex life, anyway? Even those who are not parents are still trying to figure that out.
Why Anal Is The New Blow Job
Dr Nikki Goldstein urges you all to give anal a go and provides a few tried and tested tips on how to get started. Anal sex is no longer an act reserved for porn stars, those who lean towards the kinkier sides of the bedroom and male on male encounters. We can firmly now say that the anal stigma has, by and large, lifted. However, for those yet to experience the pleasures of the derriere, there may still be a few reservations and hesitations to address before giving it a go.
Too tired for sex? Sexologist Nikki Goldstein has some tips that could help
A sexologist shares her advice for a sex life that doesn't suck This story was originally published on news.com.au and is republished here with permission. For many busy couples, balancing sex and sleep is a problem. The most common time for people to have sex is at night before we go to sleep, or in the morning just after waking. But by the time you’ve had a long day and finally put your head on the pillow, do you really want to have sex?
Dr Nikki Goldstein says you should want to be a 'tough woman'
Why you should want to be a 'tough woman' Sometimes my father calls my mother tough, and not in a good way. It’s normally said as a dig at her which you could imagine isn’t received too well. A while ago, I was called tough just like my mother and again it was in the negative. “Sometimes you can be really tough.” I paused as for a moment and was nearly going to take it as criticism, but then quickly changed my tune.
Sexologist Nikki Goldstein thinks you should be having less sex
Why this sexologist thinks you should have less sex Sex these days feels somewhat complex. There is always a new product to try, a new move, a new trend and a new article telling us that we should be having more sex or a particular type of sex. There is so much pressure to have kinkier and more adventurous sex that instead of the focus being on real emotions, pleasure and connection, our sex lives have turned into a raunchy version of keeping up with the Jones.
SINGLE BUT DATING
A debut guide offers safe and effective dating strategies for the single woman. In this highly modern take on female singlehood, Goldstein, a well-known Australian doctor of human sexuality who also has a background in family mediation, asks her readers to examine their own histories, desires, and motives as they embrace the “single but dating” lifestyle.
Facebook, Instagram, Twitter: Why you need to simplify your social media
The one question to ask yourself before your next social post My six-year-old god daughter and I love to play on Snapchat together. I don’t post these, rather save them and send to family and friends for a giggle. But the other day I considered how would I explain to her why we would post these videos for others to see. It’s something many of us do, but don’t think about the ‘why’ behind it – what is your motivation? It’s now the norm to at least be on one social media platform.
"Losing weight didn't make me happy, so stop congratulating me for it"
"Losing weight didn't make me happy, so stop congratulating me for it" Now that 2017 is well and truly in full swing, we want to help you keep those resolutions and good intentions on track for a happy and healthy year. That’s why myBody+Soul has created #HitRefresh, a five-week expert lead content series that will help you refresh everything from your diet and exercise regime to your beauty skills and sex life. Don’t miss the daily tips and trick that’ll ensure 2017 is your best year yet.
How to resuscitate a failing relationship, according to a sexologist
How to resuscitate a failing relationship, according to a sexologist Now that 2017 is well and truly in full swing, we want to help you keep those resolutions and good intentions on track for a happy and healthy year. That’s why myBody+Soul has created #HitRefresh, a five-week expert lead content series that will help you refresh everything from your diet and exercise regime to your beauty skills and sex life. Don’t miss the daily tips and trick that’ll ensure 2017 is your best year yet.
How and when to break-up with a friend
How and when to break-up with a friend Now that 2017 is well and truly in full swing, we want to help you keep those resolutions and good intentions on track for a happy and healthy year. That’s why myBody+Soul has created #HitRefresh, a five-week expert lead content series that will help you refresh everything from your diet and exercise regime to your beauty skills and sex life. Don’t miss the daily tips and trick that’ll ensure 2017 is your best year yet.
How to really reconnect with your girlfriends
How to really reconnect with your girlfriends Now that 2017 is well and truly in full swing, we want to help you keep those resolutions and good intentions on track for a happy and healthy year. That’s why myBody+Soul has created #HitRefresh, a five-week expert lead content series that will help you refresh everything from your diet and exercise regime to your beauty skills and sex life. Don’t miss the daily tips and trick that’ll ensure 2017 is your best year yet.
The guys you should and shouldn't date in 2017, according to a sexologist
The guys you should and shouldn't date in 2017, according to a sexologist Now that 2017 is well and truly in full swing, we want to help you keep those resolutions and good intentions on track for a happy and healthy year. That’s why myBody+Soul has created #HitRefresh, a five-week expert lead content series that will help you refresh everything from your diet and exercise regime to your beauty skills and sex life. Don’t miss the daily tips and trick that’ll ensure 2017 is your best year yet.
Why women struggle to ask for what they want in the bedroom
As women, we seem to be much better at asking for exactly what we want. “I’ll have almond milk with my latte,” or “Can I have that gluten free?” now come easily, and asking for what we want professionally and socially has started to become more naturally – especially since growing up, we were socialised to be passive. Still, there is one area where many of us struggle to ask for what we want: the bedroom.
Hammer and Claws Blue Crab Feast Debuts in NYC
Summer might technically end on September 21, but a few goodfolks are letting New Yorkers prolong the spirit: from September 23–25, the Hammer and Claws Blue Crab Feast will hit Chelsea for the first time, bringing an authentic, Maryland-style (steamed in beer, vinegar, and water, and dusted with Old Bay seasoning), all-you-can-eat blue crab feast right up to the Hudson Harbor. Tickets for each of the weekend’s four seatings cost $118, and include all the fixings—plus beer and cocktails.
Dead Sea Scrolls Exhibit Opens in New York City
As the Dead Sea vies for a spot as one of the New7Wonders of Nature, the biggest archeological discovery it yielded has settled into a temporary new home. Dead Sea Scrolls: Life and Faith in Biblical Times premiered at New York’s Discovery Times Square on October 28—the same venue that has housed other historic exhibitions like Titanic and King Tut.
A Meeting of the (Green) Minds at T+L's First Global Vision Awards Luncheon
In our November issue, which just hit newsstands, you’ll find our seventh annual Global Vision Awards, which recognize the new leaders in responsible travel. This year, our winners included everything from Misool Eco Resort, a visionary property that’s responsible for setting up the first shark and ray sanctuary in Indonesia, to Rancho La Puerta, a luxury spa in Baja, Mexico that’s championing ecological restoration and education in the local community.
Finding the Best Sustainable Caviar
It used to be that great caviar came only from Russia and Iran—but other parts of the world are catching up. Eat these sustainably farmed varieties in situ, or purchase some for a perfect holiday gift. UruguayType: Black River Sturgeon Uruguayan osetraTasting Notes: Nutty and silky, with a long, rich finish and a glossy sheen.Enjoy It Locally: Punta del Este’s La Bourgogne (Avda.
Boston's Hot New Tables
There’s plenty to love about Boston, but until recently, much of the city’s culinary activity has been concentrated in that intellectual haven across the Charles, Cambridge. Not anymore. This fall, a few hot tables have cropped up in Boston proper, bringing a new foodie cache to the Hub. Just across from South Station and the Greenway—which was overrun with Occupy Boston protesters during my last visit—is the newly opened Trade, by James Beard Award-winning chef, Jody Adams.
3 Fab Smoky Cocktails for the Winter Season
Los AngelesWhere to Go: The molecular-minded Bar Centro at the Bazaar by José Andrés.The Drink: Smoke on the Water ($18). What’s in It: Blackberries, atomized Islay Scotch, liquid nitrogen, and a flaming orange peel. MiamiWhere to Go: The new Yardbird Southern Table & Bar, helmed by Top Chef’s Jeff McInnis.The Drink: Smoked Pear ($8). What’s in It: Woodford Reserve bourbon, pear liqueur, lemon juice, maple bitters, and smoked-pear purée. 1600 Lenox Ave.; 305/538-5220.
Vacation Deals to Cure the Winter Blues
In the mood for a little mid-winter R&R? Wherever you live, chances are there’s an affordable getaway just a short drive away.
Mauiva Takes Cruising to the Skies
Ever heard of an "Air Cruise"? Neither had we. But that’s the MO behind Mauiva, a budding travel company that launched last June with an out-of-the-box idea: bringing the cruise concept out the sea and into the sky. And why not? Taking to the skies means less time in transit, more time to explore, and luxury bragging rights to spare (travelers fly by private plane, and spend nights at four-star hotels along the way).
5 Food-and-Music Fests We’re Looking Forward to This Summer
The chef-as-rock-star trend may have played itself out, but here’s a new spin: star chefs plus music icons. And no, they aren’t just sizing up each others’ tattoos. At a handful of events from coast to coast, our country’s top toques are catering alongside the most anticipated stage shows of the summer. Below, a few that we’re especially excited about.
Editor Find: Secret Foodie Getaway in Italy
Some of us go to Italy to spend a day (or three, or more) swooning over Caravaggios and Berninis, but all of us, deep down, go to Italy to eat. How better to get swept up in la dolce vita if not via the country’s legendary cuisine? And if food is your calling, follow my example and book a night (or three, or more) at Antica Corte Pallavicina.
Coffee Tourism Finds an Upscale Home in Belize
If milk and sugar distract you from detecting the subtle floral notes in your (twice) daily espresso, it may be time to schedule a vacation to fit your coffee obsession. Visiting a coffee plantation isn’t unlike a trip to wine country—the scenery can be quite similar, with sophisticated tastings to boot—but only recently have we found one where the creature comforts match the standards of your morning cup. The place to go?
BBQ Done Right in Boston-Finally
Cookouts and barbeque are on the menu for many today. If you're in the Boston area, you may not find a whole lot to choose from—and unless you’re game for waiting in line for the M&M truck at the SoWa weekend market, there’s really only one reliable bet. The good news: Sweet Cheeks, the most recent debut by Top Chef alum and once Texas resident Tiffani Faison, is easily one of the best BBQ restaurants to open anywhere this side of the Mason-Dixon.
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