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Building Better Briefing Lists for a More Productive Day in Uncertain Times

In “ Morning and Nighttime Briefing: Rituals for Coping with Uncertainty,” we explored implementing briefing rituals as a way of coping with uncertainty in our lives. We also discussed constructing lists for flexibly outlining our days. We approached this to help erect some semblance of a schedule when outright scheduling is not possible. While that article is a […]

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31 Days of Submissive Journaling – Day 18: First Page Ideas

By Luna Carruthers / 2 minutes of reading

Blank page fright is a real condition for any writer, professional or amateur. We’ve all been there with the concern of what to write at one point or another. One solution I’ve come up with are days where I’m really inspired I make a list of potential ideas so that on days I’m stuck I

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Be Not Ashamed – Accepting Who You Are and Where You Came From

By guest-author / 4 minutes of reading

This is a guest post by DeliciousVixen. When people are on the outside looking in at the world of BDSM, it is a popular belief of them to say that we must have been wronged some time in our lives to become this way. Whether submissive or Dominant, they would think that our way of living

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Everything That’s Wrong with Your BDSM Limits List – And How To Fix It

By Luna Carruthers / 5 minutes of reading

Limits are those boundaries that we set for ourselves because of physical, emotional, mental, social or psychological hesitations, morals or values we want to uphold and dislike for some things. For most submissives, we put together a rudimentary limits list as soon as we know what BDSM is and how scary some of the things

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Brimming with Confidence – Learning to Love Your Submissive Potential

By Luna Carruthers / 4 minutes of reading

“How can I be the submissive he wants me to be?” “Can you give me advice on how to be the best submissive I can be?” “How do I know I’m going to be a good slave?” I get these questions all the time and they are a valid and reasonable concern. All of us

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Honest Communication or Bust

By rayne-millaray / 4 minutes of reading

I’m sitting here, staring at the blank page, turning over and over in my mind what I could possibly write about. There’s so much information, here at Submissive Guide, already, that I’m not even sure where to begin. The beginning’s where I usually start. But I think I’m going to start with what was almost

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How to Revive Your Service When Protocol Becomes Boring

By Luna Carruthers / 3 minutes of reading

Protocol. It can be a scary word if you are new to submission. In a relationship, it is likely that you will have some protocol established to control your behavior. So, what is protocol? Simply defined, a protocol is the set of special rules that you follow for defined situations that remind you of your

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How You Can Help Your Partner Become More Dominant

By Luna Carruthers / 3 minutes of reading

The second question I received for March question month came to me in my email. I’m a strong person, but something in me was missing…until I admitted what I really am. I’m engaged, I love my boyfriend very much, but I decided to open my heart to him and he’s really doing his best to

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