<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[The FlareForward Method]]></title><description><![CDATA[Empowering Gay and Queer Men to Live Authentically]]></description><link>https://www.flareforwardmethod.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 10:19:39 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.flareforwardmethod.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Practice We Inherited]]></title><description><![CDATA[In honor of Pride Month, I’ve been thinking more about the knowledge, conversations, and experiences that shaped the way FF is understood today.   Now more than ever, there is an incredible amount of information available. People can learn about preparation, communication, safety, pacing, positioning, anatomy, and recovery with a few clicks. Most of us take that for granted.   But every now and then I find myself wondering where all of that information came from.   The exact history of...]]></description><link>https://www.flareforwardmethod.com/post/the-practice-we-inherited</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a33f1d06761ed67b03d3c3c</guid><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 13:26:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_8d5055f92e7241b1a8408a60fb82e38f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>fireboyxxx38</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Intelligence of Depth: A Psychological Exploration of Fisting]]></title><description><![CDATA[When I first started writing this publication, I thought it would be about fisting. Or at least, I thought it would be about the personal journey into fisting—how someone moves from a place of curiosity and gradually becomes more immersed in the practice. But somewhere along the way, the project started to change. I found myself writing about awareness, vulnerability, trust, and pleasure. About the stories we inherit about our bodies and the ways those stories shape our experiences long...]]></description><link>https://www.flareforwardmethod.com/post/intelligence-of-depth-a-psychological-exploration-of-fisting</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a28b786bcf454bfefdf6183</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 01:03:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a38e0e_2b116c19a9564cad94ccbcc2520d98bb~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>fireboyxxx38</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sometimes the body opens emotionally, too.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I still think about my first client. It was his first time experiencing anything like this. You could tell he wasn’t fully sure what to expect, but he was open. We started slowly. At a certain point, something shifted. He got quiet, his breathing changed, and then he started to cry. It was subtle, but it was clear something was coming up for him that he hadn’t really felt before. So we paused. We hugged, talked for a bit and I checked in with him. There was nothing to fix or push through....]]></description><link>https://www.flareforwardmethod.com/post/sometimes-the-body-opens-emotionally-too</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a28b6be99361b5d20d5c32c</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 01:00:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a38e0e_d202394d02884782beab55e07d7512c5~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>fireboyxxx38</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Are People Actually Searching For?]]></title><description><![CDATA[PnP is one of those topics that people either sensationalize immediately or avoid talking about altogether. But the reality is that it exists within this world, and I think pretending otherwise usually shuts down the more meaningful conversations people are actually craving. Over time, I’ve become less interested in debating whether people “should” or “shouldn’t” engage in it, and more interested in understanding what people are actually searching for underneath it. Because I don’t think most...]]></description><link>https://www.flareforwardmethod.com/post/what-are-people-actually-searching-for</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a28b629579005354a9ff0d4</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:57:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a38e0e_1b5fd668397f47e1862793dfa4ac82df~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>fireboyxxx38</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Pleasure Can Feel Surprisingly Difficult]]></title><description><![CDATA[One thing I’ve been thinking about lately is how quickly people mentally step outside of pleasurable experiences, even while they’re still physically inside of them. I notice this a lot in FF sessions. Someone begins opening up, relaxing, or responding more deeply to sensation, and then part of their attention suddenly shifts toward monitoring themselves while the experience is still happening. They start wondering how they look. Whether they’re still “clean”. Whether they’re “doing well.”...]]></description><link>https://www.flareforwardmethod.com/post/why-pleasure-can-feel-surprisingly-difficult</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a28b5b4750b8b39abc1da37</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:55:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a38e0e_4764ada5a8ad492e90bd65ad65e7b627~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>fireboyxxx38</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>