A curated starting list for Bees who want to go deeper
HunnyMeter opens the door. What's behind it is yours to explore. These are resources we believe in, for people who want to go deeper into communication, connection, consent, intimacy, and healing.
Four decades of research on what makes relationships work. Start with the "Four Horsemen", the communication patterns most likely to damage a relationship, and how to counter them.
Come As You Are is one of the best books written on the science of desire, including why it's fluid, why it varies between people, and why that's not only normal but beautiful. Directly relevant to everything HunnyMeter is about.
The creator of Emotionally Focused Therapy, a practical, research-backed approach to building secure connection. Her book Hold Me Tight is a wonderful starting point, and her site has podcasts and further reading.
A physician-developed framework for transformational conversations about intimacy and consent. STARS: Safety & Boundaries, Turn-Ons & Desires, Avoids & Hard No's, Relationship Intentions & Expectations, Sexual Health & Wellness.
A Master Certified Life Coach with advanced training in somatic healing, breathwork, meditation, and nervous system regulation. Also holds a Trauma-Informed Certification through the Centre for Healing. Someone we trust for the deeper work.
A licensed trauma therapist with 20+ years of clinical experience, now coaching clients through transformative, compassion-based practices including IFS Parts Work, EMDR, Sound Meditation, and Psychedelic Assisted Therapy. Bay Area based.
A Bay Area psychotherapist's guide to processing and releasing stored emotional pain, what she calls "emotional potty training." Practical, irreverent, and warmly human. Received a starred review in Library Journal.
Free app with thousands of guided meditations, including practices specifically for couples and intimacy.
Psychedelics & Relationship Healing
Research into psychedelic-assisted therapy for relationship healing, intimacy, and emotional connection is growing rapidly. We include these resources because the science is serious and the relevance to conscious connection is real.
A leading nonprofit research and education organization advancing the study of psychedelics and their therapeutic potential, including MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD and relationship trauma.
Short, accessible pieces online and in his book True Love: A Practice for Awakening the Heart. Beautiful framing of presence as the foundation of intimacy.
A free meditation app built around Shinzen Young's clear, uniform system of instruction. A wonderful, accessible starting point for anyone new to the practice.
Find a Gottman-trained couples therapist near you.
🐝 Become a Founding Bee
We'd love for you to be a Founding Bee and help shape what HunnyComb will become.
HunnyComb will include coaching resources, consent frameworks, curated tools, and a community space for people who want to go deeper. Your input will help direct that.