Figtree Therapy Most of us know the story. Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit in the garden of Eden. “When the woman saw that the tree was good for eating and a delight to the eyes and that the tree was desirable as a source of wisdom, she took off its fruit and ate. She also gave some to her husband, and he ate" (Genesis 3:6) Bible never said what the fruit was, but later on, when Adam and Eve were enlightened by the wisdom of the fruit and realised they were naked, they felt shame and embarrassment by the exposure of their genitals. They took off a couple of leaves from the forbidden tree to cover themselves. These leaves were believed to be fig leaves. Also, on many ancient Roman statues and Biblical paintings, fig leaves were used to cover the characters’ genitals. From then on, the fig tree was given the subtle meaning of wisdom, sin, sex, the forbidden, shame and embarrassment. But why, though? Why should we be embarrassed about our body parts; why should we be ashamed of the things we enjoy that connect our bodies and souls with our partners? We can do it, yet we can’t look at it, neither can we talk about it. Aren’t we hippocratic? Don’t we all have a fig leaf on our genitals? Not being able to talk about sex also causes many issues internally, particularly when the sexual experiences are too traumatic; when our sexuality is out of “the norm”, etc.. Subsequently, it will affect our relationship and our mental well-being. So the aim of The Figtree Therapy is to provide a safe and non-judgemental environment for people to talk about the difficulties in their sex life and relationship, sexuality, disturbing and traumatic sexual experiences. However, just talking about it isn’t our final goal. We will explore these experiences together and identify the factors affecting your relationships and sex lives in order to find ways to heal and grow.