Better Sex
228 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 122 ratingsBetter Sex is focused on helping all couples create and enjoy their best possible sex life. Better Sex is hosted by Jessa Zimmerman who is a couples’ counselor and nationally certified sex therapist. Each episode will dive into one topic related to sex. Some will be devoted to addressing sexual concerns like sexual dysfunction, differences in sexual desire, and intimacy problems. Some will help you develop realistic and helpful expectations. And some will offer information and approaches that can just make your sex life better.The information and discussion on the podcast should not be taken as medical advice or as therapy. Please seek out qualified professionals for medical and therapeutic advice.
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176: Trauma Sensitive Sex – Cass Biron
May 10, 2021 22:37 - 33 minutes - 30.7 MBToday’s episode covers trauma and how it can obstruct our ability to connect our body and arousal to our emotional and social being, and later obstruct the way of connecting intimately with our partner. Cass Biron talks about the structure and ways people can approach this and overcome the struggle by integrating play and flexibility with their partner. Cass’s Entry Into This Line of Work Cass’s interest in this line of work stemmed from a young age of asking questions about how bodies w...
175: Erotic Touch – Christina Antonyan
May 03, 2021 21:53 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MBChristina Antonyan joins me to offer her perspective on erotic touch and its significance in a relationship. We talk about the primal character of attuned touch and how to access it to enhance your sex life without any pressure of reaching a goal. What got Christina interested in Erotic Touch? In a one-week seminar on Tantric and Taoist teachings, Christina connected with the world of erotic touch. The seminar involved the activity of women giving pleasure to men and then switching the ...
174: How Men Can Talk About Their Sexual Desires – Shana James
April 26, 2021 20:54 - 34 minutes - 31.2 MBIn this episode, Shana James shares how men can talk about their desires and their vulnerability toward having a thriving sex life. Shana’s drive to support and guide people into a healthier relationship stems from her younger self who was confused and wanted to understand what a healthy relationship looked like. Now, Shana’s work on communication extends beyond men and can be applied to all heterosexual relationships. Communication Breakdowns in a Relationship According to Shana, the ...
173: Self Love Secrets From a Bra Fitter with Kimmay Caldwell
April 19, 2021 21:57 - 46 minutes - 42.8 MBOn this episode we hear from Kimmay Caldwell, an Undergarment Educator and Coach, whose 20-year-old self, working as a bra fitter, was struck by how people viewed themselves in the mirror. The harsh narratives people came up with while trying on a bra made her transform her own relationship with her body. Now, Kimmay supports all those people who struggle with self-love, self-acceptance and body image through her coaching work. Kimmay covers everything about loving yourself and owning your b...
172: Male Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse – Dr. Stephen Braveman
April 12, 2021 21:00 - 49 minutes - 45.7 MBTo bring awareness and break the myth around male survivors of childhood sexual abuse, Dr. Stephen Braveman joins me today. He is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, an early pioneer in working with the population of male sexual abuse survivors as well as women and transgender people. Stephen shares his knowledge on the history of male sexual abuse, the surrounding cultural myths, the impact on the victim, how to receive help and get started on the healing journey. History of Male Se...
171: God Wants Us to Have Pleasure – Rachel Alba
April 05, 2021 20:18 - 37 minutes - 34.4 MBOur topic today is about getting closer to God through pleasure. I’m talking to Rachel Alba, who is a sex coach for people raised in Christian traditions that are struggling with shame or negativity around sex, and are at a point in their lives where they’re willing to take that on and try to transform that into something positive. She shares her personal story of her journey around this, and a lot about the idea of faith development. And opening up to new ideas about sex and then how to e...
170: Orgasmic Expansion – Serena Haines
March 29, 2021 19:13 - 36 minutes - 33.3 MBSerena Haines joins me on this episode to talk about orgasmic expansion – a hybrid technique developed by fusing techniques she used working as a Somatic Sex Educator and Sexological Body Worker. The goal of orgasmic expansion is to maximize pleasure and experience. It aligns perfectly with the Intimacy With Ease method when couples reach the point of having an enjoyable sex-life but wanting to expand their pleasure. Definition – Orgasmic Expansion Orgasmic expansion is a fusion of slow ...
169: Out of Control Sexual Behavior in Women – Jessica Levith
March 22, 2021 16:03 - 40 minutes - 37.4 MBToday’s guest Jessica Levith, is a Licensed marriage therapist from California and is here to talk about the “Out of Control Sexual Behavior Model” which is a view of compulsive, out-of-control sexual behavior. A treatment model is developed around this, and Jessica extends it to cisgendered women with challenging and problematic sexual behaviors. She provides treatment for people who think they exhibit out-of-control behavior. The episode also discusses sexual health and its influence on ou...
168: Moving Past Shame – Tilly Storm
March 16, 2021 20:08 - 30 minutes - 24.5 MBToday’s conversation surrounds sexual shame and negativity and how that leads to a loss of desire and pleasure in sex. Tilly Storm, a sexual coach, helps such women whose desire has been lost due to the burden of shame and negativity around pleasure. She is here today to share her knowledge on how to reclaim your sexuality, get familiar with your own body, and experience pleasure like never before. How did you get started? Tilly grew up in the suburbs of Louisiana in a conservative, religi...
168: Moving Past Shame – Lacey Broussard
March 15, 2021 20:27 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MBToday’s conversation surrounds sexual shame and negativity and how that leads to a loss of desire and pleasure in sex. Lacey Broussard, a sexual coach, helps such women whose desire has been lost due to the burden of shame and negativity around pleasure. She is here today to share her knowledge on how to reclaim your sexuality, get familiar with your own body, and experience pleasure like never before. How did you get started? Lacey grew up in the suburbs of Louisiana in a conservative, r...
167: Awakened Intimacy – Maci Daye
March 08, 2021 22:46 - 42 minutes - 39.1 MBMaci Daye joins us today to talk about awakened intimacy and share some of the practices she uses with couples. This episode discusses awakened intimacy in the context of mindfulness, being present and attentive during sex. There’s talk of effective practices on how to use what happens to increase passion and grow in the face of challenges. What is Awakened Intimacy? Maci defines awakened intimacy as a willingness to expand your idea of sex to include aspects you haven’t tried before – p...
166: Communicating Sexual Desires and Boundaries – Yael Rosenstock Gonzalez
March 01, 2021 23:42 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MBCommunicating desires and boundaries In this episode, Yael Rosenstock Gonzalez talks all about how to understand and communicate your own desires and boundaries to your partner. Today’s topic of discussion lines up with the four pillars of Intimacy with Ease Method to help you have the best sex of your life! We hear talks of red flags, tips on how to work with your partner around these aspects, and most importantly, real life applications. Is it One conversation? Communicating desires ...
165: Stepping Into Your Feminine Wild – Natalie Frasca Surmeli
February 22, 2021 19:49 - 35 minutes - 33 MBNatalie Frasca Surmeli is here today to talk about stepping into your feminine wild and what it means. This episode talks of awakening feminine desire and pleasure by slowing down and getting familiar with your own body. Natalie shares her insight of pleasure practices, practicing a new way of being and why it matters. Natalie’s Story – what did she unlock? Natalie shares the story of her journey that brought her into this path of discovery. Being a mom of 3 at a brink of divorce, overwhel...
164: Sexual Awareness – Kristen Lilla
February 16, 2021 20:54 - 29 minutes - 27 MBIn this episode we see how communication can affect a person’s sexuality and intimacy and how we can work towards that with our partner. Communication, vulnerability and how to have conversations with our partners Kristen correlates communication with vulnerability because we often don’t talk about sex, it makes us uncomfortable. Her book starts with communication, vulnerability and normalizing the two. It’s overwhelming to read hundreds of pages of a book to be aware of a single topic. Kr...
163: Joyful Monogamy – Lynne Sheridan
February 08, 2021 20:16 - 39 minutes - 36.4 MBLynne E Sheridan, a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist after being an international transformational trainer for 27 years is here today to talk about Joyful Monogamy from her book, “The Birds and Bees of Joyful Monogamy: Nine Secrets to Hot Partnering”. She dives into the topics of monogamy as a basic nature, what leads us to choose monogamy, advantages of a monogamous relationship, and how to keep it alive over time. Definition and what monogamy means Lynne defines a monogamous rela...
162: Perinatal Mental Health & Sex – Emma Shandy Anway
February 01, 2021 22:35 - 30 minutes - 27.6 MBEmma explains what perinatal mental health is and includes thinking about pregnant, becoming pregnant and the intersection of this with your sex life. When sex becomes about having a baby, Emma points out that it can become difficult to connect with your partner. Redefining sex is the focus of her conversations with couples. You’re Expecting; Now What? Once pregnant, other issues creep up in terms of body and hormone changes that may affect your sex life. Emma suggests connecting with yo...
161: Menopause – Dr. Michelle Gordon
January 25, 2021 22:36 - 37 minutes - 34.1 MBAfter having gone through menopause and being surprised by the event, Michelle discusses her journey to finding out more about it and how to make it easier for other women. She shares her experience after taking the pill, then finding out that she had a mass in her uterus thus leading her to undergo an Endometrial Biopsy. Michelle was unhappy with her body and realized that other women were probably going through the same horrific experience. Common Problems in Menopause She discusses ho...
160: Sizzling Sex Across the Lifespan – Michael Castleman
January 18, 2021 21:11 - 47 minutes - 43.4 MBMichael Castleman is a journalist that has been writing specifically about sexuality since 2005. He is also the author of Sizzling Sex across the Lifespan, covering the good bad and ugly bits about the subject. His book contains 25 actual medical studies and is based on facts. Common Sexual Issues Poor ejaculatory control is one of his best-selling subjects and you can find his e-book ‘ The Cure for Premature Ejaculation’ on his website. He discusses how differently men and women think abo...
159: Erotic Blueprints – DD Haeg
January 11, 2021 20:12 - 33 minutes - 30.4 MBOn this episode we hear from DD Haeg who tells about the 5 Erotic Blueprints. She explains that this is a map/ language for how to turn each other on. They consist of the following: Energetics : Like to be teased, enjoy anticipation and prefer lighter touch. A sense of spaciousness appeals to them. Sensual: These blueprints indulge in all their senses be engaged. Ambience and candles work for them, and they love to be completely engaged. Sexuals: Respond to very direct sexual gestures, lo...
158: Disability, Sex, and Creativity – Kate Wolovsky
January 04, 2021 22:47 - 40 minutes - 37.5 MBOn this episode, we learn how to maximize connection and pleasure if you are affected by physical barriers. Kate Wolovsky shares her story being affected with MS and still having a happy sex life despite this condition. Disability Affects More Than Your Physical Body Kate shares that having a disabled body early on in life led to a lot of shame. She also shares her husband’s story as a completely disabled person, expanding on how disability extends from physical to emotional as well. She ...
157: Body Image Liberation – KaRonna Lynn
December 28, 2020 21:14 - 40 minutes - 36.9 MBLiberation guide KaRonna Lynn, deals with body image obstacles. Liberation to KaRonna is about following what is liberating to you and not necessarily what society has defined as liberating. Most of her work is around body image but it is not confined to this. Three Pronged Approach to Body Image Liberation KaRonna discusses her three-pronged approach which includes, the physical body, our mental space and the culture we grew up in. Her work entails helping people unpack these things to un...
156: The 5 Seasons of Connection – Leanne Kabat
December 21, 2020 22:44 - 41 minutes - 38.5 MBOn this episode, we hear about Leanne Kabat’s personal journey. Faced with an illness and a young family, she found clarity and direction on how to choose to get out of chaos or conflict. She discusses what she calls the five seasons, what they mean and how to get to the “Summer” that we all love and need. Dealing with Issues She shares Spring cleaning methods that different people prefer in order to resolve difficult situations. Glossing things over is not an option, as the reference of S...
155: Sex and the Developmentally Disabled – Richelle Fribotta
December 14, 2020 23:22 - 38 minutes - 35 MBOn this episode, you will hear from Richelle Fribotta. Richelle discusses her work teaching people with developmental and intellectual disabilities about sex. While there are many misconceptions around whether people with DD are even able to understand or participate in sex, Richelle clears up these myths. Compared to years ago, we learn that there is more activity around sexual education for DD people. Richelle works anywhere that has a need but her main visits currently are institutions...
154: Masculine Sexual Leadership – GS Youngblood
December 07, 2020 15:23 - 35 minutes - 33 MBGS found his path after his own painful journey in his personal life and used this to create his book and help others. He references strong women and clarifies that these are women that have a clear understanding of their own worth. Reflecting on the evolution of men and women, GS highlights historically, the role of men as dominators and leaders until women became more capable and assertive. His book helps men understand how to adapt to this without losing themselves or diminishing their ...
153: Love More, Fight Less – Dr. Gina Senarighi
November 30, 2020 22:04 - 35 minutes - 32.6 MBFrom early on in her career, Dr. Gina knew she wanted to help people with sex and relationships. Her work delved into the more uncommon areas such as discernment counseling, conscious uncoupling, and consensual non-monogamy. Her work today revolves around a diverse group of clients, which she calls expansive relationships. Dr. Gina explains expansive relationships as relationships between partners that want to explore and encompass more of themselves, people who want to “color outside of th...
152: Learning From LGBTQ Elders – Dr. Jane Fleishman
November 23, 2020 20:51 - 35 minutes - 32.7 MBAt age 56, Jane went back to finish her PhD and completed this at 62. She tells us this brought her into her own intellectually. She chose to focus on sexuality, as she found it to be the root of humanity’s problems. Her specialty is sexuality and aging. Her book, the Stonewall Generation, focuses on LGBTQ elders and the process required her to find people to interview. Her writing journey took her to the story of Stonewall “the birth of the modern day rights movement“ which stands today ...
151: Blocks to Orgasm – Kim Akrigg
November 16, 2020 23:41 - 29 minutes - 27.5 MBKim joins me on this episode to discuss blocks to orgasm. Her aim is to work with the subconscious mind to transform women. What Blocks Orgasm? She delves into the root of the problem being control over women even at an intimate level and shares what these blocks actually look like. She touches on society’s reaction to kids unknowingly exploring their bodies and being shamed for their behavior as opposed to them being guided to understand when it’s appropriate. Other blocks include ...
150: Talking To Your Kids About Porn – Braxton Dutson
November 09, 2020 23:28 - 42 minutes - 39.1 MBHow to Talk to Your Kids About Porn With children being exposed to porn as early as 10 today, Braxton, teaches us how to deal with pornography and kids. He defines porn as content that is intentionally created for a sexual purpose like arousal. For many parents, the task may seem daunting and confusing to broach. In this episode, Braxton takes us by the hand and explains exactly what we need to do to raise healthy, aware and responsible children. His advice is to start by knowing your...
149: The State of Our Union – Dr. Corey Allan
November 02, 2020 21:41 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MBState of Our Union Program Bringing personal life experience to the fore, Corey explains how the idea of ‘The State Of Our Union’ came about. On a weekly basis Corey and his wife used a text message reminder with 5 questions. This helped them escape work and family distractions and sit down with each other religiously to talk about their personal lives, sex and their emotions. They now have a program you can join that allows you to practice the same commitment with your partner in order to...
148: [Personal Story] A Triggered Life – Alba
October 26, 2020 21:07 - 45 minutes - 41.7 MBAlba Soto is my guest on this episode. She shares her ‘triggered life’ experience, which still haunts her today. Her trauma began at the age of 3 at the hand of family members. Alba shares her addiction to masturbation as a coping mechanism which fueled her sense of guilt. She shares how she managed to escape this life and the twist of events that led her abusers back to her. People pleasing was Alba’s symptom of her trauma, always aiming to be a ‘good girl.’ In an eye opening observat...
147: Becoming Sex Positive with Heather Shannon
October 19, 2020 19:33 - 36 minutes - 33 MBHeather Shannon joins us on this episode to delve deeper into what being sex positive or sex negative actually means. In explaining what it actually means, Shannon relates it to a sense of freedom that you would find between two consenting parties to express whoever they are with each other. We discover how sex negativity is integrated into our society and how liberating it can be to know other variations and options regarding sexuality. What Does it Mean to Be Sex Negative Shannon sha...
146: What We Can Learn From People With Spinal Cord Injury – Dr. Mitchell Tepper
October 12, 2020 19:40 - 49 minutes - 45.6 MBSex After Spinal Cord Injury On this episode, Mitchell joins us to discuss the impact of a spinal injury on sexual function. Having experienced this type of injury personally, he shares his journey to teaching people about sexual health being one of the first people to have a sexual health domain registered in 1996. The website was intended to help people with disabilities with their sexual health but soon became a central source of sexual health information for all kinds of people. The I...
145: Sensate Focus – Linda Weiner
October 06, 2020 02:36 - 43 minutes - 39.6 MBSensate Focus Exercises Sensate focus is a touching technique for couples or individuals that stimulates the primal part of the brain to enjoy a fully immersive experience with your partner. The technique starts with focusing on temperature, texture and pressure and uses a tactile sensation to move away from distraction. Linda uses the technique for almost everything ranging from low/ no desire, sexual dysfunction, trauma, body image issues to rekindling connection between couples. One Si...
144: What is Sex Therapy Like – Paula Leech
September 28, 2020 19:34 - 47 minutes - 43.4 MBPaula shares that mindfulness plays a key role in sex therapy which ties in mind and body by focusing on sensate focus and behavior. The therapy is purely verbal and while it implies a physical element, that only happens in a clients home away from their therapy so that progress can be made. Paula emphasizes that a major part of her clients have underlying anxiety struggles. She points out that sex therapy is used to treat this before ever focusing on sex. Who needs sex therapy? With a deg...
143: Surrogate Partner Therapy – Brian Gibney
September 21, 2020 20:43 - 39 minutes - 36.5 MBWhat is Surrogate Partner Therapy Surrogate Partner Therapy offers a unique, tailored space in which to safely explore trust, communication, emotional intimacy, sensuality, and sexuality. Each of these pieces is important in their own right and essential in how they interconnect to influence healthy relationships. It facilitates the therapeutic process and focuses on physical limitations, personal history, poor self-image, communication and other broad areas in relationships. Unlike a ther...
142: Birth Control – Emily Aytes
September 14, 2020 18:35 - 51 minutes - 47.2 MBOn this episode, we hear from birth control expert, Emily Aytes. She uncovers some of the most common questions she receives. Interestingly, Emily shares that both young and older people ask her about birth control as it isn’t widely discussed from her experience. Her personal opinion is that having a birth control conversation with your partner early on allows you to enjoy sex and delve into other parts of your relationship. Long acting reversible contraception If you have ever wondered w...
141: Doing Non-Monogamy Well – Tristan Taormino
September 08, 2020 02:20 - 52 minutes - 48.2 MBOn this episode we dig into non-monogamy with Tristan Taormino. She discusses how the processing of both parties feelings is a crucial element to open relationships. Interestingly, she shares how working on yourself is a big part of the open-minded approach required to make this type of thing work. The Importance of Boundaries in Consensual Non-monogamy Tristan recommends a slow start and provides clear guidelines and examples on how to do this. Knowing what you want and need makes setting...
140: Bawdy Bookworms – Thien-Kim Lam
August 31, 2020 22:05 - 23 minutes - 21.2 MBOn this episode, we visit the topic of erotic fantasy in a box! Thien-Kim came up with the idea after selling sex toys at parties and one day finding herself aroused while reading a novel. She compares books today versus those written decades ago, explaining how writing has evolved for today’s audience. While older books come across as forceful, today’s books around heterosexual characters, usually lean toward romantic beginnings that consider the pleasure of the female partner first. Gend...
139: Safer Sex & STIs – Kayla Potts
August 24, 2020 23:28 - 57 minutes - 53.1 MBOn this episode, Kayla Potts educates us about STIs. She highlights that people often do not display symptoms when they have an STI and recommends testing as the only way to be certain of your status. From Kayla’s experience, she has found that it’s better to specify each individual test you require to your healthcare provider. When Should You Test for STIs If you are wondering how often to get tested, Kayla encourages us to test once a year if you have one partner. Multiple partners mov...
138: [Personal Story] Pelvic Organ Prolapse – Erin
August 17, 2020 19:29 - 30 minutes - 27.6 MBOnce a casualty of prolapse, Erin is completely asymptomatic today. Having encountered this long before support groups and information was easily available, Erin was forced to learn how to help herself. After the birth of her fourth child, her body had surrendered. Symptoms In addition to incontinence, Erin explains the symptoms of prolapse as the feeling of a tampon falling out or sitting on a tennis ball. After being advised to live with her condition, Erin did some searching of her own....
137: Dance, Flow State, and Sex – Ode Dixon
August 10, 2020 20:30 - 38 minutes - 35.6 MBFlow State and Dance 3 years ago Ode discovered Flow – The Psychology of Optimal Performance and picked up dancing again after so many years of not dancing regularly. This reversed her stressed-induced high blood pressure diagnosis within eleven months. Now, she uses dance as a mechanism to help her clients alleviate stress-related anxiety that hinders performance, and to spark creative insight to problem-solving in various work, learning and life environments. Flow State Ode joins me on ...
136: Back into Dating – Marni Battista
August 03, 2020 20:16 - 43 minutes - 39.4 MBDating Again Marni shares a great tip for figuring out what entering the dating world would be like. After gathering the stories we have about it in our minds, she suggests that we challenge the stories that could turn into fears or excuses. Her method is light-hearted and creative but really eye-opening! Entering the dating arena after a while can require a bit of preparation. Marni recommends practising dating by targeting the areas you are less comfortable with like dressing or confid...
135: Optimal Sexual Experiences – Dr. Peggy Kleinplatz
July 27, 2020 21:48 - 51 minutes - 47.3 MBIn this episode, Dr. Kleinplatz introduces her findings around “optimal sexual experiences” based on actual interviews she performed. After much research, she shares these eight components couples need to have to eventually reach an optimal sexual experience: 1. Being totally absorbed in the moment 2. Sharing a connection with your partner 3. Deep sexual and erotic intimacy 4. High levels of empathic communication 5. Fun, laughter, exploration and good risk-taking 6. Authenticity 7. V...
134: Senior Sex – Joan Price
July 20, 2020 22:05 - 40 minutes - 37.1 MBSenior Sex Joan tells us that being a senior sex advocate is her third career. She lived as a high school English teacher until a car accident made her acutely aware of the privilege of being able to be and stay mobile. She tells us that insight inspired her to become a fitness trainer, group exercise instructor, and health and fitness writer. After falling into what she calls a “planet-shattering” romance at the age of 57, she understood that great sex was a crucial element of romance at a...
133: Sexual Personality Types – Vanessa Marin
July 13, 2020 22:43 - 25 minutes - 23.6 MBVanessa shares that she’s always working to make people’s sex lives better, but the idea of forming a personality test for sex began from hearing her clients talk about sex in very different ways, inspiring her to take notes and investigate what people truly desire and require in their sex lives. These notes developed into a system that identifies 11 different personality types based upon what people need, want, and hope to get out of sex. The Decompressor Vanessa’s survey describes decomp...
132: The Pleasure Gap – Katherine Rowland
July 06, 2020 16:44 - 41 minutes - 38.5 MBKatherine explains her initial interest in sexual pleasure gaps began with her journalistic coverage of the search for a female version of Viagra. She describes being intrigued by the prevalence of the notion that there is something fundamentally wrong with women’s level of sexual desire. She argues that feminine sexual desire is an ephemeral state that stems from myriad sources and appears as a final state that is or isn’t reached. She says it’s not a single trait that can be manipulated d...
131: MS and Sex – Kimberly Castelo
June 29, 2020 20:16 - 43 minutes - 59.6 MBLiving with MS Six months after her daughter was born, Kimberly stopped nursing, and soon went completely numb on the left side of her body. An MRI uncovered that she had 8 lesions on her brain, which she says led to a quick diagnosis of MS. While her MS has been in remission for 12 years, her prognosis could change at any time. Despite her remission, Kimberly tells us that situations exist that can still trigger MS symptoms. She informs us that many people with MS have trouble with heat w...
130: Sex and Orthodox Judaism – Dr. Shy Krug
June 22, 2020 20:27 - 47 minutes - 43.8 MBDiversity in Jewish Beliefs and Practices Dr. Shy describes Jewish law as a corpus of Jewish religious requirements. He explains that every aspect of life has regulations to help Jews proceed through life. He discloses that there are disputes within the Jewish community about who can interpret Jewish law, leading to different sects of Judaism being formed, each with their own practices. Dr. Krug reminds us that he can only share his own interpretation and some alternate views he’s encounter...
129: Sex During Quarantine – Dr. Diana Wiley
June 15, 2020 20:54 - 45 minutes - 41.7 MBJessa and Diana feel compelled to note that this episode of the Better Sex Podcast was recorded on June 1, 2020. Diana suggests that quarantine’s stress of forced togetherness is hard for many couples. But in addition to that, she talks about how the recent murder of a black man by police has provoked riots in cities across the country, a political firestorm that only adds to the stress people are feeling during the quarantine. The Rebirth of Ourselves and our Lovers Referring to the work ...
128: ADHD and Sex – Dr. Ari Tuckman
June 08, 2020 22:35 - 34 minutes - 31.9 MBTo reach an ADHD diagnosis, Dr. Tuckman reports that a 45-minute interview is required. With the media coverage of young boys with ADHD, Dr. Tuckman says that most clinicians can diagnose childhood ADHD accurately, though he notes that girls aren’t diagnosed as often as boys. He suggests that clinicians might expect ADHD more often in boys than girls, leading to them not noticing the symptoms. Ari says that adults with ADHD also have a harder time being diagnosed, partially because their sy...