Birds and Bees Podcast
64 episodes - English - Latest episode: 9 months ago - ★★★★★ - 47 ratingsBirds and Bees Podcast is a bi-weekly show geared to educate parents and couples about topics in sexuality to empower parents to feel comfortable in talking to their children about sexual health and couples to talk with each to improve intimacy with each other. The host is Braxton Dutson a certified AASECT sex therapist in Salt Lake City Utah. He interviews professionals to better help listeners understand the complexities and nuances of sexuality in many different contexts. The information is meant to support couples in their personal relationships, and empowering parents to teach their children correct sexual information. We cover topics that support having healthy conversations with your partner, adolescents and children. Topics include, but are not limited to: Teens sexuality, Pornography, sexual orientation, Pregnancy, healthy relationships, and how to have productive, age-appropriate conversations about sex and intimacy.
We do not use crude language in the show. However, due to the nature of our topic we due use anatomically correct terms for the body, and identify terms that teens may be using to help parents be informed.
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Episodes
001 Electronics and Teens With Auburn Meisner LMSW
February 25, 2018 00:05 - 1 hour - 87.3 MBI sat down with Auburn Meisner LMSW from Colorado. In this episode we discuss the rising use of electronics devices/internet, children's emotional interactions, cyber-bullying, sexting, and exposure to sexually explicit material through pornography. We were also joined by Kamaile Tripp from The Island Wave Podcast, Asia Raine Dutson a mother of 6 children and owner of AsiaRaineDesigns.com and Brittany Golden a mother of 2 and owner of B Golden Jewelry School to discuss their experience and ho...
016 Creating Sexual Resiliency in Children
February 21, 2018 19:18 - 1 hour - 88.5 MBBraxton caught up with a human sexuality researcher, Shaun Miller, to discuss the methods parents can use to help develop sexual resiliency. Braxton and Shaun explore the complexities of developing traits such as resiliency and courage in children, let alone in a sexual context. Braxton divulges his embarrassing prom night "at the door" experience. They present methods to teach personal values to your children and how to use real-life experiences to support your teens. Shaun discusses how "s...
015 Bystander Intervention with Marty Liccardo, MS
February 01, 2018 08:30 - 59 minutes - 82.3 MBBraxton sits down with Marty Liccardo, MS to discuss teaching children bystander intervention skills. Marty discusses what bystander intervention is, how parents can use it themselves and how to teach children to appropriately interviene in unjust situations. Braxton and Marty explore the challenges youth face when standing up for other people and how this affects their desire and ability to react in situations where retaliation may occur. They discuss other ways to provide support without co...
014 Live "Ask Al Anything" Talking to Teens About Sexuality
January 21, 2018 02:30 - 1 hour - 90.7 MBBirds and Bees Podcast goes live for the first time! After presenting for The Rocky Mountain Sex Summit in 2017. Al Vernacchio and Utha's Planned Parenthood Teen Counsel made themselves available for an evening of unscripted questions. Al and the Teens fielded questions from parents and teens about sexuiality, gender, "the talk," and overall sex education. Birds and Bees was ready with the recording equipment and that leads us to Episode 014. Some of the qusetions asked were: How professional...
013 "His Porn Her Pain" with Dr. Marty Klein
January 03, 2018 10:00 - 43 minutes - 60.3 MBInternationally renowned sex therapist Marty Klein, Ph.D. spoke with Braxton about pornography in relationships. Marty Klein brings more than 30 years of sex therapy experience to this episode and how he has seen pornography show up in relationships and in the therapy office. Dr. Klein explains porn literacy and what everyone needs to know about pornography. Marty identifies what couples need when pornography is an issue in the relationship, how they can respond to uncomfortable topics and si...
012 Conversational IQ with Lyn Christian Part 2
November 21, 2017 05:25 - 54 minutes - 75.4 MBexplores conversational IQ and how to develop with . This episode is a continuation from last week’s discussion. Braxton and Lyn discussed making your priorities the priority in the last episode. In this hour they combine your priorities with getting what you want in conversations with Conversational IQ. Lyn discusses the ways to invite communication vs trying to force a conversation. Conversational IQ is used in family dynamics, sales, customer support, and any other situation where you want...
011 Making Your Priorities, The Priority with Lyn Christian Part 1
November 14, 2017 17:06 - 53 minutes - 73.2 MBHow easy is it for other priorities to seduce you? How often do you feel something is a priority but you have no time to do it? Today, Braxton sits down with Lyn Christian from to address how we make our priorities, the priorities in our life. This episode is interactive. Lyn provides a free resource to help listeners recognize how their brain best functions to accomplish goals. She also provides a format for planning your day to stick to your goals in a realistic way. Lyn addresses our dop...
010 Sex, God and the Conservative Church with Tina Schermer Sellers
October 16, 2017 06:00 - 42 minutes - 57.8 MBis our latest guest on Birds and Bees Podcast. She is on the show today to talk about her experience, and research around sexuality and religious beliefs. Tina gives a brief history of sexual shame in religion, talks about the purity movement, and her reasoning behind writing the book In her history research she explains the and what this means for women being respected as sexual being, and what is expected of men. (My mind was blown learning of this vow ancient vow). Tina goes on to identi...
009 Nutrition During Pregnancy with Paige Smathers
October 02, 2017 05:04 - 1 hour - 85.4 MBsat down with , Registered Dietitian, to discuss eating behaviors and beliefs during pregnancy. Braxton and Paige discuss advice commonly given to pregnant women and where some diets originate. They walk through each phase of pregnancy from pre-pregnancy to postpartum. Many of the topics they covered consist of eating raw, vitamin use, morning sickness, natural weight gain, and cravings. Paige shares her philosophy of eating with balance, moderation, and variety, as well as mentally preparing...
008 Building Intimacy with Dr. Chelsea Holland DHS, MS
September 18, 2017 06:36 - 1 hour - 89.9 MBDr. Chelsea Holland is our guest for this episode of the Birds and Bees Podcast. She has a candid conversation with Braxton about sexual intimacy and emotional intimacy. They do a broad overview of ways couples can increase their intimate connection with each other, both physically and emotionally. Braxton and Chelsea address the importance of emotional intimacy within a sexual relationship, and some simple ways to start improving your relationship connection today. Doctor Holland provides a ...
Intro Tina Schermer Sellers
September 09, 2017 21:41 - 20 minutes - 28.7 MBspeaks with Braxton about her upcoming presentation in Salt Lake City at . on September 23, 2017. Tina discusses . She discusses how she plans on addressing sexual shame, religious effects on shame, and other topics she will address at the summit. Tina identifies the reason practitioners need to understand the bridges between sex and religion. She continues on with an exclusive interview with Birds and Bees Podcast. That interview is exclusively available to those who sign up for The Rocky Mo...
007 When Fertility Falters a Personal Conversation on Loss and Acceptance with Paige Zuckerman CMHC
September 06, 2017 18:30 - 1 hour - 87.7 MBBraxton sits down with to learn about how she advocates for people dealing with fertility issues. We learn about her personal story of being diagnosed with . Paige gives her account of the emotional waves she went through, how she coped with her situation, and how she participates in the community as a therapist, educator, and advocate. Paige and Braxton discuss how family members and loved ones can be allies to people experiencing infertility issues. What is supportive, and what can be coun...
Intro Al Vernacchio Interview Rocky Mountain Sex Summit
August 09, 2017 23:18 - 14 minutes - 19.9 MBspeaks with Braxton about his upcoming presentation in Salt Lake City at . on September 23, 2017. Al discusses the content he plans on presenting in Utah. His topics include: moving away from the Baseball model to describe sexual experience moving toward a more inclusive model for sexual experience involving ... Pizza?? No more "Who's on first" confusion. His pizza model is really cool for parents with teens. Al explores his approach to presenting and addresses how he plan on addressing paren...
Intro Marty Klein Interview for the Rocky Mountain Sex Summit
July 31, 2017 00:01 - 14 minutes - 19.4 MBspeaks with Braxton about his upcoming presentation in Salt Lake City at . on September 22, 2017. Marty discusses the content he plans on presenting in Utah. His topics include: His new book "," the science behind pornography, mental health and sex, what to expect during his presentations, What people WANT in sex and what they end up focusing on instead. He continues on with an exclusive interview with Birds and Bees Podcast, and that is available to those who sign up for The Rocky Mountain S...