Sex and Chronic Illness
19 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsSex and Chronic Illness features shame-free conversations about chronic illness, disability, and intimacy. Through discussions with educators, couples, and experts, Dr. Lee explores strategies for overcoming the sexual challenges caused by illness and disability.
Dr. Lee is a certified sex and couples therapist who has spent more than a decade working with individuals and couples on sexuality after chronic illness and disability. Dr. Lee’s personal experience with Lyme disease has provided him with unique insights into the ways that chronic illness and disability impact people’s sex life.
In addition to his therapy work, Dr. Lee frequently lectures on topics including sexuality, chronic pain, preventative services, anxiety and stress management, caregiving stress, depression in the elderly, mindfulness, and cognitive strategies for chronic pain, reclaiming sexuality for couples with chronic illness, ethical decision making, assessment of mental disorders, and exploring sexual communication, freedom, and pleasure for gender minorities with chronic illness, pain, and other disabilities. His life mission is to crush the myth that people with chronic illness and disabilities are not sexual. You can find out more about Dr. Lee’s work at: www.drleephillips.com
“Get curious about your partner and get creative with your sex!”
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Episodes
S2 E4: The Voices of Representation: Becca Wight
August 08, 2022 09:00 - 43 minutes - 41.4 MBDr. Lee interviews Becca Wight, a disability activist in the UK. Becca shares with Dr. Lee her own personal struggles and journey with chronic illness and pain. Becca’s diagnosis led her to become a disability activist where she is committed to helping others and being a voice for people with disabilities. Dr. Lee and Becca discuss the challenges faced by LGBTQIA+ disabled individuals and how critical it is to approach activism through an intersectionality lens. Becca Wight is a disability...
S2 E3: Being Queer with Cancer: Kayteezee
July 07, 2022 14:09 - 58 minutes - 52.4 MBDr. Lee is excited about having Katherine Zitterbart aka KayteeZee back on Sex and Chronic Illness. KayteeZee was on the show last season where she discussed her non-dual approach to BDSM and how BDSM has helped her in managing her chronic pain/ illness. But this time, Dr. Lee and KayteeZee dive into her personal journey of being queer with cancer. Katherine Zitterbart is a yoga teacher and somatics facilitator with more than 20 years of experience. She specializes in working with diverse po...
S2 E2: Exploring the Art of Surrogate Partner Therapy: Michelle Renee & Brian Gibney
May 27, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 52.9 MBDr. Lee interviews surrogate partners Brian Gibney and Michelle Renee on the art of Surrogate Partner Therapy. Brian and Michelle Renee share with Dr. Lee how Surrogate Partner Therapy is an effective treatment for obstacles with emotional and physical intimacy, and they explain how it is legal. Brian and Michelle Renee discuss how they glide clients through the resolution of a variety of issues, including histories of trauma or abuse, social anxiety, poor body image, sensual awareness, orga...
S2 E1: Dating in the Public Eye: Gigi Robinson
May 04, 2022 08:00 - 52 minutes - 43.2 MBDr. Lee interviews Gigi Robinson, a GenZ thought leader and mental health advocate. Gigi is a thought leader in the creator economy, explicitly focusing on authentic partnerships. She is known for her podcast on Spotify called, Everything You Need Is Within and she has been featured in 60 plus podcasts. Gigi is pursuing a Master of Science degree in innovation, design, business, and technology from the University of Southern California. She has created content for many companies including ...
Season 2 Trailer
April 07, 2022 08:00 - 1 minute - 2.08 MBSex and Chronic Illness is back for Season 2! Tune in for shame-free conversations about chronic illness, disability, and intimacy. Through discussions with educators, couples, and experts, Dr. Lee explores strategies for overcoming the sexual challenges caused by illness and disability. Links: Dr. Lee’s website Instagram: @drleephillips Facebook: @drleephillips Twitter: @Lee59085544
Episode 6: Sexual Creativity with Chronic Illness: Rachael Rose
April 26, 2021 08:00 - 39 minutes - 32.6 MBDr. Lee interviews Rachael Rose (she/her), a chronically disabled, bisexual, neurodivergent, and polyamorous Certified Sex & Relationship Coach and Educator. Her work focuses on an inclusive, sex-positive, and pleasure-focused approach to sex education and sexual health for all, and she specializes in the ways chronic illness, disabilities, and ADHD impact sex and relationships. She’s presented about sexuality topics both in the US and internationally and she has been featured in media suc...
S1 E6: Sexual Creativity with Chronic Illness: Rachael Rose
April 26, 2021 08:00 - 39 minutes - 31.2 MBDr. Lee interviews Rachael Rose (she/her), a chronically disabled, bisexual, neurodivergent, and polyamorous Certified Sex & Relationship Coach and Educator. Her work focuses on an inclusive, sex-positive, and pleasure-focused approach to sex education and sexual health for all, and she specializes in the ways chronic illness, disabilities, and ADHD impact sex and relationships. She’s presented about sexuality topics both in the US and internationally and she has been featured in media suc...
S1 E5: Sexual Creativity with Chronic Illness: Rachael Rose
April 26, 2021 08:00 - 39 minutes - 31.2 MBDr. Lee interviews Rachael Rose (she/her), a chronically disabled, bisexual, neurodivergent, and polyamorous Certified Sex & Relationship Coach and Educator. Her work focuses on an inclusive, sex-positive, and pleasure-focused approach to sex education and sexual health for all, and she specializes in the ways chronic illness, disabilities, and ADHD impact sex and relationships. She’s presented about sexuality topics both in the US and internationally and she has been featured in media suc...
S1 E4: Disability Justice: Bianca Laureano
February 19, 2021 09:00 - 36 minutes - 29 MBDr. Lee interviews Bianca I. Laureano, an award-winning educator and sexologist. She is a founding member of the Women of Color Sexual Health Network (WOCSHN) and her most recent project is ANTE UP! a virtual freedom school offering professional development and certification. She has written several curricula and is the lead writer for the Netflix film Crip Camp’s curriculum rooted in Disability Justice principles. She is an AASECT Certified Sexuality Educator and Supervisor, and in May 2020...
Episode 5: Disability Justice: Bianca Laureano
February 19, 2021 09:00 - 36 minutes - 29.6 MBDr. Lee interviews Bianca I. Laureano, an award-winning educator and sexologist. She is a founding member of the Women of Color Sexual Health Network (WOCSHN) and her most recent project is ANTE UP! a virtual freedom school offering professional development and certification. She has written several curricula and is the lead writer for the Netflix film Crip Camp’s curriculum rooted in Disability Justice principles. She is an AASECT Certified Sexuality Educator and Supervisor, and in May 2020...
S1 E5: Disability Justice: Bianca Laureano
February 19, 2021 09:00 - 36 minutes - 29 MBDr. Lee interviews Bianca I. Laureano, an award-winning educator and sexologist. She is a founding member of the Women of Color Sexual Health Network (WOCSHN) and her most recent project is ANTE UP! a virtual freedom school offering professional development and certification. She has written several curricula and is the lead writer for the Netflix film Crip Camp’s curriculum rooted in Disability Justice principles. She is an AASECT Certified Sexuality Educator and Supervisor, and in May 2020...
Episode 4: The Shame Monster: Gina Sangster
January 11, 2021 09:00 - 40 minutes - 31.9 MBDr. Lee interviews Gina Sangster on the topic of shame and sexuality concerning chronic illness and pain. Gina is a DC native who holds an MFA from Columbia University and an MSW from Catholic University. She has also received additional training through the Mid-Atlantic Group Psychotherapy Society and the Washington School of Psychiatry. She is a published author of poetry and personal essays and works as a psychotherapist and supervisor with the Capitol Hill Consortium for Counseling and C...
S1 E4: The Shame Monster: Gina Sangster
January 11, 2021 09:00 - 39 minutes - 31.2 MBDr. Lee interviews Gina Sangster on the topic of shame and sexuality concerning chronic illness and pain. Gina is a DC native who holds an MFA from Columbia University and an MSW from Catholic University. She has also received additional training through the Mid-Atlantic Group Psychotherapy Society and the Washington School of Psychiatry. She is a published author of poetry and personal essays and works as a psychotherapist and supervisor with the Capitol Hill Consortium for Counseling and C...
Episode 3: A Cup of Tea with Kayteezee
December 02, 2020 09:00 - 56 minutes - 43.1 MBDr. Lee interviews Katherine Zitterbart, aka KayteeZee on her non-dual approach to BDSM and how BDSM has helped in managing her chronic pain/ illness. Kaytee is a no-touch facilitator of practices that helps to cultivate compassion, personal power, and balanced relationships. She is sex-positive, which means she believes that all expressions of human sexuality that do not harm the people involved and occur in a context of consent are valid and worthy. For over 25 years, she has guided somati...
S1 E3: A Cup of Tea with Kayteezee
December 02, 2020 09:00 - 55 minutes - 42.3 MBDr. Lee interviews Katherine Zitterbart, aka KayteeZee on her non-dual approach to BDSM and how BDSM has helped in managing her chronic pain/ illness. Kaytee is a no-touch facilitator of practices that helps to cultivate compassion, personal power, and balanced relationships. She is sex-positive, which means she believes that all expressions of human sexuality that do not harm the people involved and occur in a context of consent are valid and worthy. For over 25 years, she has guided somati...
Episode 2: The Power of Acceptance: Erika Miley
November 23, 2020 10:00 - 45 minutes - 35.5 MBDr. Lee interviews Erika Miley on the power of acceptance. Erika is mental and sexual health therapist, podcaster, PhD candidate and your resident sex nerd. She wants to challenge the shame monster in your head. Dr. Lee and Erika discuss the process of acceptance of chronic illness and pain and how changing our flexibility in our thinking can improve our experiences in sex and the rest of our lives. Dr. Lee and Erika have a candid conversation on how people who deal with a chronic illness be...
S1 E2: The Power of Acceptance: Erika Miley
November 23, 2020 10:00 - 45 minutes - 34.9 MBDr. Lee interviews Erika Miley on the power of acceptance. Erika is mental and sexual health therapist, podcaster, PhD candidate and your resident sex nerd. She wants to challenge the shame monster in your head. Dr. Lee and Erika discuss the process of acceptance of chronic illness and pain and how changing our flexibility in our thinking can improve our experiences in sex and the rest of our lives. Dr. Lee and Erika have a candid conversation on how people who deal with a chronic illness be...
S1 E1: Meet Dr. Lee Phillips!
September 27, 2020 17:44 - 40 minutes - 32.8 MBDr. Phillips introduces himself to the listeners and shares his personal battle with Lyme disease and how he became an AASECT Certified Sex Therapist. He shares with the listeners the purpose of his podcast, and this episode he also discusses the stages of chronic illness and how this will be talked about on future podcast shows with various guests. Social Media links: Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter
Episode 1: Meet Dr. Lee Phillips!
September 27, 2020 17:44 - 40 minutes - 33.5 MBDr. Phillips introduces himself to the listeners and shares his personal battle with Lyme disease and how he became an AASECT Certified Sex Therapist. He shares with the listeners the purpose of his podcast, and this episode he also discusses the stages of chronic illness and how this will be talked about on future podcast shows with various guests. Social Media links: Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter