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Episode 123: Gay Men and the Function/Purpose of Casual Hookups
Gay Therapy LA with Ken Howard, LCSW, CST - March 04, 2023 04:30 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 43 ratingsKen discusses the functions and purposes that casual hookups for gay men can be, and the importance of affirming our own sexual self-empowerment.
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Episode 122: Gay Men and Life Lessons We Can Learn from Actors
Gay Therapy LA with Ken Howard, LCSW, CST - February 05, 2023 22:56 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 43 ratingsKen gives tips on the life lessons gay men can learn from actors in the entertainment industry, about character, sex, and telling our stories.
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Episode 121: Gay Men and When Our Mentors Have Flaws
Gay Therapy LA with Ken Howard, LCSW, CST - January 23, 2023 00:17 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 43 ratingsKen discusses how to cope when our mentors have flaws: parents, teachers, professors, bosses, work mentors, and therapist/coaches, and how to cope when they disappoint us.
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Episode 120: Gay Men and New Year, New Sex: Mind, Heart, Body
Gay Therapy LA with Ken Howard, LCSW, CST - January 09, 2023 20:55 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 43 ratingsKen discusses how to make positive changes in the new year in how you approach your sex life in your mind, heart, and body.
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Episode 119: Gay Men and Kink Sexual Health: Notes from the 2022 CLAW Conference
Gay Therapy LA with Ken Howard, LCSW, CST - December 12, 2022 01:56 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 43 ratingsKen attended the 2022 CLAW (Cleveland Leather Awareness Weekend) Conference in Los Angeles, and gives tips from the kink education seminars for gay men he attended there.
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Episode 118: Gay Men Who Have Given Up On Finding a Relationship
Gay Therapy LA with Ken Howard, LCSW, CST - November 06, 2022 22:38 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 43 ratingsKen discusses how gay men can cope with the frustrations of being single when you want a partner, and how we can rally our internal and external resources to be at our best.
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Episode 117: Gay Men Overcoming Specific Traumas - PART TWO
Gay Therapy LA with Ken Howard, LCSW, CST - October 19, 2022 23:12 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 43 ratingsKen discusses gay men overcoming specific traumas related to the workplace, family of origin, political, and social/peer areas, and tips for how to cope with them triumphantly.
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Episode 116: Gay Men Overcoming Specific Traumas - PART ONE
Gay Therapy LA with Ken Howard, LCSW, CST - October 19, 2022 22:34 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 43 ratingsKen discusses gay men overcoming specific traumatic experiences that can be medical, legal, academic, or criminal, and tips for coping triumphantly with each of them.
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Episode 115: Gay Men and Pets: Challenges and Rewards
Gay Therapy LA with Ken Howard, LCSW, CST - September 19, 2022 23:14 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 43 ratingsKen discusses the rewards and challenges for gay men with pets, and some cognitive/behavioral coping strategies for each of them.
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Episode 114: PART TWO - Gay Men’s Dating Situations That Are “No-Go” – And Their Alternatives
Gay Therapy LA with Ken Howard, LCSW, CST - August 31, 2022 19:13 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 43 ratingsIn the second of this two-part episode, Ken discusses more "deal breakers" in gay men's dating, and gives tips for their alternatives.
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Episode 113: Gay Men’s Dating Situations That Are “No-Go” – And Their Alternatives – PART ONE
Gay Therapy LA with Ken Howard, LCSW, CST - August 23, 2022 01:38 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 43 ratingsIn Part One of this two-part episode, Ken gives guidance on six of the most common dating "no-go's" for gay men, how to cope with them and their alternatives.
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Episode 112: Gay Men and the Mental Health Aspects of Monkey Pox
Gay Therapy LA with Ken Howard, LCSW, CST - August 07, 2022 02:39 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 43 ratingsA discussion of the mental health and sociio-political impacts of Monkey Pox for gay men, and how to cope with them.
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Episode 111: Gay Men and Trauma Recovery: Reclaiming Your Life
Gay Therapy LA with Ken Howard, LCSW, CST - July 10, 2022 01:26 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 43 ratingsGay men's specialist psychotherapist, life/career/executive coach, and AASECT Certified Sex Therapist Ken Howard, LCSW, CST, gives an overview of gay men and recovering from trauma to reclaim our lives.
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Episode 110: PART TWO: Gay Men and Kink: Sensory Enhancements to Sex
Gay Therapy LA with Ken Howard, LCSW, CST - June 28, 2022 22:28 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 43 ratingsIn this Part Two of "Gay Men and Kink: Sensory Enhancements to Sex: Materials, Circumstances, and Fabrics: An Overview", Ken Howard, LCSW, CST, gives information on how leather, rubber, and other materials can be used in erotic play for gay men.
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Episode 109: Gay Men and Kink: Sensory Enhancements to Sex - An Overview (Part One)
Gay Therapy LA with Ken Howard, LCSW, CST - June 20, 2022 00:30 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 43 ratingsLicensed psychotherapist and AASECT Certified Sex Therapist Ken Howard, LCSW, CST, provides an overview for gay men of the materials and circumstances for kink play in a safe and consensual context.
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Episode 108: Gay Men, Pride Season, and Summer Lovin'
Gay Therapy LA with Ken Howard, LCSW, CST - June 05, 2022 01:47 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 43 ratingsKen Howard, LCSW, CST, offers stories about LGBT Pride Season 2022, and the value of the summer vacation romance.
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Episode 107: Gay Men and Reconciling Your Religious Beliefs with Your Sexuality
Gay Therapy LA with Ken Howard, LCSW, CST - May 19, 2022 22:08 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 43 ratingsGay men's specialist licensed psychotherapist and AASECT Certified Sex Therapist offers perspectives on reconciling your religious beliefs with your sexuality.
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Episode 106: Gay Men and Mismatched Libidos: Navigating Difference
Gay Therapy LA with Ken Howard, LCSW, CST - May 01, 2022 21:12 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 43 ratingsGay men's specialist sex therapist Ken Howard, LCSW, CST, gives tips for gay male couples to manage mismatched libidos and desire discrepancy.
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Episode 105: Gay Men's Sexuality: Focus on the Five Senses for Better Functionality
Gay Therapy LA with Ken Howard, LCSW, CST - April 12, 2022 18:49 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 43 ratingsKen discusses how to focus on the five senses - sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch -- to enhance a gay man's sexual experience, reduce anxiety, and improve sexual functioning.
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Episode 104: Gay Men and How to Avoid the Pitfalls of Dating
Gay Therapy LA with Ken Howard, LCSW, CST - March 29, 2022 00:14 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 43 ratingsKen gives guidance on eight common pitfalls in dating for gay men, and strategies for how to cope with each of them.
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Episode 103: Mental Health Aspects of Sexual Health for Gay Men
Gay Therapy LA with Ken Howard, LCSW, CST - March 15, 2022 04:03 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 43 ratingsKen discusses how diagnosable (DSM-5) psychiatric disorders can affect mental health and sexual health for gay men and couples.
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Episode 102: Gay Male Relationships: What are the Boundaries Between Partners?
Gay Therapy LA with Ken Howard, LCSW, CST - February 23, 2022 18:12 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 43 ratingsKen describes six areas of boundaries within a gay male relationship to discuss and reduce conflict.
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Episode 101: Gay Men and Coping with 'Bad Luck'
Gay Therapy LA with Ken Howard, LCSW, CST - February 06, 2022 04:12 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 43 ratingsKen gives examples of various incidents of bad luck in gay men's lives, with a corresponding coping strategy for each.
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Episode 100: Gay Male Relationships and the ADD/OCD Syndrome
Gay Therapy LA with Ken Howard, LCSW, CST - January 18, 2022 02:37 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 43 ratingsKen discusses the challenges in gay male relationships when one partner has traits of ADD/ADHD and the other has traits of OCD/OCPD, and how to create harmony.
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Episode 99: Gay Men and Food: A Dynamic Relationship at Any Age
Gay Therapy LA with Ken Howard, LCSW, CST - December 31, 2021 00:29 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 43 ratingsKen discusses gay men's relationship to food, at any phase of life, with its rewards and challenges.
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Episode 98: The Greeks' Eight Types of Love as Applied to Gay Men
Gay Therapy LA with Ken Howard, LCSW, CST - December 14, 2021 20:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 43 ratingsKen discusses the ancient Greeks' Eight Types of Love, and applies them to gay men for inspiration and quality of life.
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Episode 97: A Secular Appreciation of Christmas for Gay Men
Gay Therapy LA with Ken Howard, LCSW, CST - December 05, 2021 20:42 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 43 ratingsKen offers a perspective on a non-religious, secular humanistic view of the themes of the Christmas season.
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Episode 96: Gay Men and When It's Time to Break Up a Relationship
Gay Therapy LA with Ken Howard, LCSW, CST - November 17, 2021 20:14 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 43 ratingsKen gives guidance for when you need to break up with a relationship partner.
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Episode 95: Coping with Sudden Crisis: A Personal Story
Gay Therapy LA with Ken Howard, LCSW, CST - November 09, 2021 20:38 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 43 ratingsKen describes a personal crisis being hospitalized with cellulitis, and the perspective learned from sudden severe illness.
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Episode 94: Gay Men Who Live Together Too Early
Gay Therapy LA with Ken Howard, LCSW, CST - October 09, 2021 21:53 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 43 ratingsKen gives guidance on how gay male couples can cope with living together too early in their relationship.
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