The Two Biggest Risks That Come With Letting Your Sex Life Fizzle Out, According To A Sex Therapist
By Dr. Laurie Mintz The two biggest risks of letting your sex life fizzle out are relationship dissatisfaction and increased likelihood...
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Sep 122 min read
Four Ways to Avoid the Biggest Hazards in a Sex Drought
By Dr. Laurie Mintz The four things to do before giving up sex include discussion, planning sexual encounters, reading self-help books,...
Apr 18, 20231 min read
Author Michael Castleman recently recommended Becoming Cliterate as one of their favorite books.
Author Michael Castleman recently recommended Becoming Cliterate as one of their favorite books. You can read their recommendation here:...
May 4, 20214 min read
Four Techniques Women Use To Enhance Pleasure During Intercourse
Sexually, what people enjoy sexually is extremely varied. Nevertheless, we can make important science-based generalizations. Research...
Mar 30, 20214 min read
Three Proven Tips to Both Enhance Sex and Decrease Stress
It is highly unusual for someone to never experience a sexual concern, with such concerns ranging from commonplace (e.g., worries about...
Jan 19, 20214 min read
Sexual Problems ARE Solvable (Without Therapy)
It is extremely uncommon for a person to never encounter a sexual problem at any point in their life. But, due to our widespread cultural...
Dec 1, 20203 min read
Birds, Bees, and Bullshit: How Female Anatomy & Orgasm are Ignored in Sex Ed
U.S. Sex Ed is harmful, according to the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine. Essential information is omitted and often, students...
Oct 27, 20203 min read
Birds, Bees, and Bullshit: How Sex Ed Lies about the Dangers of Sex
Sex Education in the United States is harmful, according to the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine. There are many reasons for...
Sep 8, 20203 min read
Top Sex Tips for Women’s Orgasms: Masturbate, Vibrate, Communicate
Declaration of Sexual Pleasure | Source: WAS September 4 was World Sexual Health Day. This year’s theme was "Sexual Pleasure in Times of...
Jul 30, 20204 min read
It’s National Orgasm Day: Let’s Celebrate
Some information and tips to help you enjoy today and beyond. Today, July 31, is National Orgasm Day. To help you celebrate, below you...
Jan 15, 20194 min read
Sexual Revolution | Orgasm Gap | How to Pleasure a Woman
The orgasm gap: Picking up where the sexual revolution left off by focusing on how to pleasure a woman At the core of the 1960s sexual...
Dec 26, 20183 min read
It’s Time for the New Sexual Revolution of Female Pleasure Equality
You’ve probably heard of the “sexual revolution” but perhaps you don’t know precisely what spurred this revolution or what it entailed....
Nov 21, 20185 min read
Mindful Sex Is Mind Blowing Sex
Have you ever evaluated yourself, or had your mind wander, in the middle of a sexual encounter? Most people have! Psychologists call this...
Oct 3, 20184 min read
Close The Disconnect Between Women’s Self and Partner Pleasure
We have an orgasm gap. Cis-gender heterosexual women are having fewer orgasms than are cis-gender heterosexual men. As one striking...
Aug 30, 20187 min read
Dear Young Adult Women: What You Can Learn from Grace & Aziz
Here’s some advice to empower you sexually in an often toxic sexual culture. Dear Young Adult Women Who Have Sex With Men, By now, you’ve...
Jul 25, 20187 min read
A Letter to Young Adult Men: What You Can Learn from Ansari
Here is a list of seven simple tips to help you set a higher standard for sex Dear Young Adult Men Who Have Sex With Women, Unless you’ve...
Jun 14, 20184 min read
How Many Times a Week Is It Healthy to Have Sex?
First we have to understand the terms healthy and sex. When teach my undergraduate-level course on Human Sexuality, I ask the students to...
May 16, 20184 min read
Female Orgasm: Time To Stop Shoulding on Ourselves
When it comes to orgasms, there is no one right way. At the end of the first day of my undergraduate Psychology of Human Sexuality class,...
Apr 26, 20184 min read
A Touchy Subject: The Health Benefits of Masturbation
In my Human Sexuality class at the University of Florida, students can choose to complete a Psychology Today-style blog for a class...
Mar 16, 20183 min read
Stop Spectatoring: Mindfulness to Enhance Sexual Pleasure
Stop Spectatoring: Mindfulness to Enhance Sexual Pleasure To put an end to distracting thoughts during sex, immerse yourself in...
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