Podcasts about positive sexuality

Does trauma cause BDSM desires? Is kink just a reenactment of old wounds? Or can it be something more, a form of healing, reclamation, or simply joy? I break down the difference between influence and origin, explore what it means when kink feels familiar, and offer a path forward grounded in choice, consent, and self-understanding. This is not about shame. It's about clarity. Whether you're a survivor, a practitioner, or simply curious, this episode invites you to explore where your desires come from and what they mean to you now.

This episode features Laura Lee who is a psychologist & sexologist with over 17 years of experience in clinical practice and coaching. She is the Director of Blue Space Psychology where she provides individual psychological and sexual therapy. In addition to clinical practice, Laura provides supervision, professional consultation and workshops to healthcare providers. She also offers online courses, education and coaching, and is a sought after speaker and trainer. Laura‘s work has been published in the Journal of Positive Sexuality, where she explored how communication impacts sexual desire & satisfaction. Her extensive experience, academic research and practical insights, coupled with her warm and authentic communication style, sees that she is a highly respected voice in the fields of psychology and sexuality. Emily and Laura discussed: What is sexual communication and how is it different to other ways we communicate in relationships? How does the relationship between communication, desire and satisfaction interact with each other? How to create safety when discussing sex What if your partner isn’t open to the idea of talking about sex? How to stay regulated during hard conversations Creating interpersonal safety FOLLOW US on Instagram @thatsorgasmicSend your comments, questions and stories to: emilyduncan@thatsorgasmic.com To book a session with Emily at Emily Duncan Sexology follow the link: https://www.emilyduncansexology.com/ Leave a review for the chance to receive a discounted session with Emily at Emily Duncan Sexology. Subscribe to my Sunroom: https://sunroom.so/thatsorgasmic (sign up on their website for 30% off my membership) Laura's Website: https://www.lauralee.com.au/about-1 Blue Space Psychology: https://www.bluespacepsychology.com.au/about Laura's InstagramSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A surprising amount of sexuality research isn't very sex-positive, and this is especially true when you look at sex research on minority populations. Historically, most of it has been focused on risks, such as STIs, unintended pregnancies, or risky sexual practices. While there's certainly value to that work, when it becomes the predominant focus, it really inhibits our understanding of diverse people and sexualities. In today's show, we're going to focus on Black women's sexuality and explore what sex-positive research focused on this population can tell us. My guest is award-winning sexuality educator Dr. Shemeka Thorpe. She is an assistant professor of health promotion at the University of Kentucky. Dr. Thorpe has published over 50 peer-reviewed articles and her work has been featured extensively in the media. In 2023, Buzzfeed listed her as one of the top 20 Black sexologists you should follow. Some of the topics we explore in this episode include: How unbalanced is the study of sexuality when it comes to minority populations? Why is talking about race as a “risk factor” a problematic way of approaching sex research? How do Black women (and men) conceptualize pleasure? How common is sexual pain in Black women, and how do social and racialized expectations and scripts affect how pain is experienced for them? How does sexual fantasy and desire vary across racial and ethnic groups? How can we promote better, more equitable sex education and research? Make sure to check out Dr. Shemeka’s website to learn more about her work and follow her on Instagram at @DrShemeka. Got a sex question? Send me a podcast voicemail to have it answered on a future episode at speakpipe.com/sexandpsychology. *** Thank you to our sponsors!  Passionate about building a career in sexuality? Check out the Sexual Health Alliance. With SHA, you’ll connect with world-class experts and join an engaged community of sexuality professionals from around the world. Visit SexualHealthAlliance.com and start building the sexuality career of your dreams today. *** Want to learn more about Sex and Psychology? Click here for previous articles or follow the blog on Facebook, Twitter, or Reddit to receive updates. You can also follow Dr. Lehmiller on YouTube and Instagram. Listen and stream all episodes on Apple, Spotify, Google, or Amazon. Subscribe to automatically receive new episodes and please rate and review the podcast! Credits: Precision Podcasting (Podcast editing) and Shutterstock/Florian (Music). Image created with Canva; photos used with permission of guest.

DJ Williams, PhD - Murder as a Leisure ActivityDivorced: MormonismCW: Suicide, homicide, frank descriptions of sexToday's guest, Dr. DJ Williams, was raised Mormon. We met when he presented at a Center for Positive Sexuality session on the Threat of Mass Public Violence by “Incels.”Dr. Williams is a Professor at the Department of Sociology, Social Work, & Criminology at Idaho State University. He is also a board member and Research Affiliate with the Center for Positive Sexuality (Los Angeles);a co-founding editor of the Journal of Positive sexuality www.journalofpositivesexuality.org; and, the associate editor of Leisure Sciences. FIND DJ:djwilliams@isu.eduhttps://positivesexuality.org/Support this podcast monthly on Patreon (starting as low as $2/month) and get access to bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/janiceselbie Thanks to my newest patrons: Marie, Mary, and Peter. Every dollar helps. For one-time donations: paypal.me/JaniceSelbieSubscribe to the audio-only version here: https://www.divorcing-religion.com/religious-trauma-podcastFollow Janice and the Conference on Religious Trauma on Social Media: Mastodon: JaniceSelbie@mas.toTwitter: https://twitter.com/divorcereligionTwitter: https://twitter.com/Wise_counsellorTwitter: https://twitter.com/ComeToCORTFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/DivorcingReligionTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@janiceselbieInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/wisecounsellor/The Divorcing Religion Podcast is for entertainment purposes only. If you need help with your mental health, please consult a qualified, secular, mental health clinician.Support the show

We're all about making exercise more bearable and sex is way more fun than going to the gym. So does a sexy sesh between the sheets count towards your daily 22 minutes of recommended physical activity? On this episode, Gab and Sarah look at some of the reasons why sex is really good for you and whether it counts as exercise. Contact us: womenlikeyoupodcast@gmail.com WLY resources and recommendations: Positive sexuality and its impact on overall well-beingPositive sexuality and its impact on overall well-being | SpringerLink Sexual Frequency and Salivary Immunoglobulin A (IgA) https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.2466/pr0.94.3.839-844 The Effects of Exercise on Sexual Function in Womenhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29606554/ Benefits of Sexual Activity on Psychological, Relational, and Sexual Health During the COVID-19 Breakouthttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7584428/#bib36 Masters of Sex on Stanhttps://www.stan.com.au/watch/masters-of-sex  What Are the Physical Demands of Sexual Intercourse? https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10508-021-02246-8 WLY newsletter subscription  The Women Like You podcast is recorded on the lands of the Gadigal people of the Eora nation. We pay our respects to elders past, present and emerging. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the land where we live, work, and exercise. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join Karen Sabbah and me as we discuss her personal experiences with IVF.  We discussed the meanings of motherhood, costs, and tribulations of In Vitro Fertilization.  Karen Sabbah holds an MA in sociology from Califonia State University Northridge (2015) and has worked as an adjunct in the Los Angeles Community College District and College of the Canyons since 2016. She teaches courses in crime, human sexuality, gender, and race & ethnicity. Her focus in graduate school was on human sexuality and gender. Her thesis was titled "Dare to Derby: A Story of the Discovery of Empowerment through Roller Derby and Community." She is the production editor for the Journal of Positive Sexuality, a peer reviewed academic journal and a huge advocate for racial and gender inequalities. In 2020, while on the scholarship committee at Pierce, she noticed there wasn't a scholarship for single parents, so she established one called "A Single Parent's Journey" and has issued two scholarships per year for the last two years. 

Tonight's special guest is Andrew Pari, LCSW, trauma specialist, from San Diego, CA, a returning NAASCA family member who is the founder and Executive Director of Sexual Assault Awareness. He's been called the ‘nation's leading authority on the arousal mechanism in sexualized violence,' and a pioneer in sexual assault treatments that bridge the gap from the world of psychology to the world of hidden sexual expression often expressed in the kink/BDSM realm. Andrew is a psychotherapist with nearly 30 years' experience treating female survivors of sexual abuse and assault, including sex workers. He is a Board Member and Certification Program Director with the Center for Positive Sexuality, speaks and trains nationally on "taboo" aspects of rape and sexualized violence, and a contributor to '#MeToo: Counsellors and psychotherapists speak about sexual violence and abuse.,' where Andrew tells his own story for the first time. Andrew became interested in these issues when working with a colleague and found it was quite common for survivors to delay recovery due to feelings of shame or guilt, and a sense of self-responsibility for childhood sexual assaults. Children are helpless, innocent, and powerless against predators. The 'responsibility' belongs to the predators .. not the child. "I had assumed this was common knowledge in the field. I have since learned that there is still so much to do in basic education on arousal for survivors."

How embracing sexual vibrancy enhances every area of your life.The Answer Room Audio: www.theimpostermonster.comGina’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gina_catherine_coaching/Gina’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ginacatherinecoachingClubhouse: @ginacatherine

"Positive Psychology and the Body." Unfortunately, those two subjects are rarely connected--which is why I was so excited to get this book when I saw the title. It's actually a *textbook* not a normal book. It provides an overview of research on a range of subjects including: “Positive Psychophysiology,” “Positive Neuroscience,” “Positive Sexuality” and “Positive Nutrition.” Big Ideas we explore include a quick look at Martin Seligman's PERMA approach to eudaimonic (vis-a-vis hedonic) happiness, your nervous system (flip the switch!), longevity and positive emotion (some astonishing stats), diet and wellbeing/depression (sugar begone!), and physical activity (science says: it does a body good!).

"Positive Psychology and the Body." Unfortunately, those two subjects are rarely connected--which is why I was so excited to get this book when I saw the title. It's actually a *textbook* not a normal book. It provides an overview of research on a range of subjects including: “Positive Psychophysiology,” “Positive Neuroscience,” “Positive Sexuality” and “Positive Nutrition.” Big Ideas we explore include a quick look at Martin Seligman's PERMA approach to eudaimonic (vis-a-vis hedonic) happiness, your nervous system (flip the switch!), longevity and positive emotion (some astonishing stats), diet and wellbeing/depression (sugar begone!), and physical activity (science says: it does a body good!).

Sexual energy is often referred to as lifeforce energy. Your relationship with your lifeforce energy the innate energy that resides inside you says Dr. Martha Lee. You can born with strong energy (nature) and/ or cultivate it (nurture) e.g. exercise/ food. Regardless whether you have strong/ weak energy (vitality), you can learn how to manage/ master/ channel it… and it can be channeled for greater fulfillment/ success/ mastery of self for masterpieces, engineering, humanitarian work, etc.   Valeria Teles interviews Dr. Martha Lee on sexuality, spirituality, and more. According to Dr. Martha Lee, our lifeforce energy is one of life's tragedies that we can learn/ master every other aspect of ourselves (mental, physical, emotional, spiritual, financial etc), but when the energy we were born with and continues to arise from within us – there is so much shame/ blame/ guilt/ misinformation about it. Sexuality education is Dr. Martha Lee's passion because it seems as if it is the last frontier of stepping into an adult – and that knowledge hasn't been provided for most people. There is a need to recognize that positive sexuality, sexual expression and confidence is not a ‘western' thing. You can still have their cultural/ religious/ familial values yet have positive attitudes and expressions around sex and sexuality – and still feel whole, complete, healthy, and happy. Surrounded by friends who were sexually inhibited and struck by dire lack of positive conversations around sex and sexuality in Singapore, Dr. Martha Tara Lee decided to take it upon herself to right this societal injustice. Working with individuals and couples in private practice since 2009, Martha has a doctorate in human sexuality, master's in counseling in 2017, and many other qualifications. Often cited in the local media, Dr. Lee is the appointed sex expert for Men's Health Singapore, and Men's Health Malaysia. She was recognized as one of ‘Top 50 Inspiring Women Under 40′ by Her World in July 2010, and one of ‘Top 100 Inspiring Women' by CozyCot in March 2011. She has published four books: Love, Sex and Everything In-Between; Orgasmic Yoga; From Princess to Queen; and {Un}Inhibited.   To learn more about Martha Lee, please visit her website www.Eroscoaching.com For Intro-free episodes: https://www.patreon.com/aquestforwellbeingpodcast Podcast Page: https://fitforjoy.org/podcast   ** Bio intro and outro one by Heidi Lynn Peters. 

An interview with Andrew Pari, LCSW, a licensed clinical social worker, and psychotherapist. He is also the founder of Sexual Assault Awareness, an organization dedicated to treating and raising awareness of sexualized violence. I met Andrew earlier this year at the Positive Sexuality Conference in California where he gave a presentation titled Guided Rape Exposure Treatment, A Proposed Model.Andrew focuses his work on the controversial & taboo topics that most in his field won’t address, including specialized populations in the sex trade and human trafficking. He is also writing the first book on the arousal experience in sexual assault to help rape victims and therapists understand this response, hence the subject of his conference presentationAs you might expect, given the nature of his work, Andrew and I have a shared interest in discussing the things most people won’t - so who better to interview for this show!We talk in depth about his professional work but of course, we also get into the intimate nitty gritty of his personal, sexuality as is customary on this show. LINKSSexual Assault AwarenessCenter for Positive Sexuality

Laurie Bennett-Cook is the guest for this episode of Mountain Land Pelvic Health Podcast. Laurie has her doctorate in Human Sexuality. She is the chapter lead for Sex Positive Utah, sits on the advisory board of Sex-Positive World and is an IPSA trained surrogate partner. She currently works in the state of Utah as a sexuality educator at the Center for Positive Sexuality. During this podcast, we discuss what a…

Did you know that ONLY 24 States, plus The District of Columbia, require that sex education be taught in schools - and many of these States DO NOT regulate whether the curriculum taught is medically accurate, let alone inclusive and relevant to modern times.In this episode, Dr. Tammy talks with Microbiologist, Geneticist and Sex Education Activist, Dr. Amanda Freise about science, inclusion and why we should be teaching comprehensive sexual education to young children through adulthood.Guest BioAmanda Freise, PhD is the Director of Research for the Center for Positive Sexuality, a sexuality educator, and a lecturer at the University of California, Los Angeles, where she teaches in the department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Human Genetics. As a UCLA faculty member, Amanda created and facilitates the Women in Bioscience community group, a support circle for discussion of gender-related issues experienced by women in the sciences. In addition to teaching and community-building, Amanda is also a curriculum development consultant and science communicator. She developed the SciComm 101 series of workshops to train scientists in communicating science more clearly, and co-founded Signal to Noise Magazine (an online science outreach publication) to create opportunities for graduate students to practice writing for a lay audience. Amanda is the recipient of UCLA's Distinguished Teaching in the Life Sciences award, and is passionate about mentoring others. Twitter: @amandafreiseWHAT'S YOUR TROUBLE WITH SEX? GET DR. TAMMY'S ADVICE!· Send your questions to: drtammy@thetroublewithsex.comRESOURCES & INFORMATION· This episode is sponsored by UBERLUBE – The Luxury Lubricant. Go to uberlube.com to get 10% your first order with promo code: DRTAMMY. Uberlube ships for free within the USA. · Get Informed on how to educate your kids about sex, visit: Scarleteen.com· Sex-changing fish Amanda mentions : Asian Sheepshead Wrasse· Book a Couples or Individual Intensive Session with Dr. Tammy at her Santa Monica, CA or New Haven, CT office. Email: drtammy@thetroublewithsex.com. · Want more Dr. Tammy? Read her books: The New Monogamy, When You're the One Who Cheats and Getting the Sex You Want. · Listen to our full theme song here! NoTroublewithSex_ThemeSong Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/thetroublewithsex)Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/thetroublewithsex)

Episode 3: T is for ThreesomeRob and Angel discuss group sex and a study that explored undergraduate attitudes about threesomes and undergraduate threesome behavior. Links and Resources from the episode: Morris, H., Chang, I. J., & Knox, D. (2016). Three’sa Crowd or Bonus?: College Students’ Threesome Experiences. Journal of Positive Sexuality, 2(November), 62-76. https://journalofpositivesexuality.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Threes-a-Crowd-or-Bonus-College-Students-Threesome-Experiences-Morris-Chang-Knox.pdfTell Me What You Want: The Science of Sexual Desire and How it Can Help Improve your Sex Life by Justin LehMiller https://www.amazon.com/Tell-Me-What-You-Want-ebook/dp/B0776PYDNMJustin’s website, Sex & Psychology https://www.lehmiller.com/Sex at Dawn: How We Mate, Why We Stray, and What It Means for Modern Relationships by Christopher Ryan and Cacilda Jetha https://amazon.com/Sex-Dawn-Stray-Modern-Relationships/dp/0061707813/Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence by Esther Perel https://www.amazon.com/Mating-Captivity-Unlocking-Erotic-Intelligence/dp/0060753641Supplemental Reading and Related Resources: Looking for a Third: A discussion about Unicorn Hunting: https://professorsex.com/blog/looking-for-a-third-a-discussion-about-unicorn-hunting-a-findpoly-postThe Ethical Slut, Third Edition: A Practical Guide to Polyamory, Open Relationships, and other Freedoms in Sex and Love by Janet Hardy and Dossie Easton https://www.amazon.com/Ethical-Slut-Third-Practical-Relationships/dp/0399579664Building Open Relationships: Your Hands-on Guide to Swinging, Polyamory, and Beyond by Dr. Liz Powell https://www.amazon.com/Ethical-Slut-Third-Practical-Relationships/dp/0399579664Hooking up at the Best Swinger Site for Queer People https://professorsex.com/blog/swingtownsThis episode is sponsored by Kink Crate (KinkCrate.com).  Podcast listeners can sign up and get 35% off their first crate by using code: AtoZ.Kink Crate is a monthly subscription box service, for adults, that contains kink and BDSM products, personal items, candy, stickers and other creative treats. Every month, for less than $50 (which includes shipping) your Kink Crate will be packed with 5 to 9 items, a kinky new theme, as well as the informative Kink Crate Handbook which often features content from Professor Sex.  The handbook is the ultimate guide to your monthly crate, it will give you info on your items, useful tips for how to use them, and other pleasure-based sex ed content. Multiple crate options are available for every kind of couple and they also have a “single ladies” crate option. There’s no contract, so you can join or quit anytime you like. Kink Crate announces their themes every month, so you get a hint about what they’re up to, but the specific contents of the boxes are always a surprise.You can see Angel unbox some past Kink Crates on our YouTube channel (https://youtu.be/ZdSdh0M5j_w; https://youtu.be/scGGQCobct0)and read many articles that have featured in their handbook on the Professor Sex blog. (ProfessorSex.com; https://professorsex.com/blog/come-to-your-senses-engaging-all-your-senses-to-enhance-sexual-desire-and-pleasure)Kink Crate Giveaway Details:Kink Crate is also giving away a Naughty Librarian crate box to one lucky Sex from A to Z listener. To enter to win, subscribe to the podcast or the YouTube channel and email us a screenshot and your contact info. (Email to info@professorsex.com) Refer a friend who subscribes and enters, and if they tell us you sent them each new friend will count as an additional entry for you. US Shipping only (sorry, friends). Contest ends on February 5, 2020 and winners will be announced on the podcast on February 7.About “Sex from A to Z”:"Sex from A to Z" is a sex science podcast discussing in plain language the actual studies that inform how sex therapists, sex researchers, sex educators, and medical professionals make decisions about sexual health and wellness.  On each episode we take a deep dive into a different piece of peer-reviewed literature, break it down and explore the social, scientific, and personal implications. This is a podcast for anyone interested in understanding the psychological, medical, and other scientific research behind sexual issues that impact all of us.“Sex from A to Z” is hosted by Angel Russell and Dr. Robert Zeglin, and produced by Steven Russell. Art for the podcast was created by Angel Russell. We will post links to all the articles we discuss and additional resources for exploring each topic. You can watch on YouTube or listen anywhere you find your favorite podcasts. To check out other episodes, updates, show links, and additional content, go to: ProfessorSex.com/podcast.

Brianna Booth, Ph.D. is the Director of Positive Sexuality at Stanford University. Compelled by a deep belief that we as a society can do better on the challenges of sexuality, Brianna aims to transform the cultural conversation to more fundamentally level-up on both the challenges and possibilities of sexuality. She earned her PhD in Human Sexuality Studies, focusing her research on the lived experience of sexuality and the skills of navigating it well. Brianna is working with students to create a series of programs for undergraduates--Beyond Sex Ed--which take a whole-person, whole-culture approach, centering on student storytelling, the skills for growth and connection, and a recognition of sexuality as an integral part of what it is to be human.In this episode we explore:Why listening is the first and most advanced skill of sexualityBrianna's courageous story of starting a movement to expand how we conceive of, and discuss the topic of sexualityThe importance of storytelling - how stories foster connection, intimacy, and courageHer groundbreaking approach to teaching sexuality at StanfordHow to develop self-trustWhat positive sexuality is, and why Brianna is so passionate about itPlease take a moment and rate the show on iTunes.For show notes and more visit https://www.joshuasteinfeldt.com/podcastThanks for listening!Support the show (https://joshuasteinfeldt.com/donate/)

Emily E. Prior is the Executive Director for the Center for Positive Sexuality. Since 1996 she has been teaching formal and informal classes about a variety of sexuality-related topics including Gender, Deviance, Relationships and Family, and Feminism. She is an adjunct professor at several colleges and universities, has over a dozen publications, and has presented at conferences around the U.S. She is frequently interviewed about her research, the Center, and positive sexuality in general. She also won the Vern Bullough Award for research. To learn more about Emily and her work, please visit http://positivesexuality.org/. If you enjoyed this, please a review or support us on Patreon :) Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/speakuncensored)

Today, Kassandra discusses human sexual biology, mating systems, and what this all means in terms of our sexuality. Kassandra is a bio-social anthropologist who studies sexual evolutionary biology, social construction and sexual diversity. She is the research coordinator at the Center for Positive Sexuality, a sex-positive nonprofit that develops educational panels and cutting-edge research on kink, BDSM, sex education and a variety of other topics.To speak with Kassandra, or learn more about her and her work, visit the Center for Positive Sexuality's website or connect with her via email.Sex at Dawn by Christopher RyanSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/speakuncensored)

Matthew is a BDSM educator who has been studying, teaching, and participating in the community since 1996. He teaches courses in various aspects of BDSM including bondage, rope play, safety, and much more. Today, Matthew discusses the emotional and physical aspects of BDSM safety, BDSM in the media, communication, and boundaries. To work with Matthew or learn more about him, visit the Center for Positive Sexuality. If you enjoyed this, please a review or support us on Patreon :) Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/speakuncensored)

"God loves you like a lover, and longs for you like a lover." This is just one of the many surprising examples that Dr. Tina Schermer Sellers found while researching sexuality in religious scriptures. In this episode, she discusses how the Western church actually used to be sex positive- so where did everything get turned around, and why did religion end up cultivating and capitalizing on sexual fear and shame instead?  Dr. Tina Schermer is the author of the book "Sex, God and the Conservative Church," founder of the Northwest Institute of Intimacy, and an advocate for Positive Sexuality.    Give us your feedback Show Notes! Follow us on Instagram! Facebook BBXX website Sign up for our digital "book" club — a twice-weekly curation of the best digital content about identity, sexuality, intimacy, and relationships!

Sexual shame is a global issue, but it turns out that in the US it's "even worse that we thought it was." From religion to media, in school and at home, we are bombarded messages about our sexuality that can be subtle yet extremely damaging to ourselves and our relationships. How do we cure sexual shame in order to reclaim not only pleasure but above all else- our mental health and wellbeing?  Dr. Tina Schermer is the author of the book "Sex, God and the Conservative Church," founder of the Northwest Institute of Intimacy, and an advocate for Positive Sexuality.    Show Notes! Follow us on Instagram! Facebook BBXX website Sign up for our digital "book" club — a twice-weekly curation of the best digital content about identity, sexuality, intimacy, and relationships!

In this episode, Blythe and Astrid touch on consensual non-consent and "force play". Special guests on the show, Andrew Pari, LCSW on psychology, Tim Woodman, Pro Villain on being our "Pro Villain" and role playing some CNC fantasies with us, Emily E. Prior, MA Director of the Center for Positive Sexuality to discuss how to CNC play, and a scenario from ropeconnections.com. Blythe and Astrid catch up in the off topic and give a NSFW trigger disclaimer.

Aired Thursday, 21 December 2017, 4:00 PM ET How to be Sex Positive Emily will discuss the 8 dimensions of positive sexuality and how these can help us address issues around sexuality and so much more. About the Guest: Emily E. Prior Emily E. Prior is the Executive Director for the Center for Positive Sexuality and a Social Scientist. her research focuses on the intersections of identity, deviance, and feminism. Emily has studied human sexuality and gender topics from a variety of perspectives, including Psychology, Sociology, and Anthropology and won the Vern Bullough Award for research. Her work with the Center allows her to incorporate her love of educating and research within a positive sexuality framework. Websites: http://www.positivesexuality.orghttp://www.journalofpositivesexuality.orghttp://www.sexposcon.com

In this episode I’m am joined by the highly accomplished sexuality educator Emily Prior. MA. We discuss a wide array of topics within and beyond the sex positive movement and field of study. She provides insightful guidance and direction on independent research and best practices for aspiring positive sexuality educators. About Emily E. Prior, MA: Executive Director/Founder/Co-Editor-in-Chief Journal of Positive Sexuality Emily E. Prior is the Executive Director for the Center for Positive Sexuality. Since 1996 she has been teaching formal and informal classes about a variety of sexuality-related topics including BDSM lifestyle, Polyamory lifestyle, Gender, Introductory and Advanced Human Sexuality Courses for Psychology and Sociology departments at universities, Teen Sexuality topics for Planned Parenthood Los Angeles and others. Emily has studied human sexuality and gender topics from a variety of perspectives, including Psychology, Sociology, and Anthropology and won the Vern Bullough Award for research. She is a member of The Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, American Sociological Association, Pacific Sociological Association , Community-Academic Consortium for Research of Alternative Sexualities (of which she is on the Research Advisory Committee), Los Angeles Sexologists Associates, and Phi Kappa Phi. To contact Emily, please email emily@positivesexuality.org http://positivesexuality.org/about-us/meet-the-staff/board-of-directors/

In this episode I’m joined by Dr. Victoria Reuveni, a highly experienced and accomplished sexuality educator and healer. We explore the ins and outs of sexological bodywork, some of the bottle-necks of the practice, and compare notes on how we would like the field of hands-on sexual healing grow and evolve as it reaches and helps more and more people and gains more momentum and recognition in all of it’s diverse modalities. Please visit her website at: http://sexologistvixenne.com Dr. Victoria Reuveni, DHS, CSB, ACSI, is a Los Angeles-based sexological bodyworker, sex educator, and coach working with individuals, couples, and groups to facilitate going deeper in erotic embodiment and self-acceptance through mindfulness, breath work, and touch. She blogs about sex, kink, gender, and body image and reviews sex toys. Victoria is a board member and educator with the Center for Positive Sexuality, speaking on panels to university students and professionals about kink/BDSM, nonmonogamy, and sex work. She has facilitated over thirty Orgasmic Yoga circles, including a six-week series and monthly circles in Los Angeles, a three-evening mini-series in 2016 in Sacramento which will be reprised in June 2017.

Oh, you lucky duckies! We launched this podcast with almost no fanfare, didn’t we? One day the American Sex podcast didn’t exist and the next day it’s like someone quietly slipped it under your pillow. Like a surprise gift  . . . from a secret admirer . . . or the NSFW tooth fairy! Don’t worry though, we won’t steal your teeth.   Ken and I have been working on American Sex for a while. A few episodes are already recorded and in various states of editing and we’re pounding more out behind the scenes as quickly as we can (oh yeah we are, *wink*).    But we’re the types that can’t hold on to presents. You know when it’s the day before someone’s birthday and you got them the greatest present ever? And you’re so excited to give it to them that you’re going to explode? So then you just start bugging them, “hey, you want your present? You want it early? I won’t mind! You know you do! You want it early don’t you?! Can I give it to you? PLUEEESSSEE!!?!?” That’s us. It's your birthday tomorrow. AND WE WANT TO GIVE YOU YOUR PRESENT NOW! So here’s Episode 1 of American Sex. Think of like how they release a pilot to a new show and then they make you wait a bit for the rest of the episodes. But with us it’s not even that bad-- here’s the deal: We’ll be back in two weeks with regular weekly episodes from that point on.   So I suppose this is our soft launch and you’re one of the select few that found it before everyone else!  Enjoy!  We’ll be back in two weeks with more episodes . . .   American Sex, Episode 1: INTRO TO KEN & SUNNY Recap: This is our introductory episode. This hour is all about getting to know us, getting to know all about us-- sexuality educators, Sunny Megatron & Ken Melvoin-Berg. We discuss the concept of American Sex, what it means to us, and what we want you to get out of our show. We dive into our personal and professional backgrounds, how we were socialized to perceive sex, our open kinky marriage, phubbing, love languages, and a whole lot more.    Episode 1 Topics: Phubbing, ghosting, the bonding power of cellphones (phoneteraction?), bluetooth sex toys, Dr. Gary Chapman 5 love languages, bickering as a 6th love language, emotional literacy, Sunny’s fake husband Ted Wivernbork, Dungeons & Dragons, fear in BDSM, watermelon is the new pussy, how Disney and John Hughes 80s movies robbed a generation of their sexual agency, midlife revelations, thriving after an abusive relationship, woo-woo vs. science, accidental incontinence

The Whitney Art Controversy, Disney’s Influence, and Positive Sexuality Dr. Carmen Higginbotham, Professor of American Art at the University of Virginia, Depression Era scholar, with expertise in the Visual Culture of Hollywood & Disney, and African American Identity in Art.… Read More

In this episode, we will be having a philosophical discussion. We will talk about the existing negotiation frameworks, or mottos, and explore the 4C's, which I believe covers all of the areas that we, as BDSM practitioners, need to consider when negotiating BDSM play and relationships ... Caring, Communication, Consent and Caution.Joining me is Emily Prior, one of the co-authors of the paper entitled "From "SSC" and "RACK" to the "4Cs": Introducing a new Framework for Negotiating BDSM Participation."Guest Bio:Emily Prior is the Executive Director of the Center for Positive Sexuality. Since 1996, she has been teaching formal and informal classes about a variety of sexuality-related topics, including BDSM lifestyle, Polyamory lifestyle, Gender, Introductory and Advanced Human Sexuality Courses for Psychology and Sociology departments at universities, Teen sexuality topics for Planned Parenthood Los Angeles and others. Emily has studied human sexuality and gender topics from a variety of perspectives, including Psychology, Sociology, and Anthropology.Additional Information can be found at www.stereo-typed.com/ep-13/

Aired Thursday, 29 September 2016, 4:00 PM ET“Female” ejaculation is all the rage these days. We see examples in adult film portraying squirting as the next frontier of sex. Victoria emphasizes fun, exploration, and anatomy rather than gender and orientation while giving specific techniques to encourage squirting in those with a vulva. All genders are welcome as we explore fact vs. fiction; specific suggestions and toy recommendations, all of which can help this type of play’s success!About the Guest Dr. Victoria Reuveni, DHS, CSB, ACSI.Dr. Victoria Reuveni, DHS, CSB, ACSI, is a Los Angeles-based sexological bodyworker, sex educator, and coach working with individuals, couples, and groups to facilitate going deeper in erotic embodiment and self-acceptance through mindfulness, breath work, and touch. She blogs about sex, kink, gender, and body image and reviews sex toys.Victoria is a board member and educator with the Center for Positive Sexuality, speaking on panels to university students and professionals about kink/BDSM, nonmonogamy, and sex work.She has facilitated over a dozen Orgasmic Yoga circles, including a six-week series and a three-evening mini-series just this year.

Dr. Kevin Eames | Professor of Psychology | Covenant College

Dr. Kevin Eames, Professor of Psychology Covenant College

This episode features an interview with Dr. Valeria Chuba, clinical sexologist, coach and podcast host, as she discusses how to create a more positive relationship with your sexuality. Discover how to overcome limiting and negative beliefs about sex, find more pleasure and enjoyment and connect more deeply with your body.

Writer, podcaster and educator Miko Technogeisha talks with Anaín about her journey from feeling stuck to becoming a popular writer. They also talk a lot about self-care and rocking your own sense of style as mothers. Miko and Anaín discuss how to communicate with your partner to get what you want in and out of the bedroom. They chat sex, love, hugs and much more. Guest Bio: Miko Technogeisha is a writer, researcher, educator and podcaster with an insatiable curiosity. No longer content to be a virtual voyeur, she is actively pursuing the life non-monogamous. She is managing editor for Life on the Swingset‘s website as well as a host on Life on the Swingset the podcast and The Kinky Geeks podcast. She also writes for several online publications about all aspects of non-monogamy, sexuality, and kink. She is an emissary for Sex Geekdom Chicago, a founding member of Sex Geekdom Los Angeles, volunteer support staff for Bawdy Storytelling and a volunteer panelist educator for the Center for Positive Sexuality. It’s wonderful to be invited to share her passion with all of you.

This week on Your Pleasure is Sexual Healer, Gaia Morrissette to talk about alternative lifestyles. Gaia Morrissette, the founder of Succulent Living and instructor for the Center of Positive Sexuality, has dedicated her life to making the world a happier, sexier place for us all to live.  One of the many ways in which she accomplishes this is by helping people to heal, embrace, and love their sexual, sensual self and others.  She is a well-known sexual healer, sex coach, tantra teacher, sacred body worker, alternative lifestyle coach, kinky drummer, naked pottery teacher and sensual adventure guide. Her education and training consist of Tantra training, sex coaching, working with abused women and children, and lots of sexual practice, healing, and exploring. For more information about Gaia and her professional practice, please visit www.succulentliving.com. www.succulentliving.com gaiajuiciness@gmail.com 519-998-8619

This week on Your Pleasure is Sexual Healer, Gaia Morrissette! Gaia Morrissette, the founder of Succulent Living and instructor for the Center of Positive Sexuality, has dedicated her life to making the world a happier, sexier place for us all to live.  One of the many ways in which she accomplishes this is by helping people to heal, embrace, and love their sexual, sensual self and others.  She is a well-known sexual healer, sex coach, tantra teacher, sacred body worker, alternative lifestyle coach, kinky drummer, naked pottery teacher and sensual adventure guide.  Her education and training consist of Tantra training, sex coaching, working with abused women and children, and lots of sexual practice, healing, and exploring. For more information about Gaia and her professional practice, please visit www.succulentliving.com.  www.succulentliving.com gaiajuiciness@gmail.com 519-998-8619  

Mou is joined by Emily Prior, Director for the Center for Positive Sexuality in Los Angeles to discuss BDSM, a topic that has gained more popularity lately, but one which many are ill informed about.  Get your questions about BDSM answered including: What is BDSM? Is BDSM abusive? Do people in BDSM relationships have “regular” sex? What does a BDSM relationship look like? Am I normal for having “kinky” fantasies? Emily Prior has been teaching formal and informal classes about a variety of sexuality-related topics including BDSM lifestyle, Polyamory lifestyle, Gender, Introductory and Advanced Human Sexuality Courses for Psychology and Sociology departments at universities, Teen Sexuality topics for Planned Parenthood Los Angeles and others, for over 15 years. Emily has studied human sexuality and gender topics from a variety of perspectives, including Psychology, Sociology, and Anthropology and won the Vern Bullough Award for research. She is a member of The Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, American Sociological Association, Pacific Sociological Association , Community-Academic Consortium for Research of Alternative Sexualities (of which she is on the Research Advisory Committee), and Phi Kappa Phi.

This week's story is "Trespass" by Lisabet Sarai, originally published in "Coming Together: By Hand" which benefits the Coalition for Positive Sexuality. It is read by Chris Lester, of the Metamor City Podcast. Promo for "The Keepers" by Veronica Giguere News items include: Four year anniversary, Scouts novel discounted for Kindle. Should serials be done all in a go, or interspersed with short stories?

Why is Love such a Challenge?: Briefly works through the 5 levels of relationships and parallels the maturing process of Commitment, Disclosure, Values & Beliefs, Collaborative Lifestyle, Positive Sexuality, Enhanced Problem Solving, Vison of the Future, Shared Emotional Identity, Shared Spiritual Understanding. (Page 12 in Book) 12 MinThe book is: Love, lost and found. Listen Here