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How does sex feel? What does it mean in your life?
How is it for you…really? Most sex surveys ask questions about performance—how big? how many? how often? But sex isn’t all about what scientists are able to count and measure. Sex has a heart and soul, too—at any age, whether or not you have a partner. The big picture of sex looks like… Hear Gina [...]
Sex Therapy for Married Couples
Innovative Sex Therapy for Married Couples who are “Faking It” We’ve all heard about faking orgasm. Forty-eight percent of American women do it, says a 2004 ABC News poll; 72 percent, says the online magazine Slate in its 2000 orgasm survey. Sex-therapist Carol Ellison reports about 70 percent in her book Women’s Sexualities, which is [...]
Sex Therapy for Abuse Survivors: Reconnecting with Desire
Factoring in Defenses is Key to Effective Sex Therapy for Abuse Survivors When women have experienced sexual abuse, sexual desire may cause pain instead of pleasure. So it’s natural to develop rigid defenses to keep from being hurt. Over my years of doing sex therapy with abuse survivors, I’ve learned how infinitely resourceful women can [...]
On the 10th Anniversary of 9/11–Making Peace with Our Bodies
In response to the terrorist attacks on the glittering blue and gold morning of September 11, 2001, I turned off the TV images of destruction and drove to the ocean to seek comfort and grounding. Within the hour I was at Singing Beach in Manchester, Massachusetts, which holds deeply nurturing little-girl memories for me. I’d [...]
“Working Harder Than Your Clients” Teleseminar
Thanks to all who were on the phone with us on August 23rd. If you weren’t able to be with us live, please listen now!
Spiritual Sex with a Difference—Connecting with Your Inner Animal Can Shift Your Relationships into High Gear
Becoming a More Spiritual Lover Doesn’t Mean You Have To Be an Angel Sometimes spiritual sex relationships just happen, like a puff of wind blown in by the Good Witch of the North. You suddenly have a sense of merging with your lover. You feel expanded into a larger time and space. You find yourself [...]
Spiritual Sex Connection—Contemporary Wisdom from Stonehenge and other Ancient Stone Circles
For much of last June, I had the pleasure of wandering around many of Britain’s stone circles and other sacred monuments. This was a manifestation of a long-held dream, begun in the 1960s, when I was driving from London to Bath England with my four-year-old son, and we came face to face with Stonehenge, looming [...]
The World Association for Sexual Health—the Ultimate Sex Therapy Training in Many Languages
In June, 2011, I had the amazing experience of presenting at the 20th World Congress for Sexual Health in Glasgow Scotland. This international conference was attended by some 2000 sexologists from all over the world, who expressed a wide diversity of approaches to sex therapy, education, and research. The overall mission of the congress was [...]
Recommended Sex Therapy Books—How They Can Help You Help Your Clients
There are literally thousands of sex therapy books available, recommended by hundreds of experts. So which of these books are most likely to help you help your clients? To narrow the field, it’s important for you to think about what issues your clients are bringing into your office. Sexual desire is a number one issue [...]
What is Spiritual Sexuality?
4000 respondents answer the question “What is the most distinctive feature of spiritual sexuality? When I was on the road with my book Women Who Love Sex, audiences all over the country raised their hands to say, “These women are talking about sex, but they’re also talking about spirituality.” That was when I formally began [...]
Important New Guide for Sex Therapists & Other Health Professionals
"“Thank you for such a rich source of information (not just because it was free). This is a great hands-on tool when we as clinicians get stumped.”--Linda Stover, M. S. Ed, LCPC, Centralia, Ill