Wireless Relationships

There’s information you can get from reading history books and then there’s the wisdom you can get from the people who have actually lived it. Dr. Shirley Zussman is 100 years old and has been counseling people for over half a century. She has witnessed tremendous shifts in cultural attitudes around sex and relationships and last […]

Talking to Kids About Sex: Really?

I loved this blog post! I think it illustrates yet again the pitfalls around talking to kids about sex. Too little information? Not great. Too much information? Also not great. But when push comes to shove, I’d err towards too much information. And this interaction illustrates it beautifully. When there’s too much information, or when […]

Addyi (Flibanserin) Approved by FDA

Addyi, also known as flibanserin, was recently approved by the FDA to treat low sexual desire in women.  It is the first FDA approved medication for female sexual dysfunction.  Addyi is a non-hormonal oral medication, with a seemingly low side effect profile, that in essence increases dopamine and noradrenaline while reducing serotonin in the brain […]

Come As You Are

I am really enjoying  the book, Come As You Are, by Emily Nagoski. She is a sex educator, teacher and author. She definitely comes from the educator perspective as opposed to a therapeutic perspective which I find interesting. She spends the first part of the book explaining women’s anatomy in depth and encouraging women to […]

Self-Talk Matters

We have relationships with many different people in our lives; relationships with family members, relationships with friends, relationships with co-workers, relationships with neighbors, etc. A key difference in those relationships is the varying levels of frequency, intensity, and content of communication, and that can shape the level of closeness we feel towards others. But what’s our relationship […]

John Oliver on Sex Education in the US

Sometimes I see something on TV that makes me want to give it a standing ovation. It’s rare, but it happens. Here’s one of the those times. John Oliver did a segment on the state of Sex Education in the US. It’s brilliant, accurate and pretty damn scary. It’s also funny as hell. So grab […]

Why Nice Guys Finish Last

I enjoyed reading this blog written by Dr. Steven Snyder, MD on the plight of being a nice guy.  I often see women who say they want to date a “nice guy” and then I have seen these same women complain that their “nice guy” is annoying, a pushover, a momma’s boy…you get the point. […]

The Game Isn’t Over

“Yikes, have you seen your vagina lately?” “You have the vagina of a ninety-year old woman.” “Can’t have intercourse? You’d make a great nun!” The above phrases were shared with me by patients and attributed to professionals they had consulted regarding their sexual dysfunction. Needless to say, the endeavors were not only futile in solving […]