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Birds and Bees Podcast

Birds and Bees Podcast is a bi-weekly show geared to educate parents and couples about topics in sexuality to empower parents to feel comfortable in talking to their children about sexual health and couples to talk with each to improve intimacy with each other. The host is Braxton Dutson a certified AASECT sex therapist in Salt Lake City Utah. He interviews professionals to better help listeners understand the complexities and nuances of sexuality in many different contexts. The information is meant to support couples in their personal relationships, and empowering parents to teach their children correct sexual information. We cover topics that support having healthy conversations with your partner, adolescents and children. Topics include, but are not limited to: Teens sexuality, Pornography, sexual orientation, Pregnancy, healthy relationships, and how to have productive, age-appropriate conversations about sex and intimacy. We do not use crude language in the show. However, due to the nature of our topic we due use anatomically correct terms for the body, and identify terms that teens may be using to help parents be informed. Call in a question at 385-449-1818 follow us on twitter @birdsandbeespod or Facebook.com/birdsandbeespodcast

Episodes

030 Couples by Intention with Elliott Kronenfeld LICSW, CST

Braxton speaks with Elliott Kronenfeld, LICSW, CST about his work with couples. Elliott discusses couples by default versus couples by intention. Frequently couples find themselves wondering why they are in a relationship or why they are feeling stuck in boring pattern. Many turn to sex and love to be the "glue" in their relationship. While those two aspects in a relationship are important Elliott offers options for couples that want to build their relationship to last and are looking for the st...

Sep 12, 201857 min

029 Delayed Ejaculation and Erectile Dysfunction with Shannon Hickman, LCSW, CST

Shannon Hickman Joins Birds and Bees Podcast once again to talk about Male Sexual diagnosis. Today Braxton and Shannon explore erectile dysfunction and delayed ejaculation. They identify the diagnostic criteria from the DSM V, talk about the men that experience these symptoms and what options are out there for men who have been diagnosed or who feel they are experiencing these symptoms. Shannon and Braxton talk about fantasy, research, masturbation, myths, and issues that arise within personal a...

Aug 28, 20181 hr 2 min

028 Understanding Premature Ejaculation with Shannon Hickman

Shannon Hickman is a certified sex therapy who has extensive expeirences working with men in therapy who deal with premature ejaculation. Today Shannon speaks with Braxton Dutson about what symptoms constitute a diagnosis of premature ejaculation. They explore some of the issues that can contribute to premature ejacualtion. Shannon also give pratcial exercises that can be used to address symptoms of premature ejaculation. This episode is not meant to diagnose or be used to treat premature ejacul...

Aug 28, 20181 hr 2 min

027 Period Positivity with April Davis

Birds and Bees speak with April Davis about menstruation. This episode is for all of the hive-mates not just the ones who are female-bodied. That's right guys this one is for you too! Braxton Dutson talks with April about menstrual cups, PMS, benefits to tracking your cycle, how to talk periods with your child (dad's you're included), period panties, myths about periods, why it is so important for boys and fathers to know about menstruation and many other subjects. April gives The Hive an inside...

Jul 31, 20181 hr 19 min

026 What You Can Do About Sex Trafficking with Stacey Diane A. Litam Ph.D

Stacey Diane A. Litam Ph.D. is back on the show to help us understand how to recognize and respond if you suspect someone is being trafficked or if someone has been trafficked. In this second episode, of a two part series, Stacey lists the signs someone is being trafficked, the challenges in identifying perpetrators, the problems with idolizing "The Pimp Game" and ways traffickers use conduct of control and controllability to gain access to victims. Braxton and Stacey talk about domestic traffic...

Jul 17, 201856 min

025 Understanding Sex Trafficking with Stacey Diane A. Litam, Ph.D.

Braxton interviews Stacey Diane A. Litam Ph.D. to better understand sex trafficking. In this first episode, of a two part series, Stacey defines human trafficking and who is at risk for sex trafficking, the risk factors, and recent research in sex trafficking. Braxton and Stacey talk about recruiting techniques traffickers use to gain control of the person. They explore the profile of a trafficker and how complex leaving a trafficker is for someone who has been recruited. They discuss how the me...

Jul 03, 201853 min

024 Forge Your Fatherhood Game Plan with Monica Ashton

Happy Father’s Day!! On this special Father’s Day podcast Braxton Dutson talks with Monica Ashton about making a fatherhood game plan. Fathers are frequently left out of the discussion when talking about the first few years of a child’s life. Braxton and Monica talk about the important role fathers play in the first years of a child’s life. They also talk about ways to build your portfolio as a father and create the game plan that will best help your children reach their development milestones a...

Jun 19, 201856 min

023 Love, Mediocre to Extraordinary with Nate Bagley

is on a mission. A mission to rid the world of mediocre love. Today , CST meets with Nate to hear the lessons he has learned from powerful couples and professionals through his journey to improve love in relationships. Nate created the podcast, the 1% club, The First 7 Years, and couples' retreats in order to achieve his goal. Nate and Braxton explore the nuances that take relationships from mediocre to extraordinary. "People treat complete strangers with more Kindness dignity and respect than t...

Jun 05, 20181 hr 8 min

022 Lighten Up "The Talk" with Kim Cook, RN, CHES

In this episode Birds and Bees talks about how Kim Cook, became a sex educator and nurse. Her path in becoming a sex educator and publishing a book titled "Teen World Confidential." Braxton explores the challenges parents face when bringing up "the talk" and how to prepare for these conversations. Kim explains reasons why so many parents have not brought up "the talk," the feelings of inadequacy parents feel, and how non-verbal communication plays into conversations you have with you child. She ...

May 22, 201853 min

021 Talking to Teens About Sexuality with Al Vernacchio

speaks candidly with about a topic that affects children and teens significantly, values and sexual health. Al is a sex educator who has over 25 years working with teen, parents and sexual health education. He demonstrates ways parents can identify what values they have about anything, especially sex. Knowing these values has a huge impact on how to speak to your child about life. They explore the influence pornography, religion, media, and many other topics that affect our values, and outlook o...

May 09, 201844 min

020 Sex and Infertility with Monica Ashton

Today’s episode is a special release because it is the last week in April. The last week of April being infertility awareness week. This week was dedicated to infertility awareness by back in 1989 to bring awareness to this medical issue. Dealing with infertility is more than being unable to have children. For many, it’s a loss of pregnancy, a loss of identity, a realization of a deep seeded fear, and expensive process, a grieving journey and it affects relationships in so many ways, especially ...

Apr 24, 20181 hr 5 min

019 Snowplow Parenting with Jessie Shepherd, LCMHC

Have you ever heard of tiger moms? Maybe helicopter parenting? Well, today we are covering a new form of parenting that can negatively impact your child’s development, snowplow parenting. sits down with once again, this time to explore the unhelpful parenting actions of snowplow parents. This episode is aimed to help parents identify unhelpful parenting techniques that sometimes seem to be helpful at the moment. Maybe you only use one of these techniques. Maybe you fit the mold of being a snowpl...

Apr 17, 201852 min

018 Exploring Polyamory with Chad Anderson, LCSW

Braxton has worked with many couples who have posed the question, "Should we open our relationship?" Today Birds and Bees Podcast aims to help answer some of the common questions people have about polyamory. Chad Anderson, LCSW brings years of expeirence counseling polyamorus couples, mormon (Latter Day Saint) individuals, and members of the LGBTQ community. They cover things to consider when someone is looking at opening up their relationship. Personal qustions to ask yourself, and ways to addr...

Apr 03, 201859 min

017 Understanding Eating Disorders with Jessie Shepherd, LCMHC

met with Jessie Shepherd, LCMHC, AKA , to learn about eating disorders and their purpose. Jessie is the owner of Blue Clover Therapy, Co-Host of Get Yourself Together podcast. Jessie and Braxton explore the different diagnosis that she works with and how she supports clients dealing with food or exercise control issues. Jessie identifies ways parents can recognize warning signs of children experiencing or developing an eating disorder. They explore ways you can support your child or partner if t...

Mar 13, 20181 hr 4 min

006 Birth 101 Nathan Morris RNC

In this episode, Braxton interviews Nathan Morris RNC of the University of Utah labor and delivery Triage Center. They cover the basics of what to expect in the last trimester and pre-birth experience. Topics include: body reactions, signs of false labor, how to save yourself from an ER visit, what to have with you during birth, the roles of doulas, midwives, and doctors. Medicated vs un-medicated births, Cesarean Sections and the pitfalls of shame that many parents find themselves in when compa...

Feb 25, 201855 min

005 Pregnancy Loss and Infertility with Monica Ashton

On this episode talks with Director of Maternal Mental Health at The Healing Group in Salt Lake City Utah. We explore the complexities and experiences of Pregnancy loss and infertility. Monica discusses research on maternal mental health, how many people experience infertility issues, including miscarriages. She identifies the reactions she sees in her office, who she works with, ways she supports couples, and common issues that arise in intimacy. We get to know some of Monica’s recommendations ...

Feb 25, 201849 min

Child Sexual Development with Alisha Worthington

and talk candidly about child sexual development from birth to adulthood and beyond. Alisha pulls from her many years as a sex educator, and as a mother of seven children, to answer common questions parents have about their child’s sexual development. Children go through many sexual developments such as: running around naked, masturbation, playing doctor, asking about sexual practices, just to name a few. Alisha and Braxton dive into some simple actions you can take as a parent to understand the...

Feb 25, 20181 hr 10 minEp. 4

003 Sexuality in Pregnancy with Paige Miller RN SNM

I had a conversation with Paige Miller. She is a Nurse and Student Nurse Midwife currently studying the ways in which pregnant women get information about pregnancy. We discuss her passion for helping women be informed about all the changes and expectations of pregnancy, and what to ask your provider during your pregnancy. In her research Paige has found a gap of information in regards to understanding healthy sexual practices during pregnancy. Paige and I uncover the myths, the facts, what to e...

Feb 25, 201848 min

002 Sexual Fluidity with Lisa Diamond

Braxton Dutson discusses the complexities of sexual fluidity with Lisa M. Diamond Professor of Psychology and gender studies and Author of Sexual Fluidity: Understanding Women's Love and Desire (2008). Lisa identifies how her research lead to a greater understanding of Sexual Fluidity, and understanding the complexities that are often overlooked in a "straight, Gay or Bi society." Lisa identifies ways parents can best react to their children who are dealing with changes to their sexual identity....

Feb 25, 201854 min

001 Electronics and Teens With Auburn Meisner LMSW

I sat down with Auburn Meisner LMSW from Colorado. In this episode we discuss the rising use of electronics devices/internet, children's emotional interactions, cyber-bullying, sexting, and exposure to sexually explicit material through pornography. We were also joined by Kamaile Tripp from The Island Wave Podcast, Asia Raine Dutson a mother of 6 children and owner of AsiaRaineDesigns.com and Brittany Golden a mother of 2 and owner of B Golden Jewelry School to discuss their experience and how t...

Feb 25, 20181 hr 4 min

016 Creating Sexual Resiliency in Children

Braxton caught up with a human sexuality researcher, Shaun Miller, to discuss the methods parents can use to help develop sexual resiliency. Braxton and Shaun explore the complexities of developing traits such as resiliency and courage in children, let alone in a sexual context. Braxton divulges his embarrassing prom night "at the door" experience. They present methods to teach personal values to your children and how to use real-life experiences to support your teens. Shaun discusses how "showi...

Feb 21, 20181 hr 4 min

015 Bystander Intervention with Marty Liccardo, MS

Braxton sits down with Marty Liccardo, MS to discuss teaching children bystander intervention skills. Marty discusses what bystander intervention is, how parents can use it themselves and how to teach children to appropriately interviene in unjust situations. Braxton and Marty explore the challenges youth face when standing up for other people and how this affects their desire and ability to react in situations where retaliation may occur. They discuss other ways to provide support without confr...

Feb 01, 20181 hr

014 Live "Ask Al Anything" Talking to Teens About Sexuality

Birds and Bees Podcast goes live for the first time! After presenting for The Rocky Mountain Sex Summit in 2017. Al Vernacchio and Utha's Planned Parenthood Teen Counsel made themselves available for an evening of unscripted questions. Al and the Teens fielded questions from parents and teens about sexuiality, gender, "the talk," and overall sex education. Birds and Bees was ready with the recording equipment and that leads us to Episode 014. Some of the qusetions asked were: How professionals c...

Jan 21, 20181 hr 6 min

013 "His Porn Her Pain" with Dr. Marty Klein

Internationally renowned sex therapist Marty Klein, Ph.D. spoke with Braxton about pornography in relationships. Marty Klein brings more than 30 years of sex therapy experience to this episode and how he has seen pornography show up in relationships and in the therapy office. Dr. Klein explains porn literacy and what everyone needs to know about pornography. Marty identifies what couples need when pornography is an issue in the relationship, how they can respond to uncomfortable topics and situa...

Jan 03, 201844 min

012 Conversational IQ with Lyn Christian Part 2

explores conversational IQ and how to develop with . This episode is a continuation from last week’s discussion. Braxton and Lyn discussed making your priorities the priority in the last episode. In this hour they combine your priorities with getting what you want in conversations with Conversational IQ. Lyn discusses the ways to invite communication vs trying to force a conversation. Conversational IQ is used in family dynamics, sales, customer support, and any other situation where you want to...

Nov 21, 201755 min

011 Making Your Priorities, The Priority with Lyn Christian Part 1

How easy is it for other priorities to seduce you? How often do you feel something is a priority but you have no time to do it? Today, Braxton sits down with Lyn Christian from to address how we make our priorities, the priorities in our life. This episode is interactive. Lyn provides a free resource to help listeners recognize how their brain best functions to accomplish goals. She also provides a format for planning your day to stick to your goals in a realistic way. Lyn addresses our dopamine...

Nov 14, 201753 min

010 Sex, God and the Conservative Church with Tina Schermer Sellers

is our latest guest on Birds and Bees Podcast. She is on the show today to talk about her experience, and research around sexuality and religious beliefs. Tina gives a brief history of sexual shame in religion, talks about the purity movement, and her reasoning behind writing the book In her history research she explains the and what this means for women being respected as sexual being, and what is expected of men. (My mind was blown learning of this vow ancient vow). Tina goes on to identify wa...

Oct 16, 201742 min

009 Nutrition During Pregnancy with Paige Smathers

sat down with , Registered Dietitian, to discuss eating behaviors and beliefs during pregnancy. Braxton and Paige discuss advice commonly given to pregnant women and where some diets originate. They walk through each phase of pregnancy from pre-pregnancy to postpartum. Many of the topics they covered consist of eating raw, vitamin use, morning sickness, natural weight gain, and cravings. Paige shares her philosophy of eating with balance, moderation, and variety, as well as mentally preparing to...

Oct 02, 20171 hr 2 min

008 Building Intimacy with Dr. Chelsea Holland DHS, MS

Dr. Chelsea Holland is our guest for this episode of the Birds and Bees Podcast. She has a candid conversation with Braxton about sexual intimacy and emotional intimacy. They do a broad overview of ways couples can increase their intimate connection with each other, both physically and emotionally. Braxton and Chelsea address the importance of emotional intimacy within a sexual relationship, and some simple ways to start improving your relationship connection today. Doctor Holland provides a sim...

Sep 18, 20171 hr 5 min

Intro Tina Schermer Sellers

speaks with Braxton about her upcoming presentation in Salt Lake City at . on September 23, 2017. Tina discusses . She discusses how she plans on addressing sexual shame, religious effects on shame, and other topics she will address at the summit. Tina identifies the reason practitioners need to understand the bridges between sex and religion. She continues on with an exclusive interview with Birds and Bees Podcast. That interview is exclusively available to those who sign up for The Rocky Mount...

Sep 09, 201721 min
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