Even I learned how to do relationships better after this conversation with Diana Indries. In today's episode, Diana and I discuss which important topics couples tend to avoid and how to engage in conversational relationship maintenance over time. We talk about the importance of treating long-term partners with respect during difficult chats and keeping the little promises that we make to ourselves. Diana also shares the process of retraining herself to be kind to herself and opens up about the c...
May 22, 2022•1 hr 11 min
I didn't understand the impact that shame could have on one's life until this episode. Today's guest Eve Milford knows all too well about the tendency of women to push people away when they experience shame. As both a certified Intimacy, Love, and Relationship Therapist and Women’s Pelvic Health Specialist, Eve preaches the importance of going into your body instead of outside your body. In this episode, she and I talk about the importance of awareness versus overcoming shame and we discuss the ...
May 16, 2022•1 hr 8 min
We didn't get to cover premature ejaculation or erectile dysfunction the last time he came on the show, so today, porn star, author, and coach Erik Everhard is back to talk about all the assumptions men make when they can't rise to the occasion. In this episode, Erik and I talk about his methods for helping men deal with performance anxiety. Erik also shares tips for how to build what he calls "irrational self-belief in your penis" along with some helpful things he learned in his career, like bi...
May 08, 2022•1 hr 21 min
Today I am talking with Lee Jagger about how her personal sex life changed after six years as an erotic masseuse. Having worked with over 2000 clients over the course of her career, Lee is the perfect person to speak with about different ways to express intimacy and new ways to be intimate. Lee first got involved with her work purely because the money sounded good. What she didn't expect was the personal awakening she experienced at home as a result of her work. In this episode, she explains her...
May 01, 2022•1 hr 18 min
How can writing a love letter improve your sex life? Today's guest, Kristine Grant, has all the answers. This conversation is unique because the technique she uses likely isn't super obvious to you and her areas of expertise are so diverse. Kristine is a relationship coach and author who specializes in crafting personalized love letters for clients. Her letters help people express themselves and their fears. And one thing is clear: we all share the fear of not being loved and the fear of not bei...
Apr 24, 2022•1 hr 8 min
Women could always be better at flirting. And, let's face it, most of us could be better at recognizing a potential flirt. The conversation with my guest this week, Evelyn Lundstrom, reads like a course on Fabulous Flirting 101. We talk about tips for demonstrating desire and balancing flirting with the chase. We also talk about differences in flirting between men and women and the importance of getting back into your body and out of your head to enjoy the moment and enjoy the process. Evelyn Lu...
Apr 17, 2022•1 hr 9 min
It is a privilege to speak with someone who has such a grasp on how to help couples through problems in their relationships and today's guest, Dr. Jackie Black, is just that: a relationship expert, marriage educator, and board-certified coach to couples. She teaches learnable skills to people wanting to be more productive in their relationships. In this episode, Dr. Black and I talk about the concept of feeding versus starving a relationship and ways to strive for both mutuality and reciprocity ...
Apr 10, 2022•1 hr 3 min
Grief is a challenging emotion and an even more challenging topic to discuss. Today's guest Emily Thiroux Threatt has grappled with grief after the loss of not one, but two husbands who both died of congestive heart failure. After facing her grief head-on, Emily managed to come out on the other side happier than she has ever been. She even wrote a book on her experiences to help others overcome the challenges of grieving the loss of a loved one. In this episode, Emily and I talk about the intrin...
Apr 03, 2022•1 hr 14 min
It's not every day that I get to talk to a professional porn star. I have been looking forward to this episode with great anticipation because any man that teaches other men these kinds of skills has my attention. Today's guest is Erik Everhard, an author, men's coach, and professional porn star. A former lover told him that his bedroom skills were so next-level that he should write a book, so that is just what he did. In today's episode, Erik shares his three pillars of sexual satisfaction and ...
Mar 27, 2022•1 hr 9 min
Today's guest is Dr. Tara Suwinyattichaiporn, a sexuality researcher and professor at California State University. Her line of research is all around sexual empowerment and, more specifically, sexual confidence. She even has her own TedTalk on how to enhance sexual confidence. In this episode, Dr. Tara and I discuss the idea of measuring swagger, how sexual communication relates to sexual satisfaction, and how you can work with your partner to achieve sexual satisfaction in your relationship. Dr...
Mar 20, 2022•1 hr 6 min
When was the last time you really explored your body? Today's guest Jamilla Deville joins me in this episode to talk about our sexuality and how people interact with others and themselves through the wonderful art of dance. Jamilla was already a dancer and an aerialist when she discovered pole dancing and fell in love with the performance aspect. She opened her own pole studio in 2003 and never looked back. She and I talk about the unglamorous side of pole dancing, taboos associated with the art...
Mar 13, 2022•58 min
Today's guest Dr. April Brown is an intimacy guru and in this episode, she and I discuss common causes of the erosion of intimacy in a long-term relationship, strategies for rebuilding that intimacy, and even tools of self-love or self-intimacy. Dr. Brown and I talk about how to be a chameleon with communication, when a couple needs a timeout, and how to recognize emotional "flooding" in your partner. Dr. Brown also shares why she makes couples write instead of simply sitting and listening to th...
Mar 06, 2022•1 hr 10 min
Today's guest Rori Raye knows what so many of us have been thinking for ages: feminine energy is the origin of the universe and this sexual energy is of the utmost importance. She challenges the notion that women are not inherently sexual beings and warns that far too many women today are getting stuck in "the Girlfriend Trap." In this episode, Rori and I discuss the pitfalls of using long-term relationships as a distraction and strategies to avoid what Rori calls "the drop into the soup." We al...
Feb 27, 2022•1 hr 13 min
Today's guest Dr. Laura Meihofer is a physical therapist who specializes in the pelvic floor and the health of the pelvic floor. I never even considered my pelvic floor until after having my children, but I can now confirm that Laura's specialty is something that all women need in our sex lives. In this episode, Laura and I discuss the role and four main functions of our pelvic floor and how important it is. We talk about the unfortunate trend of doctors discrediting their patients' discomfort a...
Feb 20, 2022•1 hr 5 min
Today's guest is Jewels, the author of the book The Making of a Woman. She has spent lots of time considering the idea of the feminine and defining the characteristics of the masculine, so she is the perfect person to speak with about the interplay between masculine and feminine and the stigma of gender roles. I'm excited to share our conversation because Jewels has many characteristics that will resonate with you. We talk about her experience with sexism in the bodybuilding community and how ex...
Feb 06, 2022•1 hr 3 min
Today's guests are four fantastic women ranging from the age of 24 to 74 that join me in talking about what women think is sexy. Natasha Larcos, Jonine Lee Gabay, Melinda Hird, and Evelyn Lundstrom all have different takes on what is sexy. Some of the factors are internal while others are external. One woman likes loose pants on a man. One woman really likes confidence. Each of us agrees that demanding respect for yourself is the first step to being appreciated in your relationships. In this epi...
Jan 30, 2022•1 hr 2 min
Today's guest is the host of The Curious Girl Diaries podcast, Layla London. I absolutely love her podcast and am thrilled to have her on the show to share her story. Layla has been podcasting for six years, loves business, and loves being an entrepreneur. She got so caught up in furthering her career, however, that one day she woke up in her early 40's and realized she hadn't had sex for over three and a half years. That's when she decided to do something about it — and to document the process....
Jan 23, 2022•1 hr 10 min
What does it feel like when you are turned on? I haven't experienced or explored today's topic enough in my own sexual relationships so I'm really excited to speak with certified sex, love, and relationship coach Andrea Balboni about sacred sex. We as humans have such difficulty being seen and being vulnerable, so in this episode, Andrea and I discuss the value of connecting and reconnecting with a partner and some things we can do to facilitate such an experience. She shares how long it took he...
Jan 16, 2022•1 hr 2 min
Today's episode connected so many dots for me. Through her unbelievably challenging life experiences, Marci Warhaft has managed to reclaim herself and her life in the most unexpected ways. From a young age, Marci related her self-worth to her body image and she developed disordered eating habits that wreaked havoc on her physical and mental health. Once she came to relate her eating habits to her self-worth, she began to reassess the root causes of her unhappiness. I love that she regularly asks...
Jan 09, 2022•1 hr 1 min
It is an incredible honor that, in today's episode, I get to interview one of my heroes. Dr. James Pennebaker has been a part of my life without knowing it for many years now, as his work has influenced my life as well as the work that we do at the fertility clinic. Dr. Pennebaker trained as a social psychologist with an interest in social behavior and groups. He has authored 12 books and over 300 scientific articles and, most notably, has pioneered research in the field of expressive writing as...
Jan 02, 2022•57 min
One of the most frequently asked questions that I have gotten over the past few years — from women specifically — is how to masturbate. Today we're talking about the how, when, and why of it all with Paloma "Moma" De La Hoz . Paloma is a psychologist and coach who helps men and women explore how to connect to their bodies, emotions, and desires — both in and out of the bedroom. It took me a long time to find the value and pleasure in masturbating, and I know I'm not alone. As we come into our se...
Dec 26, 2021•45 min
Today's guest Sheila Wray Gregoire is a public speaker and author who focuses primarily on sex and marriage. When a long-term relationship is struggling, Sheila helps to pinpoint what is making the relationship 'blah' and what can be done about it. In this episode, Sheila and I discuss how to build bridges of connection and communication that are at the heart of a healthy relationship. We talk about the many ways that fertility issues can affect a relationship and share some tools for improving ...
Dec 19, 2021•1 hr 3 min
Today's guest Anika Rashaun is a professional matchmaker who says there is no science in the art of love and matchmaking. Plenty of people know they want to be in a relationship but far too few of us know what we actually want in a partner and what kind of relationship we want. That's why I love what Anika does. Her work with her clients forces people to get really clear on what they want, what they don't want, and what their non-negotiables are. After working as a matchmaker for nearly five yea...
Dec 12, 2021•58 min
Today we explore the mystifying world of sex, drugs, and alcohol with Kirsten Chalmers. Kirsten is an Educational and Developmental Psychologist who, herself, has mostly stopped drinking alcohol over the past year. She and I discuss the ins and outs of sober sex. Are you living your best life? What would that look like? All too often we drink alcohol to fill a void in our lives, but we gloss over the idea that alcohol is not the only thing that will make us feel the way we want to feel. Change i...
Dec 05, 2021•1 hr 13 min
We have had many people asking us how to have the sort of difficult conversations around sex that we have been highlighting on the show, so today we're talking with Pejman Hoviatdoost about better sex communication. Pejman is a clinical psychologist whose job revolves around people having successful conversations with each other -- both about sex and about pretty much anything else you can think of. Pejman and I agree that communication is the beginning of any sexual relationship, that better se...
Nov 28, 2021•1 hr 10 min
We are really going to get into it today and I wouldn't want to be joined by anyone but the unflappable Moira Bradfield. Moira is a specialist in the treatment of recurring vaginal infections and optimal vaginal and genital urinary health, so you know she won't steer us wrong as we dive headfirst into the world of the tasty pussy and destigmatizing the stigmatized. The taste, look, and smell of our sex organs is such a taboo topic that many of us have never dared to explore what's normal for us....
Nov 21, 2021•1 hr 12 min
Music has the power to elicit such strong emotions in us. It gives us a vocabulary and helps us figure out who we are, what we want, and how we express what we want from ourselves and from our partners. Today, I have two amazing guests, singers and songwriters ASTON and Pace Randolph, who know a thing or two about how music and lyrics can change our mindset. In this episode, ASTON, Pace, and I discuss what exactly it is about music that appeals to the senses and sensuality. We also talk about ho...
Nov 14, 2021•1 hr 26 min
Today's guest is the fabulous Michaela Josephson, a psychologist and sex therapist who focuses on helping couples navigate relationships. In this episode, we discuss ways for partners to deal with differences in libido in a relationship and still feel close and connected through potential discrepancies in desire. Michaela asserts that no couple is beyond hope because there are many reasons why sex drive differences may occur in relationships and also many ways to address differences in libido. S...
Nov 07, 2021•1 hr 3 min
I wanted to do an episode about all the ways to make your sex life exciting again, and I could not think of a better person to speak with about this topic than today's guest, Bianca Farmakis. Bianca is a journalist and sex columnist. Together we tackle some of the touchiest questions related to spicing up your sex life. Bianca shares with us how to figure out what is sexually pleasurable to you, how to talk about sex with your partner, and even what to do if you feel you might be sexually incomp...
Oct 31, 2021•56 min
Raise your hand if you've ever faked an orgasm? That will be all of us - myself included, except now, I know what's good for me. Now it's your turn. By demystifying the female orgasm in this episode, I hope you feel empowered to have great real orgasms (and remember faking it, doesn't help you experience greater satisfaction in your sex life or, your partner in understanding your needs). In this episode, I give you the information you need to figure out how to have great orgasms alone and with y...
Oct 24, 2021•43 min
