Good Clean Reads

S2:E6 | Dec. 3, 2020 | 48 min.Curious about what it takes to be in a relationship with more than one person? Dirty Lola, sex edutainer, and co-host of New...

S2:E2 | Nov. 11, 2020 | 47 min.How does heteronormativity define the boundaries of sexuality and inform its limitations in romantic relationships? Dr. Jane Ward is a professor of Gender...

S2:E1 | Nov. 11, 2020 | 42 min.Host Wendy Strgar kicks off Season 2 with author and professor Tina Schermer Sellers, PhD, as they discuss the historical implications of sexuality...

Nelson Mandela might not have been talking about sex when he said “Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world.” Yet, there may be no place in the human psyche that this is more true. 

It is my children that have taught me the most about my real presence in life. Years ago, it was their small hands taking hold of either side of my face and willfully turning my attention to fully face them. In their teen years, I learned through the moments I missed to pay closer attention when they were standing nearby ready to spill out their feelings and stories.

The sexiest part of the human body lies in the brain, specifically our limbic brain, where our libido resides alongside our processing of emotions, memory and scent. One of the quickest and most assured routes to sexual arousal is through fantasy.

Sometimes you just have to fight about it. As human animals, conflict is not only a natural outcome of partnerships and family units; it is an essential part of building unity. Our differences may make life more interesting, but learning to deal with them effectively and with love is a challenge for which we are often not well prepared.

It is completely understandable to want to look your best in a photo, but at what point have we gone too far in manipulating the original image? It started with simply removing a pimple to now completely reconstructing our figures. 

Imagine what life might look like if we all had a good, solid dose of comprehensive sex education. Imagine shame and guilt – the two constant companions of countless sex drives – replaced with open-minded curiosity and wonder.