What Kind of Lube Should I Use?
Lubrication is one of the simplest and most effective ways to make intimacy more enjoyable. And even though our bodies naturally produce lubrication, it isn’t always enough. Hormonal changes, stress, medication, or simply wanting a little more glide are all good reasons to reach for lube!
Cultivating Peace: Stillness Through Meditation
It has been many years that I have been working on cultivating my own inner stillness. Early on, I was just trying to calm down my overworked central nervous system. Like most of us, I just assumed that it was one of the systems in the body that automatically resets and essentially manages itself.
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Fixing A Broken Dick With Dr. Susie Gronski | S1:E6
S1:E6 | July 9, 2020 | 34 min. Wendy talks to Dr. Susie Gronski, author of "Pelvic Pain, the Ultimate Cock Block" about the very common experience and silence around...
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Curiosity 101: The Roots of Modern Birth Control
Although yesterday’s Supreme Court decision limiting access to birth control is a contemporary issue, it is important to place it into its long historical context to better understand what our current conundrum means. Humans have been seeking, experimenting with, succeeding and failing at contraception literally since the beginning of recorded time.
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Making Sex the Glue in Your Relationship
I have had sex thousands of times with the same man. We have been married for close to four decades. Our sex life has been the blessing that has kept us working through the challenges and that, even now, makes our shared grief digestible. Of all of the skills I have developed over the years of building Good Clean Love, sustaining our sexual life, growing up erotically, and sharing intimacy over the span of decades is why I keep writing these columns.
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Restorative Justice in the Context of #MeToo with Reid Mihalko | S1:E5
Reid Mihalko, a Sex and Relationship Educator and known as "America's favorite sex geek", joins Wendy to discuss a letter from a "Me Too" man. They talk about Reid's own Accountability Process, discuss what restorative justice might look like in this context, and whose voices should be centered in this kind of work.
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A Letter from Our CEO: Stop Hate for Profit
I have never been much of a fan of Facebook, even long before there were longitudinal studies on the negative impact that social media wreaks on most people’s self-esteem. It seemed clear that the idealized versions of ourselves and our lives that we freely deposited into their platform were being controlled and curated for profit.
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Beyond Infidelity with Sex Therapist & Author Dr. Tammy Nelson S1:E4
S1:E4 | June 25, 2020 | 42 min. Wendy discusses infidelity and what happens when you are the one who cheats, with author and relationship expert Dr. Tammy Nelson....
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The Story Behind “Dear Sex,” Podcast
The year after I lost my son, I felt moved to return to podcasting. It had been years since my first forays into podcasting – originally under shows like “The Opening Door” and “Lunch with the Loveologist” – and I had fond memories of learning during those early days. In such tough times, I felt called to do something that would bring the joy of real conversations and open dialogues about important questions.
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Project for Emotional Resilience: Befriending Our Sorrow
These are sorrowful and bewildering days. It is hard to get our bearing in place and time. Mary Oliver's poem Love Sorrow offers so many beautiful ideas about how we can use our agency and intention to embrace our own pain and sorrow.
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