Episodes

  • Is Sex a Basic Human Need?

    Is Sex a Basic Human Need?
    Dec 16 2016
    Over the course of the 16 weeks, The Sexual Voice has attempted to answer this question. Listen in to this final episode and learn what we've come up with.
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    51 mins
  • Encore: What is 'Great Sex' - A Generational Perspective - Different or Same?

    Encore: What is 'Great Sex' - A Generational Perspective - Different or Same?
    Dec 2 2016
    Do you want to find out what the optimal sexual experience is about? Interested in learning how to attain your full erotic potential, then tune in and listen as Dr. Peggy Kleinplatz shares her perspective and clinical research on optimal erotic intimacy. She takes a hard line look at sex therapy and sees it too focused on the cure for dysfunction, stopping too soon and settling for too little. Kleinplatz challenges the profession and clients not to settle on just tolerable sex, instead achieve the heights of optimal erotic intimacy. Let's find out does a 20 year old see erotic intimacy different than a 65 year old? Is gender a factor? How does erotic intimacy change across the life cycle? Is erotic intimacy more than just sex? Well, there’s a lot of questions. Join us...Dr. Kleinplatz has the answers.
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    51 mins
  • Where is he - He is not into me or in me anymore?

    Where is he - He is not into me or in me anymore?
    Oct 21 2016
    At the beginning of your relationship he couldn’t keep his hand off of you and you felt the same way. A few years, children and various life events later there is a shift and he no longer comes to bed until after you are asleep. He moves away when you touch him. When you do have sex it is good just not too connected. You try and talk to him…you hear everything is fine. You argue with him always wanted to hang out with his friends instead of doing things with you. The strain and tension in the relationship boils over into your daily lives and you find you can’t agree on anything. What’s going on you wonder and you seek help, asking the therapist is he gay. Two amazing guests, Dr. Emily Nagoski, a sex educator and Dr. Joe Kort, a sex therapist join the show to discuss when sexual desire changes…how to understand it and learn to what to do.
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    50 mins
  • What is Consensual Sex?

    What is Consensual Sex?
    Oct 14 2016
    This episode will explore consensual sex – how is it defined and what it means when it is violated. Joining this discussion is a leader in the sex therapy profession around the topic of BDSM, Dr. Neil Cannon. For those with a BDSM orientation, safe practice protocols are an intricate part of sexual activity. We will discuss how their sexual voice is listened to and heard and ask, is this always the case for those with other orientations?
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    55 mins
  • I was robbed!!! - Sexual Abuse and the Loss of Sexual Self -Military Focus-

    I was robbed!!! - Sexual Abuse and the Loss of Sexual Self -Military Focus-
    Oct 7 2016
    This week’s episode on sexual abuse and trauma is one of the most challenging. Fortunately, two of the leading sex therapists whose work is in sexual trauma join the discussion of moving from victim to sexual abuse survivor. We will focus on reclaiming your sexual voice and sexuality when it was stolen. The statistical facts below speak for themselves regarding sexual abuse for children under 18 years and for adults in the military. Listen in and learn more about reclaiming a healthier sexual life. Current facts from RAINN -Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network- is the nation's largest anti-sexual violence organization: One in 9 girls and 1 in 53 boys under the age of 18 experience sexual abuse or assault at the hands of an adult. In 2015 RAND Corp determined approximately 20,300 of the U.S. military's 1.3 million active-component service members - 4.9 percent of women and 1 percent of men were sexually assaulted in the past year.
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    58 mins
  • Culture, Race and Sex

    Culture, Race and Sex
    Sep 30 2016
    When we think of our sexual voice, is it influenced by our race, culture or gender? Agustín Fuentes, a Professor of Anthropology at Notre Dame wrote, 'There is no neurological or physiological patterning that distinguishes races from one another. As for gender – our biology has extensive similarities as well. Our hormone systems function the same ways and with the same hormones. There are no 'male' or 'female' hormones, but there is important variation in hormone levels and patterns. Our brains are the same. There are no reliably and repeatedly demonstrated morphology brain differences between the sexes'. So, why do we see each other with such differences? Society controls and shapes our sexuality and our view on gender and race. With the creation of myths, fears and from a vantage point of privilege, society and culture determines how we think about ourselves and others. Join us for this discussion to change the lens on how we see each other and appreciate our shared sexuality.
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    57 mins
  • The Ebb and Flow of Sex and Desire - Is it me or you?

    The Ebb and Flow of Sex and Desire - Is it me or you?
    Sep 23 2016
    Understanding the ebb and flow of sex and desire is challenging to most individuals in relationships. Fueled by self-doubt or what seems as confusing messages, people often blame themselves when a partner appears distant or withdrawn. The feelings of insecurities prompt questions like, 'are you okay', 'have I done something wrong' or even more fearful questions like 'is there someone else' or 'do you still love me'. When physical touch, intimate desire and sex ebbs in a relationship the partner experiences abandonment and loss unless there are significant reasons like medical issues or other factors. Many times the ebb and flow is simply a natural process of growth and change in the relationship, understanding and accepting this is the challenge. All of this speaks to the significance of physical touch and its ability to reassure, comfort and maintain an intimate relationship. Join us as we discuss our basic human need for physical connection and what is like when it isn’t there.
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    54 mins
  • Mindfulness - Personal Intimacy and Presence with Self

    Mindfulness - Personal Intimacy and Presence with Self
    Sep 16 2016
    The mindful approach is about listening without judgement to our innate wisdom of the body and mind connection through cultivating awareness, recognizing lifelong physical and mental patterns and teaching techniques and practices which expand mind-body integration. The need for mind and body connectedness in sex has prompted some new liaisons. Lori Brotto is encouraging women to bring Buddha into bed with them. 'We know a desynchrony exists where the genitals are doing one thing and the mind another, and this has a bearing on sexual response. So if we can teach women to bridge the gap between mind and body' by cultivating mindfulness, she says, 'we should be able to improve that response.' Men and women can relearn to appreciate their body and its capacity for sensual pleasure.
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    58 mins