Sex During Perimenopause & Menopause

Sex During Perimenopause & Menopause

As a 52-year-old woman in the midst of perimenopause (the transitional years leading to menopause, when a woman’s hormones are fluctuating), the topics of sex, intimacy, and desire during perimenopause and menopause are not just professional topics for me, but also deeply personal ones. Along these lines, I was recently interviewed by Oprah Daily as the Resident Sex Educator for pjur lubricants

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Setting New Year's Resolutions That Stick

Setting New Year's Resolutions That Stick

"I'm the type of person who..." I zoomed into a Washington DC news station last week to discuss how to set New Year's goals or intentions that are sustainable and more likely to succeed. Here are some points to consider—especially if you're the "bah humbug" type about resolutions or if you've struggled to stick to them in the past…

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How Your Attachment Style Impacts Sex

How Your Attachment Style Impacts Sex

Our attachment styles indicate how secure, anxious, or avoidant we feel around emotional intimacy in our relationships. This aspect of emotional intimacy and trust around closeness and vulnerability can’t help but impact how we experience sexual connection. Some folks at Kourtney Kardashian’s lifestyle magazine Poosh reached out to interview me….

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The RIGHT Buttons to Push in Your Marriage

The RIGHT Buttons to Push in Your Marriage

I was just in Lyon, France, and one of Lyon’s points of pride is the vital role it played in the resistance movement against the Nazis in WWII. And one of the tools used by the resistance fighters were the Traboules—secret passageways through the winding streets, originally built for the silk workers in the 1500s...

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World Sexual Health Day is Today!

World Sexual Health Day is Today!

Happy World Sexual Health Day! 🎉 This year’s theme, Positive Relationships, is a powerful reminder that sexual health goes beyond just the physical aspect. Sexual health isn't just about avoiding illness but about building healthy relationships based on trust, communication, respect, compassion, and emotional connection...

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