When I teach my graduate Human Sexuality course, we begin each class with “Sex in the News.” We take a few minutes at the beginning of the class to talk about what we are seeing in the papers (or online news) that relate to human sexuality. In my daily perusal of the Wall Street Journal […]
Guest Blog by Elijah Irving LPC CAADC I remember vaguely the first time I saw this movie. I may have been twelve and fourteen years old at the time. The only memory I had was of the last scene where Michael cuddles next to Jasmine around a firepit with pornography films engulfed in flames. Obviously, […]
For many people in early recovery from pornography addiction, a behavioral intervention entertain is getting rid of their smart phone and going back to the “dumb” version. This has always caused some consternation when shopping for an old school flip phone. Do they even make them? If they do are they in stock or does […]
Guest Blog by Elijah Irving M.A. This article, in conjunction with the others, in Using Superheroes and Villains in Counseling and Play Therapy by Lawrence C. Rubin, has a useful analysis of why the utilization of superheroes and villains could be beneficial in addiction treatment. Essentially, it is Narrative Therapy, which Smith & Kirby […]
I came across this book when I was searching for more information on Autism Spectrum Disorder and sex crimes. Unfortunately, in the course of my work, we are seeing more and more individuals with ASD who are being arrested for sex crimes. I have been on a quest to make myself much more knowledgeable about […]
Guest Blog by Elijah Irving, M.A., CSAT Candidate I have always been a bit of a superhero geek (more antihero) growing up. Being a fan of the mainstream Batman, Superman, X-Men etc. enlightened me as a child to what a “good person” does. As I got older, I realized taht you have be careful about […]
Recently, researchers from the Franciscan University of Steubenville published the results of their study looking at pornography use and mental health in college students. Their aim was to explore any relationship they might find between pornography use and mental health concerns such as loneliness, depression, and stress in students. The study found that 56.6% of […]
By Eli Irving M.A. CSAT Candidate I have always been interested in the concept of masculinity and the ramifications men and women face from our conceptions of it. As we learn more, concepts change, and often people are reluctant to change if it effects their perception or lifestyle critically. In Contemporary Male Sexuality: Confronting […]
As soon as I saw this book, I bought it and was excited to read it. Though that may sound odd to someone not in my field, there is so little published on sibling sexual abuse that any new readings on the topic catch my eye. The occurrence of sibling sexual abuse is not that […]
I read this book for several reasons. The first is that we sometimes have individuals referred to us for potential sexual addiction who have intrusive sexual thoughts. Frequently these individuals are not dealing with a problematic sexual behavior, but intrusive sexual thoughts and we refer them out to a great area clinician who specializes in […]