Love, Sex & Eating the Bones (2003) Review
I remember, vaguely, the first time I saw Love, Sex & Eating the Bones. I may have been twelve or fourteen years old at the time.
Sexuality
Pornography Use and Mental Health in US College Students
Researchers recently published results from a study looking at pornography use and mental health in college students and effects on loneliness, depression, etc.
An Education about Asexuality
I saw ACE: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society and the Meaning of Sex by Angela Chen mentioned on the list serve for the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (ATSA). As a clinician who works nearly entirely with clients with some type of problematic sexual behavior, I was keen to read this book. […]
ATSA 2019 Updates: Understanding Sex Doll Ownership
As a clinician, I live at an intersection between three worlds: Sex Addiction Therapy, Sexual Offender Therapy, Sex Therapy.
These are often conflicting worlds.
Pornography Problem: Erotic Conflict or Addiction?
How do we, as therapists, determine whether a pornography problem is erotic conflict or an addiction? A discussion on the nuances.
What Young Women’s Experiences with Sexting can tell us about Compliance, Coercion and Consent
The #MeToo movement has brought long overdue attention to the experiences of women who have been victims of sexual abuse and harassment. If you look behind the sensational headlines, the movement has sparked a much-needed conversation about consent. I have previously written about how we teach consent in our practice in a blog on the […]
Girls and Sexting
I am writing to you today from the annual conference of the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (ATSA). Each year, in addition to traditional talks, there are poster presentations. Today, Marion Desfachelles, a Ph.D. student at the University of Montreal, presented a poster on her research on girls and sexting. Background on Canadian Laws […]
Things 8 year olds say: I’ve seen videos of people kissing each other in their private parts
Sometimes I think I should rename this blog: “The parenting chronicles of my amazing friend in North Carolina.” I wrote about her experiences before when she shared with me that her eldest daughter was witness to a friend sexting on the school bus at the beginning of the school year. This week, she shared something […]
Compliance, Coercion and Consent: Everyone Needs to Know This
American news and social media feeds have been consumed lately with the comments of a presidential candidate regarding the sexual exploitation of women. As someone who works with both sexual abuse survivors and sexual offenders, the responses of many people truly bother me. Therefore, I feel compelled to share on one of the basic teachings […]
The reality of VR porn — TechCrunch
Is virtual reality porn merely an example of an industry — already known for early adoption of new tech — extending its market reach, or could the growing sophistication of the online porn experience have unforeseen social and psychological impacts? Read More via The reality of VR porn — TechCrunch
