Earlier this year, Dr. Justin Lehmiller published his book Tell Me What You Want: The Science of Sexual Desire and How It Can Help You Improve Your… Read more “Book Review: Tell Me What You Want”
Tag: sex education
What BDSM Can Teach Us About Consent
Consent is a hot button topic today. The #metoo movement continues to grow and the supreme court nomination brought to light the suffering of many sexual abuse… Read more “What BDSM Can Teach Us About Consent”
What Young Women’s Experiences with Sexting can tell us about Compliance, Coercion and Consent
The #MeToo movement has brought much needed attention to the experiences of women, of any age, of sexual abuse and harassment. If you look behind the sensational… Read more “What Young Women’s Experiences with Sexting can tell us about Compliance, Coercion and Consent”
Three Things to Teach your Child About Safe Sexting
If we choose to face reality, we know that teen sexting has become a normative part of adolescent culture. Of course, not all adolescents are doing it,… Read more “Three Things to Teach your Child About Safe Sexting”
Something’s Missing in the Current Drug Prevention Rhetoric
I have been an addiction therapist for approximately thirteen years. While for some professions that may not seem like a long time, for a substance abuse professional,… Read more “Something’s Missing in the Current Drug Prevention Rhetoric”
Sex Ed by Porn: Free Webinar Friday
Join me this Friday for a free one hour webinar hosted by The Center for Healthy Sex at 12:00 pm (PT) to talk about the effects of… Read more “Sex Ed by Porn: Free Webinar Friday”
More Evidence That Filtering Doesn’t Work: Teach Resilience Too
Earlier this month a study was published in the Journal of Pediatrics that looked at internet filtering and the adverse experiences of adolescents online. There are countless… Read more “More Evidence That Filtering Doesn’t Work: Teach Resilience Too”
Do you think your teen talks to you about online risk?
My last post detailed research presented last year by Dr. Wisniewski . Today’s post will highlight research she presented just a week or two ago, the end… Read more “Do you think your teen talks to you about online risk?”
Rethinking Online Safety Apps
After spending last year finishing my book, I am about to launch a very busy spring and summer of public talks and professional presentations about both… Read more “Rethinking Online Safety Apps”
