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Female Sexual Difficulties

Hormones and Sexuality with Bethany Hays

April 29, 2009 by ssradmin

Gynecologist Dr. Bethany Hays talks to Safe Space Radio about how estrogen, testosterone, progesterone and oxytocin affect sexuality. She puts the importance of hormones in perspective, reminding us that the mind is the biggest sex organ of all.

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The Impact of Sexual Assault with Julia Chafets

April 22, 2009 by ssradmin

Julia Chafets is an education coordinator with Sexual Assault Response Services. She talks to Safe Space Radio about the short and long term impact of sexual assault. She also reflects on how learning about rape can effect young boys and women who have not been assaulted.

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Sex Therapy with Stephanie Abate

April 15, 2009 by ssradmin

Sex therapist Stephanie Abate talks about how sex therapy can help couples develop a pleasurable sex life. She describes the qualities essential for good sex, including safety, communication, body positivity, and the belief the sexual pleasure is truly available for all genders.

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Masturbation with Gina Rourke

April 8, 2009 by ssradmin

Gina is the owner of Nomia, a sensuality boutique and resource center in Portland, Maine. She gives a historical overview of the Puritan origins of American shame about pleasure and the body, and how women can better understand their own pleasure to experience a fully satisfying sexual relationship with someone else.

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Women’s Desire with Gina Ogden

April 1, 2009 by ssradmin

Interview with Sex Therapist Gina Ogden about how desire is often falsely limited to sexual intercourse, and how desire for sexual connection occurs on physical, emotional, mental and spiritual levels. She says that taking emotional risks with your partner can help to rekindle some of the excitement that can get dulled over years in a …read more »

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Cultural Messages about Sex with Gina Ogden

March 25, 2009 by ssradmin

Sex therapist Gina Ogden talks about messages in the culture for young women and girls about sexuality. Gina describes how teenagers must integrate both frightening and prohibitive messages about sex and intimacy.

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Vulvar Pain with Susan Ramsey

March 18, 2009 by ssradmin

Susan Ramsey talks about physical therapy for pelvic pain, especially burning or itching vulvar pain. Susan describes exercises to strengthen and relax the pelvic floor, and how bringing sensation with internal manual work and the use of vibrators can restore pleasurable sex and freedom from chronic pain.

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Incontinence and Pelvic Floor Strength with Susan Ramsey

March 11, 2009 by ssradmin

Susan Ramsey is the owner of Holistic Physical Therapy Services. In this episode of Safe Space Radio, Susan describes who is at risk for leakage and why. She leads the listener through a kegel exercise, talks about the health of peeing, and affirms the value of the pelvic floor.

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Post-Menopausal Sexuality with Judith Black

March 4, 2009 by ssradmin

In this episode of Safe Space Radio, storyteller Judith Black hilariously describes her own experience with menopause and her painful realization that she had “lost her hot.” She retells Snow White from the point of view of the Queen, and gives us a new superhero, Queen Crone, who finds her way to a new and …read more »

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