Sex and Psychology Podcast

Latest Episodes:

Episode 3: Why Good Sex Matters and the Neuroscience of Pleasure Apr 05, 2020

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In this episode of the podcast, I interview Dr. Nan Wise, a cognitive neuroscientist, certified sex therapist, and Associate Research Professor at Rutgers University. Dr. Wise just published a fantastic new book titled “Why Good Sex Matters: Understanding the Neuroscience of Pleasure for a Smarter, Happier, and More Purpose-Filled Life.”

We cover a wide range of questions and topics, including:

What exactly is “pleasure?”
Why are we experiencing less pleasure today than we used to?
How can we get more pleasure in our sex lives? Is the answer different for men and women?
Dr. Wise has conducted neuroscience research on women’s orgasms. How does one go about studying this in the lab? Is it challenging to find participants who are willing to masturbate to orgasm in an fMRI machine? (The answer might surprise you!)
What are the key things Dr. Wise has learned from the women in her research who were willing to “donate their orgasms to science?”

Enjoy, and be sure to check out Dr. Wise’s new book Why Good Sex Matters!

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Episode 2: How ADHD Affects People’s Sex Lives and Relationships Apr 03, 2020

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Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a term that most people are familiar with. But when we hear about someone having ADHD, we tend to think about children and adolescents and how this disorder affects them at home or in school because most people who are diagnosed happen to be kids and there’s a widespread belief that people eventually “outgrow” ADHD.

The reality, however, is that most kids with ADHD become adults with ADHD. Also, there are a heck of a lot of adults out there with undiagnosed ADHD. So what are the implications of ADHD in adult life, especially in people’s personal lives? Does it impact the way they approach sex and relationships?

For this episode of the Sex and Psychology Podcast, I interviewed Dr. Ari Tuckman in order to learn more about how ADHD affects people’s intimate lives. Tuckman is a certified sex therapist and psychologist who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of ADHD and he just published his fourth book on the subject, which explores the various ways that ADHD affects people’s sexual and romantic lives. It’s called ADHD After Dark. In this episode of the podcast, we address a wide range of questions, including:

How does ADHD affect one’s sex life?
How does it impact a romantic relationship when one partner has ADHD and the other does not?
Are there gender differences in the way ADHD affects people’s relationships? What about sexual orientation differences?
What can couples do to combat the challenges that ADHD poses? How can persons with ADHD and their partners cultivate happier and healthier relationships?
What is the link between ADHD and infidelity?
Are persons with ADHD well suited for polyamory and other forms of consensual non-monogamy?

Enjoy, and be sure to check out Tuckman’s book, ADHD After Dark.

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Episode 1: Sex, Love, and Relationship Advice from Drs. John and Julie Gottman Mar 31, 2020

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For the first episode of the Sex and Psychology Podcast, I sat down with two relationship experts, Drs. John and Julie Gottman. They are the founders of The Gottman Institute and they have been studying sex and relationships for decades. The Gottmans have published a number of influential academic papers and bestselling books, with their latest being Eight Dates: Essential Conversations for a Lifetime of Love.

I cover a wide range of topics in my interview with the Gottmans, including:

What is the biggest takeaway or most important thing you have learned from your research?
What is the biggest myth or misconception about relationships?
What is Eight Dates all about, and who is it for?
Is believing in a “soulmate” a healthy way to approach relationships?
The idea that sex needs to be or is “supposed’ to be romantic is very popular–but is it true?
What can couples do to improve sexual communication in their relationships?
Are the principles of relationship success similar for same-sex and different-sex couples?
What do people in sexually open relationships need to know? What relationship advice would you offer them?

Enjoy, and be sure to check out the Gottmans’ new book, Eight Dates!

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Credits: LEGIT Audio (Podcast editing) and Shutterstock/Florian (Music). Image created with Canva; photos and book covers used with guest permission.