I finally got around to setting up a professional FB page: http://bit.ly/dwZuh7 If you’re a colleague or professional acquaintance, please become a fan so we can keep in touch. In a few weeks, I’m going to prune my personal page friends list to include only people who I know as friends or family in real […]

Clipped from: Carnal Nation by clp.ly I have to admit that this is the sort of thing that seems so obvious to me that I’m surprised that someone had to do research. But then, it’s good to have empirical validation, especially since that means that it can be used in other research. It turns out […]

One of the most common pieces of advice that you’ll ever hear about sex is “communicate with your partner(s)”. And while that sounds good, it can be difficult to follow. Almost everyone has ways in which talking about sex brings up challenges. Perhaps you don’t have the language to ask for what you want. Or […]

The New York Times recently ran an article about some research showing that physical touch has a lot more benefit than many people realize. A supportive touch from a teacher on the back or the arm encourages students to be twice as likely to volunteer in class. A doctor’s sympathetic touch gives the impression that […]

One of the most common challenges people face when seeking psychotherapy or other mental health/emotional support is the concern that a therapist will judge them or shame them for their sexual fantasies, desires, and expression. Unfortunately, this often keeps people from finding a therapist or it keeps them from opening up and being honest about […]

This also appeared in the Good Vibrations Magazine. Unless you’ve been avoiding the news lately, you’re probably aware that Tiger Woods is in the middle of the latest celebrity sex scandal. And I think that the media kerfulffle over this has a lot to tell us about what we think about sex. The first thing […]

Carnal Nation has a new piece up about the ongoing question of whether cybersex is cheating or not. And I think that a lot of the debate is missing the point. As far as I’m concerned, what makes something “cheating” is that you’re not following the rules. If you’re playing checkers and you move your […]