It's About Releasing Shame Around Sex
11/05/23 • 30 min
What we discussed
- The biggest questions Dr. Klein gets asked at her clinic like, “Am I normal?”
- The questions women have about wanting to be sexual with their partner and also being a professional woman
- The pleasure gap, the masturbation gap, faking orgasms, shame, stigma & more!
- Why there’s a overfocus on intercourse in heterosexual couples
- The importance of educating women at a young age about their anatomy before they begin exploring it with a partner
- The physical and mental health benefits of masturbation and how women can talk about it more with their friend groups
- Online DISinformation about sexual health and how to find trusted, reputable experts
- Dr. Klein shares her red flags to look out for when consuming sexual content online
- What well-meaning parents should know about the research in favour of educating children about their anatomy early and how it benefits all of us
Links from this week’s episode:
Follow Dr. Klein on Instagram
Learn more about the West Coast Centre for Sex Therapy here
Books Dr. Klein recommends:
- Come As You Are by Emily Nagoski - Find it on Amazon.ca or Indigo.ca or Amazon.com
- Better Sex Through Mindfulness by Dr. Lori Brotto - Find it on Amazon.ca or Indigo.ca or Amazon.com
- Becoming Cliterate by Dr. Laurie Mintz - Find it on Amazon.ca or Indigo.ca or Amazon.com
BIG thanks to the following for sharing my passion for women’s health:
Feel Amazing Vulva & Vaginal Moisturizer
©Menopause Chicks
What we discussed
- The biggest questions Dr. Klein gets asked at her clinic like, “Am I normal?”
- The questions women have about wanting to be sexual with their partner and also being a professional woman
- The pleasure gap, the masturbation gap, faking orgasms, shame, stigma & more!
- Why there’s a overfocus on intercourse in heterosexual couples
- The importance of educating women at a young age about their anatomy before they begin exploring it with a partner
- The physical and mental health benefits of masturbation and how women can talk about it more with their friend groups
- Online DISinformation about sexual health and how to find trusted, reputable experts
- Dr. Klein shares her red flags to look out for when consuming sexual content online
- What well-meaning parents should know about the research in favour of educating children about their anatomy early and how it benefits all of us
Links from this week’s episode:
Follow Dr. Klein on Instagram
Learn more about the West Coast Centre for Sex Therapy here
Books Dr. Klein recommends:
- Come As You Are by Emily Nagoski - Find it on Amazon.ca or Indigo.ca or Amazon.com
- Better Sex Through Mindfulness by Dr. Lori Brotto - Find it on Amazon.ca or Indigo.ca or Amazon.com
- Becoming Cliterate by Dr. Laurie Mintz - Find it on Amazon.ca or Indigo.ca or Amazon.com
BIG thanks to the following for sharing my passion for women’s health:
Feel Amazing Vulva & Vaginal Moisturizer
©Menopause Chicks
Previous Episode
It's About Hormone Therapy & Heart Health with Dr. Bal Pawa
What we discussed:
- How Dr. Pawa’s car accident was a catalyst in shifting her career focus to women’s health and hormones
- Why the Canadian healthcare model is lacking when it comes to holistic, integrative, and preventative health and how led to a system where doctors are reimbursed for treating a symptom, rather than looking at the whole person
- The ongoing struggle medical doctors face because time and resources are limited
- Dr. Pawa shares her latest project: Creating a new preceptorship program for practitioners focused on women’s health with a subset for menopause specialists where the information is credible, consistent, standardized, and evidence-based
- Why heart disease symptoms in women often go ignored, even though women’s risk for heart attacks are actually higher than men
- How hot flashes, which are vascular events, should be viewed as a “check engine light” and an invitation to get to your doctor so you have the opportunity to be preventative around your heart health
- The importance of treating (and not enduring) hot flashes
- Dr. Pawa shares why the biggest question she gets asked is about hormone therapy and she explains both the short-term and long-term benefits of finding out if hormone therapy is right for you
Links from this week’s episode:
Dr. Pawa’s website
Follow Dr. Pawa on Facebook
Find more information about Dr. Pawa’s clinic here
BIG thanks to the following for sharing my passion for women’s health:
Feel Amazing Vulva & Vaginal Moisturizer
©Menopause Chicks
Next Episode
It's About Your Midlife Sexual Health
What we discussed:
- The story behind Intimate Wellbeing & why Cass and Leah are so dedicated to changing the conversation about sexual pleasure for midlife women.
- How the Intimate Wellbeing brand has evolved from its initial concept of being an accessible online store to becoming a recognized sexual health education community
- What happened when Cass & Leah started talking more openly about sexuality with their friends and how important they feel it is for women to have places to talk openly!
- How Intimate Wellbeing is working with the Taboo Sex Show to create a space for midlife women to learn about sexual health without feeling overwhelmed or out of place at a sex show.
- How they’ve made shopping for sex toys easier and more comfortable by curating a collection of safe, high-quality toys from brands they trust.
- The origin of their brand of lubricant, Okanogan Joy, and how they’re changing the conversation about the benefits of using lubricant.
- Plus! I share my review about the Dame Pom vibrator with Cass & Leah
Links from this week’s episode:
Intimate Wellbeing Website: https://intimatewellbeing.com
Shirley’s Picks: https://intimatewellbeing.com/pages/menopause-chicks
Intimate Wellbeing on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intimate.wellbeing/
BIG thanks to the following for sharing my passion for women’s health:
Feel Amazing Vulva & Vaginal Moisturizer
©Menopause Chicks
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