THE BLOG

Selected posts from Psychology Today

7 days ago
4 min

Four Techniques Women Use To Enhance Pleasure During Intercourse

Sexually, what people enjoy sexually is extremely varied. Nevertheless, we can make important science-based generalizations. Research...

Mar 30
4 min

Three Proven Tips to Both Enhance Sex and Decrease Stress

It is highly unusual for someone to never experience a sexual concern, with such concerns ranging from commonplace (e.g., worries about...

Jan 19
4 min

Sexual Problems ARE Solvable (Without Therapy)

It is extremely uncommon for a person to never encounter a sexual problem at any point in their life. But, due to our widespread cultural...

Dec 2, 2020
3 min

Birds, Bees, and Bullshit: How Female Anatomy & Orgasm are Ignored in Sex Ed

U.S. Sex Ed is harmful, according to the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine. Essential information is omitted and often, students...

Oct 27, 2020
3 min

Birds, Bees, and Bullshit: How Sex Ed Lies about the Dangers of Sex

Sex Education in the United States is harmful, according to the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine. There are many reasons for...

Sep 8, 2020
3 min

Top Sex Tips for Women’s Orgasms: Masturbate, Vibrate, Communicate

Declaration of Sexual Pleasure | Source: WAS September 4 was World Sexual Health Day. This year’s theme was "Sexual Pleasure in Times of...

Jul 31, 2020
4 min

It’s National Orgasm Day: Let’s Celebrate

Some information and tips to help you enjoy today and beyond. Today, July 31, is National Orgasm Day. To help you celebrate, below you...

Jan 16, 2019
4 min

Sexual Revolution | Orgasm Gap | How to Pleasure a Woman

The orgasm gap: Picking up where the sexual revolution left off by focusing on how to pleasure a woman At the core of the 1960s sexual...

Dec 27, 2018
3 min

It’s Time for the New Sexual Revolution of Female Pleasure Equality

You’ve probably heard of the “sexual revolution” but perhaps you don’t know precisely what spurred this revolution or what it entailed....

Nov 22, 2018
5 min

Mindful Sex Is Mind Blowing Sex

Have you ever evaluated yourself, or had your mind wander, in the middle of a sexual encounter? Most people have! Psychologists call this...

Oct 4, 2018
4 min

Close The Disconnect Between Women’s Self and Partner Pleasure

We have an orgasm gap. Cis-gender heterosexual women are having fewer orgasms than are cis-gender heterosexual men. As one striking...

Aug 31, 2018
7 min

Dear Young Adult Women: What You Can Learn from Grace & Aziz

Here’s some advice to empower you sexually in an often toxic sexual culture. Dear Young Adult Women Who Have Sex With Men, By now, you’ve...

Jul 25, 2018
7 min

A Letter to Young Adult Men: What You Can Learn from Ansari

Here is a list of seven simple tips to help you set a higher standard for sex Dear Young Adult Men Who Have Sex With Women, Unless you’ve...

Jun 14, 2018
4 min

How Many Times a Week Is It Healthy to Have Sex?

First we have to understand the terms healthy and sex. When teach my undergraduate-level course on Human Sexuality, I ask the students to...

May 16, 2018
4 min

Female Orgasm: Time To Stop Shoulding on Ourselves

When it comes to orgasms, there is no one right way. At the end of the first day of my undergraduate Psychology of Human Sexuality class,...

Apr 26, 2018
4 min

A Touchy Subject: The Health Benefits of Masturbation

In my Human Sexuality class at the University of Florida, students can choose to complete a Psychology Today-style blog for a class...

Mar 16, 2018
3 min

Stop Spectatoring: Mindfulness to Enhance Sexual Pleasure

Stop Spectatoring: Mindfulness to Enhance Sexual Pleasure To put an end to distracting thoughts during sex, immerse yourself in...

Feb 22, 2018
5 min

A Letter to Sexually Active Young Women – Some Advice For Your Sexual Pleasure

Let’s close the pleasure gap by discarding our current cultural script for sex. Dear Sexually Active Young Women, First let me introduce...

Jan 10, 2018
4 min

Doing Sex Differently – Ditching the Usual Way

Let’s close the pleasure gap by discarding our current cultural script for sex. When I was writing Becoming Cliterate, I loved my first...

Dec 8, 2017
4 min

A Call for Orgasm Equality | The Stats Behind Women’s & Men’s Pleasure

A Call for Orgasm Equality – An open letter. Dear People-With-Clits, I have a new book, Becoming Cliterate. I’m passionately committed to...

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