Ep. 42 - Closing The Orgasm Gap with Dr. Laurie Mintz

Hi friends! We're so excited about this episode because it's episode 1 of a Satisfying Sex series and it's all about closing the orgasm gap. Why? Because according to data, 70% of women fake orgasms and we don't think that should be the case.

So, on this episode, we sit down and talk to Dr. Laurie Mintz--a sex psychologist and teacher of the Psychology of Human Sexuality.

On this episode, we talk about:

• The deeper problem that closing the orgasm gap is solving
• What the orgasm gap is
• Abstinence based sex education vs comprehensive sex education
• The roll emotional safety plays in orgasming
• The importance of learning sex positive information to enhance female pleasure
• How sexual pleasure is omitted in our sex education
• What mindful sex is
• How to have more mindful sex
• Pillars of good sex
• Secrets to good orgasms in sex
• The importance of understanding female anatomy
• Creating sex positive homes

Resources that we discuss in this episode:

1. Becoming Cliterate by Dr. Laurie Mintz
2. A Tired's Woman Guide To Passionate Sex by Dr. Laurie Mintz
3. Sex Positive Family Instagram Account
4. A Short Guide To a Happy Life

Dr. Laurie Mintz is a feminist author, therapist, professor and speaker whose life’s work has been committed to helping people live more authentic, meaningful, joyful and sexually satisfying lives through the art and science of psychology.

Dr. Laurie Mintz is a feminist author, therapist, professor, and speaker whose life’s work has been committed to helping people live more authentic, meaningful, joyful—and sexually satisfying—lives through the art and science of psychology.

​As a tenured Professor at the University of Florida, she teaches the Psychology of Human Sexuality to hundreds of undergraduate students each year. She also teaches and mentors graduate students in both their clinical and research training, helping them to find their own niche as psychologists. Dr. Mintz has published over 50 research articles in academic journals and six chapters in academic books. She has received numerous professional and teaching awards. She is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, indicating that her work has had a positive national influence on the field of psychology.​

She is the author of two popular press books—both written with the aim of empowering women sexually: Becoming Cliterate: Why Orgasm Equality Matters and How to Get It (HarperOne, 2017) and A Tired Woman’s Guide to Passionate Sex: Reclaim Your Desire and Reignite Your Relationship (Adams Media, 2009).

​With this same goal of providing scientifically-accurate, sex-positive information to enhance female pleasure, Dr. Mintz also writes a popular Psychology Today blog. She also gives presentations and workshops to professionals and