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Welcome to episode 311 of the Sexology Podcast! Today I am delighted to welcome Dr. Candice Nicole Hargons to the podcast. In this episode, we look at racial trauma, how it impacts men and women differently, and how our cultural scripts can affect our sexual pleasure. 
 
Dr. Candice Hargons (she/her) is an award-winning associate professor in the counseling psychology program at the University of Kentucky, where she studies sexual wellness and healing racial trauma – all with a love ethic. She is the PI of the SAMHSA funded Neighborhood Healers Project, which seeks to advance mental health literacy and utilization among Black Lexingtonians. 
 
She is also a co-I on projects funded by NIDA, HRSA, and NIMHD examining substance use outcomes, treatment, and sexual health disparities. Additionally, she leads the Big Sex Study, a mixed methods, community-based participatory action research project investigating Black sexual wellness. 
 
She is the founding director of the Center for Healing Racial Trauma, and the host of the How to Love a Human Podcast. Her new sexual liberation podcast, F*ck the System, launches January 2023.   
     
In this episode, you will hear: 
  
Looking at racial trauma  The different impacts of racial trauma between men and women Understanding sexual liberation  How our cultural scripts can affect our sexual pleasure  Analyzing the orgasm gap  How is pleasure defined? Practice makes perfect! How you can continue to improve your sex life over time Discovering your sexual identity  Looking at sex in deep and intimate relationships  Exploring and cultivating fantasies  Recommendations for parents improving their sex lives  
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Welcome to episode 310 of the Sexology Podcast! Today I am delighted to welcome Dr. Ali Mushtaq to the podcast. In this episode, look at the underlying reasons why Americans are having less sex, analyse the differences between genders on this issue and differentiating sexuality v eroticism. 
 
Ali Mushtaq has his PhD from University of California: San Francisco in Sociology. Ali has over 10-years' experience in both qualitative and quantitative research methods and taught numerous college-level courses to hundreds of students.  
  
As a former leather title holder, Ali has used his platform to speak on multiple social issues and address social inequality.  Through his written work, press engagements, modeling, and his courses, he continues to address diversity, inclusion, and equity in hopes of creating a better world.  
  
Through his teachings, his main goal is to help professionals in media, market research, business, and others learn techniques to be inclusive as well as help others empower themselves. 
     
In this episode, you will hear: 
  
Are Americans having less sex? Is celibacy on the rise? Looking at the underlying reasons why Americans are having less sex How issues such as depression can affect sexual activity  Is this a global trend or just an American issue? Analyzing the differences between genders on this issue  Understanding the pros and cons of having less sex Differentiating sexuality v eroticism Looking at issues such as consent and the Me-Too movement  How we have more people identifying as non-binary than in previous years    
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Welcome to episode 309 of the Sexology Podcast! Today I am delighted to welcome Yana Tallon-Hicks to the podcast. In this episode, we discuss how you can bring back passion in a relationship, overcoming low desire and recommendations for ways to explore new sexual interests.
 
Yana Tallon-Hicks, MA is a couples & relationships therapist and a consent, sex & sexuality writer and educator living in Western Massachusetts. Her work centers around the belief that pleasure-positive & consent-based sex education can positively impact our lives and the world. 
  
Yana’s workshops for youth & workshops for adults work to create a welcoming & comfortable space to explore crucial aspects of our holistic, sexual selves such as pleasure, communication, consent & the body. Her workshops such as Consent & Cookies, Polyamory & Open Relationships, Hitting the Spot: Pleasure-Based Sex Education, and Pleasure-Based Consent have taken place at Duke University, Marlboro College, Oh My Sensuality Shop, Hampshire College, Smith College, Bennington College, Brandeis University, and Simmons University, along with a growing list of other colleges & universities across New England and the U.S. 
  
Her popular workshop Consent Cookies: A confidence-building workshop for teens has been taught at various high schools & teen youth groups. Though much of her published sex advice is written for an adult audience, Yana also has years of experience working with teens. Her workshops for youth are tailored to be approachable & age-appropriate and focus on essential components of healthy sexuality and relationships for young people including consent, communication, safer sex & body-ownership. 
     
In this episode, you will hear: 
  
How Yana became interested in writing her book: Hot and Unbothered: How to think about, talk about, and have the sex you really want.  Recommendations for people wanting to explore their sexual interests  Looking at kink and the safest way to explore it  The importance of community when exploring kink  Ways you can overcome low desire Maintaining excitement in a long-term relationship Understanding how you and your partners needs will change over time  Overcoming sexual dissatisfaction in a relationship  How you can re-energize yourself to become interested in sex again  Having a great sex life if you’re both parents   
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Welcome to episode 308 of the Sexology Podcast! Today I am delighted to welcome Dr. Amir Marashi to the podcast. In this episode, we discuss the best sexual positions for orgasms, how can we intensify orgasms, and how sex toys can improve orgasms. 
 
Dr. Marashi is a board-certified OB/GYN, author, and founder of Cerē. Dr. Marashi has over twenty years of experience in the medical field, and was the first doctor in the U.S. to host an official cosmetic gynecology rotation for OB/GYN residency training. 
  
In 2020, Dr. Marashi published A Woman’s Right to Pleasure, a distinctive collection of over 200 works and original texts from over 60 of the world’s most important and well-recognized female-identifying artists, writers and creative thinkers from around the globe. 
     
In this episode, you will hear: 
  
Why sex is important in a relationship  Do we experience orgasms differently when masturbating? The common barriers that get in the way of women having great orgasms Looking at the best sexual positions for orgasms  Why cowgirl and women on top is great for orgasms How can we intensify orgasms? What can you do outside the bedroom to improve your sex life How sex toys can improve orgasms Looking at the toys Dr. Marashi has worked on  
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Welcome to episode 307 of the Sexology Podcast! Today I am delighted to welcome Keeley Rankin to the podcast. In this episode, we discuss what happens at sex clubs, what you can expect from the experience, setting expectations and the importance of setting boundaries. 
 
As a leading sex and relationship coach based in San Francisco, Keeley Rankin has been successful in helping men, women and couples overcome intimacy issues and enjoy the best sex of their lives since 2010. She received a master’s degree in Counseling Psychology with a focus on marriage and family therapy from John F. Kennedy University. Keeley is a co-founder of BetterSexEd.org and Co-Creator of the innovative group workshop series, Sex as Meditation, which integrates mindfulness and sex. 
  
Keeley is also a Certified Somatica Method Practitioner (a relational and experiential body-based therapy), Certified Sexological Bodyworker, Certified Queer Conscious Educator, trained in Hakomi Therapy (somatic and mindfulness-based method), and Recreation of the Self, a system for re-empowering our ability to live from an undivided state of selfhood in relationship with others.  
 
Since 2009, she has assisted world-renowned psychotherapist, John Welwood in bridging the gap between the psychological and spiritual. She lead educational workshops on male sexual difficulties for therapists and coaches and created engaging video series courses that help people overcome sexual dysfunction from the convenience of their own homes. 
  
    
In this episode, you will hear: 
  
How Keeley became interested in this line of work  What can you expect if you attend a sex club? Looking at the differences between sex clubs and swinging The importance of setting expectations when going to sex clubs Making sure you set boundaries How your female partner will likely get most of the attention at a sex club Analyzing the risk of STI’s and how you can protect yourself Why Keeley became disconnected from sex clubs   
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Welcome to episode 306 of the Sexology Podcast! Today I am delighted to welcome Dr. Susie Gronski to the podcast. In this episode, we discuss male sexual health, the common challenges men face with penile issues, understanding erectile dysfunction and looking at the factors that cause low desire in men. 
 
Specializing in men’s pelvic and sexual health, Susie Gronski, PT, DPT is a licensed doctor of physical therapy, certified pelvic rehabilitation practitioner, international teacher, author and creator of one-to-one and self-paced health programs that help men with pelvic pain become experts in treating themselves. 
  
Her passion is making you feel comfortable about taboo subjects like sex and private parts. Social stigmas aren’t her thing and neither is medical fluff. She provides real advice, just like a friend who knows the lowdown down below. She’s determined to make sure you know you can get help for painful ejaculation, problems with the joystick, discomfort or pain during sex and controlling your pee... without being embarrassed…  
  
So, if you’re having some trouble ‘down there’, she’s the person to get to know. 
    
In this episode, you will hear: 
  
How Dr. Susie became interested in this field  Learning to spice things up and try different sexual experiences How many women need clitoral stimulation to achieve orgasm  The common challenges men face with penile issues  Is it true you can break your penis? Looking at the factors that cause low desire in men How is erectile dysfunction defined? Understanding Kegel exercises Why men should become more acquainted with their soft penis   
Find Dr. Susie Gronski Online 
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