Is ‘Sex at Dawn’ the Same as Sex in 2013?

by | Jan 13, 2013 | About Sex Therapy, Great Sex for Couples, Great Sex for Men, Great Sex for Women, Marriage and Relationships, Sex in the News, Sex Therapy in Newport Beach, Sex Therapy in Orange County

I haven't read Sex at Dawn but I have certainly read about it.  The idea is that humans aren't meant to be monogamous, because theories of natural selection and other forces in our prehuman history make it more genetically advantageous to our species to...

Hope Springs–If You Try

by | Aug 13, 2012 | About Sex Therapy, Great Sex for Couples, Great Sex for Men, Great Sex for Women, Marriage and Relationships, Sex in the News, Sex Therapy in Newport Beach, Sex Therapy in Orange County

I saw Hope Springs over the weekend with my husband of 26 years. Meryl Streep (Kay) and Tommy Lee Jones (Arnold) did a fantastic job of portraying a couple married 31 years whose marriage has soured.  Sleeping in separate bedrooms, they've become robotic in...

Men Sexually Abused as Children: Boy Scouts Failure to Protect

by | Nov 1, 2011 | About Sex Therapy, Sex and Mental Health, Sex in the News, Sex Therapy in Newport Beach, Sex Therapy in Orange County, Sexual Abuse and Survivorship

It's organizational abuse all over again.  Like the Catholic church, it appears that the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) systematically and intentionally protected molesters rather than protect the children.  A story in the Los Angeles Times on Sunday,...

Double Taboos: Sex and Mental Illness—Sex Therapist Addresses Both in New Book

by | Feb 1, 2011 | About Sex Therapy, Great Sex for Couples, Marriage and Relationships, Sex in the News, Sex Therapy in Newport Beach, Sex Therapy in Orange County

For Immediate Release What do you know about sex and mental illness?  Probably very little–a fact that makes little sense, since based on available figures, mental disorders affect the sexual relationships of millions of couples.  Until now, little...