HOW WE TALK ABOUT SEX hosted by Eric Leviton

My guest this week is Kerry Cohen, a psychologist and licensed therapist, specializing in sex and relationships. She is a prolific writer and we talk about her latest book, "Crazy For You: Breaking the Spell of Sex and Love Addiction." We define what sex and love addiction is and is not; why this addiction is unique for women; Breaking the Spell; the essential process of self-awareness; emotional wounds; and The Four Foundations of continued self-growth.

My guest, Lee Jagger, is the CEO and founder of Rock The Bedroom — the only sex education community of its kind. She helps women be more confident, creative, and playful in the bedroom. It's her mission to normalize conversations around sexuality and make obligatory sex become a thing of the past. We talk about one thing that women get wrong about the penis; her 69 erotic massage techniques; her "7 Minutes In Heaven" morning routine; how Mother Teresa can teach us to show up as a compassionate lover; the one thing Dr. Ruth got wrong about sex; and why she gives a percentage of her sales to The Girl Power Project.

My guest is Brenda Marie Davies. She's here to talk about her book, "On Her Knees," which chronicles Brenda's spiritual journey over the course of a decade in LA, through marriage, divorce, unlikely friendship, and sexual exploration. We discuss sex education; purity culture; the definitions of being a Christian; surviving religious trauma; the Playboy Mansion; badass women from the bible; whether the word "arsenokoitai" means homosexual or not in the bible; the actual definition of a "biblical marriage;" hookup culture; #churchtoo; and a short talk about abortion, that probably should have been a lot longer.

My guest this week is Ella Dawson. Her TEDx talk about fighting herpes stigma has been viewed over 765,00 times. Today we talk about STI stigma; emotional abuse; slut shaming; mental health; disclosure conversations and much more. You can find Ella on twitter @brosandprose and join her Patreon page at patreon.com/brosandprose

My guest this week is Guy Blaise, author of "Vive la Difference: A Frenchman's Perspective on American Women, Love, Respect, and Relationships" and "Love Like The French," which comes out 4/22/21. The new book gives his unique perspective on sex for American women. We discuss the difference between sex and lovemaking; dick pix; ménage e trois; racism; PDA; and so much more. thefrenchperspective.com

My guest this week is Dr. Ina Park, a Medical Consultant for the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. She tackles a wide array of sexual health topics with empathy, humor, and inclusivity in her first book, "STRANGE BEDFELLOWS: Adventures in the Science, History, and Surprising Secrets of STDs," which is out right now! There is SO much to talk about!

This is Cooper S. Beckett's third time on the podcast! Since last we spoke he has written two queer horror novels, started a new podcast, The PikeCast, and gotten married in a hot tub…well, sort of. We discuss how the swinging community is dealing with the pandemic – Naughty in N'awlins; correlating herpes with Covid; personal freedom versus general welfare; depression and anxiety; the outgoing and incoming administrations; and how much he and his wife miss their girlfriend.

My guest this week is Crystal Byrd Farmer, the author of the book, The Token: Common Sense Ideas for Increasing Diversity in Your Organization. We discuss her book; the poly community and her involvement with blackandpoly.org; as well as coping with disability/autism and sex. crystalbyrdfarmer.com

My guest this week is Julie, a divorced mother of three teenage boys. We talk about her first exposure to sex at a rather young age; not finding true comfort in her body until 27; the sex talk with her boys; and then we get into dating and learning about new partners sexually.

Tea Hacic Vlahovic (TAY-UH HA-CHEECH VLA-HO-VEECH) has been a blogger, sex-columnist, TV host, and is now an acclaimed novelist. "Life of the Party" will be out in bookstores on June 2, 2020 but it's already available as an e-book on Amazon right now. We cover many topics including moving to Milan at 19; sexual hypocrisy in Italy; dealing with abusive relationships; and how it's never too late to be a teenage slut.