Adam Maurer joins us to crush on Brandon, sass Jess (with love) and answer your sex questions including:

• How do I pick between partners — a safe partner versus one with whom the sex is hotter?
• How do I deal with the fact that I love my boyfriend, but I’m no longer find him physically appealing?
• How can fetishes reduce stress and cultivate connection?
• What can we do to maintain attraction over time?
• What can we do to make the relationship run more smoothly?
• How can individual's growth potentially threaten a relationship?
• How do trauma responses affect partner and relationship decisions?
• How do I deal with a dental visit knowing that I have a dental fetish?

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This morning on Global TV's The Morning Show, Jess chats with Carolyn and Jeff about a few online dating red flags we should be mindful of. Check out her notes and video interview below!

1. Red flag number one - they seem too good to be true.

Too good to be true: If their online persona doesn’t align with what they’ve told you, you might want to ask a few more questions before proceeding. If you’re chatting with someone whose life seems unrealistic or too good to be true, it may be a red flag. A client just told me that she was dating a guy online for three months, but when she went to meet him in his city, he insisted they stay at a hotel; apparently he had donated his big beautiful house to help out a family who had lost theirs in a fire. When they met in another city a few months later, he would disappear for work engagements around dinner and bedtime and reappear later in the night. When she came back to his city, he had another story about why they...

The brilliant Luna Matatas joins us to answer your sex and pleasure questions including:

• How do you stimulate the prostate?
• What are the best anal toys for beginners?
• What are lactation fetishes?
• Does size matter?
• How do I get over body image issues before I go to a play party?
• How can I bring up fetishes to a partner?
• How can we normalize anal play and pegging?
• How can I pleasure my partner externally?

Follow Luna on Facebook, Twitter, Youtube & Instagram. Be sure to listen to The Plug Podcast with Luna Matatas.

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Dr. Shari Nicole, Psychologist and Key Consultant of Everyday Psychology, joins us to talk about the importance and challenge of adult friendships. We discuss cutoff culture, attachments styles, boosting confidence and more including answers to these common questions:

• How many friends do most people have?
• How do childhood experiences affect adult friendships?
• How do you know if a friendship is worth saving?
• How do you know that it’s time to break up with a friend?
• How do you go about breaking up with a friend?
• How do friendships affect intimate relationships?
• How do friendships differ according to gender?
• How can you be more confident in your friendships?

Follow Dr. Shari on Instagram and Facebook. Be sure to check out her podcast 3 Psychs and a Mic.

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Want to spice up your relationship? Jess shares a few practical tips with Carolyn and Jeff on Global TV's The Morning Show. Check them out below!

1. Let's start small - reminiscing can be an easy way to help bring back those feelings you once felt.

Reminisce. Retell the story of how you met or chat about your first date — to one another, to your kids or to a friend. Talk about how you felt, what made you nervous, your first impressions and anything else that comes to mind. When you recall happy and exciting experiences, it can help to reinvigorate those feelings.

2. This seems like the opposite of what we're trying to do Jess, but you say to ban sex for a week...

Ban sex for a week. It might seem counterintuitive, but you can have fun enticing and teasing one another in every way possible while you wait for the big day to arrive. Building anticipation is the key to pleasure. People often ask about scheduling sex and complain that it’s boring or dry, but if you can...

Thanks to medical research and breakthroughs, we now have the tools to end the HIV epidemic. Unfortunately, we’re still a long way off on account of stigma, misinformation and a lack of awareness with regard to prevention options. So it’s essential that we talk about it.

Brad McElya, joins us to take a deeper dive into the topic of HIV and answers your questions including:

• How have approaches to HIV shifted since the 80s?
• Is HIV transmission possible if you have an undetectable viral load?
• What is PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) and how does it work to prevent transmission?
• Who should consider PrEP?
• Why is HIV still an epidemic when we have the tools to eradicate it?
• How do we chip away at the stigma that hinders testing, prevention and treatment?
• How can we normalize conversations about HIV and how can your local pharmacist help?

We also discuss the new ArcWave Ion and Brandon provides a very personal and detailed review of his first time using this stroker +...

• How are trauma and liberation linked?
• How does trauma show up in the body? And how can you begin to heal?
• How does trauma play out in sex and relationships?
• How can you support a partner who has experienced sexual trauma?
• How do you talk to a new partner if you’re a survivor of sexual assault?
• How can therapists improve the way they support clients and what can clients ask of therapists to improve their experience in therapy?

Therapist Rafaella Smith-Fiallo of Healing Exchange & Afrosexology joins us to share her perspective, expertise and advice. She explores pleasure politics, liberation psychology, social justice, and embodiment as approaches and tools for healing.

Follow Rafaella on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Based on the discussion in this podcast, check out the latest events from Afrosexology here. Click here to learn more about Healing for Bibliophiles.

Also, consider the You For You Retreat in October 2021, I hope to see you there!

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No two relationships are alike and there are, of course, no sure-fire paths to happily ever after. There are, however, some habits that are associated with relationship fulfilment and Jess joined her friends at The Morning Show to share a few of these rituals.

Some of these may come as a surprise and others may not. How many of these are a regular part of your routine? And can you make some small adjustments to integrate more of these rituals into your life?

Obviously there is no one-size-fits-all approach to love or fulfilment, so adjust and add to this list to make it work for you. Check out the video and notes below!

1. First up you say happy couples walk hand in hand or side by side - why does that make a difference?

Physical affection offers so many health benefits from lower blood pressure to easing pain and reducing stress. And when you make an effort to be close to one another, you may even experience physiological synchronization as your heart and breath...

The unapologetic sexologist, Michelle Hope, joins us to chat about HIV stigma, forced sterilization, COMMUNITYx, reproductive justice and more. We also address listener questions about anal sex, positions for a tilted cervix and loss of libido.

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• How do you flirt?
• What are the “apology languages”?
• How do you keep your cool during conflict?
• How can I get my partner to be more dominant in bed?

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Brandon: Welcome! Hope everyone is well.

Jess: I’m really excited because I’m swamped this week and I like the buzz. I have lots going on with V-Day on the horizon and a big announcement as well, so I’ll start with that topic, as it relates to HIV prevention and involves a new partner and I really think that raising awareness of this topic can make a big difference because

While rates of HIV in the U.S. have continued to decrease, but the...