Don’t Let Kids Ruin Your Marriage!
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Three decades of research suggests that having kids is associated with an unhappy marriage, but it doesn’t have to be this way! Parenting Expert, Alyson Schafer joins Jess to share practical tips to help you live (almost) happily ever regardless of whether or not you have kids. Tune in to learn about no-ego parenting and the “couples counsel” approach that could revolutionize the way you communicate with your partner.
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All About Sex Clubs!
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Sex clubs are becoming more mainstream. Jess shares her observations about sex clubs and chats with Fatima Mechtab who shares her stories (including one about a blowup doll!), tips and insights. Click here to find a sex club near you.
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A few additional notes on sex clubs:
Many of the couples I work with visit sex clubs to get their juices flowing. They dance, flirt, watch and leave without ever having sex or reaching orgasm. They use their experience as both fodder for intimate conversations (emotional) and as material for sexual foreplay. In many cases, the anticipation is hotter than the reward, which makes sense, as dopamine levels can be twice as high during the anticipation pleasure as when you experience the pleasure itself.
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Sex Terms You’ve Never Heard: CBT, AMDL & More!
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Jess is joined by sex educator extraordinaire Sunny Megatron who shares her knowledge of kinky sex terms. From CEI to SPH, you’re sure to learn something new in this episode!
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Why Do We Always Aim to Please?
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Stop trying to be a people-pleaser. You probably question its worth sometimes. This week, Jess sits down with Marriage and Family Therapist and author of The New Sex Bible for Women, Dr. Amie Harwick, to discuss the science of people-pleasing and why this doesn’t make for healthy relationships.
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This is a computer-generated rough transcript, so please excuse any typos. This podcast is an informational conversation and is not a substitute for medical, health or other professional advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the services of an appropriate professional should you have individual questions or concerns.
Why Do We Always Aim to Please?
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Hello. Hello. This is Jessica O'Reilly, your friendly neighborhood sexologist at Sex...
Sexual Health Questions Answered
The brilliant Dr. Jessica Shepherd (@JShepherd_MD) joins Jess to talk about vaginal health and answer a few sexual health questions from listeners. If you have questions you’d like us to answer, send them our way! We love to hear from you.
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Jess & Brandon on What We Fight About
Jess’ husband Brandon joins her to talk about their fights -- the good, the bad and the ugly.
Fighting with your partner is not a sign that your relationship is doomed. In fact, the happiest couples fight and there are benefits to fighting:
- Smaller fights may help to stave off bigger conflicts in the long run
- Fighting helps us to adjust our behaviour in order to have more productive and loving interactions moving forward
- Fighting with positive resolutions can lead to greater relationship satisfaction as you become more honest, relieve relationship tension and communicate your needs and expectation.
Healthy fighting might involve:
- Active listening and an attempt to understand your partner’s perspective; rather than waiting for them to finish so the you can respond, listen to what they’re saying and take a breath (with a “hmmm”) after everything they say.
- Positive interactions even when you disagree (e.g. letting your partner know that you love them...
A Sexologist’s Guide to Kissing
Kissing is more than a means to an end! If you want to take your kissing game to the next level, listen to this quickie episode and try out some of Jess’ favourite techniques tonight.
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Kissing is apparently not a natural act - meaning that it hasn’t existed since the beginning of human time. I know that it seems to us that it’s a totally innate behaviour, historians and evolutionary researches suggest that it actually emerged from maternal feeding routines. In fact, many cultures have prospered without locking lips which serves as a reminder that kissing is an erotic art as opposed to a reproductive imperative.
From a scientific perspective — even though it’s not innate — it’s likely that kissing may have been found to find its way into the mating game eventually. Not only does locking lips result in a flurry of feel-good hormones that promote...
The Science of Passionate Relationships
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The Science of Passionate Relationships
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Well, Hello there. This is your friendly neighborhood sexologist. Jessica O'Reilly of Sex with Dr. Jess, and I have been absent for some time, and I have to apologize. I have been traveling from country to country. I was in...
The Secret to a Happy Relationship
I’m excited about this one! Last week I caught up with my friend, former co-worker, super mom, loving wife and Real Housewives of Toronto cast member, Grego Minot. We discuss the secret to a happy relationship and she dishes on love, passion and her new reality as a “real housewife”. Her hubby (and my former boss) Pierre Jutras also drops in for a surprise chat.
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The Secret to a Happy Relationship
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Hello. Hello, folks. This is Jessica O'Reilly, your friendly neighborhood sexologist. And we are here to look at the science, the data, the anecdotes that you can...
STOP! Don’t Do Kegels!
This week, Jess is joined by Rachel Gelman, a pelvic floor physical therapist from San Francisco. Rachel shares her unique insight on pelvic floor health, sexual pain and the fact that Kegels are overprescribed. Tune in to find out if you should be doing Kegels.
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STOP! Don’t Do Kegels!
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Hello, my friends. This is Sexologist Jess O'Reilly. Of course, your friendly neighborhood sexpert. And every neighborhood should have a sex birth. That's what I think. And today, as usual, in the next 20 minutes or so, we're going to...
