Sexology Institute

Will takes the lead in a conversation on sexual health safety based on a 2019 VICE article by Barry Petchesky entitled, What Did We Get Stuck in Our Rectums Last Year? Will, Kennie, and Erin have an exchange about the various items that people have inserted into their orifices, and they share some safer ways of having fun!

Kennie continues the conversation about women's sexual health by addressing medical professionals assuming that women overreact when having medical issues. She also speaks about her goals to provide resources/education about ectopic pregnancies as well as resources for husbands/male partners when their partners experience a loss/termination of pregnancy.

Kennie and Erin provide an overview of both male and female sexual dysfunction, the causes, and treatments. William addresses the transgender population and the similarities and differences. Erin also provides the backdrop for Kennie to introduce issues associated with women's sexual health, how men handle pregnancy loss, and clarify how medical professionals address abortion.

Dan, Tiffany, Dustin, and Mandy do a Q&A about the nudist community. They respond to comments and myths that the general public have. They share some of their experiences and provide both educational resources, and accommodation resources for anyone who is curious about this lifestyle.

Resilience means the capacity to bounce back during difficult times, and adapt to stress and adversity. Erin, Kennie, and William share their personal resiliency tools, and they discuss the concept of sexual resiliency. Just as you benefit from having personal resilience in order to bounce back from life’s challenges, it’s important to have sexual resilience. Sexual Resilience means knowing how to cope in spite of setbacks, or barriers, or limited resources. Sexual Resilience is a measure of how much you want something in your sex life, and how much you are willing, and able, to overcome obstacles to get to that. Sexual Resilience is also building on the strengths and resources that you already have in your Sexual Resiliency Bucket.

First of all, Kennie wants to share her COVID experience to hopefully encourage people to take the pandemic seriously, and realize that even very healthy people and families are impacted. Next Will, Kennie, and Erin want to review the topics that seem to generate the most discussion, interest, and questions by viewers/listeners. We will be addressing these more during 2021...subjects like goal-setting, trending from traditional relationships, dating, psilocybin and sexuality, sex toys and lubricants, adult things to do during the pandemic, sex talk Q& A, BDSM, and dirty talk. We will be doing more interactive episodes, like YouTube Live. We will be posting and narrating presentations we already have (sexual health topics). We will have more guests, and provide useful resources, reviews, and products for our viewers and listeners. The goal is to be informal, real, nonjudgmental, and educational. We welcome all feedback so that we can make the experiences positive! "

2020 has been a challenging year, especially because of the global health crisis. The pandemic has touched all of us in ways we could not have imagined, but we are all using the tools in our resiliency buckets to survive! There are a number of ways to still enjoy the holidays, even though not in the "traditional" fashion, which generally includes traveling and having large gatherings. Join William, Erin, and Kennie as they explore some of these, and as they include a little holiday humor!

Kennie, William, and Erin talk about how we are trending away from the "traditional" relationship paradigms, that include patriarchal and heterosexual views on marritiage/relationships. Some of the typical sexual expectations that heterosexual, or cis-gendered people have had under this archaic construct (like transactional sex; sex as a reward; the female (or perceived submissive person) is there for the man's (or perceived dominant person's ) pleasure and ownership; the requirement to change one's name; and gender roles associated with the household division of labor).

Red Flags in the Dating Scene

Sex Questions Answered

The crew at the Sexology Institute discuss sexting

Kennie Polit, LPC, Erin Alexander, LPC-S, ACS, and William Lynch, ACS, candidly discuss some of the current events and how these have been having an impact on various populations from a mental health, sexual health, and social perspective. We have a platform to be advocates for others and we should do that as professionals.

Kennie and Erin explore some of the reasons women have affairs, and talk about Esther Perel's book, State of Affairs. Kennie and Erin also have dialogue about libido and the division of labor, women and empowerment, and the many hats they wear. Interestingly, many affairs are emotional affairs, especially during the pandemic. And speaking of the pandemic, San Antonio has ranked number 1 with the use of a kink app, during the pandemic! On a more inspirational note, Kennie and Erin pay tribute to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and note how her husband supported her during her career.

How do you tell your partner that you want to have sex? Do you flirt? Do you Sext? Kennie and Erin explore the concept of talking dirty and provide some good tips for getting in the mood.

Chauntel, a sex-coaching student at the Sexology Institute reads her very first erotic short story, "Dessert Before Dinner".

Now that it's May, it's time to celebrate masturbation! And it's even more important to celebrate since we're all social distancing.

Part III Natasha Strange is a professional dominatrix and sex educator. She joins Kennie and Erin in a dialogue about the COVID-19 and the sex industry. What impact is the pandemic having on sex workers and people who are dating? What are some creative ideas to be sexual during quarantines and city shutdowns? How can we be social/sexual and still have proximity? What are some books and information for the BDSM lifestyle?

In Part II of the interview, Natasha talks more about the BDSM lifestyle, consent, and intent. She was also able to answer more questions about her own experiences as a professional dominatrix

In the first part of this 3 part series, Natasha Strange talks about the challenges of being a sex worker. Natasha is a professional dominatrix, and does not engage in sex with clients, however, our society still stigmatizes people in her industry, which ends up hurting single mothers, queers, and even individuals caught up in sex trafficking. Natasha's information and books: www.NatashaStrange.com.

Erin Alexander, LPC-S - Distance