Welcome to episode 74 of the Sexology Podcast. Our guest today is Dr. Lori A. Brotto, PhD. In this episode, Dr Brotto and I talk about using mindfulness to improve sexuality, how stress levels have impacted our sexuality and learning to use mindfulness in intimate situations.  

 

Lori A. Brotto, PhD, is a clinical psychologist, a sex researcher, and the author of Better Sex through Mindfulness: How Women Can Cultivate Desire (Greystone Books, 2018). A member of various sexuality organizations, she is also Canada's Research Chair in Women's Sexual Health and an associate editor for Archives of Sexual Behaviour. 

 

In this episode, you will hear:  

 

• The findings that Lori has found through her work and research in this area  
• How stress levels have impacted our sexuality  

• The importance to reduce our stress levels to improve sexuality  
• Learning to overcome and pass through the “honeymoon period” in a relationship  
• Why Lori became interested in sex and mindfulness 
• The ways in which mindfulness can improve our sexual functioning  
• The best ways to encourage people into this practice to improve their sex life  

• Learning to use mindfulness in intimate situations  
• Manging and using fantasies in a healthy way  
• Recommendations from Lori on the first steps to take using mindfulness to improve sexuality  

 

Resources 

http://www.loribrotto.com 

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