Have you ever wondered about polyamorous relationships? Struggling to find the right way to discuss it with your partner? This week, Emily interviews Martha Kauppi of the Institute for Relational Intimacy about consensual nonmonogamy. Martha is a marriage and family therapist and AASECT-certified sex therapist. Her studies over the years have debunked myths about polyamory and helped guide many couples and therapists towards a more comprehensive, positive, and healthy perspective on often-misunderstood relationships. Find her work and her book at marthakauppi.com.

In this episode of Sex and Love, I speak with Miranda Galbreath, a Licensed Professional Counselor with master’s degrees in Forensic Psychology and Clinical Mental Health Counseling.  She has worked in the helping professions for over 20 years with a focus specifically on issues of sexual safety for the last 17 years. We speak about the importance of language and education around sexual violence, and the things she has learned through her work helping people in the criminal justice system. Content warning: This episode contains discussions of sexual assault and violence. If you have struggled with these issues or if these topics are triggering for you, you may not want to tune into this episode. If you feel you need to talk, call the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-4673 or visit www.nsvrc.org.

In this episode of Sex + Love I chat with Eveline Stallaart, a leading sexologist, psychologist and licenced therapist based in Amsterdam. We discuss the different cultural approaches to sexuality between Holland and the US, the most common issues she treats, and Amsterdam's famous Red Light district. Eveline is the featured expert on the Dutch version of Married at First Sight, and you can find her @evelinestallaart on Instagram.

Does good sex end after the honeymoon phase? Find out in my interview with Michael Castleman, M.A. recognized as ‘one of the nation’s top health writers.’ Over his 46 year career, he has published 18 books and written over 2000 articles for Psychology Today, WebMD, Playboy, Men’s Health, Smithsonian, and the New York Times. We discuss his most recent book, Sizzling Sex for Life: How to Maximize Erotic Pleasure at Any Age, and the three most exciting things people can look forward to about sex through all stages of adulthood.

Find Michael Castleman: greatsexguidance.com

Have you ever wondered how sex and love is experienced across the Atlantic on the Iberian peninsula? Tune in to today’s episode where I interview Portuguese sexologist and researcher, Dr. Rui Costa. Together we’ll learn why Portugal leads Europe as the country with the highest rates of divorce, why it was voted the most gay friendly travel destination in the world,  and how red wine might help you have transcendent sex. 

Bondage, multiple partners, role play, Batman… All of this and more in today’s episode where I chat with Dr. Justin Lehmiller, author of "Tell Me What You Want: The Science of Sexual Desire and How It Can Help You Improve Your Sex Life" to learn more about the most common sexual fantasies, the reasons behind them, and how to effectively discuss yours with your partner. 

Did you know that Belarus is the sex tourism capital of Europe? Or that you could get prison time for sending nude photos there? Tune into today’s episode where I sit down with women’s sexual health app developer, Yana Belenkaya, and psychologist and sexologist, Zoya Prishivalka, to find out more about these topics as well as to hear a very interesting conversation about the culture of Sex and Love in Belarus.

Do you struggle to maintain desire in your relationship? Does one of you want sex more often than the other? Watch my interview with Dr. Barry McCarthy, my colleague, mentor, and author of 12 books and dozens of articles as we tackle all of these questions. 

A rising feminist movement plus herbs and potions that enhance sexual pleasure! Tune into today’s episode where I sit down with Yeside Olinkaya- Agbola, a Lagos based sexual health educator, to find out more on these topics in relation to Sex and Love in Nigeria.