Our Better Half

Nathalie Huitema-Nuijens, originally from the Netherlands, with 15 years of experience working with older adults as a sexologist and psychologist, is on a mission. She wants to discover the determinants of sexual consent capacity in older adults with dementia. It's a fascinating topic.

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Our guest this week is Debby Herbenick, PhD, MPH and a Professor in the Indiana University School of Public Health, Director of the Center for Sexual Health Promotion. She's a recent past-president of AASECT and an AASECT-Certified Sexuality Educator and the lead investigator of the National Survey of Sexual Health and Behavior (NSSHB), a decade-long study of the sexual attitudes and behaviors of Americans across eight decades of life. Debby has published six books about sex and love and numerous articles. Click here if you're interested in learning more about her outstanding work.

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Dr. Jane Fleishman is our wonderful co-host. Today, join Dr. Jayleen Galarza and Dr. Rosara Torrisi as they interview Jane about her book The Stonewall Generation: LGBTQ Elders on Sex, Activism, and Aging.

Jane is an award-winning sexuality professional with a PhD in Human Sexuality from the Widener University Center for Human Sexuality Studies. She conducts research, teaches classes, and writes articles. ​Jane is on a mission to promote sexual well-being to older adults in senior living communities -- whether it is an assisted living, independent living, rest home, nursing home, senior center, council on aging, or other community focused on older adults – and to the leadership and staff who work from their hearts to make seniors' lives better. Jane has an exhilarating balance of extraordinary patience and indisputable compassion. Her ability to truly listen, is clear throughout her weaving of stories together in her book, The Stonewall Generation: LGBTQ Elders on Sex, Activism, and Aging, published by Skinner House Books (2020).

Jane's website:

https://www.janefleishman.com/

Jane's book:

https://www.uua.org/products/stonewall-generation

Discussion guide for her book:

https://www.uuabookstore.org/Assets/PDFs/Stonewall_Generation_Discussion_Guide.pdf

FB page for Jane's book:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/686579685233981

Our guest today is Dr. Peter Kanaris, PhD. Peter is an award-winning AASECT certified sex therapist on Long Island. He holds a doctorate in Clinical and School Psychology. He is a graduate Post-Doctoral Fellow of the Albert Ellis Institute in NYC where he served as a senior clinician, training supervisor and faculty member. Peter has also served as the Public Education Campaign Coordinator for the New York State Psychological Association.

Particularly important for today's conversation, Peter has developed unique models of treatment for cyber infidelity and sexual addiction or out of control sexual behavior. Additionally, he specializes in providing ethical and expert marital therapy, couples therapy, and sex therapy for the full range of sexual issues.

Click here to follow Peter's educational video series, "Psychology and You."

You can also check out his educational guide here.

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We are thrilled to welcome Cyndi Darnell, an internationally renowned sex and relationship therapist and clinical sexologist originally from Australia. Her approach spans the clinical to the esoteric. She maintains a global consulting practice in NYC and online and offers insight into the quandaries of the erotic to transform fear and reclaim shame into freedom. You can learn more about her work here.

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Our guest today is Ellen Barnard, owner and founder of A Woman's Touch Sexuality Resource Center. Ellen is an AASECT Certified Sexuality Educator who has focused much of her work on aging and chronic illness. She has adopted an inclusive and welcoming, person-centered education approach with extensive resources.

You can find more information about A Woman's Touch here where you can also find plenty of educational materials about sexuality, sexual health, and erotic toys. Follow them on Instagram!

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Our guest today is Daniel Kaplan, a clinical social worker in gerontology and a professor at Adelphi University. His research focuses on older adults with neurological disorders and the changes they face in their lives and relationships. As the former National Director of Social Services for the Alzheimer's Foundation, he discusses an innovative approach using poetry to spark creativity for people with dementia. Here's a link to his research and teaching and here's a link to the Alzheimer's Poetry Project.

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Our guest today is Nomi Ellenson, a boudoir photographer in New York City who is helping women reclaim the conversation about beauty in our culture. Nomi spoke about her own work, which is stunning and mentioned Lindsay Abromaitis-Smith, an artist, writer, and healer living with ALS.

Join us for a fascinating discussion!

We recorded this interview back in the winter of 2019 BC (before COVID). Like so many others, Nomi's business was hit pretty hard but she's still committed to her work and to keeping her clients safe. Want to book a session and learn more about her COVID-19 policies? You can reach her here.

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Great news! Our podcast has been picked up for Season Six! That means we are coming back very soon with a whole slew of great guests, surprises, and new ideas about sex and aging, so stay tuned. We'll be back in September with a great new episode.

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Summer's really here and that means it's hot! It's also the end of this season of Our Better Half. Today, Rosara and Jane reminisce about some great moments this season.

While our hosts are taking some time off from the show to get rejuvenated, refreshed, and relaxed (as much as anyone can be during a pandemic), we hope you can do the same.

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