Our Better Half

Jane unabashedly loves a particular genre of books: true adventures of explorers where no one gets killed. Let's just say it's not everyone's favorite. But she delights us this week with her ability to make the connection of Ernest Shackleton's failed voyage to Antartica with sex at an older age. If you've been caught by the 'Shacks' bug, here's a title she recommends: Lansing, A. (2015). Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage, New York: Basic Books Like our show? You can subscribe by sending us your email. We love our listeners and welcome your feedback. Please write to us at this address. And thanks for listening!

This week, we're continuing our conversation about menopause. Dr. Heather Dillaway is a researcher from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan who believes menopause is a part of life, a natural part of women's sexual development, and is not a medical condition. She critiques the medicalization of women's health in this article. ​Dr. Dillaway is part of The North American Menopause Society, a group dedicated to research on women and menopause. You can learn more about their work and upcoming events by clicking here.

Our guest this week is Dr. Heather Dillaway, a great researcher from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan who believes menopause is a part of life, a natural part of women's sexual development, and is not a medical condition. She critiques the medicalization of women's health in this article. Dr. Dillaway is part of The North American Menopause Society, a group dedicated to research on women and menopause.

This week we talked about finding love in later life. People can be reluctant to date again after a divorce or the death of a spouse. Ashley and Jane discuss how to make this process easier, including how to communicate with your family and new partners when you start dating again.

Here are links and references to the other resources that were mentioned in today's episode:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3848887/

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Our guest this week is Dr. Hallie Lieberman, the author of a new book about the history of the vibrator and other sex toys, Buzz: A Stimulating History of the Sex Toy. You can find out more about the book at Hallie's website. When ordering your copy of the book, please support your local independent bookstore.

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This week we talked to Gayle Appel Doll, the author of Sexuality and Long Term Care: Understanding and Supporting the Needs of Older Adults and the director of the Center of Aging at Kansas State University. To check out the book and find out where you can buy it go here. In this episode Gayle speaks about the importance of nursing home staff recognizing older adults' sexuality.

Here are links and references to the other resources that were mentioned in today's episode:

• Jane's contribution to Women's Health
• Ashley's contribution to Health.com
• Backseat Bingo: https://vimeo.com/7584260
• Doll, G., (2013), Sexuality in Kansas nursing homes: Practice and policy. The Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 39(7). 30-39.

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Dr. Bill Stayton, renowned sexuality educator, marriage and family therapist, and pastor of human sexuality is our guest on this week's show. You might be surprised to learn the role of religion in his teaching (not what you'd expect).

Some of the resources Bill discussed with us:

• Our Whole Lives curriculum
• World Association for Sexual Health
• Declaration of Sexual Rights

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What is sex? (for older adults) Results just in – older adults have a wide and varied palette when it comes to describing what gets them going sexually. Listen to the results of our survey on older adults' sexual expression. You might be surprised to hear some of their responses!

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Lynn Comella is our guest on this week's episode and we are grateful to have her with us. Lynn is the author of Vibrator Nation: How Feminist Sex Toy Stores Changed the Business of Pleasure, published by Duke University Press.

Check out Lynn's website for more information and how to order the book. Buy it from your local feminist sex toy store (and give them your support) or from your local, independent bookstore.

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On today's show we are thrilled to have Dr. Patricia Young with us. Patricia is a Physical Therapist, founder and owner of Restore Physical Therapy and Wellness, specializing in pelvic floor health. She received her Ph.D. in Physical Therapy at Temple University and is knowledgeable and delightful to talk with.

She's got great resources on her website on pelvic health. And she was recently quoted in my column on sex and aging for our local newspaper.

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