Sex & Society with Valerie Baber

Everyone needs to have space in a relationship. Without it, we’re in a pressure cooker. Author, couples therapist and orthodox rabbi, David M. Cohen joins us to discuss self-awareness, authenticity and vulnerability in relationships. We talk about dealing with difficult family members and how to manage steam in turbulent times, like when we’re COVID captive in close quarters with the ones we love.  His book, We're Almost There, advises those seeing to live with patience, perseverance and purpose. 

Pastor Kingsley Moyo is a couple's therapist and author of The R Factor on a mission to help millennials enhance their relationships, In this episode, Kingsley engages us with lively and passionate discussion on how partners can bring difficult but necessary talks to the table. We also cover the importance of aligning expectations, establishing boundaries, understanding how our family effects our relationship styles,  building self-worth, embracing uncomfortable situations, what pornography does to us and how to achieve true sexual and romantic satisfaction.

New mom and podcaster, Candice Horbacz, understands that life is messy in and out of the kitchen. She discusses nurturing herself and her family and offers some delicious advice for “sealing the deal”. Join us for this hour-long chat in which we discuss surrender, sexy selfies, empowerment, and why you can’t judge a book by its erotic cover on the latest episode of Sex and Society.

Psychologist Adam Sheck, AKA "The Passion Doctor", joins us to discuss how the hook up culture impacts his millennial clients, the healthy way to open up a relationship and the challenge and value of making things work in monogamy. However you want to design your relationship, it’s going to take work! A session with Dr. Sheck can help you prepare for it and reignite erotic spark in the process.

The Passion Doctor, Adam Sheck, explains his work as a relationship-centric psychologist and offers tips on how to manage anger and alleviate stress when in close quarters with our loved ones.

Be ready for love. Go out by yourself. Take risks. Watch what you say. Be cautious of your ruminations. Get rid of your "me too" issues. Smile and become the magnetic force that people want to be around. Renee Piane and Valerie Baber discuss the mindset it takes to successfully attract mates and influence people. Topics address how to look good, feel your best and how to not waste your time. Ready for love but not sure what it takes? These relationship coaches have answers that will change your romantic life.

Author and Love Designer, Renee Piane brings her knowledge from 30 years of experience in the love industry to our conversation about clarity, transparency, readiness and our love lineage. This spirited relationship coach and Sarah Palin lookalike reminds viewers how important it is to stop making excuses, to start communicating honestly, to be aware of how our childhood experiences formed our perceptions about intimacy and romance, and the importance of having a crystal clear vision of what they want to bring into their lives in order to materialize it.

Sex journalist Susannah Breslin talks about the evolution of the porn industry from the mid-’90s to today and explains what she respects about the entrepreneurial hustle of women in the business. We also discuss the difficulties of dating when you talk about sex for a living, social hypocrisy, faking orgasms, and if men with small penises are better at oral performance.

Forbes Vice Editor, Susannah Breslin, recalls her time as a TV sex journalist before we move along to examine Travis Scott’s narcissism, Kylie Jenner’s parts, the fall of Playboy, female empowerment, Gen Z, being naked on camera, self-confidence and the evolution of porn.

OBGYN, Dr. Neil Kumar, takes a break from his busy obstetrics schedule to address some of the lighter (but equally important) questions about the female reproductive system. Need a sex ed refresher? Curious about female anatomy? Want to know how age affects pregnancy? In our second show together, we talk infections, hygiene, myths, and bad eggs, or, to be more specific, poop in the vagina, funky foreskin, female ejaculate, the clitoral iceberg and horrific things that can happen when mature women don’t get prenatal care.