Sex & Intimacy

• The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs – by Leslie Taylor ND: Great book! Detailing more than seventy rainforest botanicals, this book presents the history of the herbs’ uses by indigenous peoples and describes current usage by natural health practitioners throughout the world. Discover Amazon healers’ traditional knowledge, as well as the clinical studies that support what shamans have known for ages.

• Studies Reveal Possible Benefits of Clavo Huasca – from Herbs America. Good info on this amazing vine.
• Clavo Huasca tea and info on Maya Botanicals
• 7 Possible Health Benefits of Ginseng on Healthline.com
• Damiana information on Health.com
• The Vibrant Power of Hibiscus: The Surprising Benefits of Hibiscus on BannerHealth

• The Erotic Realm Podcast: a top 10 podcast that explores eroticism in all its forms including the darker desires of BDSM and kinky sexuality – one erotic realm at a time.

• Erotic Art – Movements & Periods – by Kiecol, Daniel: erotic art from the oldest civilizations up through the mid-twentieth century.
• Erotic Art – by Angelika Muthesius; Gilles Neret:
• Erotic Art – by Elise Bell: an opinionated guide. Tracing the erotic from its earliest origins to the present day, this provocative and opinionated guide reveals the many shades of erotic art.

• Psychologyofdesire.com: so much information here – a great place to start exploring in this area of eroticism & psychology.
• World Erotic Art Museum: only U.S. museum solely dedicated to fine erotic art.
• Erotic Art History Playlist on YouTube

• Getting Bi – Voices of Bisexuals Around the World: the broadest single collection of bisexual literature available today. Getting Bi collects 220 essays from around the world that explore bisexual identity.
• Sex Positive – Redefining Our Attitudes Toward Love and Sex – by Kelly Neff: a transformation fueled by technology and shifting cultural beliefs. Millennials and Generation ‘Z’ are rejecting traditional gender stereotypes and embracing tech as it revolutionizes virtually every aspect of our sex lives.

• Identiversity.org: just a ton of information and articles here to help you learn about all types of sexual orientation. Identiversity provides reliable and trustworthy educational resources about the real people in all of our lives through fact-based learning about gender and sexual identity.
• EXPLORE by Publicly Private: a beacon of knowledge and empowerment for the LGBTQIA+ community, providing an inclusive and supportive platform where members can educate themselves and grow. Working to dispel the trial-and-error learning often faced by this community.

• Sex ED with DB Podcast: Well-reviewed podcast. Your go-to podcast for smart, science-backed sex education, featuring trusted insights from conversations with top experts about everything you’ve been too scared to ask about sex.
• Food for Thot Podcast: Well-reviewed podcast. Queer writers talk about sex, relationships, race, identity, what we like to read, and who we like to read.

We’ll be adding more resources to his topic, but here are some great places to start…

• InclusiveTherapists.com: Great search engine here. You can search by location and specialty. They have a lot of sexuality specialties to choose from in the directory.
• Society for Sex Therapy and Research: this link will take you to their search directory of therapists in this area of expertise.
• Affirming Therapy Center (based in California): Their team specializes in LGBTQ support, couples therapy, sex therapy, kink/BDSM/fetish, and non-monogamy.

• The School of Consent: training and other resources based on the Wheel of Consent model. Great place to start if you want to really dive in to this topic.
• Authentic Consent Facilitator Training: AASECT Training – Whether you’re an educator, mental health professional, or simply someone who wants to become more informed about consent, this course is for you.
• RAINN – Consent 101 – Respect, Boundaries and Building Trust: Lots of info and resources in this 101 and on the RAINN website.

• Grow as We Grow Podcast Episode on The Wheel of Consent: The wheel of consent is a way to understand human interaction. In this podcast, we dive into what the wheel of consent looks like from an intimate relationship perspective, but this can be used as a source for any human interaction.
• I Do Consent Podcast: they say more episodes are in the works. Discussions on consent in various contexts with consent thought leaders.

• Understanding and Treating Sex and Pornography Addiction – by Paula Hall: A comprehensive guide for people who struggle with sex addiction and those who want to help them.
• Out of the Shadows: Understanding Sexual Addiction Audiobook – by Patrick Carnes Phd: Revised and updated to include the latest research–and to address the exploding phenomenon of cybersex addiction–this third edition identifies the danger signs, explains the dynamics, and describes the consequences of sexual addiction and dependency. With practical wisdom and spiritual clarity, it points the way out of the shadows of sexual compulsion and back into the light and fullness of life.

• Richer Life Recovery: Resources to take control today of your compulsive sexual behavior. Living a life without sexual addiction or pornography addiction is possible.

• Sex Addicts Recovery Podcast: well-reviewed – a place for sex addicts to share their experiences of recovery to help break the stigma, myths, and misconceptions of sex addiction.

• InclusiveTherapists.com: Great search engine here. You can search by location and specialty. They have a lot of sexuality specialties to choose from in the directory.
• Society for Sex Therapy and Research: this link will take you to their search directory of therapists in this area of expertise.

• RAINN’s National Sexual Assault Hotline: free confidential support – 800-656-HOPE – TEXT “HOPE” to 64673
• RAINN’s mission is to stop sexual violence by supporting survivors, holding perpetrators accountable, and creating safer communities.