Mental Health

Leslie Jamison, writer and author of “Splinters: Another Kind of Love Story,” reflects on the end of her marriage months after the birth of her daughter.

from Life Examined

How can I nurture my bisexuality in a straight passing relationship? How do I reconcile my sexual fantasies with my beliefs? Plus learning new bedroom skills.

from How’s Your Sex Life?

How do I navigate casual dating? How do I get over my ex? And is dating possible when I’m asexual?

It’s been six months since my breakup. How do I get over my ex?

How do I navigate casual dating? How do I get over my ex? And is dating possible when I’m asexual?

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Dr. Akilah Cadet joins Myisha to offer some relief for confronting chronic pain and intimacy.

Ask Myisha: How to navigate sex and dating while dealing with chronic pain

Dr. Akilah Cadet joins Myisha to offer some relief for confronting chronic pain and intimacy.

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This week, Anna Lembke, addiction specialist at Stanford Addiction Medicine Dual Diagnosis Clinic , and author of “ Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence ,”…

Midweek Reset: Are you addicted?

This week, Anna Lembke, addiction specialist at Stanford Addiction Medicine Dual Diagnosis Clinic , and author of “ Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence ,”…

from Life Examined

How to deal with sex and chronic pain? When to bring up a mental health condition in a relationship? And the best and worst parts of dating with a disability.

Dating with a disability: ‘We all deserve pleasure,’ says Dr. Akilah Cadet

How to deal with sex and chronic pain? When to bring up a mental health condition in a relationship? And the best and worst parts of dating with a disability.

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Poet and essayist Ross Gay shares stories of joy and theorizes that the experience of joy might possibly be the best tool for uniting and depolarizing us as a people.

Inciting joy: Poet Ross Gay on gardening, grief, and basketball

Poet and essayist Ross Gay shares stories of joy and theorizes that the experience of joy might possibly be the best tool for uniting and depolarizing us as a people.

from Life Examined

A Long Beach mother is fighting for reforms in the mental health system after her son’s lifelong battle with addiction and mental illness led to his untimely death.

Long Beach mom urges change after son’s death from mental illness

A Long Beach mother is fighting for reforms in the mental health system after her son’s lifelong battle with addiction and mental illness led to his untimely death.

from KCRW Features

How to deal with a bad kisser? How soon is too soon to take a relationship exclusive? And how to stay close with long distance friends.

Kiss and Tell with Tyler Boudreaux

How to deal with a bad kisser? How soon is too soon to take a relationship exclusive? And how to stay close with long distance friends.

from How’s Your Sex Life?

Gathering around the table for a meal can ease America’s loneliness crisis, says Natasha Feldman, author of “The Dinner Party Project.”

Loneliness epidemic solution: Dinner parties?

Gathering around the table for a meal can ease America’s loneliness crisis, says Natasha Feldman, author of “The Dinner Party Project.”

from Greater LA

Authors Katherine May and Bonnie Tsui share their love of water and swimming, from freezing mid-winter plunges to the history and draw of the water’s edge.

The wonder of water — and why we love to swim

Authors Katherine May and Bonnie Tsui share their love of water and swimming, from freezing mid-winter plunges to the history and draw of the water’s edge.

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Sam Sanders, co-host of Vibe Check , drops in for our final episode of the season!

How's Your Sex Life Podcast ft. Sam Sanders

Sam Sanders, co-host of Vibe Check , drops in for our final episode of the season!

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Damona Hoffman, host of the Dates & Mates podcast, drops by to answer your questions alongside Myisha. Should you lie about your age on dating apps?

Write Your Own Love Story ft. Damona Hoffman

Damona Hoffman, host of the Dates & Mates podcast, drops by to answer your questions alongside Myisha. Should you lie about your age on dating apps?

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Governor Gavin Newsom’s CARE Court, a new mental health program, opened in LA on December 1 to uncertainty, conflicting concerns, and high hopes.

No, CARE Court won’t solve homelessness. But what will it do?

Governor Gavin Newsom’s CARE Court, a new mental health program, opened in LA on December 1 to uncertainty, conflicting concerns, and high hopes.

from Greater LA

From a zookeeper he met on Twitter to musician Phoebe Bridgers,
Brandon Stosuy’s latest book features 115 essays, poems, and stories on sadness and crying.

‘Sad Happens’ and it’s okay, assures Brandon Stosuy

From a zookeeper he met on Twitter to musician Phoebe Bridgers, Brandon Stosuy’s latest book features 115 essays, poems, and stories on sadness and crying.

from Greater LA

This week, cognitive scientist and professor of psychology at Yale University Lori Santos explains that negative emotions are very much part of the human experience and essential to…

Midweek Reset: Toxic positivity

This week, cognitive scientist and professor of psychology at Yale University Lori Santos explains that negative emotions are very much part of the human experience and essential to…

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How do you explore a nature kink? Why does playing hard to get work? How do you talk to your partner about unprotected sex?

How’s Your Sex Life Podcast Ep 9: How can I prioritize my sexual wellness?

How do you explore a nature kink? Why does playing hard to get work? How do you talk to your partner about unprotected sex?

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While we’re off this week, you can catch up on past episodes about kink, self-love, and orgasms right here in the podcast feed.

Send us your sex and dating questions

While we’re off this week, you can catch up on past episodes about kink, self-love, and orgasms right here in the podcast feed.

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This week, psychology and education professor Peter Coleman explains that conflicts and disagreements are not just normal in relationships but actually a good thing - we don’t learn…

Midweek Reset: Why relational conflict is good

This week, psychology and education professor Peter Coleman explains that conflicts and disagreements are not just normal in relationships but actually a good thing - we don’t learn…

from Life Examined

Our first guest of the season! Queer cartoonist and scholar Justin Hall joins us to talk about how a kink can create or block intimacy in a relationship.

What Makes Something Kinky?

Our first guest of the season! Queer cartoonist and scholar Justin Hall joins us to talk about how a kink can create or block intimacy in a relationship.

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