Sex & Relationship Q&A: Cheating, Trust & Sexual Pressure

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How do you define cheating? And how do you recover once trust has been broken? How do you deal with sexual pressure from a partner? Jess and Brandon weigh in on personal questions from listeners. They also share an offer from Womanizer in honour of Breast Cancer Awareness Month: if you’re a survivor, request your […]
3 Sex & Relationship Lessons From “Lifestyle” Couples

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How Lifestyle Couples Keep Their Relationships Hot, Happy, and Connected Couples in The Lifestyle — often referred to as swingers — practice a form of ethical non-monogamy that usually involves consensual sexual play with other singles and/or couples. Though swinging still gets its fair share of judgment, research and lived experience show that many couples […]
Q&A Quickie: Sexual Desire & Painful Sex

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How does your relationship affect desire and libido? How do you rekindle connection and desire after breaking up and then reuniting? How do you rebuild trust when you get back together? In this episode, we respond to a listener question: her partner left her and then returned, and now she’s dealing with low libido and […]
Swallowing, Gag Reflexes & SLPs

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What are swallowing disorders? Who can benefit from the support of a Swallowologist? Can you learn to control your gag reflex? What do therapists need to learn from SLPs? Scientist and professor; Dr. Ianessa Humbert joins Jess and Brandon to address these questions and more. Dr.Humbert has been on faculty at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, […]
Q&A: Help! My partner picks porn over me

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How do you talk about porn in relationships? What if you disagree about porn? Why would a partner opt for porn and masturbation over partnered sex? Jess & Brandon weigh in on a listener question related to her fiancé’s porn use. They share communication prompts and strategies for discussion porn when you and your partner […]