Jun 9

Life After Graduation: The Psychology of Failure to Launch — and How to Actually Get Unstuck

559. The diploma is in hand. Now what? For millions of new graduates — and the parents watching from the sidelines — what comes next isn't a launch. It's a stall. This week, Dr. Judy Ho unpacks the psychology of 'failure to launch': what it actually is, why it's happening more th ... Show More

17m 33s

Jun 2

The comparison trap: why your brain ranks everything — and how to make it stop

559. You scroll past a photo of someone's vacation, someone's promotion, someone's body — and something in you quietly deflates. That's not weakness. That's your brain doing exactly what it evolved to do. This week, Dr. Judy Ho breaks down the neuroscience of social comparison — ... Show More

14m 50s

May 26

Stressflation: What economic anxiety does to your brain — and what to do about it

557. Financial stress isn't just about money — it's rewiring your brain. A new term is capturing what 83% of Americans are living right now: stressflation. This week, Dr. Judy Ho breaks down the neuroscience of economic anxiety, why financial stress makes you literally less capab ... Show More

15m 55s

Nov 2022

Revisit - What No One Tells You About Parenting

This is an edited version of an earlier episode. Becoming a parent is really hard. And part of what makes it hard is the unrealistic narrative about what parenthood should feel like. In this episode, Dr. Becky has a real, say-it-how-it-is discussion about parenthood ... Show More

36m 4s

Aug 2020

EP188 - How to Have "The Talk" with Your Child with Dr. Lanae St. John

<div> Welcome to episode 188 of the Sexology Podcast! Today I’m excited to welcome Dr. Lanae St. John, to the podcast. In this episode Dr. Lanae speaks with me about how to have better conversations with our kids around ... Show More

41m 24s

Feb 2024

Navigating the Journey of Supporting Transgender Youth with Dr. Tash, Episode #66

In this episode, Dr. Natasha Poulopoulos, a Psychologist, Educator and Advocator, explores how both parents and professionals can support transgender youth. Transgender youth experience increased rates of bullying, discrimination, and social rejection. Consequently, compared t ... Show More

30m 37s

Aug 2022

Introducing the "Smart Girl's Podcast"

I’m so excited to introduce the Smart Girl’s Podcast, the latest show launched by the American Girl Podcast Network. The Smart Girl’s Podcast brings to life the popular advice books on growing up dealing with topics ranging from body, mental health, social media, friendships, emb ... Show More

4m 36s

Jul 2019

How to feel sexy in motherhood

Motherhood ya’ll! So tough and we know that sooo much changes once you become a mother. In today’s episode I share with you my journey in bringing my sexy back after having two kids. I have been really standing in owning my body, making an effort for myself when it comes to how I ... Show More

34m 2s

Jan 2024

parents aren't perfect, a talk with dr. aliza pressman [video]

[video available on spotify] today we're talking about something that many think is not sexy: parenting. this is something that's particularly interesting to me because i want to have kids eventually, so i'm thinking about how i should be preparing myself to be a parent one day. ... Show More

1h 9m

Feb 2024

S6 Ep10: Female Orgasms: How to Start Having Some

Accredited sex therapist Cate Campbell and son Diggory Waite try to solve the mystery around female orgasms, asking why one might be struggling to have them and how to rectify that. Want your sex or relationship question answered by our accredited therapist Cate? You can send the ... Show More

29m 22s

Sep 2015

Introduction to the Pregnancy Podcast

In this short episode you get a quick rundown of everything you can expect from Vanessa Merten and the Pregnancy Podcast. The Pregnancy Podcast is a resource to support expecting moms (and partners, too!) with evidence-based information to navigate the awesome adventure of pregna ... Show More

5m 58s

Jun 2024

Trans Kids’ Healthcare: Are We Getting It Wrong?

Health care for trans kids has been in the spotlight, with battles over what the science says and tons of U.S. states restricting the care that children can get. And then there’s a new report out of the UK, called the Cass Review, saying that a bunch of the evidence that doctors ... Show More

37m 45s

Apr 2020

248: Co-Parenting and Sexuality

The new normal family dynamic is evolving and co-parenting plays a big role in many of these new situations. In today's episode, Dr. Lis tells us how to co-parent better and how to reduce the shame around sexuality for ourselves in our kids. In this episode, we discuss relationsh ... Show More

51m 18s

6 ways to be a gender-affirming parent