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Oct 2021
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Get Your Sexy Back After Breast Cancer w...

Dr. Alexis Hugelmeyer
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In this episode, Sex Therapist Dr. Melanie Modjoros & I discuss Getting Your Sexy Back After Breast Cancer including answers to the following questions:

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- What is a sexual medicine counselor and how did Dr. Modjoros become one?
- Why are patients, especially women, reluctant to discuss dissatisfaction in their intimate / sex lives?
- How can medical issues contribute to or exacerbate intimacy / sexuality issues?
- What are the primary intimacy / sexuality issues related to living with / surviving cancer?
- How does Dr. Modjoros help women get back to accepting and loving their bodies after the shock and trauma of cancer and its treatment?
- What kinds of non-physical relationship and communication issues can arise surrounding cancer and its treatment?
- How can we keep or regain the excitement surrounding intimacy and sex?
- What kinds of resources are available for couples living through cancer?

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Dr. MeLanie Modjoros is an Internist/Womens' Health Specialist who pivoted to a career as a sex therapist. In 2014, she founded Sexual Health Consultants, a sex therapy practice dedicated to healing sexual dysfunction and promoting sex positivity. Her additional training has included Certification in Sex Counseling from AASECT (American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists) as well as Certification as a Professional Hypnotist from the ICBCH (International Certification Board of Clinical Hynotherapy). Dr. Modjoros provides therapy to individuals and couples who have challenges with sexual identity, sexuality expression, desire, arousal, compatibility, and/or redefining sex in the context of changing health or illness (pregnancy, aging, cancer, chronic pain). She uses traditional counseling modalities as well as hypnosis to help her clients release shame, guilt, and anxiety, which clears the pathways for them to reach their personal goals. Dr. Modjoros is also passionate about teaching sex positivity and providing education about how the mind and body interact to create the sexual experience. She frequently presents on the mind-body connections and management of anxiety and sexual challenges at local, national, and international conferences. Her mantra is "Sex is a gift from your body to you."

For more from Dr. Modjoros check out:
www.sexualhealthconsultants.com

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All my love & gratitude to:
my guest: Dr.  Melanie Modjoros,
my inspiration: my patients,
my idea guy & confidence booster: Edward,
my intro crew: Izzy, Lance & Lucia,
my tech & equipment guy: Pop,
my angel: Susie,
my music & sound guy: Mike VM,
my mascot: Jules, 
my creative director & cheerleader: Emily,
my love, Michael.


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