Releasing Shame, Embracing Pleasure

Releasing Shame, Embracing Pleasure

by | Bodysex

My heart pounded with excitement as I drove up Pantherkill Mountain Road to Menla. I stopped at the gate and got out of the van to take in the view and breathe the fresh air. My body felt alive with anticipation as I remembered what it’s like to spend quality time...
My Tribute to Betty Dodson®

My Tribute to Betty Dodson®

by | Bodysex

It’s been almost a year since Betty left the planet on October 31, 2020. I wrote this tribute to be read during her recent memorial at the Museum of Sex in NYC.  Betty Dodson® wasn’t my friend. But I was her student even before I knew she was my teacher. When I...
Masturbation Energy Healed My Body Shame

Masturbation Energy Healed My Body Shame

by | Body Connection, Self-love

From the time I was a young child, I thought there was something very wrong with my body. In particular, I despised my round belly.  My mother had a round belly and so did her mother and my father’s mother too.  The message was that a good stomach was lean and flat. I...
My Vulva is on Netflix

My Vulva is on Netflix

by | Bodysex, Vulva

Last spring, those of us in who are members of Betty Dodson’s “army of orgasmic women” knew that Betty and Carlin were working on a big secret vulva project.  In early July, Carlin contacted me to ask if I’d be willing to share a picture of my vulva for the project:...