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Our Better Half

Sexologist Dr. Jane Fleishman and sex therapist Dr. Rosara Torrisi break down the beauty of human sexuality in the latter half of life -- also known as the better half.

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118: Charlie Arrowood: Reclaiming Gender Markers

Our Better Half ·

2021/03/22

Charlie Arrowood is an attorney in New York State. They primarily provide transition-related legal services to transgender clients, including name and gender marker change assistance and guidance regarding health insurance coverage and employment matters. You can find out more about Charlie's work here: Twitter: @ch_arrowood & @arrowood_law Instagram: @charrowood Facebook: Charlie Arrowood & Arrowood Law Charlie has a bunch of instructions on their website for changing documents (mostly NY but some

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29:19

117: Reel Old Sex: With Joan Price and Jessica Drake

Our Better Half ·

2021/03/07

Our guests this week are Joan Price and Jessica Drake. Joan is the pre-eminent expert on senior sex and Jessica is an award-winning filmmaker and sexuality educator. Together, they have collaborated on A Guide to Wicked Sex: Senior Sex with real people having and talking about senior sex. You can learn more about the video here. And you can learn more about Joan here. You can follow Jessica on Instagram or Twitter. And if you’d like to find more shows, visit our website and please subscribe! We

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18:40

116: Chronic Disease and Sex: Get Curious and Get...

Our Better Half ·

2021/02/21

On today’s episode, we are excited to welcome Dr. Lee Philips, a clinician who works with his patients to treat chronic illness and sexual dysfunction. He is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and an AASECT Certified Sex Therapist. In addition to his private practice in Washington, DC, Dr. Philips lectures around the country and is currently writing his first book, Sex & Love When You Are Sick, a project aimed at helping couples overcome shame and the sexual limitations caused by illness. He is also

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11:37

115: On Valentine’s Day Let’s Wake Up the Neighborhood

Our Better Half ·

2021/02/07

Valentine’s Day in COVID times is going to look a bit different than other times. Our co-hosts have cooked up a little something that can help make it special. Want to wake up the neighborhood? Join us for this special gift to you, our beloved listeners. And if you’d like to find more shows, visit our website and please subscribe! We love our listeners and welcome your feedback. You can find us on Facebook and Twitter. Or you can write to us at this address. We can’t wait to hear your thoughts. As

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28:57

114: What's New in Trans-Affirming Surgery

Our Better Half ·

2021/01/24

Dr. David Whitehead is a board-certified plastic surgeon. Dr. Whitehead is not just any plastic surgeon, though. In addition to the several areas of expertise he has developed, Dr. Whitehead is the gender affirming surgeon here on Long Island in New York, especially when it comes to genital surgeries. You can visit his Northwell Health profile here. If you have questions for Dr. Whitehead or want to know more about his work, please contact us here. And if you’d like to find more shows, visit our

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21:40

113: Talking About Sex in Black Communities

Our Better Half ·

2021/01/10

Today’s guest is Dr. Tracie Q. Gilbert, a Black femme sexuality educator who uses conversation to help achieve sexual wellness and healing for Black people intergenerationally. She is the founder of Thembi Anaiya (which means hope) and she is truly a gift to our world. We love talking with Dr. Gilbert and hope you’ll enjoy the show! You can find their inspirational messages on her lively Instagram page. If you have questions for Dr. Gilbert or want to know more about her work, please contact us

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21:23

112: To Be Sexual or Not To Be Sexual: Consent and...

Our Better Half ·

2020/12/13

Nathalie Huitema-Nuijens, originally from the Netherlands, with 15 years of experience working with older adults as a sexologist and psychologist, is on a mission. She wants to discover the determinants of sexual consent capacity in older adults with dementia. It’s a fascinating topic. If you have questions for Nathalie or want to know more about her research, please contact us here. And if you’d like to find some of our earlier shows, visit our website. Please subscribe! We love our listeners and

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29:23

111: Redefining Power in Sexuality Education

Our Better Half ·

2020/11/29

Our guest this week is Debby Herbenick, PhD, MPH and a Professor in the Indiana University School of Public Health, Director of the Center for Sexual Health Promotion. She’s a recent past-president of AASECT and an AASECT-Certified Sexuality Educator and the lead investigator of the National Survey of Sexual Health and Behavior (NSSHB), a decade-long study of the sexual attitudes and behaviors of Americans across eight decades of life. Debby has published six books about sex and love and numerous

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39:20

110: The Stonewall Generation: LGBTQ Elders on Sex,...

Our Better Half ·

2020/11/16

Dr. Jane Fleishman is our wonderful co-host. Today, join Dr. Jayleen Galarza and Dr. Rosara Torrisi as they interview Jane about her book The Stonewall Generation: LGBTQ Elders on Sex, Activism, and Aging. Jane is an award-winning sexuality professional with a PhD in Human Sexuality from the Widener University Center for Human Sexuality Studies. She conducts research, teaches classes, and writes articles. Jane is on a mission to promote sexual well-being to older adults in senior living

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26:45

109: Dancing Between the Raindrops: Cyber-Infidelity...

Our Better Half ·

2020/11/01

Our guest today is Dr. Peter Kanaris, PhD. Peter is an award-winning AASECT certified sex therapist on Long Island. He holds a doctorate in Clinical and School Psychology. He is a graduate Post-Doctoral Fellow of the Albert Ellis Institute in NYC where he served as a senior clinician, training supervisor and faculty member. Peter has also served as the Public Education Campaign Coordinator for the New York State Psychological Association. Particularly important for today’s conversation, Peter has

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28:28

108: Reclaiming Shame

Our Better Half ·

2020/10/18

We are thrilled to welcome Cyndi Darnell, an internationally renowned sex and relationship therapist and clinical sexologist originally from Australia. Her approach spans the clinical to the esoteric. She maintains a global consulting practice in NYC and online and offers insight into the quandaries of the erotic to transform fear and reclaim shame into freedom. You can learn more about her work here. If you like our show or if you have questions, contact us. And if you’d like to find some of our

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19:54

107: Sex Education in a Boutique Sex Toy Store

Our Better Half ·

2020/10/04

Our guest today is Ellen Barnard, owner and founder of A Woman’s Touch Sexuality Resource Center. Ellen is an AASECT Certified Sexuality Educator who has focused much of her work on aging and chronic illness. She has adopted an inclusive and welcoming, person-centered education approach with extensive resources. You can find more information about A Woman’s Touch here where you can also find plenty of educational materials about sexuality, sexual health, and erotic toys. Follow them on Instagram!

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24:15

106: Profound Impacts of Dementia on Relationships

Our Better Half ·

2020/09/20

Our guest today is Daniel Kaplan, a clinical social worker in gerontology and a professor at Adelphi University. His research focuses on older adults with neurological disorders and the changes they face in their lives and relationships. As the former National Director of Social Services for the Alzheimer’s Foundation, he discusses an innovative approach using poetry to spark creativity for people with dementia. Here’s a link to his research and teaching and here’s a link to the Alzheimer’s Poetry

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16:59

105: Boudoir Aesthetics

Our Better Half ·

2020/09/06

Our guest today is Nomi Ellenson, a boudoir photographer in New York City who is helping women reclaim the conversation about beauty in our culture. Nomi spoke about her own work, which is stunning and mentioned Lindsay Abromaitis-Smith, an artist, writer, and healer living with ALS. Join us for a fascinating discussion! We recorded this interview back in the winter of 2019 BC (before COVID). Like so many others, Nomi’s business was hit pretty hard but she’s still committed to her work and to

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03:08

104: Stay Tuned for Season Six

Our Better Half ·

2020/08/16

Great news! Our podcast has been picked up for Season Six! That means we are coming back very soon with a whole slew of great guests, surprises, and new ideas about sex and aging, so stay tuned. We’ll be back in September with a great new episode. If you like our show or if you have questions, contact us here. And if you’d like to find some of our earlier shows, visit our website. Please subscribe! We love our listeners and welcome your feedback. You can find us on Facebook and Twitter. Or you can

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103: Summer’s Here

Our Better Half ·

2020/08/02

Summer’s really here and that means it’s hot! It’s also the end of this season of Our Better Half. Today, Rosara and Jane reminisce about some great moments this season. While our hosts are taking some time off from the show to get rejuvenated, refreshed, and relaxed (as much as anyone can be during a pandemic), we hope you can do the same. If you like our show or if you have questions, contact us here at our website. Please subscribe! We love our listeners and welcome your feedback. Please find

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23:56

102: Welcoming LGBT Residents in Senior Living...

Our Better Half ·

2020/06/22

Happy Pride Month! Our guest today is the wonderful Tim Johnston, Senior Director of National Projects at SAGE, a terrific national organization dedicated to our elders in LGBTQ communities. Tim just published his second book, Welcoming LGBT Residents: A Practical Guide for Senior Living Staff, which is the first comprehensive book on how to create a positive and safer experience for LGBT older adults in senior living settings. We are delighted to welcome Tim back to our show and we think you’ll

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21:25

101: Sexual Loss and Hopes for the Future

Our Better Half ·

2020/05/21

Today we are bringing back Dr. Sabitha Pillai-Friedman, a well-respected clinician, researcher, and professor. She’ll be explaining her groundbreaking model on sexual loss. And her hopes for the future. She has so much to offer older adults and we adore her. Please join us! If you like our show or if you have questions, contact us here at our website. Please subscribe! We love our listeners and welcome your feedback. Please find us on Facebook and Twitter. You can write to us at this address.As

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19:56

100: Sexual Liberation from Birth to Crossing Over

Our Better Half ·

2020/05/03

Our guest this week, Ignacio Rivera, is an individual truly committed to sexual healing. Ignacio is a Queer, Trans, Two-Spirit, Black, Boricua, Taíno who prefers the gender-neutral pronoun “they.” Ignacio’s work focuses specifically on queer, trans, kink, and sexual liberation. Along with Aredvi Azad, Ignacio is a co-manager of The Heal Project, which has incredible resources on sex and sexuality. You can find them at The HEAL Project – heal to end CSA, from birth to crossing over. If you like our

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22:58

99: Spirituality and Sexuality

Our Better Half ·

2020/04/19

Our guest today is Dr. Melanie Davis, from the Unitarian Universalist Association. Most recently, she authored Our Whole Lives Sexuality Education for Older Adults. Join us for a spirited conversation! If you like our show or if you have questions, write to us at this address. You can subscribe to our podcast by sending us your email (or whatever way you subscribe to podcasts). We love our listeners and welcome your feedback. Please like us and follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Thanks for

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