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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.

health & fitness sexuality

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79: Food, Age and Sex

Our Better Half ·

2019/02/11

This episode originally aired July 19th, 2017. We’re not going to lie, this episode started out with Ashley and Jane taking the whole idea of sensuality to a new level, dipping fruit into warm chocolate sauce with sea salt. That got them thinking about all the ways food can enrich and enliven your sexual life. They started with the ABC’s of erotic foods but got sidetracked as the chocolate sauce started dripping. Before they lost consciousness, they started with some of the latest research on sex

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17:45

78: Sexuality as a Key to Vital Aging

Our Better Half ·

2019/01/28

On today’s show, we are thrilled to welcome Dr. Anita Hoffer. Anita has been involved in sexuality and aging issues for many years. A retired Harvard Medical School Associate Professor, researcher, and reproductive biologist, she now teaches workshops addressing female sexuality, older women’s sexual concerns, and sexual literacy, counsels individuals and couples, and lectures to health care providers about the sexual needs of older adults. If you’re in the Boston area and you’d like to see Dr

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18:29

77: What's Hot What's Not

Our Better Half ·

2019/01/14

On this show, we gave our listeners tips on how to make the best out of winter and updates on what is hot in our work right now.

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22:59

76: Advocating for LGBT Elders

Our Better Half ·

2018/12/31

Today’s guest is Bob Linscott, one of the country’s leading advocates on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) aging. He’s the Assistant Director of the LGBT Aging Project at the Fenway Institute in Boston. His work with LGBT older adults is profiled in an award-winning film, Gen Silent. Bob was so generous with his time and knowledge for our listeners.

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13:19

75: How to Get Your Jingle Back

Our Better Half ·

2018/12/17

On this show, we gave our listeners tips on how to enjoy the holidays and make them as un-stressful as possible. If you like our show or if you have new ideas for topics or surveys, you can subscribe by sending us your email. We love our listeners and welcome your feedback. Please write to us at this address. And thanks for listening!

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20:15

74: Matchmaker, Matchmaker

Our Better Half ·

2018/12/03

Today’s guest is Lanie Delphin, one of the founders of Mass Match, a dating and matchmaking service for singles which started in Western Massachusetts and now goes far beyond the original area. An old-fashioned matchmaker blessed with new technology, Delphin provides service to everyone, whatever their sexual orientation might be. She knows it’s not easy to find love in this world but after speaking with her, we think her organization, Mass Match, can help. If you like our show, you can subscribe by

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12:08

73: Results of our Latest Survey: Finding a New Partner

Our Better Half ·

2018/11/17

Today we report on the results of our latest survey, Finding a Sexual Partner as an Older Adult. Thanks so much to all of you who participated in this survey. Most of the respondents were in their 70s. The complete demographic breakdown looked like this: 50-59 years old 29.2% 60-69 years old 24.3% 70-79 years old 37.5% 80-89 years old 20.9% 90+ years old 4.2% We got responses from 75% women and 25% men with no other genders identified. we also noticed that there were no men over the age of 74

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20:24

72: Sex Education from Birth and Beyond

Our Better Half ·

2018/11/05

Today’s episode features Dr. Jenni Skyler, an AASECT certified sex therapist, board certified sexologist, and a licensed marriage and family therapist. She has been the Director of The Intimacy Institute for sex and relationship therapy in Boulder, Colorado for over nine years. She is the in-house expert at Adam & Eve -- use the promo code BETTER for your discount

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15:27

71: Checking in with Jane and Ashley

Our Better Half ·

2018/10/22

Ashley and Jane analyze recent news, break down a new study and introduce their latest survey.

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18:08

70: Peace and Pleasure with Dr. Zelaika Hepworth Clarke

Our Better Half ·

2018/10/08

Dr. Zelaika Hepworth Clarke is a sexosopher, sexual epistemologist, cultural and clinical sexologist, sexecologist, African-centered social worker, and decolonizing autoethnographer. She is on the faculty of the California Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality. She’s studied internationally in Ghana, Kenya, Uganda, Trinidad, Jamaica, Netherlands, Spain, and Cuba. You can reach her by email at zelaika@gmail.com or through social media at https://www.facebook.com/Dr.Zelaika/ or

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22:55

69: From Sexual Identity to Elusive Orgasms to Sexual...

Our Better Half ·

2018/09/23

Today’s episode features Jane’s conversation with Dr. Vivienne Cass, a clinical psychologist for over 25 years, the person behind the Cass Lesbian and Gay Identity Model, the developer of the Illustrated Clitoris, the author of The Elusive Orgasm, an app creator of Explore Women’s Sex, a lecturer on sexology and sexual therapy, and so much more. You can find out more about Dr. Cass on her website here.

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68: Finding the Right Bra (With No Body Shaming)

Our Better Half ·

2018/09/16

Amy Dickinson from Gazebo Intimates treats Ashley to her first bra fitting. It turns out to be so helpful and a lot of fun. No body-shaming and no guilt. They fit all sorts of bodies. Just pure pleasure and expert advice. You can find out more at http://the-gazebo.com/ or drop by for your own fitting at 14 Center Street, downtown Northampton, MA.

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16:41

67: Loving Non-Egalitarian Relationships

Our Better Half ·

2018/09/02

Aisha-Sky Gates is a relationship coach for people in alternative lifestyle or designer relationships. What's that mean? Maybe they’re kinky, polyamorous, queer, swinging, or something else. She’s written a new book called Unequal Partnerships: A Dating Guide for Loving Non-Egalitarian Relationships and you can buy it here: https://aishaskygates.com/about-book/

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01:17

Coming Soon: Season 3

Our Better Half ·

2018/08/19

Our Better Half returns Sunday, September 2nd with a new season. Stay tuned for some of our best interviews yet! Plus, Jane and Ashley take a field trip.

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05:35

BONUS: Summer tips and more!

Our Better Half ·

2018/07/23

Jane and Ashley recount what they learned in Season 2. Plus, some tips to take with you on vacation or add to the mix of your normal routine.

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17:31

66: Sweatin' to the Oldies

Our Better Half ·

2018/06/11

This week, Ashley and Jane take a field trip to 50/50 Fitness Nutrition to talk to personal trainer, Jay McWilliams, about exercises for functional fitness. Plus a live workout!

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12:46

65: Shacking Up with Shackleton

Our Better Half ·

2018/06/03

Jane unabashedly loves a particular genre of books: true adventures of explorers where no one gets killed. Let’s just say it’s not everyone’s favorite. But she delights us this week with her ability to make the connection of Ernest Shackleton’s failed voyage to Antartica with sex at an older age. If you’ve been caught by the ‘Shacks’ bug, here’s a title she recommends: Lansing, A. (2015). Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage, New York: Basic Books Like our show? You can subscribe by sending

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64: Menopause: A Part of Life Continued

Our Better Half ·

2018/05/27

This week, we're continuing our conversation about menopause. Dr. Heather Dillaway is a researcher from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan who believes menopause is a part of life, a natural part of women’s sexual development, and is not a medical condition. She critiques the medicalization of women’s health in this article. Dr. Dillaway is part of The North American Menopause Society, a group dedicated to research on women and menopause. You can learn more about their work and upcoming

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17:03

63: Menopause: A Part of Life

Our Better Half ·

2018/05/20

Our guest this week is Dr. Heather Dillaway, a great researcher from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan who believes menopause is a part of life, a natural part of women’s sexual development, and is not a medical condition. She critiques the medicalization of women’s health in this article. Dr. Dillaway is part of The North American Menopause Society, a group dedicated to research on women and menopause.

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19:38

Episode 62: Finding Love

Our Better Half ·

2018/05/14

This week we talked about finding love in later life. People can be reluctant to date again after a divorce or the death of a spouse. Ashley and Jane discuss how to make this process easier, including how to communicate with your family and new partners when you start dating again. Here are links and references to the other resources that were mentioned in today’s episode: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3848887/ Send us your feedback at this address. And thanks for listening!

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