The Difference Between Sexual Orientation and Erotic Orientation Watch my latest video regarding the difference between sexual orientation and erotic orientation. Your sexual identity is how you self-identify as gay, straight, bisexual, lesbian and everything in between. Your erotic identity are your sexual fantasies, desires and behaviors which you enjoy. [...]
11 Serious Problems That Don't Have To Mean The End Of A Relationship Cheating is a tough blow, and one that a lot of people can't forgive or get over. But cheating doesn't have to mean the end of things, according to Joe Kort Ph.D. in an article for Psychology Today. [...]
My response to a famous and well respected marital therapist who came out against porn: This is extremely disappointing to see you write on something I have never seen or heard you talk about before. You say nothing here about gay and bisexual men and lesbians who do not have [...]
I'm a guest on the Ask Dr. Nandi show! The upcoming episode "Working with Your Spouse" airs on Friday February 12th and Sunday February 14th. at 1pm. The Ask Dr. Nandi show is a national lifestyle medical talk show and airs nationally on Impact Network (Dish Satellite channel 268 and DirectTV channel [...]
The BRO Phenom, and the Demise of Sexual Labeling: An App That Connects Straight Men for Sex Is Challenging Simple Definitions There is something fascinating going on in the basement of our culture. Not all that long ago, there were a relatively small number of words we used to describe [...]
Tips for Singles Tips for Singles 1. Set aside your pride. Dating is not for the hypersensitive. Even if this person isn’t interested in you because of how you look or how you are in bed, remember that’s about them and their desires, not about you. Another person may want you because [...]
5 Tips on How to Make a Relationship Last Click here to download the pdf. 1. Understand the stages of love . Every relationship goes through three stages of love including romantic love, the power struggle and real love--respectively. Romantic love is supposed to happen and supposed to end. If you are [...]
Resources for Religious LGBTQIA The following was put together by a colleague of mine John R. Edwards, L.C.S.W. It is very important that all non LGBT therapists and LGBT therapists who are not religious who work with LGBT folks who are struggling with their sexual orientation and religious beliefs understand [...]
Buzzfeed article Dr. Kort is interviewed in: How I Learned There’s More Than One Way To Have Gay Sex Joe Kort, a 52-year-old writer and sex therapist, explained that it’s not just that he rarely engages in penetrative sex. In our phone interview, he told me that he’s never had [...]
Sex Addict or Homosexual? I know of clients telling their therapist, "I would rather be a sex addict than a homosexual." Some sex addiction therapists, especially those who have a religious influence to their work, admittedly believe that homosexuality is not an "authentic" identity, particularly for those who do not [...]