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 [...]
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 [...]
Why I Am No Longer A Sex Addiction Therapist: Treating Out-of-Control Sexual Behaviors Treating Out-of-Control Sexual Behaviors as Reflected on By Dr. Joe Kort In the 1980s, addiction models were becoming increasingly popular, and the sex addiction model tagged onto that wave. Twelve-step groups on behavioral addictions were forming everywhere. [...]
Read Joe’s latest interview on helping couples talk about porn use. There’s no doubt that pornography use is on the rise, and this issue is becoming more common in recent years because of its proliferation on the internet and easy, instant access. Currently, 12% of websites on the Internet are [...]
A Place For Straight Spouses After Their Mate Comes Out Of The Closet : NPR Betty and Jeff Waite and their 20-something sons gather a couple times a month for a meal. On a recent Sunday afternoon, 56-year-old Betty served up a platter of bacon, French toast, orange juice and [...]
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SEXUAL HEALTH CERTIFICATE PROGRAM INVITE TO ATTEND 2016 University of Michigan Sexual Health Certificate Program (UMSHCP) is now accepting applications. Start date: April 2016. Website: http://ssw.umich.edu/programs/ce/UMSHC The University of Michigan Sexual Health Certificate Program (UMSHCP) provides comprehensive education and training to professionals interested in the field of sexual [...]
Does London have a homophobia problem within the gay community? I was interviewed for this article: Does London have a homophobia problem within the gay community? ‘Gay men are taught from a young age that they are not manly enough, inferior and wrong. There’s a tendency to become hyper-masculinised and [...]
New York Times refers to Dr. Kort as a “renegade” of couples therapy NYTimes: First Comes Sex Talk With These Renegades of Couples Therapy These renegades of couples therapy — such as Suzanne Iasenza, Margie Nichols, Jean Malpas, Marty Klein, Joe Kort, Arlene Lev, Marta Meana and Tammy Nelson — [...]
Sex Q&A: Does Bottoming Have To Hurt? Does Bottoming Have To Hurt? Hey BuzzFeed, First of all, I would like to thank you for all you do. You’re amazing, and I love it all. Can’t start my day without spending some time on BuzzFeed. I am a gay 21-year-old male, [...]
