Are you destroying trust and intimacy with these tiny reactions?

It’s confession time again. In my two previous relationships, I was a master microaggressor. I didn’t know it at the time – in fact, I felt quite justified and righteous in how I handled our disagreements and disappointments. I was in the right, after all. Looking back, I see now how damaging those little looks, eye rolls, & tiny sarcastic remarks were …

Sex Gets Real 66: A selfish wife, a bad lover, and the Wachowskis

Listener questions galore! Interested in attending Dawn’s live Q&A all about relationships on Thursday, July 16th? Pop on over and sign-up. She’d love to have some listeners in the audience. Wow, it’s a great week for listener questions. After a quick talk about cuddling and the Wachowski siblings, we dive into some amazing stuff. One listener wants to know what …

What the pros know: the (not-so-secret) secret to great sex

Recently, at the end of a long and powerful session with one of my clients, I made a little joke to her about all of my sex failures. She stopped and looked at me, and then said: “I find that hard to believe. You’re so awesome at…everything.” Um. That couldn’t be farther from the truth, and I said as much. In fact, …

Sex Gets Real 59: Queer Porn Film Festival

Dawn’s mind gets blown in the best possible way. If you’re in the DC area, join Dawn for her relationship communication bootcamp on June 11th. Check it out here. The Queer Porn Film Festival was beyond rad. Films with trans women, trans men, fat bodies, all different color bodies, doing all sorts of yummy, curious, and funny things. Links to …

You don’t need to love your body to have amazing sex

I don’t know how you feel about your body, but the relationship that I have with my body is deep, complex, and not at all consistent. Over the years, I’ve been quite mean to both my body and myself. In fact, there was a time when I believed myself to be so undesirable that I almost cried when a lover …

Sex Gets Real 58: Cooper Beckett on swinging, poly, and his new book

Cooper Beckett and swinging! In the DC area? Then join Dawn’s new meetup: Relationship Communication Bootcamp. The first event is June 11th and you can sign-up now! Each month we’ll get together and practice fun, easy techniques for learning how to communicate more openly. Can’t wait to see you there. Cooper’s here! Cooper’s here! We are so excited to talk …

Sex Gets Real 56: Vulva puppet, pubic hair, and Game of Thrones

Vulva puppet, hair down there, masturbation, and porn. First up, we are interviewing Cooper Beckett from Life on the Swingset, so if you have questions for him, get those to us by Thursday, April 30th. This episode is a collection of all the things. If you want to help name Dawn’s new vulva puppet, just head over to her Instagram …

Eliminate these three words to improve your sexual confidence

I’ve noticed an epidemic in my life and in the lives of my clients. The more I look and listen, the more I realize it’s everywhere. We’re all suffocating beneath layers of guilt, shame, comparison, and fear all because of three little words. This is especially true when it comes to sex and the way we view our bodies. You may …

Sex Gets Real 54: Joan Price and senior sex

Sex as we age – there’s so much to learn! Joan Price is on the air with us today and she is amazing. We are talking about seniors (folks over 50) and sex. What changes in our 50s, 60, 70s, and beyond when it comes to sex? How does ageism play out? Joan is the leading expert in ageless sexuality, …