Dealing with Sex Shame

This Sexplanations video, hosted by Dr. Lindsey Doe, looks at sex shame: how many people experience it, how often, and in what ways. The episode draws on hundreds of messages the host received from viewers on Facebook and Twitter describing shame from family, friends, organizations, teachers and medical providers. The video covers body shame, shame about gender, relationships, and sexual performance or the perceived lack of it. It also explores why these feelings arise and mentions the value of talking through shame with a therapist. The video is presented as a sponsored segment for BetterHelp online therapy.

• Viewer-submitted experiences of sex shame from family, teachers, friends and medical providers
• Body shame, gender, relationships and sexual performance
• Why shame-based feelings arise and how they can be addressed
• Talking through shame with a therapist

Go to http://betterhelp.com/sexplanations to try online therapy through BetterHelp. For a long time I've wanted to talk about sex shame on this channel. How many people experience it, how often, and in what ways. I think it is the number one cause of sexual dysfunction and dis-ease. I asked people on Facebook and Twitter to share their experiences of sexual shame to address them more collectively and received hundreds of messages describing shame from family members, friends, organizations, teachers, and medical providers. People referred to body shame, shame about gender, relationships, prowess or lack of. Some of them felt too ashamed to disclose the shame. This episode is for all of us to recognize what's happened and why we have the feelings we do. It's also to continue the process of letting the shame go -- setting it on fire -- talking it out with a therapist. I care about you and want you to live your best life! Dr. Doe's contact info: TWITTER : https://twitter.com/elleteedee TUMBLR : http://tumblingdoe.tumblr.com FACEBOOK : https://www.facebook.com/sexplanations DFTBA : https://store.dftba.com/collections/sexplanations WEBSITE : http://sexplanations.com Support Sexplanations by becoming a sexpla(i)naut: https://www.patreon.com/sexplanations https://www.patreon.com/sexplanationspodcast