Women Who Stray

Notes on the history and current practice of female infidelity

David J. Ley Ph.D.

Making Kink COVID-19 Safe

Opening up to kinky gatherings can be done safely, in the days of COVID-19, with accommodations and safety practices.

My Therapist, the Porn Star

Part 2: Exploring the therapeutic issues of therapists who make adult content.

My Therapist, the Porn Star

Part 1: When your therapist is a porn star, how does it affect therapy?

A Loneliness Epidemic

The intersection between our loneliness epidemic and COVID-19 isolation.

The Return of Fabulist Damian Sendler

An exposed fake sex doctor returns, yet again promoting himself as an expert in a sensational and critical area of medicine.

Why COVID-19 Is Killing Your Boundaries

Social isolation and solitary confinement erode our personal boundaries in relationships and work.

From Sex Addiction Therapist to Porn Star

Years ago, Daniel was a sex addiction therapist. Today, he's a porn star, and still a practicing therapist, though his approach to sexuality has changed radically.

Don’t Count on a COVID-19 Baby Boom

The idea of a quarantine baby boom has intuitive appeal, but the science doesn't really support it.

OMG I Accidentally Showed My Therapist a Naked Picture!

That moment when your patient shows you a picture of their car and accidentally swipes right!

Claims of Sex Addiction Don’t Save Weinstein

The conviction of Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein serves as a final nail in the coffin for the concept of sex addiction.

Xenophobia in Response to Pandemics Is (Sadly) Normal

Xenophobia in response to fears of infection has a long history in human evolution. To combat racism, let’s use facts, not shame.

Shy Scorpions and Moody Frogs

Some aspects of our personalities are a bit easier to change than others.

Therapy with Kink: An End to Shame

For more than a century, therapists have assumed that deviant sexual interests are uncommon and unhealthy. New guidelines now offer accurate, unbiased clinical ways to help.

Family Secrets Revealed by Genetic Testing

Will secrets revealed by genetic testing change our ideas about ourselves, our families, and our heritage?

I'm Not Tired, You're Tired: Contagious Yawning

What (surprisingly interesting) research tells us about yawns.

Gaming Isn't an Addiction Either

It's not that video games are bad for you, it's that kids who feel frustrated in life can use video gaming in dysregulated ways.

Forget Me Not: The Persistent Myth of Repressed Memories

The idea that people "block out" traumatic memories has been proven wrong over and over. Why, then, do therapists continue to promote it?

Misogyny in Porn: It’s Not What You Think

Claims that pornography feeds misogyny have limited evidence, but hatred toward women appears rife in those who oppose pornography.

Am iCheating?

Surprising numbers of webcam users report anxiety over their use—but it's not the sex that has them stressed out.

Weaponized Ethics Complaints Against Clinicians

As licensed clinicians engage publicly in social media debates of politics, healthcare, and sexuality, they take the risk that their right to free speech may be challenged.

Who's in Denial? The Patient or the Therapist?

If your therapist tells you that you're in denial, it's probably them that has the problem - not you.

Crisis Line Hoaxes

Some callers to crisis lines go to elaborate, complex lengths to perpetrate strange hoaxes.

Why Are Mental Health Issues Greater Among Bisexual People?

Bisexuals struggle more with depression, anxiety, and suicide. New data suggests it may be related to them or their partners wanting them to be straight.