About this episode

Dr. Lori Brotto discusses the importance of collaboration between sex therapists and medical clinicians in addressing women's sexual health issues.

As a gynecologist, I help women with the physical, hormonal, and medical aspects of sexual response: eliminate sexual pain, and help women who can’t orgasm due to an SSRI, diabetes or vascular disease. I am not a therapist. I do not treat the psychosocial aspects of sexual difficulties or address the mind-body connection. And that is why the work I do depends on experts like my guest today, Dr. Lori Brotto Dr. Lori Brotto is a registered psychologist, researcher, and global leader in women’s sexual health. A Professor at the University of British Columbia and Distinguished University Scholar, she has spent more than two decades developing and validating evidence-based treatments for women’s sexual concerns and is widely recognized for pioneering the use of mindfulness in sexual health. She co-developed eSense to translate this body of research into accessible, evidence-based care beyond traditional clinical settings. Dr. Brotto has authored more than 280 scientific publications and is also the author of Better Sex Through Mindfulness and its companion workbook. In this episode: Why a sex therapist and medical clinician need to collaborate How mindfulness helps arousal and libido…

People in this episode

Host: Lauren Streicher

Guest: Dr. Lori Brotto

Topics covered

• sexual health
• mindfulness
• libido
• women's health
• sexual response
• menopause

Keywords

• sexual response
• mindfulness
• libido
• women's sexual health
• menopause
• sexual difficulties
• SSRI

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of British Columbia

Books & works: Better Sex Through Mindfulness

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