What This Acclaimed Sex Therapist Wants You to Know

About this episode

Ian Kerner, a renowned sex therapist, shares insights on relationships, attraction, and enhancing sexual experiences.

Shownotes Take your business to the next level with my FREE VITA Coaching Checklist Ian's definition of great sex and how you can bring it into practice Why basic chemical attraction is part of what keeps couples together How dating apps impact relational and sexual experiences The number one key to Ian and his wife's sex life after 25 years together A daily practice for men and one for women to enhance presence and pleasure Bio Ian Kerner, PhD, LMFT is a licensed psychotherapist and nationally recognized sex therapist who works with individuals and couples on a range of relational issues that often lead to distress. He's regularly featured as an expert in various media, such as The Atlantic, The New York Times, The Economist, and NPR, as well as contributes regularly on the topic of relationships for CNN. Ian lectures frequently, with recent presentations for the Psychotherapy Networker Symposium, the Ackerman Institute, Tony Robbins, Goop, and TED 2021, and is the New York Times bestselling author of She Comes First and the recently published So Tell Me About the Last Time You Had Sex. In addition to being a Clinical Fellow of the American Association of Marriage and Family…

People in this episode

Host: Layla Martin

Guest: Ian Kerner

Topics covered

• sex therapy
• relationships
• dating apps
• sexual experiences
• couples therapy
• presence and pleasure

Keywords

• sex therapy
• relationships
• dating apps
• sexual experiences
• couples therapy
• presence
• pleasure

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists, Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy, CNN, The Atlantic, The New York Times, The Economist, NPR, Tony Robbins, Goop

Books & works: She Comes First, So Tell Me About the Last Time You Had Sex

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