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About the Healthy Sex Blog

Welcome to the Healthy Sex blog. Here we share the latest news and information about Wendy’s media interviews, presentations, and publications. You can find blog posts listed according to topic categories such as Sex & Love, Sex Abuse Healing, Sexual Fantasy, Porn Recovery, Reflections on Sex, and more – as well as by the date posted.

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Reflections on Sex (RoS) posts

“Reflections on Sex” is a special category of blog posts featured in the Healthy Sex blog. It is sometimes referred to using the abbreviation, RoS. These blog posts serve as a running column, like a newspaper column. In these writings, Wendy shares the most fascinating ideas and insights she gained about sex in her more than forty years of work as a sex educator and therapist. New “Reflections on Sex” blog posts are published about one a month and are highlighted on this page. To find out as soon as one is posted follow Wendy Maltz on Twitter or Facebook for announcements.

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“Reflections on Sex” provides me an exciting opportunity to examine sex from old and new perspectives and share stories and ideas I haven’t written about before. I’m eager to tell you about the people, experiences, and discoveries that caught my attention and influenced my life. I hope you will find my observations entertaining as well as informative. Perhaps they will inspire you to reflect on your own journey with sex, how your views about it have changed, and what sex means to you.

Wendy Maltz

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What’s Missing About Sex in Porn

Posted on June 22, 2015 by Wendy Maltz - Media Interviews, Porn Problem Recovery

Nic DiDomizio, a Mic.com sex & relationship columnist, discusses some important drawbacks of watching today’s pornography in his article entitled, “One Tweet Sums Up What’s Missing About Sex When We Watch Porn”.  The article was inspired by a tweet by a man named Kristian who tweeted: “Is there any gay porn where they go out on a date, fall madly in love w each other, have passionate sex, and cuddle at the end?” In his article, Nic shares how pornography emphasizes body parts and stimulation and ignores the emotional and partner-oriented dimensions of sex that contribute to sexual satisfaction in relationships. Consequently, porn may handicap people who are raised and rely on it as a sexual outlet. Nic interviews Wendy, mentions The Porn Trap and let’s readers know that there is a way to make up for lost learning.

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Nicolas DiDomizio for Mic.com

Tags: "One Tweet Sums Up What's Missing About Sex When We Watch Porn", Kristian Lising tweet, Mic.com, Nicolas DiDomizio, pornography impact, sexual stimulant, The Porn Trap, wendy maltz


Lasting Love Connection – Sexual Healing Interview

Posted on June 5, 2015 by Wendy Maltz - Media Interviews, Sexual Abuse Healing

When couples suffer because they can’t open up about their sexual wounds it affects their intimacy. Wendy was recently interviewed by Luis Congdon on the hit marriage enrichment show – The LastingLoveConnection podcast. It’s featured many wonderful colleagues such as Dr. Harville Hendrix, Dr. Dan Siegel, Drs. John and Julie Gottman.

On the show we went in depth on how couples can support each other recover from sexual abuse. To listen to the show CLICK HERE or on the picture below:

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“What Sex After Sex Abuse Is Really Like” article

Posted on February 5, 2015 by Wendy Maltz - Media Interviews, Sexual Abuse Healing

Writer Tracy Clark-Flory provides readers a close look into the after-effects of sexual assault in a new article, “What Sex After Sexual Assault Is Really Like,” in the online magazine Refinery29. The piece features expert advice from sex therapist Wendy Maltz LCSW DST, and mentions, The Sexual Healing Journey: A Guide for Survivors of Sexual Abuse as a resource. Clark-Flory also discusses the wisdom of Wendy’s “relearning touch” exercises and the importance of moving slowly back into being sexual when recovering from this type of trauma. To read the article, CLICK HERE

In another article, writer Lucia Peters of Bustle magazine praises Clark-Flory for breaking the silence on discussing the the real problems and lasting effects that can result from sexual assault. To read this follow-up article, CLICK HERE.

Tags: Bustle, Lucia Peters, Refinery29, relearning touch, sexual assault, sexual effects, The Sexual Healing Journey, Tracy Clarck-Flory, wendy maltz


Porn Use and Marriageability – A Connection?

Posted on January 28, 2015 by Wendy Maltz - Media Interviews, Porn Problem Recovery

Does heavy pornography use reduce marriageability? A recent study of factors influencing when and whether a person marries by a German research group suggests it does. Writer Kelsey Clark discusses the study, interviews Wendy Maltz about what might be going on, and mentions The Porn Trap in a new article entitled, “Pornography Addiction: Another Reason for the U.S. Marriage Decline” in the Deseret News. To read the article, CLICK HERE.

Tags: marriage factors, marriageability, Pornography addiction, The Porn Trap, US marriage decline, wendy maltz


Polish translation of “The Porn Trap” now available

Posted on December 18, 2014 by Wendy Maltz - Porn Problem Recovery, Uncategorized

The Polish publishing house, Media Rodzina, has just released “The Porn Trap: The Essential Guide to Overcoming Problems Caused by Pornography” by Wendy Maltz and Larry Maltz in both e-book and paperback book formats. For more information and to order the book Click Here.

Tags: Larry Maltz, Media Rodzina, Polish translation, The Porn Trap, wendy maltz


Need to Educate Kids About Pornography – Schwartz article

Posted on November 17, 2014 by Wendy Maltz - Media Interviews, Porn Problem Recovery

Canadian journalist, Daniel Schwartz, discusses the rising need for parents and teachers to educate children about pornography in his article, “Pornography, kids, and sex education: what to do?” published online with CBC news. The article reveals how increasing numbers of children are viewing porn and turning to it for sex education. Several studies are sited revealing concerns teens have about the impact of porn on their understanding of sex, sexual relationships and intimacy. Wendy Maltz LCSW DST was interviewed for the article and she talked about the sexual conditioning that occurs with porn when it is coupled with arousal, and porn’s negative impact on sexual development and intimacy learning.  The Porn Trap was mentioned.

Click here to read the full article

Canadian journalist, Daniel Schwartz

Tags: Daniel Schwartz, pornography impact on kids, pornography use teens, sex education, sexual intimacy learning, The Porn Trap, wendy maltz


Wendy Receives the SASH Carnes Award

Posted on October 29, 2014 by Wendy Maltz - Events, Porn Problem Recovery, Sexual Abuse Healing

Wendy Maltz, LCSW, DST, received the prestigious Carnes Award from the Society for the Advancement of Sexual Health for “her outstanding work in the field of sexual addiction.” Dr. Patrick Carnes presented the award on October 25, 2014 at the SASH National Conference in Portland, Oregon.

Carnes described Wendy as a pioneer who “was one of the first of all of us to really see the significance of cybersex and its impact on sexual health.” He praised her for helping to bridge various sexual health and treatment communities with the sex addict recovery communities, and for her enduring commitment to “making sex not only safe, but fun.”

Wendy Maltz receiving the Carnes Award from Dr. Patrick Carnes at the 2014 SASH conference

Tags: Carnes award, healthy sexuality, Patrick Carnes, porn addiction, SASH award, sex addiction, sexual abuse healing, Society for the Advancement of Sexual Health, wendy maltz


Why Porn Fails as Sex Ed – UO Daily Emerald

Posted on October 12, 2014 by Wendy Maltz - Media Interviews, Porn Problem Recovery