relearning touch Archives

“Healthy Intimacy After Abuse” with Elizabeth Smart, survivor (pt 2 of 2)

Posted on July 24, 2021 by Wendy Maltz - Sexual Abuse Healing

Part 2 of Wendy and Elizabeth’s honest, powerful conversation about “How to have healthy intimacy after abuse. (pt 2)” Elizabeth Smart is a nationally-recognized sexual abuse survivor and survivor advocate. In this segment we discuss effective ways to overcome challenges with touch, sexual enjoyment, and relationship closeness. This is Part 2 of a two part program available in audio and in transcript form at elizabethsmartfoundation.org. Elizabeth is outstanding in her healing strength, knowledge, compassion and commitment to helping others to heal.

LISTEN NOW on Apple podcasts

LISTEN NOW Spotify

LISTEN / READ NOW in transcript form at The Elizabeth Smart Foundation

Elizabeth Smart, The Elizabeth Smart Foundation

The Body article on Sexual Healing Tools

Posted on October 3, 2019 by Wendy Maltz - Sexual Abuse Healing

Writer Hannah Harris Green explores old and new sexual healing techniques in her article, “These Women Help Others Heal From Trauma and Enjoy Sex” (The Body: The HIV/AIDS Resource, Oct. 1, 2019). The article interviews Wendy Maltz and describes several basic Relearning Touch techniques from The Sexual Healing Journey. It also features a Netherlands-based engineer’s self-discovery kit for survivors and a clothing designer’s dental dam underwear. Though the tools come from divergent therapeutic and engineering fields, they share a common goal of helping survivors learn to feel more relaxed, present, and in control during intimate relating.

To read the article CLICK HERE

Sexology Podcast – Wendy & Dr. Moali Explore Sexual Healing

Posted on September 6, 2017 by Wendy Maltz - Media Interviews, Sexual Abuse Healing

Dr. Nazanin Moali interviewed Wendy for her on the Sexology podcast,“Healing from Sexual Assault with Wendy Maltz LCSW”. Wendy really enjoyed being on the program as Nazanin is such a caring therapist and interviewer. They identify some common myths about sex assault, various impacts of abuse on sex, how to heal, and what it feels like to develop and reclaim healthy sexuality.

To Listen, CLICK HERE

Dr. Nazanin Moali, Ph.D., Sexology Podcast

Wendy’s Couples Sexual Healing Videos — Watch Here for Free

Posted on November 2, 2015 by Wendy Maltz - Sexual Abuse Healing

We are pleased to announce that, as a gift to survivors and others, Wendy’s two highly-acclaimed sexual healing videos, “Relearning Touch” and “Partners in Healing,” are now available for free viewing here at HealthySex.com. The videos were co-produced with Intervision Media, a Eugene-based business, and have a long-history of being used and praised in therapeutic, educational, and individual self-help settings. Read their amazing reviews, learn more, and if you like, view them by visiting their pages on this site.

“Relearning Touch: Healing Techniques for Couples”
discusses and sensitively demonstrates the ground-breaking, highly beneficial relearning touch exercises described in Wendy’s book, The Sexual Healing Journey: A Guide for Survivors of Sexual Abuse.

“Partners in Healing: Couples Overcoming the Sexual Repercussions of Incest”
focuses on the crisis in intimacy faced by couples and how they learn to work as a team in healing.

Hand to Heart exercise demonstrated in “Relearning Touch” video

“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.

Categories: