Episodes

Friday May 01, 2020
Friday May 01, 2020
Today's guest is Worner Leland. We cover a lot of ground in this episode, touching on topics such as sexual tools and sex toys as therapeutic devices, sex ed and harm reduction, kink and harm reduction, sex ed and harm reduction for neurodivergent clients, and trans-affirming research and education.
Worner is a queer, nonbinary human that spends their time on LGBTQIA affirming research and on sex education. They are a Board Certified Behavior Analyst with Empowered: A Center for Sexuality in St. Louis, MO and with Upswing Advocates in Chicago, IL. They are the current Research and Dissemination Liaison of the Sexual Behavior: Research and Practice SIG of ABAI, a leader of Sex Positive St. Louis, and a cofounder of the St. Louis Non-Monogamy Connection. Worner specializes in transgender health education, harm reduction based sex education for adults with and without disabilities, atypical sexual behaviors, kink behaviors, and atypical relationship styles.
Connect:
www.upswingadvocates.org
www.empoweredcenter.com
www.sbrpsig.org
About Us:
Angela Skurtu is a licensed marriage and family therapist and an AASECT certified sex therapist. She is author of the books "Pre-Marital Counseling: A Guide for Clinicians," and "Helping Couples Overcome Infidelity." Her second book released in 2018. Get marriage therapy and sex therapy in the St Louis area with Angela Skurtu LMFT M.Ed. at: www.therapistinstlouis.com
This episode is sponsored by Let'sGetChecked.

Monday Apr 20, 2020
Day Drinking Sex Therapists with Dr. Angie Schubert and Dr. David Ley
Monday Apr 20, 2020
Monday Apr 20, 2020
Today I'm joined remotely with Dr. Angie Schubert and Dr. David Ley. This is a fun and funny chat about their professional careers and our favorite topic: sex!
Dr. Schubert is an assistant professor at Central Methodist University and lead clinician at Brightside Counseling. She is a free-spirited counselor and counselor educator who advocates for the sexual agency of all and who loves to talk about sex.
Connect:
Website - www.brightsidecounseling.net
Journal - digitalcommons.unf.edu/jcssw/
Podcast - Let's Get Uncomfortable
Dr. Ley is a world-renowned clinical psychologist, known for bringing scientifically-accurate and clinically sound information to discussions about modern sexuality. He serves on the board of the Sexual Health Alliance as an expert advisor and is an internationally-recognized expert on issues related to sexuality, pornography and mental health.
Connect:
Website: www.davidleyphd.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrDavidLey
Instagram: www.instagram.com/davidleyphd/?hl=en
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/david.leyphd
YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ2MWaJa3yof_95v5-God1w
About Us:
Angela Skurtu is a licensed marriage and family therapist and an AASECT certified sex therapist. She is author of the books "Pre-Marital Counseling: A Guide for Clinicians," and "Helping Couples Overcome Infidelity." Her second book released in 2018. Get marriage therapy and sex therapy in the St Louis area with Angela Skurtu LMFT M.Ed. at: www.therapistinstlouis.com

Monday Apr 13, 2020
Pornography Literacy with Barb Gross
Monday Apr 13, 2020
Monday Apr 13, 2020
Today's guest is Barb Gross, a Board Certified Behavior Analyst and an AASECT Certified Sexuality Educator. We talk about her work with adolescents and adults with autism and related disabilities, and we have an enlightening conversation around pornography literacy.
Connect:
Website - www.empoweredcenter.com
About Us:
Angela Skurtu is a licensed marriage and family therapist and an AASECT certified sex therapist. She is author of the books "Pre-Marital Counseling: A Guide for Clinicians," and "Helping Couples Overcome Infidelity." Her second book released in 2018. Get marriage therapy and sex therapy in the St Louis area with Angela Skurtu LMFT M.Ed. at: www.therapistinstlouis.com

Friday Apr 03, 2020
Gaining Clarity About COVID-19 with Dawn
Friday Apr 03, 2020
Friday Apr 03, 2020
awn* works within the broader healthcare system. On today's episode, she joins me remotely to offer some insight about how to handle our Coronavirus concerns, best practices for staying safe and healthy, and her predictions for what to expect in the future.
*"Dawn" is a pseudonym. Dawn has asked us not to use her real identity for privacy reasons.
Below is a list of resources that Dawn referenced in the conversation (or you can find the same information here).
About Us:
Angela Skurtu is a licensed marriage and family therapist and an AASECT certified sex therapist. She is author of the books "Pre-Marital Counseling: A Guide for Clinicians," and "Helping Couples Overcome Infidelity." Her second book released in 2018. Get marriage therapy and sex therapy in the St Louis area with Angela Skurtu LMFT M.Ed. at: www.therapistinstlouis.com

Thursday Mar 26, 2020
Navigating Relationships In The Coronavirus Era with Nicholas Aether
Thursday Mar 26, 2020
Thursday Mar 26, 2020
Nicholas Maio-Aether, MSPSY, BCBA, LBA is a Licensed Behavior Analyst, Practicum Supervisor, and Sex Therapist at Empowered: A Center for Sexuality LLC. Today, we talk about how the current pandemic can affect relationships.
Connect:
About Us:
Angela Skurtu is a licensed marriage and family therapist and an AASECT certified sex therapist. She is author of the books "Pre-Marital Counseling: A Guide for Clinicians," and "Helping Couples Overcome Infidelity." Her second book released in 2018. Get marriage therapy and sex therapy in the St Louis area with Angela Skurtu LMFT M.Ed. at: www.therapistinstlouis.com

Friday Mar 20, 2020
The Battlefield of Love with Marcus O. Boston
Friday Mar 20, 2020
Friday Mar 20, 2020
Today I speak with Marcus O. Boston. Marcus is a man-about-town and the hilarious host of the Cognac Corner Podcast. Our conversation spans the high of podcasting, strategies for dating and making friends, and Marcus' social experiences living in the Soulard neighborhood of St. Louis.
Connect:
Instagram - @cognac_corner
Twitter - @CognacCorner
Facebook - CognacCorner
Website - www.cognaccorner.com
About Us:
Angela Skurtu is a licensed marriage and family therapist and an AASECT certified sex therapist. She is author of the books "Pre-Marital Counseling: A Guide for Clinicians," and "Helping Couples Overcome Infidelity." Her second book released in 2018. Get marriage therapy and sex therapy in the St Louis area with Angela Skurtu LMFT M.Ed. at: www.therapistinstlouis.com