This month we have Lillian Bailey, MS, LMFT, a licensed marriage and family therapist whose practice has a large focus in sex therapy. She shared with us her personal experiences with persistent pain and how that impacted her desire to help others with pain. She also explains her role as a mental health therapist in the more broad interdisciplinary pain team and we dive into what sex therapy actually entails and how to seek it out. Lillian highlights the problems with our societal expectations of sex and the negative impacts they can have on our mental health. Lillian also tests Erin and Kayla’s sex fact knowledge! We enjoyed our conversation and learned so much this month. We hope you do too!
References:
- “American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists |.” AASECT, https://www.aasect.org/.
- Lillian Bailey, MS, LMFT, https://www.lillianbaileymft.com/.
- Nagoski, Emily. Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life. Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, 2021.
- “Our Mission - the Smitten Kitten.” The Smitten Kitten Inc., 24 Nov. 2021, https://www.smittenkittenonline.com/. Pearsall, Paul.
- The Pleasure Prescription: To Love, to Work, to Play-- Life in the Balance. Hunter House Publishers, 1996.
- Psychology Today: Health, Help, Happiness + Find a Therapist. https://www.psychologytoday.com/.
Disclaimer: This podcast contains general information for community education purposes only, and does not take into account your specific comorbidities that your current healthcare provider may be managing. Please contact your care provider with questions regarding anything particular to you.
