Passion 101

If you’re looking for reasons to get back into shape, to lose weight and to improve your health, then consider the impact of your weight on your sex life! Research from Duke University indicates that up to 30% of obese people seeking help controlling their weight indicate problems with sex drive, sexual desire, sexual performance, or [...]

I’ll start right off by saying that this article might offend some of you.  In fact, some of you might have already been offended just by the title.  It is quite frank and some of the language might be blunt, yet my intention is to help.  I encourage you to continue reading, as I believe [...]

So, while it might seem fairly obvious, the latest research indicates that men who engaged in sex at least twice/week were 45 percent likely to develop serious heart disease.  Just another reason to keep the passion going! To read more about this research study by New England Research Institute, click below: Click here for the [...]

A report released by the Counsel On Contemporary Families indicates that the typical American Family increasingly shares more of the domestic responsibilities between them.  Since the 1960′s, men’s contribution to housework has more than doubled, from 15% to more than 30%.  And between 1965 and 2003, men’s participation in child care has tripled.

Dr. Sheck, My husband and I have been married for six years, and have a three-year old son. My husband watches porn videos regularly and by himself. He’s been doing this since before our marriage. I’m not a prude and I can accept his habit. In fact, I wanted to share this part of his [...]

In a previous blog post, “Are You Having Enough Sex?” I wrote about sex through the lens of quantity.  Today, the lens is quality.  Are you having “Good Enough” Sex and what does that even mean? I’m borrowing the term “good enough sex” from a concept by the renowned psychoanalyst, Donald Winicott, who wrote about [...]

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I’m very excited to be posting my radio interview on the “Sex and Intimacy Show” from 16 July 2009.  I’ve edited the original show down to about 23 minutes and I hope that you will enjoy them. It was a very fun show and I felt very well taken care of by the hosts, Elaina [...]

Dr. Sheck, I am a 23 year old woman in a committed relationship for the past two years. I love my boyfriend and want to eventually marry him. My one complaint is our sex life. He is a very considerate and tender lover. But, I have never had an orgasm with him! What can I [...]

Many couples I treat are concerned about their sex lives (big surprise for a couples therapist!). Some are more concerned with quantity and some are more concerned about quality. I’ve never been an “either/or” kind of guy, so let me share a few statistics and thoughts with you. According to the most recent Durex Global [...]

What is love?  This is a question that’s been asked for as long as we’ve had language, perhaps longer.  During the last decade or two, there has been a great deal written about the biochemistry of love, romance and mating.  We know a great deal now about the different hormones and neurotransmitters involved and scientists [...]