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Mental Illness Happy Hour

#517 Out of Control Sexual Behavior - Jess Levith LMFT

Mental Illness Happy Hour

Paul Gilmartin

Health & Fitness, Relationships, Society & Culture, Mental Health, Sexuality

4.8 β€’ 6.1K Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 11 December 2020

⏱️ 92 minutes

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Summary

Sex therapist and Paul’s longtime friend, Jess Levith, helps unpack the sexual shame that we can sometimes feel and offers tips on how to be present and feel "in your body". More about Jess Levith LMFT web site jessicalevith.com Twitter @jesslevithmft Medium (the writing blog) https://medium.com/@jesslevithmft Support Our Sponsors! This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp online counseling. To get a free week go to www.BetterHelp.com/mental Must be 18. For those under 18 you will be redirected to or can go directly to TeenCounseling at www.teencounseling.com Other Links Mentioned WAYS TO HELP THE PODCAST ______________________ Subscribe via iTunes and leave a review. It costs nothing. https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/mental-illness-happy-hour/id427377900?mt=2 β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€” Spread the word via social media. It costs nothing. Our website is www.mentalpod.com our FB is www.Facebook.com/mentalpod and our Twitter and Instagram are both @Mentalpod -------------------------------------------------------- Become a much-needed Patreon monthly-donor (with occasional rewards) for as little as $1/month at www.Patreon.com/mentalpod Become a one-time or monthly donor via Paypal or Zelle (make payment to [email protected]) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Try Our Sponsor’s Products/Services --------------------------------------------------- See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0

Welcome to episode 517 with my return guest, Dr. Jess Levith.

0:07.4

It's also a buddy of mine, known for a long time.

0:11.0

Very, very happy to have her back on.

0:13.0

My name is Paul Gilmorton.

0:14.4

This is the Metal Illness Happy Hour.

0:16.0

A place for honesty about all the battles in our heads, for medically diagnosed conditions,

0:22.3

past traumas and sexual dysfunction to everyday compulsive negative thinking.

0:26.8

This shows not meant to be a substitute for professional mental counseling.

0:30.7

I am not a therapist.

0:32.0

It's not a doctor's office.

0:33.6

It's more like a waiting room with better magazines.

0:37.5

I have no magazines.

0:39.6

I think I have one hockey magazine.

0:45.2

Let's kick things off with a happy moment.

0:48.4

Actually this was a comment at the end of a happy moment filled out by Broulai who identifies

0:55.8

as non-binary and they wrote, in your last episode with rich relationship trauma, a point

1:02.5

was brought up about a therapist mentioning that the emotionally abusive person should

1:06.4

have been a quote prostitute by now considering her history of sexual abuse and BPD.

1:12.4

I wish you had addressed that comment as harmful.

1:15.5

There's a correlation between sex work and childhood sexual trauma, but I don't think

1:19.1

it should be seen as a disastrous outcome for people who have experienced such trauma.

1:24.8

Work is often liberating and helpful for people with sexual trauma and the therapist who

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