EP. 179: ADHD, Relationships and Sex with Sex Educator, August McLaughlin

ADHD for Smart Ass Women with Tracy Otsuka

Tracy Otsuka

Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 8 June 2022

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

At this point in the podcast I’ve covered just about every ADHD topic under the sun, but one area I’ve always tiptoed around has been sexuality and ADHD; I’ve never been quite sure how to approach it, or whether my listeners even wanted to hear me talk about it for that matter! Luckily, sex educator, journalist, author, and podcaster, August McLaughlin, isn’t afraid to run head-on into the scary and taboo. She offered to hold my hand this episode as we slowly wade into the tricky but wonderful world of sex and ADHD, from self-connection and masturbation, to rejection sensitivity and relationships, to even ‘girl boners’–yup, you read that right. If you’ve ever wondered how ADHD impacts your own relationship with sexuality but have felt embarrassed or unsure of where to start, August’s brilliance, empathy, and passion for this work will give you the perfect jumping-off point and may even empower you to go on a self-discovery journey of your own. Resources: Instagram: @augustmclaughlin Podcast: Her website:

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0:00.0	I'm all for sex positivity, but sometimes it does get kind of skewed to mean, or people
0:07.8	at least perceive it as having as much sex as possible, having as many partners as possible,
0:13.4	having the wildest sex possible, and that's not what it is.
0:16.9	Sex positivity is respecting your own sexuality, respecting other people's sexuality and really
0:25.6	seeing sex and or sexuality, which are not the same thing, has a good thing.
0:30.8	And what a wonderful gift for a partner to say, I take this very seriously, and you're
0:36.3	worth that to me.
0:40.0	Thomas Edison, Richard Branson, John F. Kennedy, Montserre, Michael Jordan, Will Smith.
0:52.7	That sounds like a list of highly successful titans in a variety of locations.
0:58.5	Why is it that we rarely hear that they have or have ADHD?
1:04.7	And you know what we hear even less about?
1:10.4	Serena Williams, Emma Watson, Mel Robbins, Woopy Goldberg, Agatha Christie, Aaron Brockovich,
1:19.2	Cher.
1:20.2	Yeah, the successful women navigating ADHD.
1:24.8	And that's exactly why I started this podcast, ADHD for smart-ass women.
1:30.5	I'm your host, Tracy Otsuka.
1:32.8	I'm a lawyer, not a doctor, a lifelong student, now a coach.
1:37.6	I'm also the creator of your ADHD brain is A-OK, a system that helps people like you
1:44.6	figure out what they should do with their life.
1:47.6	And we're here today to talk ADHD.
1:50.7	Your strengths, your symptoms, your workarounds, and how you proudly stand out instead of trying
1:56.4	to fit in.
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