This is the second reader questions I answered for Glow magazine. From January to March I am there official sex expert.
“Is there any contraceptive buying etiquette? It just seems unfair that birth control costs so much more than condoms!”

I haven’t heard of any birth control etiquette per se, however common sense can direct this situation.
If [...]

I’m the featured Sex Expert for Canada’s Glow magazine for, at least, the next four months. Watch for me January through to March.
Here’s the first reader question Glow asked me to answer.
Glow Reader Question:“I dreamt that I cheated on my boyfriend with an ex and I feel awful! What does this mean?”
My Response:
It’s not just [...]

Do couples have unrealistic expectation about sex — and how do we deal with those expectations?
We live in a very sexualized society. In the last twenty five years we’ve come to value part of our self worth based on our sexuality and sexiness.
With women’s emancipation the ideal that sex was her wifely duty was [...]

How long does good sex really last?
When a couple is first together, they have enough dopamine and the body’s own amphetamine-like hormones that they are sufficiently aroused in a nanosecond. So sex can last for three minutes and be mind blowing.
Generally though, after two years, it takes a woman a minimum fifteen minutes for [...]

Does kissing do more than simply lead to sex?
One couple I know has a “10 second” kiss rule. That is when things are getting hectic with kids, career, life, one would say, “ten second kiss”. They would have to drop everything and kiss each other for, well, ten seconds. It was their way of [...]

I recently did an interview with Self magazine’s Feature Editor, Caroline Schaefer.

Great interview with some thought provoking questions. Here’s what Caroline and I talked about.
Self Magazine
The subject is how life changes affect your sex life. Everything from little switches (hair color, bikini wax) to life shifts (new baby, moving to a new city) can [...]

A reporter interviewed me this morning for the Christmas edition of First For Women. Brenda Kearns’ story is about tricks to help women rasie their oxytocin level in order to lower their cortisol level. Great story and much needed to help us through the craziness of the holiday season.

This was my contribution to her article.
It’s [...]

Question
My husband says he doesn’t want to have any more kids, but refuses to have a vasectomy. I’ve told him it’s only fair since I had to go through childbirth. What can I do to convince him?
 Dr. Trina’s Response:
Hmmmm. Giving guilt (i.e. you suffered to have your children) that will inevitably lead into power struggles…not [...]

Question 
I’ve been divorced a year, but have to admit there’s still a powerful sexual connection with my ex and sometimes I want to pick up the phone and suggest a casual hook-up. Is it O.K. to have sex with an ex?
Dr. Trina’s Response
First know you are not some freak’oid because you want to have sex with [...]

Question 
I have a huge crush on George Clooney and like to daydream about having sex with him even though I am very happily married. Is this normal?
Dr. Trina’s Response: 
George Clooney…yum. Good choice
Fantasy is a healthy part of any relationship. It allows you to be, do, and have sexual encounters in your regular life that are not [...]