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Aunt Flo, Shark Week, Time of the Month. What is your favourite euphemism to avoid saying the word menstruation? Menstruation happens to half of the population at some point in their lives, but it is taboo in many places. This taboo prevents us from talking openly about menstruation and the menstrual cycle because it is seen as icky and gross. Of all the topics related to sex, the menstrual cycle might be the most shrouded in mystery.

How much pain is normal during your period? Is PMS real? When during the cycle is pregnancy a risk? Can you answer these questions? Listen in to learn about things you might not know about the menstrual cycle.

Periods? What do we know? Do we know things? Let's find out!

Links mentioned in this episode

Wikipedia entry about the menstrual cycle.

Ask questions anonymously here.

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Hosted by Dr. Lisa Dawn Hamilton, psychology professor and sex educator.

Production and script assistance by Matt Tunnacliffe

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the last episode of DWKT, I promised an episode on the menstrual cycle, but something urgent came up. That urgent matter was the birth control discussion on Love is Blind season 6. One of the couples decides not to have penis-vagina sex because they really, really don't want to get pregnant. At first I judged them, but then thanks to an Instagram post, I came around and realized I was a jerk. Listen as I talk about why we shouldn't judge them, comment on the horror that is sex ed and reproductive health in the U.S., and give a crash course on birth control.

Birth Control! What do we know? Do we know things? Let's find out!

Links mentioned in this episode

The IG post is in this reel

Vasalgel website

The next episode is about all thinks menstruation: Ask questions anonymously here.

Download the script here.

Hosted by Dr. Lisa Dawn Hamilton, psychology professor and sex educator.

Production and script assistance by Matt Tunnacliffe

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Until Pelvic Floor Physiotherapist Katie Kelly asked me if I was going to do an episode about lubrication, I had no idea how much I didn't know! I thought lube was pretty basic. Turns out, there's a lot to know, especially about water-based lubes. I also think not enough people are aware of the importance of lube. It helps things feel better whether you are talking solo sex, hand sex, vaginal sex, or anal sex. There is a lube for every occasion. It helps for reducing pain and increasing pain. pleasure.

Lube! What do we know? Do We Know Things? Let's find out!

Links mentioned in the episode

Katie Kelly on Instagram and TikTok

Reconnect Health Centre

MotherhoodLink (Online courses for pregnancy, birth, and postpartum)

WHO recommendations 2012, 2020

Dangerous Lilly Lube Guide

Bad Vibes Lube Info

Find the script for this episode here.

Hosted by Dr. Lisa Dawn Hamilton, psychology professor and sex educator.

Music and editing Jeremy Dahl https://www.palebluedot.ca/

Script assistance by Matt Tunnacliffe

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Have you seen the many media articles or talk shows that say being on hormonal contraceptives can make you choose the “wrong” partner? Have you ever wondered if this was true? I realized it was high time that I investigate this research to see how the pill affects who we choose. On this episode, I delve into the research on genetic compatibility, hormonal changes on the pill, whether or not any of this matters when choosing a partner, and how smelly t-shirts factor in.

Genetics and the pill! What do we know? Do We Know Things? Let’s find out!

Find the script for this episode here.

Hosted by Dr. Lisa Dawn Hamilton, psychology professor and sex educator.

Music and editing Jeremy Dahl https://www.palebluedot.ca/

Script assistance by Matt Tunnacliffe

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Consensually non-monogamous (CNM) relationships are increasing in number, and there is more curiosity and awareness about these kinds of relationships than ever before. Rachel Krantz, author of Open: An Uncensored Memoir of Love, Liberation, and Non-monogamy is my guest on this episode. We talk about her story of beginning her non-monogamous journey in a relationship that involved manipulation and emotional abuse. We also explore misconceptions about non-monogamy and the challenges and benefits of non-monogamous relationships.

Non-monogamy! What do we know? Do We Know Things? Let’s find out!

Links mentioned in this episode:

Rachel Krantz Twitter and Instagram

Kathy Labriola

Tara Brach

Find the script for this episode here.

Hosted by Dr. Lisa Dawn Hamilton, psychology professor and sex educator.

Music and editing Jeremy Dahl https://www.palebluedot.ca/

Script assistance by Matt Tunnacliffe

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen. We all know there's a problem with the way the legal system handles sexual assault cases. Anyone who has been through it or has heard about or read about a survivor's experience knows how horrible and retraumatizing the process can be. But what if there was a different way. A more human way. That's where restorative justice comes in.

My guest on this episode is Marlee Liss, a sensuality coach and an advocate for restorative justice. Marlee is a survivor of sexual assault and was the first person in Canada and the U.S. to have a restorative justice resolution to her sexual assault case within the legal system. It is a fascinating story of her advocating for her needs after assault and getting to look her assailant in the eye and say and hear the things she needed to say and hear to heal. We also address some beliefs and misunderstandings around restorative justice.

Restorative Justice! What do we know? Do We Know Things? Let’s find out!

Previous episode on Restorative Justice: Rethinking Justice for Sexual Assault

Links mentioned in this episode:

Marlee Liss Instagram

Marlee Liss Website

Amplify RJ

Trauma Not Transformed is Trauma Transferred by Tabitha Mpamira-Kaguri

Until We Reckon by Danielle Sered

Find the script for this episode here.

Hosted by Dr. Lisa Dawn Hamilton, psychology professor and sex educator.

Music and editing Jeremy Dahl https://www.palebluedot.ca/

Script assistance by Matt Tunnacliffe

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What do we actually know about serotonin and infatuation? On the last episode, I explored the neuroscience of infatuation and explored possible myths, which turned out to be mostly true. But I was left with additional questions about serotonin. It turns out, we don’t know as much as I thought about serotonin and love. The links between serotonin and love seem to be a story we have told so many times, we forgot it’s mostly just a story.

Serotonin! What do we know? Do We Know Things? Let’s find out!

Listen to the original episode: Is Love a Drug?

Find the script for this episode here.

Hosted by Dr. Lisa Dawn Hamilton, psychology professor and sex educator.

Music and editing Jeremy Dahl https://www.palebluedot.ca/

Script assistance by Matt Tunnacliffe

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Infatuation. Limerence. New relationship energy. All are words for the intense, sometimes overwhelming feelings people experience in new relationships. This feeling can feel like a drug. There is euphoria when you are with the person and withrawal symptoms when you are not. Others have said the infatuation shares symptoms with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Is love a drug? Is it like OCD? In this episode, we examine the research to see what we know about love.

Love! What do we know? Do We Know Things? Let’s find out!

Listen to me talk more about this with some real life examples on Turn Me On Podcast - Episode 166

Find the script for this episode here.

Hosted by Dr. Lisa Dawn Hamilton, psychology professor and sex educator.

Music and editing Jeremy Dahl https://www.palebluedot.ca/

Script assistance by Matt Tunnacliffe

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Do you have a favourite sexual fantasy? Dr. Justin Lehmiller asked over 4000 people to answer this question and many other fantasy related questions in the largest study on fantasies ever done. In this episode, Justin talks about his research on people's favourite sexual fantasy, which he explores in his book Tell Me What You Want: The Science of Sexual Desire and How it Can Improve Your Sex Life.

Listen in as I ask him what we need to know and what we misunderstand about sexual fantasies. And you can find out if your top fantasy is in the top 3 he found in his research.

Fantasies! What do we know? Do we know things? Let's find out!

Find Dr. Justin Lehmiller on Instagram

Sex and Psychology Blog

Find the script for this episode here.

Hosted by Dr. Lisa Dawn Hamilton, psychology professor and sex educator.

Music and editing Jeremy Dahl https://www.palebluedot.ca/

Script assistance by Matt Tunnacliffe

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Did you know a man, actually several, had to "discover" the clitoris? On today’s episode, I welcome Sarah Chadwick, author of The Sweetness of Venus: A History of the Clitoris. We will learn about the ups and downs in the life of the clitoris: it’s involvement in witchcraft, its repeated “discovery” and repression, and why we need more nicknames for it.

The Clitoris! What do we know? Do we know things? Let's find out!

Script for this episode: https://www.doweknowthings.com/episodes

Find Sarah Chadwick on Instagram.

Hosted by Dr. Lisa Dawn Hamilton, psychology professor and sex educator.

Music and editing Jeremy Dahl https://www.palebluedot.ca/

Script assistance by Matt Tunnacliffe

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.