Luvbites by Dr. Tara

This episode is all about Asian sexuality, stereotypes, and sexual wellness. My expert guest is Justine Ang Fonte, M.Ed, MPH who is the child of Philippine immigrants and award-winning intersectional sex & health educator, public speaker, professor, and consultant, based in New York City. On Instagram, she's known as "Your Friendly Ghostwriter" composing the texts you avoid sending about setting y...

Today with us are the hosts of the Men's Health Unscripted podcast Patrick Alonso and Cameron Carrothers! They are pharmacists looking to improve men's mental, physical, sexual, and emotional well-being by providing an empowering and welcoming space to promote growth and happiness. Come join the conversation on how to deal with premature ejaculation through methods such as supplements, medication,...

Nicoletta Heidegger is a licensed marriage and family therapist and sexologist. When not seeing clients, she hosts the podcast Sluts and Scholars and creates retreats for folks who want to increase their pleasure potential and decrease shame. Come join the conversation about sexual concerns, cultural stresses on having sex, the world of kink and fetish, cuckolding, and so much more. We ended with...

Can we trust our doctors when it comes to our own sexual health? Why don’t doctors speak openly to patients about sex? Today we’re going to find out. Rainey is a fourth-year medical student and is the creator of the educational initiative Sexplained Med. Women's sexual health in the medical field often comes last but she’s trying to change that. Come expand your sexual and intellectual knowledge o...

Kendra Holliday is the creator of The Beautiful Kind, a sex positive blog and the Co-Founder of Sex Positive St Louis (sexstl.com) a sex positive community. She is a passionate bisexual sexplorer when it comes to kinks, fetishes, BDSM, swinging, sex work, and polyamory. She is also a professional sex surrogate, in which we’re gonna take a deep dive into today. Come learn about her amazing experien...

Self-love is a hot topic right now on social media but what does it really mean? And what role does it play in your sex life? Mary Jelkovsky is the author of the best-selling book, The Gift of Self-Love, and host of the popular Mary’s Cup of Tea Podcast. Her work has been featured in TEDx, Teen Vogue, and Health Magazine. Join us in this organic and insightful conversation that will aid in your se...

Imagine growing up in a polygamist cult where sexual pleasure was taboo, you are sexually repressed, and a woman’s vulva is defined as a Pleasure Cave! The Fresh King Benjamin, comedian and TikTok star, is sharing his experiences growing up in a cult and the kind of “sex ed” he received. He’s absolutely fascinating and hilarious! We ended with a rapid round of 10 Quickies with Dr. Tara. Listen and...

Yana Tallon-Hicks is a certified sex and couples therapist and consent, sex, and sexuality writer and educator living in Western Massachusetts. She’s the author of Hot and Unbothered: How to think about, talk about, and have the sex you really want. In this episode we talked about: +Barriers to good sex +How to deal with sexual shame +Pleasure pessimism +Co-creating experiences of pleasure +and mu...

Imagine going to a park and there are a bunch of parents with posters strapped to themselves advertising their kids for a hand in marriage! The fabulous Loewy Wei, an LA content creator and marketing director at Soul Stage, is here to teach us about the Chinese marriage market today. She’s from Shanghai and has personal experience in this marriage market! We talk about the most desired criteria at...

How does Ego show up in your sexual interaction? Is Ego always bad? Nico Barraza is the host of the Starve the Ego Feed the Soul podcast and also works as a coach. We discuss how the toxic cycle of sex can take over one’s life. We also talk about threesomes, who we want to date at this point in our lives, and some of the patriarchal and cultural influences in sexuality. We ended with a rapid round...

Wondering about a threesome? If so, how would you go about it? How would you communicate it with your partner? All the answers are in this episode. I am here with the sexy and powerful couple, Natasha and Jeremy (Founders of AllTheFeels - Sex Positive and Sex Education Content). They share their amazing and mindful journey exploring threesomes and sex parties and the tips and wisdom they have coll...

Gaby Dunn (they/them) is a New York Times best selling author, comedian, and LGBTQ advocate. They served as a writer for Big Mouth (Netflix) and recently released a short film called Grindr Baby. In this episode, they share their experience coming out as non-binary, dating another trans individual, being in non-monogamy, and making Grindr baby film. We ended with a rapid round of “10 Quickies with...

Court Vox is a somatic wellness coach and founder of Squirm - objects for sensory experience. He heals and helps people through somatic practices and coaching. He is here to talk about eroticism and sex, the power of somatic healing, and how to practice somatic wellness at home. We talk about how powerful mindfulness and playfulness in the bedroom can be and how people can heal from their traumas...

Ethical non-monogamy, what is it? What’s the difference between bisexual and pansexual? Zachary Zane is here to talk all about it! Zach is a Brooklyn based columnist (Men’s Health “Sexplain It”), sex expert, and author. He’s been published everywhere from the New York Times, Rolling Stones, GQ, Playboy, and many more. Zachary shares his journey in owning his sexuality and some realllllly juicy sex...

Hey my Luvbites fam, Happy National Sex Day! I have a special announcement for you…I just signed a deal to make a TV show! You know my passion is to normalize talking about sex and it’s time Dr. Tara has a tv show for it! This show is going to be amazing, funny, educational, outrageous, all of the above and I’m so excited for you all to be a part of it. So, this is a special episode where a fabulo...

Imagine being told all your life that love and sex is between a man and a woman and then bam! comes this person who's same sex as you with undeniable sexual and romantic attraction. What do you do? In this episode, my former student, Mirabella the Latina Russian Barbie, is here to candidly talk about her transition from dating men to dating a woman. We explore the societal perceptions on bisexuali...

Imagine having sex with a founding father, Shakespeare, or even a virtual upload of yourself! Pat Pataranutaporn is a technologist and researcher at MIT where he explores the intersection of synthetic virtual humans and synthetic biology. We had an amazing conversation about virtual relationships, virtual marriage, and virtual sex! Pat shared many interesting things happening with technology and h...

In this conversation, we enter the ring with MMA and UFC fighter Ashlee “Rebel Girl” Evans-Smith! She shares what it’s like to have a relationship as a pro athlete and the different experiences she had with them throughout the years. Ashlee touches on a troubling past and how she ultimately conquered addiction, and has put herself on a new path of wellness. She also shares with us her spicy sex li...

Dr. Tiffany Moon is a reality tv star from The Real Housewives of Dallas with an impressive CV. She graduated medical school at 23, where she finished in the top ten percent of her class. She is a wife and mother of two and along with being an Anesthesiologist she owns two companies! One being her candle company Aroma-sthesia. We talked about how candles enhance our sensual and intimate moments! J...

Betrayal trauma. What is it? Ever heard of a sex fast or a sex feast? Today I am here with Ashlynn Mitchel, the host of the This is Ashlynn podcast. Listen in on this raw, informative, emotional, and eye-opening conversation. Like always, have an orgasmic day! For more sex and relationship realness, follow me on social media: luvbites.co and subscribe to my juicy newsletter at www.luvbites.co Link...

Let’s talk about Vulvas! Famous urologist & OBGYN, Dr. Karyn Eilber from Cedars Sinai Medical Center, is here today to talk about female sexual health, the pelvic floor, reconstruction surgeries, cosmetic labia surgery, and so much more. Join us in this fun and informative conversation. Then, we ended with a rapid round of "10 Quickies with Dr. Tara '' Listen and learn my luvs...Oh and have an org...

Sex toys! We have seen them, owned them, loved them, and hated them but most of us don’t know the fascinating history of them. My guest, Hallie Lieberman, is a historian, journalist, and author of Buzz: A Stimulating History of the Sex Toy. Cum learn about the history of sex toys and some tantalizing stories behind them. We ended with a rapid round of "10 Quickies with Dr. Tara" Listen and learn m...

This episode offers sensuality exercises to maximize your sexual pleasure. Sexual empowerment and dating coach, Erica Wiederlight, is here to give us some guidance and insight. Join our conversation on her mission to help humans feel more alive, confident, embodied, and to have an epic relationship with themselves and others! We ended with a rapid round of "10 Quickies with Dr. Tara" Listen and le...

Hooked up with someone lately? What does hookup culture really mean? Dr. Aditi Paul is a researcher and professor based in New York City. She uses her interdisciplinary skills in tech and relationship science to study social media, online dating, and casual sex. Join me and my friend in our conversation on hookup culture, hook-ups, and one of my personal sex stories. We ended with a rapid round of...

She went from having no sex for three and half years, to then going on a sexual road trip! My guest Layla London from CuriousGirlDiaries is here to talk about here steamy and wild sex stories. Join us in this conversation on sexual liberation and how being sexually vulnerable has helped Layla evolve to who she is today! Then, we ended with a rapid round of "10 Quickies with Dr. Tara.'' Listen and...