Get Naked with Dr. Kate

Allison Yarrow is an award-winning journalist, speaker, and author of Birth Control: The Insidious Power of Men Over Motherhood (Hachette/Seal Press, July 2023).  She is also the author of 90s Bitch: Media, Culture, and the Failed Promise of Gender Equality (Harper Perennial, 2018). She has written about health, politics, and gender for many publications including the New York Times, the Washingto...

Heather Shannon, LMFT, CST and Dr. Kate talk about the sexual kink Hot Wife and Cuckolding. They explore what these terms mean. Hot Wife and Cuckholding kinks play with themes of humiliation, desire, power and pride, and can be practiced in heterosexual and queer relationships. They discuss Cuckolding and Hot Wifing, and the differences between them. They also talk about the mystery around this fo...

Dr. Kate and Doc Erica talk today about Doc Erica’s newest book, out today, Intimacy ≠ Sex: 180 Activities to Help Couples Connect and look at the holistic definition of Intimacy, including intellectual, emotional, spiritual, physical, experimental/recreational intimacy and not just sexual intimacy. Doc Erica believes that only by giving priority to all these forms of intimacy, will a relationship...

This is Dr. Kate’s first Solo Q&A podcast, answering questions from listeners. We love hearing directly from our listeners, and love answering specific questions you have. This is the first, and Dr. Kate plans on doing these each month, so keep your questions coming! Many answers will feel like she is talking directly to you, as there are so many universal sex and relationship questions. You can a...

Kayla Tricaso is the Office Manager and Intake Specialist at Modern Intimacy and has been working in the mental health field for 6 years. She currently is in graduate school to eventually become a therapist who specializes in helping people heal from trauma. Kayla has been interested in and written a blog about the effects of emotionally immature parents on their children and the heartache it brin...

Dr. Cat Meyer, PsyD, LMFT is a licensed psychotherapist specializing in sex, trauma, and ketamine-assisted therapy (KAP), author, yoga teacher, and international speaker dedicated to evolving the relationship we have surrounding sexuality and our bodies. Dr Cat is the founder of SexLoveYoga.com, an online platform integrating various schools of thought including science, tantra, yoga, psychedelic...

Brooke Brownlee, APCC is an Associate Professional Clinical Counselor at Modern Intimacy under the supervision of Dr. Kate Balestrieri. Brooke is passionate about helping clients heal from trauma, feel more empowered sexually, and repair relationships. Brooke is continuing her education and working towards becoming a Certified Sex Therapist. Brooke specializes in counseling patients with Pain duri...

Dr. betty martin has had her hands on people professionally for over 40 years, first as a Chiropractor and upon retiring from that practice, as a certified Surrogate Partner, Sacred Intimate, and Somatic Sex Educator. Her explorations in somatic-based therapy and practices informed her creation of the framework, The Wheel of Consent®. As part of her work with The School of Consent, betty travels a...

In 2015, while working as a features writer for The Guardian in New York City, Rose wrote a widely-circulated article on emotional labor, which radically changed her way of understanding how power, gender and race affect the most intimate ways in which people relate to one another. Her research on emotional labor in the eight years since — as an invisible, devalued, feminized and yet essential for...

Dr. Ryan Martin (aka the Anger Professor) researches and writes on healthy and unhealthy expressions of anger. His newest book How to Deal with Angry People came out on May 9th. His previous book is Why We Get Mad: How to Use Your Anger for Positive Change, explore why people become angry, how people can use their anger in productive ways, and how to work effectively with angry people. Ryan also h...

Dr. Kate talks about aligning with podcast producer, Cloud 10, and joining forces for her podcast going forward. Plus there is a name change from Modern Intimacy to Get Naked with Dr. Kate.   The podcast will still be a candid conversation about mental health, relationships, sex, managing depression and anxiety, personal growth, and self-discovery. And Dr. Kate will answer questions from listeners...

In this episode, Dr. Kate Balestrieri and William Beteet discuss how to recognize the male gaze in media, and unpack its detrimental impacts on dating expectations, relationships and masculinity. Guest info: William Beteet III (he/him/his) has been published in TIME, Huffington Post and Inc. Magazine. He’s a TEDx Speaker, Quora Top Writer and has over 160,000 followers on TikTok. William received...

Ali Drucker is an author and freelance writer covering sexual health, relationships, and pop culture. Her new book is called Do As I Say, Not Who I Did: Honest Advice on Hookups and Relationships in College, a shame-free, affirmative sex education for college-age women, and anyone just discovering what they want. She previously served as Senior Sex and Dating Editor at Cosmopolitan and Maxim. Sinc...

Dr. Elizabeth Fedrick is a Relationship & Intimacy Coach and specializes in emotional and physical intimacy, relationship barriers, communication skills, and helping her clients to break the "toxic cycle" & address dysfunctional relational behaviors. Dr. Fedrick also specializes in working with depression, anxiety, trauma, attachment, intimacy, grief and loss, life transitions, and personal improv...

Tatiana is the founder, host, and sexuality educator behind Bedside, a charting podcast series unpacking the intricacies of modern love, dating, relationships, and all things sex. By chatting with sexperts, therapists, innovators, thought leaders & more she's on a mission to make sexual wellness more accessible and approachable. Her Secret Sauce: With a background in graphic design and branding Ta...

Zachary Zane is a Brooklyn-based columnist, sex expert, and activist whose work focuses on sexuality, culture, and the LGBTQ community. He is the author of Boyslut: A Memoir and Manifesto, coming out on May 9th, featuring real accounts of intimate and wild sexual experiences curated by the author. He's also the co-author of Men's Health: Best. Sex. Ever. He has a weekly sex advice column at Men’s...

Dr. Sulman Aziz Mirza, MD is a psychiatrist who is triple Board Certified in Psychiatry, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, as well as Addiction Medicine. He completed his Psychiatry Residency at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia, and his Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship at the University of Maryland and Sheppard Pratt Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland.   Dr. Mirza has h...

Dr. Holly Richmond is a Somatic Psychotherapist, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT) and Certified Sex Therapist (CST). She sits on the Clinical Board of Directors for Dame Products and is the Associate Director of Modern Sex Therapy Institutes.    This unique combination of credentials enables her to focus on clients’ cognitive processes as well as mind-body health. In addition to teachin...

Court Vox’s practice, The Body Vox, provides coaching for Sexual Wellness and Intimacy. He is a Certified Sex & Intimacy Coach Surrogate Partner Intern, and Sacred Intimate based in Los Angeles CA. He is a member of the World Association of Sex Coaches, Founder of The Bodyvox, and Co-Founder of SQUIRM. He is a guide for a vast spectrum of individuals and those in relationships seeking more in thei...

Elena Bahar, LMFT, is the Clinical Director at Modern Intimacy in Los Angeles, CA. She earned her Master’s Degree in Counseling Psychology from National University (NU) with a specialization in Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT). Elena is very passionate about working with individuals and couples who are looking to heal and grow, build a sense of meaning and purpose in their lives, and reintegrate...

Euphemia Russell, (they/them) is a full spectrum pleasure coach and bestselling author of Slow Pleasure. Slow Pleasure is a practical and philosophical exploration of pleasure, teaching you how to claim, prioritize and integrate pleasure into your daily life. They combine their training in somatic coaching, and sex education to create space for their clients. Creating space for them to pause, list...

Raquel Savage is a Black, queer, therapist, educator, and sex worker. She facilitates trauma therapy through Zepp Wellness Center, a non-profit organization she founded in 2019 that centers on the mental health needs of Black queer folk and sex workers. She does the majority of her education online via Savage University (where she has an archive of educational videos, #ThoughtProvokingThirstTraps,...

Stefanie is an author and journalist covering the many ways Ambition touches women’s lives- from money to power to career. Stefanie’s work and advice has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, CNBC, USA Today, Glamour, Cosmopolitan and more. A go-to expert, Stefanie has appeared on ABC World News, CBSN, Fox Business, Bloomberg, The Dr Oz Show, The Doctors and local televisio...

Kayla Tricaso (she/her) is the Office Manager and Intake Specialist at Modern Intimacy. Kayla earned a Bachelor's Degree in Marketing Communications with a concentration in Public Relations from Columbia College Chicago. Whether scheduling appointments, helping with billing questions, or through the consultation process, Kayla works diligently to ensure current, and prospective clients feel seen,...

Dr. Jamie Goldenberg works at the University of South Florida and has been involved in the study of Terror Management Theory and Objectification of oneself and others, the body and sex, objectification of women. Roxanne Felig has been a part of the same research study. Dr. Goldenberg's research focuses on psychological experiences associated with being a woman. To this end, she has conducted exten...