GETSOME
Certified Sex Therapist Michelle Fischler explores the brilliant minds of people bringing work, life, and breadth into the field of sex and sexuality from both clinical & everyday perspectives.
Episodes
Curious about the difference between mainstream porn and ethical porn/feminist porn? Do you even know where to find it? Who better to ask than the engaging and dynamic Sonya JF Barnett, RP. It’s rare to find an ethical porn producer/director, turned intimacy coordinator, (yes, we’ll talk about that) turned sex therapist!
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Join Canadian Certified Sex Therapist, Michelle Fischler as she embarks on a mission to inspire humans to embrace their sexuality, igniting a sexual revolution that spans across cultures, belief systems, and lifestyles.
Curious about how Valentine's Day came to be?
GETSOME delves into the various legends surrounding the origins of Valentine's Day and some of the unique traditions that vary from culture to culture including some of the places in the world where celebrating can be downright dangerous.
Despite the variations in how the holiday is celebrated, the central themes of love, affection, and appreciation remain consistent. So, no matter how ...
Confession #1: Married, bi-identified cis man in an open relationship with a cis woman is struggling to find romantic relationships on dating apps. He’s either fetishized as the “straight guy’ on gay dating apps or met with suspicion by women on heterosexual dating apps.
Confession #2: "I orgasm faster with a “full” vagina."
Confession #3: "My boyfriend wants me to pretend I’m a pig and oink during sex."
Show Notes:
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If you are having sex you should know about Sensate Focused Therapy, a widely used technique amongst sex therapists. This form of therapy helps support clients in getting out of their head and into their bodies when giving or receiving touch. It can be useful for a range of different relationships like those with a history of pelvic pain, people with penises experiencing anxiety around getting an erection, relationships where a des...
Various organizations across Canada are advocating for the decriminalization of sex work. This includes the Canadian Association of Social Workers, who’s code of ethics seeks to balance the protection of individuals and the principle of doing no harm with autonomy and self-determination. The advocacy only applies to the selling of sex between two consenting adults.
Today’s guests, Elizabeth Weisz and Katherine Van Meyl, are sup...
A revolutionary anti-government protest in Iran was sparked on Sept 16th, 2022, after 22-year-old Iranian woman Mahsa Amini was picked up and detained by Iran’s "morality police" for showing too much hair. About three months have passed, and innocent lives have been lost yet the people of Iran continue to hold their ground and fight back. For women, for life, for freedom. We invited our guest “Iran”, who asked to be anonymous for ...
When a film uses entertaining storylines and humour to shine a light on sexual culture and sex education, what do you get?
An awarding-winning show produced by Netflix called Sex Education portraying a shame-free, comedic approach to all things sex. Questioning gender and sexuality, heartbreak, fake orgasms, early ejaculation, sexual assault, interracial relationships, sex education at school, and sex therapy......the story unfo...
Has anyone ever told you that your sexual concerns are all in your head? Well, that’s not always the case. There is another treatment option worth exploring. Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy can help treat sexual and pelvic concerns such as painful intercourse or penetration, early or delayed ejaculation, and can also support the recovery from gender affirmation surgery. Excited to learn more? We invited Mich...
Can I find wearing feminine clothing arousing, and also be straight?
Yes, Why not? This time, we invited Certified Sex Therapist Rob Peach MSW, RSW to join us in talking about conventional and often toxic attitudes towards male sexuality that can leave heterosexually identified men feeling confused, conflicted, and often misunderstood.
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Sexual liberation is not a fresh concept these days.
But, when we mention a sex club, what comes to mind for you? A space that allows curiosity to unfold surrounded by like-minded people? This time we invited Fatima Mechtab (a.k.a. ‘Miss F’) to introduce us to the sex club, Oasis Aqualounge – a water themed, adult private membership spa and lounge in downtown Toronto.
<...Did you know that the average person will spend a third of their life in the menopause transition?
We invite Certified Sex Therapist Nicole Schroeder this time to talk about ways to get comfortable with this stage of our life; How Generation X is pushing forward the conversation about menopause more than any other generation and, where to go for help when you are struggling ...
Fatima Kamenge (She/Her), an Auntie, Human, and Joybonbon, is the founder of Social Ausum, a consulting firm based in Toronto, Canada that helps business owners build more socially responsible enterprises. What does this business consultant do in their spare time you ask? A sensuality workshop of course! Fatima is a true entrepreneur
In this episode we talk about:
Burundian Culture and Sex
How Sex and Spirituality are always ...
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A woman in a heterosexual relationship who's developing romantic feelings for another woman at work.
A newly single man struggling with getting erections with new lovers.
A steamy confession from a Toronto woman who stumbled into a sex club on a first date.
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The politics of sex in Mexico contradict its modern metropolis. I speak with Sexologist, Dr. Selfa González Gomar Montesano and Sex Therapist Dr. Maria de Lourdes Martínez Staines about how traditional religious and patriarchal belief systems in Mexico continue to reinforce the prevalence of gender based violence, incest, abortion access, and LGBTQ hate crimes.
Dr. Selfa González Gomar Mo...
Surrogate Partner Therapy (SPT), also sometimes referred to as sexual surrogacy, was first introduced by sex researchers, Masters and Johnson. They introduced the concept of sexual surrogacy to support un-partnered individuals to work towards sexual goals with another person in a controlled and supportive environment. A Certified Sex Therapist trained in SPT has the ability to refer a client to a partner surrogate when the sexual...
Do you ever wonder about how the intergenerational consequences of Apartheid continue to influence South Africa's dating scene? I speak with Rahim Thawer, currently living between Johannesburg and Cape Town as a visiting international scholar about how dating and socializing continue to be impacted by racial divisions that have yet to be dismantled.
Rahim is South Asian (Indian), Muslim, and Queer, practicing as a social worker /...
Lisa Pelletier is an extraordinary woman. A Certified Sex Therapist, Registered Marital and Family Therapist and bubble machine connoisseur. LIsa welcomed me into her home in Collingwood Ontario for a weekend of bubbles, giggles and a card game called The School of Life. We pulled the hot topic cards on Infidelity and porn.
Also, the confession booth has a disclosure. Hear what I have to say about desire discrepancy and ethical no...
You've learned a bit about me now it's time to think a bit about you. I'll talk about the range of sexual concerns that come up in my practice. Sex Therapy isn't all about crying, yes there can be tears but there is laughter too. Sex has been such a serious and scary topic for such a long time. It's time that we see sex as a gift that helps make this short time on earth a pleasurable one.
l'll also talk about a really great pod...
Episode one offers a sneak peek at Michelle’s rich sexual tapestry that shaped her fascination around sex. Her unique story begins as a young child of a holocaust survivor. Set in South Africa, Michelle’s relationship with her body was sculpted by the juxtaposition of living among showgirls in Sun City, while attending a convent for school. If Catholicism, Judaism, hedonism, and the idea of unrepentantly loving the pleasures of the...
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