For women living with a chronic illness such as arthritis, cancer or an autoimmune disease, intimacy can be a super-sensitive topic. But, according to the National Institute of Health addressing sexual dysfunction during chronic illnes is now accepted as a fundamental part of healthcare.
133 million Americans – 45% of the population – have at least one chronic disease. Nearly half are women. Many face the sensitive issue of sexual dysfunction, or the inability to achieve fulfilling intimacy. Sexuality Expert and Psychologist Dr. Logan Levkoff recently joined me to discuss how to start the conversation with your partner, address emotional anxiety and find ways to embrace intimacy with confidence and fulfillment.
Sexuality Expert Dr. Logan Levkoff
A recognized expert on sexuality and relationships, Dr. Logan Levkoff encourages honest conversation about sexuality and the role it plays in our culture. Logan makes it clear that sex and sexuality are not “dirty” words; she works to create an environment where people feel comfortable asking (and getting answers to) their most personal questions.
Logan has teamed up with www.arthritis.com to provide tips to women dealing with the discomfort of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). As the daughter of a mother who has severe RA I emphathize. And as a breast cancer survivor with neuropathy and depleted estrogen, I understand the dis-ease one can feel with sex. In my next I will provide a list of tips- Logan’s and mine- for falling back in love with your sexual self.
Here’s the iHeart link to my June 12 chat with Logan on Fearless Fabulous YOU!
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My show with Dr. Anca Askanase on managing arthritis (link)
Fearless Fabulous You! More than 50 million Americans, or 1 in 4 adults, have some form of arthritis. There are more than 100 kinds of athritis which can cause painful and debilitating quality of life. However, there are improvements in treatment and management to help says Dr. Anca Askanase, Director of Rheumatology Clinical Trials and the Lupus Center at Columbia University Medical Center. This show addresses athritis management through diet, exercise, conventional and integrative medicine. This show is broadcast live on Monday’s at 4PM ET on W4WN Radio – The Women 4 Women Network (www.w4wn.com) part of Talk 4 Radio (http://www.talk4radio.com/) on the Talk 4 Media Network (http://www.talk4media.com/). If you have arthritis: www.arthritis.com
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