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Dr. Chris Donaghue

Dr. Chris Donaghue

Moving away from a Sexual Pathology model towards a Sexual Pleasure and Diversity model

The term “ED” (erectile dysfunction) as its typically used is a form of “internalized oppression” based on a failure to understand how…

Dec 27, 2021

Moving away from a Sexual Pathology model towards a Sexual Pleasure and Diversity model

Dec 27, 2021

Dr. Chris Donaghue

Is it Love and or is it Abuse; On true Love and Toxic Monogamy

Romantic relationships are how we grow up, and they are among the most transformative experiences we can have. They hold up a mirror and…

Mar 22, 2021

Is it Love and or is it Abuse; On true Love and Toxic Monogamy

Mar 22, 2021

Dr. Chris Donaghue

Toxic Positivity: The Shaming of True Intimacy and How We Traumatize Feelings

The capacity to experience a full range of feelings is at the core of mental health. It’s how relationships with ourselves, Others, and…

Apr 12, 2020

Toxic Positivity: The Shaming of True Intimacy and How We Traumatize Feelings

Apr 12, 2020

Dr. Chris Donaghue

In Defense of Love

A Polemic Against the Myths of Codependence and “Learning to Be Single”

Jan 20, 2020

In Defense of Love

Jan 20, 2020

Dr. Chris Donaghue

It’s No Dysfunction, Your Penis is Fine. Understanding “Erectile Disappointment”

Healthy functioning for a penis is one of the more shamed and misunderstood elements of sexuality. “Erectile Dysfunction” is a misused…

Sep 16, 2019

It’s No Dysfunction, Your Penis is Fine. Understanding “Erectile Disappointment”

Sep 16, 2019

Dr. Chris Donaghue

Things in Common and Attraction, Don’t Mean You’re Compatible

There are so many traps and levels of confusion with early relationality and courtship. Walking through Times Square discussing a current…

Sep 1, 2019

Things in Common and Attraction, Don’t Mean You’re Compatible

Sep 1, 2019

Dr. Chris Donaghue

Ways to Heal Sex and Body Shame (& Have Hotter Sex)

*written for penis and prostate owners, masc and male identified, and their partners

Aug 16, 2019

Ways to Heal Sex and Body Shame (& Have Hotter Sex)

Aug 16, 2019

Dr. Chris Donaghue

Busting Myths about Male Sexuality

Male sexuality has many myths that have problematically been accepted as truth and have been perpetuated through multiple generations…

Aug 9, 2019

Busting Myths about Male Sexuality

Aug 9, 2019

Dr. Chris Donaghue

Is STI Stigma Preventing You From Enjoying an Emotionally Safe Sex Life?

Safe sex gets reduced to conversations about PrEP, condoms, and STDs. These are important topics, but left out is the emotional and social…

Jun 6, 2018

Jun 6, 2018

Dr. Chris Donaghue

Want to Enjoy Sex More? Then Focus on Erections Less

We have a problematic obsession with railing and erections, just like in the movies! Penis-owners spend a lot of time thinking and worrying…

May 20, 2018

Want to Enjoy Sex More? Then Focus on Erections Less

May 20, 2018

Dr. Chris Donaghue

Dr. Chris Donaghue

PhD, LCSW, CST. Psychotherapist, SexTherapist & Activist. Tv Host, Host of LoveLine nightly radio show & author of "Rebel Love" and “Sex Outside the Lines”

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