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UBC professor’s new workbook offers tools for a better sex life

When UBC psychologist and sex researcher Dr. Lori Brotto published her first book, Better Sex Through Mindfulness, she upended convention by revealing how mindfulness can be used to treat sexual difficulties in women, such as lack of desire, pain and trauma.

Oct 18, 2022

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UBC research examines hormones that make us choose love over sex

Looking for love and looking for sex are two different things, even at the level of human evolutionary biology

Feb 11, 2019

Valentine’s Day survival 101

Valentine’s Day survival 101

Valentine’s Day expectations can be a recipe for disaster, says a UBC psychologist who specializes in human sexuality.

Feb 12, 2014

Marina Adshade

The love market

Valentine’s Day may seal the deal, or end it, if you’re in the market for a mate.

Feb 11, 2014

Happy guys finish last, says new study on sexual attractiveness

Women find happy guys significantly less sexually attractive than swaggering or brooding men, according to a new University of British Columbia study that helps to explain the enduring allure of “bad boys” and other iconic gender types.

May 24, 2011

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