Yes! Sex is not just for young people. Dr. Susan Writer is going to talk to us about how we can have a vibrant, exciting sex life. You can listen to the show at http://rockyourretirement.libsyn.com/sex-isnt-just-for-young-people-episode-016

Sex is not just for young people!

Dr. Susan Writer has her Ph.D. in clinical psychology and has been working in the field for over 15 years in the San Diego area.  She works full time for Aurora Behavioral Health Care, doing community outreach and clinical education; and part time for HELP see individuals, couples and families in her therapy practice.  Dr. Writer sees a wide range of individuals.

but has specialized training in sexuality and gender and expertise working with older adults.

HEALTH & SEX

Susan is passionate about making sure that people have the vibrant, exciting sex lives throughout the entirety of their lives. In this episode we discuss the following:

• Learn what a sex therapist does and how it differs from a sex surrogate.
• The health and mental benefits of sex and intimacy and how it can improve the quality of your life as you age.
• Learn how Susan works with hospice or end-of-life patients who have long-term partners and how she helps them to recreate a sexual, sensual or intimate connection before they pass so that they may rekindle a part of their relationship that may have been lost.
• You aren’t the only person who may not know how to use a penis pump!

What do you think people should know BEFORE they retire?

Life will change and that it may not be exactly as they had expected.  Many people look at retirement as an opportunity to just sit back and relax.  But the problem is that all too often, the excess of this can lead to isolation, depression and dissatisfaction with life–or even the deterioration of physical (and mental) health.  Retirement really needs to be framed as a new chapter of activity in someone’s life.  That activity doesn’t have to be “work”, it can be fun and exciting–the key is that it is active and it continues to provide stimulation for growth (mentally, emotionally, physically and sexually).  Retirement is about creating an opportunity to explore everything that we offer ourselves in life–as opposed to waiting for life to offer things to us.

We have a lot of listeners who are new retirees or maybe feel stuck in their lives at the moment.  If you were sitting across the table from a new retiree, what’s the one piece of advice that you would give to have a successful retirement?

Get out, be social, be active, and re-create yourself… and don’t put your sexual self on a shelf to get dusty, or if you have–dust it off and get cracking!

Contact information: Email: drsusanwriter@gmail.com