Doug Hammack

Doug Hammack


Latest Episodes

Waiting for Sex . . . And Feeling Blue (part 1)
July 20, 2017

Waiting is Hard. Waiting for Sex . . . Harder! Timing sexual experience well is developmentally important. In earlier episodes weve explored how long it takes for important psychological and emotiona

A Sexual Roadmap: What’s Coming?
November 23, 2016

Knowing What’s Up the Road . . . Can Change How We Go “Forewarned is Forearmed.” A professor taught me that a long time ago, and it has informed a lot of my life. If we understand what’s coming, we can be ready. The sexual journey is like that.

“When Should I Start Having Sex, Mom? Dad?” (part 3)
November 16, 2016

Are You Ready for the Question? It’s a tricky one. Our society undergoing a seismic, economic, technological, cultural, and social upheaval. One of the by-products of which, is that we marry later. It used to be 3-4 years from the time of sexual maturi...

“When Should I Start Having Sex, Dad?” (part 2)
November 09, 2016

Are You Ready for the Question? It’s a tricky one. Our society undergoing a seismic, economic, technological, cultural, and social upheaval. One of the by-products of which, is that we marry later. It used to be 3-4 years from the time of sexual maturi...

“When Should I Start Having Sex, Mom?” (part 1)
November 02, 2016

Are You Ready for the Question? It’s a tricky one. Our society undergoing a seismic, economic, technological, cultural, and social upheaval. One of the by-products of which, is that we marry later. It used to be 3-4 years from the time of sexual maturi...

Pornography: Is It Really a Problem? (part 2)
October 26, 2016

What Is a Problem?  What Isn’t? Conversations about porn are often laced with hurt feelings — feelings of inadequacy, being uncherished. Sometimes they come with recrimination and blame. And when porn conversations go badly,

Pornography: Is It Really a Problem? (part 1)
October 19, 2016

What Is a Problem? What Isn’t? Conversations about porn are often laced with hurt feelings — feelings of inadequacy, being uncherished. Sometimes they come with recrimination and blame. And when porn conversations go badly,

Masturbation: A Handy Talk with the Kids
October 12, 2016

“It’ll Make You Blind.” “It’ll Grow Hair on Your Hands” (and other craziness) The starting place for a talk about masturbation is affirming the goodness of sexual hunger and curiosity. However, many grew up with anything but that!

Waiting for Sex . . . And Feeling Blue (part 3)
October 05, 2016

Waiting is Hard.  Waiting for Sex . . . Harder! Timing sexual experience well is developmentally important. In earlier episodes we’ve explored how long it takes for important psychological and emotional processes to unfold,

Waiting for Sex . . . And Feeling Blue (part 2)
September 28, 2016

Waiting is Hard. Waiting for Sex . . . Harder! Timing sexual experience well is developmentally important. In earlier episodes we’ve explored how long it takes for important psychological and emotional processes to unfold,