DR. RYAN WESTRUM
PhD, LMFT

What is Hyper-Sexuality and Sex Addiction While some people mistakenly think that hypersexual disorders and sex addiction merely refers to an unusually high sex drive, it is much more complex than that. It is very similar to other addictions, which is evident upon closer examination of the various sex addiction signs. Just as an alcoholic craves his next drink, thinks he can stop on his own but fails over and over, uses alcohol to ease emotional pain, stress, loneliness, and

As they make their way through life, most people spend very little time thinking about their soul. Pollsters find that a large majority of the population believe they have a soul. It comes packaged with an entire set of beliefs about God, heaven and hell, salvation, and so on. But dealing with the practicalities of life occupies everyone’s time. The soul, we assume, can wait until we die, and that’s a time almost everyone prefers not to think about at all. In order for the so

I thought a lot of people listened to music while having sex. For me, a good sex playlist has been an essential accessory in the bedroom and has only increased any and all physical sensations and emotional undertones. It turns out, though, that most people I spoke to found playing music while having sex kind of weird, or never thought to prioritize it as an integral part of the experience in the first place. Other people said that they want to try, but never have the chance t

Navigating through Jealousy For many people, the biggest obstacle to free love be it in a polyamorous (many) relationship or monogamous (one) relationship is the emotion jealousy. Seeing it unfold many times over, one partner looks at me and says, “I swear they are doing it on purpose”. Jealousy feels awful, the sinking feeling in your stomach when you are not with your partner, the cold sweating anxiety when they are about to go out (for coffee with their grandma). Your mi