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The Redhead Bedhead: Sex Educator JoEllen Notte
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02 September 2016

An Embarrassment of Riches- Woodhull’s Sexual Freedom Summit 2016

Silver Doxy Die Cast wand, JoEllen's name badge, and a bag from Woodhull's Sexual Freedom Summit

It’s been a month since I left for Woodhull’s Sexual Freedom Summit and I still miss being there! I sat down to write this thinking I would give you the

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29 August 2016

When I Chose To Live – I Spent 3 Days Suicidal

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CW: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts   “When I chose to live, there was no joy it’s just a line I crossed” -Dar Williams After All You hear a lot of stories

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31 July 2016

I Want To Hang Out With You at #SFS16!

#SFS16 Sex Geek Salon

This week I’m heading to Woodhull’s Sexual Freedom Summit (#SFS16). I’ve got a pretty busy schedule and I’m pretty psyched for it! Last year at Woodhull I skipped all things social

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06 July 2016

Gearing Up For Woodhull’s Sexual Freedom Summit!

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In less than a month I’ll be packing my bags and heading clear across the country to Woodhull’s Sexual Freedom Summit. As you may recall, last year’s Summit left quite an impression

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28 June 2016

Safety First: My Favorite Condoms

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I was cleaning my house over the weekend and I got to my condom stash. This isn’t a rarity, I don’t keep it tucked away somewhere out of sight but

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03 June 2016

Hitting The Books: What I’ve Been Reading

For the last couple of months I’ve been feeling a bit… off. Writing has been challenging and reading, well reading just hasn’t been happening at all. I LOVE books and

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02 May 2016

Win A Scholarship To #SFS16 From The Smitten Kitten!

Smitten Kitten Scholarship

Do you want to go to Woodhull’s Sexual Freedom Summit? Let me answer that for you, YES! Yes, you really do! Four days of pre-cons, institutes, sessions, and social events

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28 April 2016

Mini Review Sampler Featuring As You Like It, Clone-A-Willy, Fun Factory, L’Amourose & Tantus!

It’s happened once again– I’m way behind on toy reviewing. Partially because I’ve been traveling every 2 weeks since December, partially because I didn’t have a ton to say about several

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22 March 2016

Surviving A Bully (When You’re 35)

Block the bully out

I spent this past weekend at BinderCon surrounded by writers, pitching my book to agents (who responded favorably, btw), and receiving support from some of my favorite colleagues and friends,

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29 February 2016

The Womanizer Doesn’t Work For Me (And It’s Important To Talk About That)

I resisted testing one of recent history’s most popular toys – The Womanizer– for a while. See, I’m a broad stimulation chick; when folks say things like “pinpoint” in relation

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About JoEllen

JoEllen Notte is a writer, speaker, and mental health advocate whose work explores the impact of depression on sex and relationships. Since 2012 she has written about sex, mental health, and how none of us are broken here at The Redhead Bedhead.

JoEllen has led workshops nationwide on sexual communication, navigating consent, having casual sex kindly, and dating as an introvert. She has toured sex shops, spoken at length on dildos, and even started a sex school but she is happiest and most effective when writing and speaking on behalf of quiet people who have sex. Check out her video series on attending conferences as an introvert and her extensive writing on sex and depression.

JoEllen has spoken at Clark College, University of Chicago, University of Tennessee, the Guelph Sexuality Conference, Woodhull’s Sexual Freedom Summit, and the Playground Conference

JoEllen’s first book The Monster Under the Bed: Sex, Depression & The Conversation We Aren’t Having was published by Thorntree Press in March 2020. Her new book In It Together: Navigating Depression with Partners, Friends, and Family was published by Thornapple Press in March 2023.

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