Toys for Grown Ups Archive

I spent the weekend at a sex toy conference – ANME & Me

I spent the weekend in Los Angeles attending the ANME convention. From kicking my trip off in the car with one of my favorite Swingset gals to crashing Sex Geekdom

So, if you were following my exploits throughout the Superhero Sex Shop Tour you know that I did a good deal of shopping a long the way… some might say

My dating life of late has been… interesting. What with my impending move and all that craziness I’ve had no patience for wasting my time with anyone who I

I told you all back in January that I had the LELO Ella in my sights, the sex geek in me was lured by tales of g-spot bliss and squirting craziness

Happy New Year! Something I’ve had so much fun with the last couple weeks has been all the different Best Sex Toys of 2012 lists. As I unleashed my

So, earlier this week with “The Nice List” we looked at some quality products and higher end toys that seemed likely to please and also likely to last, they were

Awesome gifts for not-so silent nights I love this time of year! Twinkly lights, crackling fires, everything smells like cinnamon- so much awesomeness. What I don’t love are all those

Crazy crowds or fun sex toys? Hmmm…. I hope everyone had a lovely Thanksgiving and I hope none of you are out being trampled in the frenzied rush for discount

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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.

Toys for Grown Ups Archive

I spent the weekend at a sex toy conference – ANME & Me

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The LELO Ella proves that I do, in fact, have a G-spot

My 2013 Sex Toy To-Do List or Dildo-palooza 2013

Santa’s Sack of (Sex) Toys – The Naughty List

Santa’s Sack of (Sex) Toys -The Nice List

Sexy Black Friday Shopping- My Recommendations!