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19 December 2017

2017 Best of Bedhead: Posts, Podcasts, Appearances & More!

Welcome to my fifth annual Best of Bedhead post! I cannot believe it’s my fifth time doing this! For 3 years this was pretty straightforward: I would set out to

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01 August 2017

Seriously, Don’t Yuck Each Other’s Yums

Don’t yuck my yum. If you have spent any time in the sex positive world, odds are you have heard some variation of this phrase. The exact wording may vary

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27 July 2017

Here’s The Thing About “Porn Sex” vs “Real Sex”

There are some headlines that come up over and over again in sex world and one that makes my skin crawl is “The Difference Between Porn Sex and Real Sex”

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16 June 2017

When It Comes To Sex, You’re Doing Great!

When I started writing about sex one of my big motivations was my lifelong belief that I was doing it wrong. After a coupe of months of writing I realized

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19 December 2016

2016 Best of Bedhead: Posts, Podcasts, Appearances & More!

I sat down to write my annual “best of” post and I was confronted with the fact that, compared to other years, I really didn’t write a whole lot in

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14 June 2015

Everyone Makes This HUGE Mistake in BED!!!

You Know You’ve Done It!! I know I’ve done it and I’m pretty sure you have too. Ask your friends, I’m willing to bet they all have a story about the

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16 May 2015

The Blind Leading the Blind- Is Abstinence Only Education To Blame For Parents Who Can’t Say “Penis”?

Earlier this week, California Judge Donald Black ruled that abstinence-only education isn’t actually sex education (preach, sir!), provides inaccurate information and doesn’t meet California’s curriculum guidelines. So, this leaves one to

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21 April 2015

Won’t Work For Free (Or Condoms)

  This week I received an email (I’m sure many of my colleagues received it too) from a large, well-known condom company offering me the “opportunity” to “collaborate” with them

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12 April 2015

Body Positivity & Weight Loss Poll

  Hey folks, I’ve been mulling over this question and I’d love to know what you think. When it comes to living a body positive life, is there ever room

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21 March 2015

Will Work For Sponsorship – Online Workshop

  Are you a blogger or educator who is interested in traveling to conferences, conventions and expos but aware that these things cost money? Have you heard of this magical-sounding

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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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