ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Wendy Maltz LCSW, DST, is an internationally recognized psychotherapist and expert on sexuality with more than thirty-five years of clinical experience addressing sexual and relationship concerns. Wendy is author of The Sexual Healing Journey: A Guide for Survivors of Sexual Abuse, The Porn Trap: The Essential Guide to Overcoming Problems Caused by Pornography (with Larry Maltz), and two award-winning poetry anthologies on healthy sexual intimacy, Intimate Kisses: The Poetry of Sexual Pleasure and Passionate Hearts: The Poetry of Sexual Love. Wendy is co-director, with her husband Larry, of Maltz Counseling Associates in Eugene, Oregon, and an adjunct professor at the University of Oregon. Her website is: www.healthysex.com.

Suzie Boss is a journalist who writes about social change. She has written for a wide range of publications, including the New York Times, Newsweek, Stanford Social Innovation Review, and many others.