Submissions Due: March 31, 2023 – Media Opportunities For Mental Health Professionals [ 5 Opportunities – Click Here To See Them All ]

Summary: Seeking sexologists, sex educators & intimacy coaches to share best chair/foursome positions

• Name: Rebecca Strong Men’s Health
• Category: Lifestyle and Fitness
• Email: [email protected]
• Media Outlet: Men’s Health
• Deadline: 5:00 PM EST – 31 March

Query: Looking for answers to the following for two separate Men’s Health articles;

(Feel free to only answer one set of questions if you don’t have time/don’t feel qualified to address both topics!)

1. What are some of the unique/special considerations you need to make when finding the right sexual positions for a foursome?
2. Please share at least 3 of your favorite positions for a foursome. For each position that you list, explain how it works and why you recommend it. (And if you have any pro tips about how to modify it, make it more comfortable, or take it up a notch, that’s helpful too!)

And,

1. Why is a chair a great prop to use during sex?
2. What are some special considerations you need to make when having sex using a chair to make sure it’s safe/comfortable/pleasurable for everyone?
3. Please share at least 3 of your favorite chair sex positions. For each position that you list, explain how it works and why you recommend it. (And if you have any pro tips about how to modify it, make it more comfortable, or take it up a notch, that’s helpful too!)

Requirements: Source must work in a field or have a certification related to sex (sexologist, sex educator, intimacy coach, sex therapist, etc)

Summary: What is Body Doubling?

• Name: Monica Fay Apartment Therapy
• Category: Lifestyle and Fitness
• Email: [email protected]
• Media Outlet: Apartment Therapy
• Deadline: 6:00 PM EST – 31 March

Query: Body Doubling is a strategy that was first used for people with ADHD, but is now becoming more commonly used (and recommended by therapists) while people clean, declutter, or finish their to-do lists. It helps with executive functioning and accountability.

Requirements: Therapists, productivity coaches and psychologists please- not looking for personal anecdotes. Please include your credential abbreviations or your title, such as “LCSW” or “Certified Productivity Coach” etc so I am able to easily identify you. Include your name and email and your thoughts or quote. I may need to reach out to get a fuller quote depending on the article’s needs. Thank you!

Summary: How To Properly Ghost Someone – How to let someone go in the age of online dating

• Name: Bryanna Cuthill Her Campus
• Category: Lifestyle and Fitness
• Email: [email protected]
• Media Outlet: Her Campus
• Deadline: 7:00 PM EST – 31 March

Query: Working on an article that does a deep dive on how to properly ghost someone that isn’t just falling off the face of the planet or sending the classic “I’m just looking for something casual right now” text. It can be hard to end something and have to see the potential hurt you caused but it’s the right thing to do and I’m looking to share the psychology of what happens to both individuals when you end things respectfully vs the consequences when you don’t.

Requirements: Looking for a psychologist or relationship expert that is well versed in the in’s and out’s of online dating and current Millennial / Gen Z dating behaviors such as hookup culture and ghosting.

Summary: Looking for experts who can speak on the impact of Instagram stories on friendships

• Category: Lifestyle and Fitness
• Email: [email protected]
• Media Outlet: Anonymous
• Deadline: 7:00 PM EST – 31 March

Query: I’m looking for individual experiences and to speak with a mental health expert on ways Instagram stories have changed friendships. I’m open to hearing any/all experiences but also need an expert to share insight into the “psychology” of these experiences as well

1. How people can tell when others have lost interest via not watching their story anymore, or maybe they watch your stories but haven’t texted you back in days.
2. Friends posting passive-aggressive therapy speak infographics instead of addressing someone directly, finding clues and information about your friend, larger friend group, partner, etc, through piecing together videos or info shared through stories.
3. An extended friend group thinking they know you better than they actually do (parasocial relationships).

Summary: Sex Therapist or Couples Therapist Needed to Answer Q’s on Sexless Relationships

• Name: Ashley Welch Everyday Health
• Category: Lifestyle and Fitness
• Email: [email protected]
• Media Outlet: Everyday Health
• Deadline: 7:00 PM EST – 31 March

Query: Looking for a sex therapist or couples therapist to answer the below questions:

1. What’s considered a “sexless” relationship?
2. How common are “sexless” marriages in the U.S.?
3. Does being in a sexless marriage mean you’re unhappy? Why/why not?
4. Are sex-free marriages always a bad thing? What would make it “good” or “bad” (or “healthy” if we want to think of it that way)?
5. What are some of the health benefits of a healthy sex life?
6. What are some of the reasons a couple’s sex drive may be low?
7. What advice would you have for people in a sexless relationship?
8. At what point might a couple consider couples counseling or sex therapy?