Laura Berman Quotes (16 Quotes)

What Viagra does is it increases the blood flow to the genital area -- and blood flow is a very important part of female sexual arousal,

You've got to come in with a strong case as to how and what you've done to merit the promotion,

People think you have to make the complete leap, ... Take Yourself to the Top.

I think there is a sort of a double standard. Women do want to see men naked. Women using porn is significantly on the rise, now that the Internet is available. It's skyrocketed. That indicates to me that women are, in fact, interested in it but maybe don't have the social permission to be as open about it as men are.

It's natural to feel bursts of anxiety, especially after arguments,

The only way you can improve is if you know what you have to work on,

After 45, people are at a point in their lives where they know themselves, feel at home in their bodies, dont have to play games, dont feel intimidated and are not as inhibited ... versus in their 20s when they're still trying to figure it all out,

Every firing is an opportunity to get it right the next time, ... It's an opportunity to go after the thing you never had the guts to go after before.

There's always a role for pornography and for fantasies, if it's used to the benefit of the couple.

The field of medicine has been predominantly male,

There is a whole range of things that can help women. Certainly, pharmacotherapy is not necessarily always the best and only option.

A lot of the women that I treat will tell me that when they talk to their siblings or mothers they very often have similar challenges. One could make the case that it's nurture, not nature because these twins were brought up together, but you can't rule out the genetic argument.

There is a school of thought that the standards by which we measure sexuality are skewed, just as standards of beauty in the media are.

Women like to see what other women look like. They don't feel threatened -- it doesn't make them question their sexual orientation. But when men see naked men, they immediately go on the defensive. Just like it's not appropriate in this country for men to be affectionate with one another, I think it has to do with our homophobia more than anything else.

The best way to make the leap is small steps across the chasm.

Otherwise, you just become partners managing the kids and life, and that makes your marriage more vulnerable to problems down the road.