Geeking out Archive

Hitting The Books: What I’ve Been Reading

For the last couple of months I’ve been feeling a bit… off. Writing has been challenging and reading, well reading just hasn’t been happening at all. I LOVE books and

Do you want to go to Woodhull’s Sexual Freedom Summit? Let me answer that for you, YES! Yes, you really do! Four days of pre-cons, institutes, sessions, and social events

Hey folks, as you may remember, a while back I conducted a survey on sex and depression along with some interviews, all in preparation for my book. Well, now that

Hey folks, have you ever wanted to do what I do for a living? Have you been thinking about starting about blog? Do you already have a blog and want

In about a month I’ll be packing my bags and heading to Toronto for Playground 2015 . Along with Stephen Biggs, I’ll be presenting The Monster Under The Bed: Starting the Conversation About Sex

Recently I’ve been involved in several conversations about people who were, well, treating other people terribly. In all cases the subjects of the conversations had long track records of this behavior and

JoEllen posing with a badge reading "speaker"

It’s taken me some time to sit down and write this and when considering why I realized that Woodhull’s Sexual Freedom Summit hit me like a ton of bricks… in

Okay folks, I’ve got a whole lot of fun stuff planned for this summer and I’d love to see you for some of it. I’ll be teaching, speaking and doing

In less than a month I’ll be packing my bags and heading clear across the country to Woodhull’s Sexual Freedom Summit. If you don’t know what that is, go check it

So, lately I’ve been getting the feeling that more and more people who get periods are starting to agree that disposable products kind of suck. They create a ton of

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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.

Geeking out Archive

Hitting The Books: What I’ve Been Reading

Win A Scholarship To #SFS16 From The Smitten Kitten!

I’m Talking About Sex And Depression Again – Interviews

The Business of Blogging About Sex is Back!

I’m Heading to Playground 2015!

Calling People “Crazy” is Lazy, Do This Instead!

Raising My Voice As Quietly As Possible – Woodhull’s Sexual Freedom Summit

Upcoming Teaching and Speaking Dates

I’m Heading To Woodhull’s Sexual Freedom Summit!

I Tried Cloth Menstrual Pads Again – Now I’m Obsessed