Toys for Grown Ups Archive

O-Wand: Because I MUST Try ALL the Wands

As I prepared to write about the O-Wand, I remembered that a couple of years ago I, driven by the realization that none of the MANY sex toys sent my

When you write about sex, new products come into your life all the time! Some make an impression and some… don’t. This summer I’ve come across some very cool stuff,

I have to be honest, I’m something of a dildo materialist. I don’t use dildos much at all but when I see pretty/ interesting ones, I want them. Seriously, I

First off, apologies for the title. I just couldn’t resist. Now on to the Le Wand Petite. I’ve had quite the journey with Le Wand. We met and I seriously

Did you all know that I have a bit of a thing for e-stim? Yeah, I do. I think I might have eventually fallen for e-stim and fire play anyway

I don’t know about you folks but I frequently blurt out “It’s 2018! How do we not have teleportation/jet packs/time travel etc yet?!” Basically I feel like movies and books sold

It’s that time of year again, time for my Favorite Things! Last year I embraced the shift away from a favorite things list that was always a list of products and LOVED how it turned out.

At last it’s here! The long-awaited Doxy Number 3, the new small wand from the wonderful folks at Doxy, makers of some of the best wand vibrators on earth. Okay,

The Toys I Actually Use or "Hey look, wands!" Background is a huge collection of sex toys

After five years as a sex writer, even though I don’t focus on toy reviewing, I’ve amassed quite a collection of sex toys. This often leads folks to make comments

When I teach about working with sponsors I always tell folks to work with companies they would say nice things about in regular conversations- in other words, companies they actually like-

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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.

Toys for Grown Ups Archive

O-Wand: Because I MUST Try ALL the Wands

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Cute Brand Alert: Überrime Handmade Silicone

Le Wand Petite: Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie High-Powered Wand Machinie

Review: The Electro-Whip Neon Wand Attachment

Realistic Sex Dolls: Because, obviously this is the thing they figured out

JoEllen’s 2017 Favorite Things

My Nine Favorite Things About the Doxy Number 3

The Toys I Actually Use or “Hey look, wands!”

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