Betty Dodson and I met in 2007 when I interviewed her for my podcast. Our connection was instantaneous and, by the end of our conversation, we'd agreed to "go into business". Together, we launched dodsonandross and our weekly Youtube series, relaunched her Bodysex workshops, released her memoir, and appeared on Goop's Netflix series - episode 3: The Pleasure is Ours.
Betty left the planet during covid lockdown. When I was at my lowest and couldn't see the path forward, I received an email about the registration for bodysex.com. A kind-hearted stranger had purchased it and wanted to gift it to us - the Betty Dodson Foundation. I never imagined Bodysex - Betty's Sistine chapel - would have its own home.
On Bodysex.com, we continue Betty's work offering Bodysex experiences at every level, certifying other Bodysex coaches, and promoting Betty's method of self-love and independent orgasm. Laura Bogush is the editor-in-chief of bodysex.com, a certified Bodysex coach and member of the Betty Dodson Foundation's board of directors.
I remain as the President and Chairman of The Betty Dodson Foundation. We are a 501c3 public charity dedicated to creating and disseminating sex information and education materials and - together with our coaches - continue the work in Betty's name.
Betty Dodson, Founder - artist, author, and PhD sexologist has been one of the principal voices for women's sexual pleasure and health for over four decades.
Her first book, Liberating Masturbation: A Meditation on Selflove (’74) became a feminist classic. Sex for One (’87) sold over a million copies and is an international best-selling book. Orgasms for Two (’02) embraced partner sex. Most recently, she released Sex By Design that details her experiences with America's Sexual Revolution, the women's movement and her feminist sexual activism.
In 2011, Betty received the public service award from SSSS (Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality) and the MASTERS AND JOHNSON AWARD presented by SSTAR (Society for Sex Therapy and Research). Betty was recently named one of the top ten sexual revolutionaries by Cosmopolitan magazine and number 43 of the 100 most important people in sex by Playboy Magazine.
This NY Times article, You are Your Safest Sex Partner, ran during the first Covid lockdown and I love the picture.
Here is Betty's obituary.
Carlin Ross - attorney, entrepreneur and keeper of all things Betty Dodson. I'm the editor-in-chief of their site dodsonandross.com, President of the Betty Dodson Foundation, and support our Bodysex workshop and certification programs.
My move from law to sex got me the front page of the NY Times and my vulva was broadcast on national television in Norway.
I've appeared on CNN, MSNBC, and Dateline. I've been featured in national publications including The New York Times, The London Times, The New Yorker, O Magazine, Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire and Esquire and web media including ABC News, Huffington Post, Stuff, The Cut, Refinery 29, Vox, and Vulture.
This Glamour interview is my favorite to date. Here is my profile on Goop.
I lead in-person Bodysex workshops twice a year in Cleveland, Ohio.
I offer virtual Bodysex (workshops for one) via zoom.
I offer one-hour zoom sessions (ask any question) via calendly.
