American sex educator
Laura Berman
is an American relationship
therapist
and television host. She is the host of
In the Bedroom with Dr. Laura Berman
on the
Oprah Winfrey Network
(OWN). She is also a regular guest on
The Dr. Oz Show
, and hosts her own nationally
syndicated
radio program,
Uncovered with Dr. Laura Berman.
She previously starred in
Showtime
's reality television series
Sexual Healing
.
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Education
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Berman received her undergraduate degree from the University of Vermont and was a member of
Alpha Chi Omega
sorority. After obtaining a
master's degree
in
clinical social work
and a
doctorate
in
health education
specializing in
human sexuality
from
New York University
, she went on to complete a training fellowship in
sexual therapy
with the Department of Psychiatry,
New York University Medical Center
.
Career
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Berman is an assistant clinical professor of
obstetrics and gynecology
and
psychiatry
at the
Feinberg School of Medicine
at
Northwestern University
. She is the author of the books
It's Not Him: It's You
and
The Book of Love: Every Couple’s Guide to Emotional and Sexual Intimacy
, and the
New York Times
best-selling
books
Real Sex for Real Women: Intimacy, Pleasure, & Sexual Wellbeing
and
For Women Only: A Revolutionary Guide to Overcoming Sexual Dysfunction and Reclaiming Your Sex Life
as well as
Secrets of the Sexually Satisfied Woman: 10 Keys to Unlocking Ultimate Pleasure
and
The Passion Prescription
.
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She is a weekly columnist for the
Chicago Sun-Times
and has appeared on
Fox News
and
CNN
and in
The New York Times
,
USA Today
, and major women's magazines. She also has her own line of
adult toys
.
Berman is also a member of the American Association of Sex Educators Counselors and Therapists, the
Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality
, the
National Association of Social Workers
, the International Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health, and the American Urologic Society.
She, as well as her sister,
urologist
Jennifer Berman
, have been critiqued for their role involving women's sexual health: "The shift of the Bermans' practices from academic centers to the explicitly for-profit commercial sector speaks volumes about the new 'Viagra culture'."
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Laura and Jennifer Berman co-authored the book
For Women Only: A Revolutionary Guide for Reclaiming your Sex Life
.
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Both Berman sisters participated in
The Women's Conference
in 2004.
In 2016 she published
Quantum Love: Use Your Body's Atomic Energy to Create the Relationship You Desire
.
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In 2021, she started her podcast 'The Language of Love'.
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Personal life
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Berman is married to Samuel Chapman. During the course of their marriage, Chapman and Berman became the parents of three sons. One son, Sam, died on February 7, 2021,
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aged 16, from what his parents believe to have been
fentanyl
-laced
Percocet
that he had bought from a drug dealer on
Snapchat
.
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References
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