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.com and our weekly Youtube series, relaunched her Bodysex workshops, released her memoir, and appeared on Goop’s Netflix series – Season 1, 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.

Here 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.

-Carlin Ross

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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 sold over a million copies and is an international best-selling book. Orgasms for Two 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.

Betty left the planet on October 31, 2020 at the age of 91. 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 (before our infamous Goop episode).

I’ve appeared on CNN, MSNBC, and Dateline. I’ve been featured in national publications including 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.

Laura Bogush – Carlin invited me to join the Betty Dodson Foundation Board of Directors after Betty’s death. I’m a certified Bodysex Coach as well as editor-in-chief of Bodysex.com and BettyDodson.com. I support Bodysex educational classes, events, and workshops plus manage the Bodysex Coach Certification program.

I’ve followed Betty Dodson since reading Sex for One in 1992. My first Bodysex Workshop with Betty in 2016 set me on the path to finding self-love. Professionally, I spent 37 years in the field of education, from teaching first grade to Master’s level college courses for teachers seeking certification. I have a background in curriculum development. I love building WordPress websites and creating online courses. My “retirement” years are now dedicated to Bodysex.

When I look back at my life, all of my experiences and skills have led me to Bodysex and continuing Betty’s legacy. I am beyond grateful to be working with Carlin and the BAD Foundation. I am honored to help women experience more pleasure, heal shame, and find self-love through Bodysex.

The Betty A. Dodson Foundation is a 501c3 public charity dedicated to creating and disseminating sex information and education materials and – together with our certified coaches – continue the work in Betty’s name.

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