Carlin Ross
I started my career in law and resisted going into “sex” until I was 32 when my intention to create a lifestyle brand for women put me on the front page of the NY Times.
It was no accident that I ended up at Betty Dodson’s door to interview her about the current state of feminism and women’s sexuality. Our connection was instantaneous.
Together, we launched dodsonandross.com 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. Welcome to Bodysex.
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.
My Profile on Goop.
Contact me: admin@dodsonandross.com
Carlin is the chairperson of the Betty A. Dodson Foundation Board of Directors.
Read Carlin’s Articles
The Hand – Vibe Balance
It's not hands or vibrators - it's both! Learn your orgasm build up: take breaks, change positions, change your clit stim and explore your body. Variety is arousing.
Variation in Vulvas
Betty championed the vulva and brought the word clitoris into popular language. In honor of the second anniversary of Betty's passing, we talk about the clitoris and the variety of vulvas. There's great variety in the size, shape, and color of the clitoris, clitoral...
It’s Body – Sex
Betty Dodson named her workshops Body - sex for a reason. We need to be connected to our bodies to experience pleasure. Accept your body, appreciate your body. Then you can fully experience sexual pleasure and share your body with another person with agency.
Orgasms During Partner Sex
There are two choices. You have to either run the fuck or accept that sometimes fucking can be foreplay for masturbation. Carlin and Laura explain.
You are the Source of Your Own Pleasure
Why is it so hard for women to connect to their own pleasure? Carlin and Laura break down orgasm resistance.
Orgasm is an Experience in the Body
Connection with your body is necessary to fully experience orgasm.
Fantasy Jumpstarts Arousal
Fantasy jumpstarts arousal to get to desire. It builds the mind-body connection and helps us "stay with it" to move fully into pleasure.
Your Body Exists for Your Pleasure
The hardest thing is to make time for our pleasure.
Betty’s Greatest Lesson
Carlin and Laura share what they learned from Betty. Her greatest lesson: self-love.