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
Betty’s Latest Feature in the NY Times
It seems like a million years ago - driving into Betty's with Grayson to sit down with the NY Times. This is our first post-COVID-19 piece and I couldn't be prouder of Betty. Somehow no matter what's going on around her, Betty is right on point. Here is my favorite...
The Pleasure is Ours
I can't describe how it feels to watch yourself display your vulva and orgasm on a theatre screen the night before its released on an international media platform like Netflix. It was surreal and amazing. I've never been more proud of Betty and me, our work, our...
Sex During Your Period is Just One of the Reasons
Yes, that's my menstrual blood and I'm bleeding right now. I am in my power. This post has been rolling around in my mind - I've been thinking about how much I love being a woman and how my menstrual cycle connects me to the tides, the lunar cycle and to all living...
Our Danish Sisters
My First Bodysex Workshop with Betty Dodson I only knew Betty for a few months when she asked me to travel with her to Copenhagen. Betty hadn't held one of her bodysex workshops in over 12 years and she was heading to Copenhagen to hold a new workshop with 13...
Partner-Assisted Orgasms
As Betty said, "it's about my finger on my clit". Partners only enhance your orgasm because no one knows your sex organ better than you. But we do love their fingers and there's nothing like staying at the opening 😉 Did I mention that Betty shared her new fantasy...
The Basic Structures of Your Vulva
Betty has championed the distinction of "vulva" vs "vagina" for decades and there's a very important reason. Your vulva is your clitoral glans, inner and outer labia and your vaginal opening. Your clitoris exists solely for pleasure. Women can enjoy multiple...
Examples of Unbroken Hymens
I never had a hymen...Betty never had a hymen. When I shared with my mother that hymens thin out and break apart with the release of estrogen during puberty, she was relieved. She was a virgin when she got married and always wondered why she didn't bleed after her...
The Variation of Clitoral Hoods
This graphic charting the variation of clitoral hoods was posted on a tumblr blog - it was created by a 22 year-old guy who's currently restoring his foreskin and opposed to infant circumcision. He wondered whether clitoral hoods followed the same range in "coverage"...
The Range of Vulva Styles
Back in the 70's, during the Genital Show & Tell ritual in her Bodysex workshops, Betty started identifying the "style" of each vulva using architectural styles as a reference: Classical, Gothic, Modern, Renaissance, Baroque, and the Heart. The women connected...